Promoting Enfranchisement: Toward inclusion and influence in sustainable development governance In 2004,the UNU-IAS project on Engaging the Disenfranchised released a research framework entitled Engaging the Disenfranchised. The report offered a detailed exploration of the obstacles faced by developing country delegates and a variety of non-state actors, including NGOs, transnational civil society coalitions, protesters, scientists, indigenous peoples and business groups. In the past year and a half, UNU-IAS, together with the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), has continued to investigate how to enfranchise these actors in international governance for sustainable development. In June 2004, the two organisations convened researchers and practitioners from around the globe to discuss this issue and propose potential solutions. UNU-IAS’ new report Promoting Enfranchisement: Toward inclusion and influence in sustainable development governance synthesizes the discussions that took place at that meeting and details the findings and recommendations of its participants.

Tokyo, UNU/IAS, 2005, 36 pages

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