Search Results - "Glasbergen, Pieter"

Creating legitimacy in global private governance: The case of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil by Schouten, Greetje, Glasbergen, Pieter

“…This article suggests that understanding legitimization processes of private governance initiatives requires a multi-dimensional approach. This suggestion has…”
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Elaborating global private meta-governance: An inventory in the realm of voluntary sustainability standards by Derkx, Boudewijn, Glasbergen, Pieter

“…•Advances the relevance to incorporate the concept of private meta-governance in our studies of global governance for sustainable development.•Discusses the…”
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Global action networks: Agents for collective action by Glasbergen, Pieter

“…Global action networks (GANs) are civil society initiated multi-stakeholder arrangements that aim to fulfill a leadership role for systemic change in global…”
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Sustainable palm oil as a public responsibility? On the governance capacity of Indonesian Standard for Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) by Hidayat, Nia Kurniawati, Offermans, Astrid, Glasbergen, Pieter

“…This paper is motivated by the observation that Southern governments start to take responsibility for a more sustainable production of agricultural commodities…”
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Dealing with tensions of multiculturalism: The politics of ritual slaughter in the Netherlands by Kurth, Laura, Glasbergen, Pieter

“…This article deals with the question how cultural diversity, expressed in a parliamentary debate, can influence the space given to religious minorities to…”
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How farmer characteristics and dimensions of resilience correlate with farmers’ ability to recover from shocks: a case study of Indonesian palm oil smallholders by Nia Kurniawati Hidayat, Astrid Offermans, Pieter Glasbergen

“…Most studies on the effects of certification on smallholders’ livelihood emphasize vulnerability while neglecting resilience. This paper assesses the farmer…”
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Smallholders do not Eat Certificates by Glasbergen, Pieter

“…Voluntary standards and certification schemes aim to play an important role in the creation of a more sustainable production of agricultural commodities in the…”
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Toward a more sustainable coffee production by Ibnu, Muhammad, Offermans, Astrid, Glasbergen, Pieter

“…This paper contributes to the literature on the emerging trend of Southern sustainability standards and certifications as a reaction to the Northern-based…”
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Conservation partnerships and biodiversity governance: fulfilling governance functions through interaction by Visseren-Hamakers, Ingrid Jacoba, Leroy, Pieter, Glasbergen, Pieter

“…ABSTRACT Over the last decades, new governance mechanisms such as partnerships have been increasingly accepted as instruments for sustainable development. This…”
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A Review of: "Glasbergen, Pieter, Frank Biermann, and Arthur P. J. Mol, eds. Partnerships, Governance, and Sustainable Development: Reflections on Theory and Practice": Cheltenham, UK, and Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, Ltd, 2008. 314 pp. $145.00 (cloth). ISBN 978-1-84720-405-9 by Cheng, Antony S.

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Understanding partnerships for sustainable development analytically: the ladder of partnership activity as a methodological tool by Glasbergen, Pieter

“…This paper studies the development of partnerships for sustainable development as a process in which actors from various sectors of society (state, market and…”
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Toward a New Scenario in Agricultural Sustainability Certification? The Response of the Indonesian National Government to Private Certification by Wijaya, Atika, Glasbergen, Pieter

“…This article discusses a new development in the relationships between private sustainability standards and governments, one in which Southern governments…”
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Business–NGO partnerships in global value chains: part of the solution or part of the problem of sustainable change? by Bitzer, Verena, Glasbergen, Pieter

“…•Business–NGO partnerships are proliferating in global value chains.•They are based on the idea of market-driven sustainable change.•Studies on partnerships…”
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VOLUNTARY AGREEMENTS IN WATERSHED PROTECTION EXPERIENCES FROM COSTA RICA by MIRANDA, MIRIAM, DIEPERINK, CAREL, GLASBERGEN, PIETER

“…This article analyses the application of voluntary environmental agreements (VEAs) in watershed protection in Costa Rica. Next to an involvement of private…”
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Legitimation of Certifying Partnerships in the Global Market Place by Glasbergen, Pieter

“…ABSTRACT One of the main themes in the debate about global governance through private certifying partnerships regards their legitimacy. This paper argues that…”
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Serving a heterogeneous Muslim identity? Private governance arrangements of halal food in the Netherlands by Kurth, Laura, Glasbergen, Pieter

“…The consumption of halal food may be seen as an expression of the Muslim identity. Within Islam, different interpretations of ‘halal’ exist and the pluralistic…”
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Playing the politics of scale: Oxfam’s intervention in the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil by Pesqueira, Luli, Glasbergen, Pieter

“…► Introducing rights-based approaches to private governance is a balancing act. ► NGOs regard voluntary regulation as an alternative to close governance gaps…”
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reliability of product-specific eco-labels as an agrobiodiversity management instrument by van Amstel, Mariëtte, de Brauw, Claar, Driessen, Peter, Glasbergen, Pieter

“…This paper seeks to understand why multinationals prefer to launch a label specific to their own product and examines how reliable these product-specific…”
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Spotlights on certification and farmers' welfare: crossing boundaries in social scientific research by Offermans, Astrid, Glasbergen, Pieter

“…Social scientists have the freedom to adopt different methodological approaches when researching development. This article illustrates how four common social…”
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Boundary work in sustainability partnerships: An exploration of the Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil by Offermans, Astrid, Glasbergen, Pieter

“…•We offer a novel view on sustainability partnerships, as boundary organizations.•Based on this conceptualization, we developed a framework to measure JKP.•An…”
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