Abstract

The defining challenge for our generation is to createwell-being and equality within the ecological boundariesof the planet. To meet the challenge key stakeholdersneed to overcome their differences and engagein collaboration, learning and concerted action.The Inquiry Based Approach (IBA) has been developedto facilitate multi-stakeholder collaboration forsustainable transformation of complex and contestedsituations.Extensive experience from applying the IBA in Africa, Asia andEurope has shown that the approach can help stakeholdersto broaden their understandings as well as engage in action fortransformation together.This handbook provides practical advice and hands-on instructionsfor those interested in facilitating multi-stakeholder collaboration.It covers the most important dimensions of being an IBA facilitator;explains how the IBA can be adjusted to fit a specific context andgives advice on how a facilitator can handle complexity and power.The handbook also includes detailed descriptions of 23 activitiesthat can be used in the engagement, development andinstitutionalisation of an IBA. The reader will also find an extensivereference list for further readings.

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Publisher: SWEDESD

UKÄ Subject classification

Other Social Sciences not elsewhere specified


Publication identifier

ISBN: 9789163761881

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/84330