In the context of sustainable development, this book describes how we are moving from representative to participatory democracy, and how we are now in a 'Stakeholder Democracy'.

Felix Dodds is an Adjunct Professor at the University of North Carolina and an Associate Fellow at the Tellus Institute. He was the co-director of the 2014 and 2018 Nexus Conference on Water, Food, Energy and Climate. In 2019 he was a candidate for the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

Introduction 1. Stakeholder Democracy - Re-engaging the Peoples of the World: Definitions, Concepts and Linkages 2. A Short History of Democracy 3. The Emergence of Stakeholder Democracy 4. Civil Societies Discourse 5. Literature Review 6. Examples of Successful Multi-Stakeholder Policy Development 7. Examples of Successful Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships 8. Principles for Multi-stakeholder Processes 9. Designing successful Multi-stakeholder 10. The Challenges Ahead