Trust-building and leadership in multi-stakeholder forums: Lessons from Indonesia

Multi-stakeholder forums (MSFs) are coordination spaces that enable discussions, negotiations, and joint planning between different kinds of actors. Proponents of MSFs claim that bringing different actors to the same table may help solve complex problems. Nevertheless, an MSF’s process and outcomes...

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Autores principales: Tamara, A., Heise Vigil, N., Liswanti, N., Arwida, S., Larson, A.M., Sarmiento Barletti, J.P.
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Publicado: 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113537
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author Tamara, A.
Heise Vigil, N.
Liswanti, N.
Arwida, S.
Larson, A.M.
Sarmiento Barletti, J.P.
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Heise Vigil, N.
Larson, A.M.
Liswanti, N.
Sarmiento Barletti, J.P.
Tamara, A.
author_facet Tamara, A.
Heise Vigil, N.
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Arwida, S.
Larson, A.M.
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description Multi-stakeholder forums (MSFs) are coordination spaces that enable discussions, negotiations, and joint planning between different kinds of actors. Proponents of MSFs claim that bringing different actors to the same table may help solve complex problems. Nevertheless, an MSF’s process and outcomes are affected by its leadership and whether participants are able to trust each other. This paper examines the influence of trust and leadership in three MSFs addressing land and resource use in three subnational jurisdictions in Indonesia. The comparative analysis of semi-structured and Q-methodology interviews carried out with MSF participants and non-participants demonstrates the following. First, that the presence of conflicting interests of different stakeholders can hinder trust-building and cooperation. Understanding the historical relationships between stakeholders, including any positive informal relationships, is necessary to build a better strategy to handle antagonism and improve collaboration. Second, different challenges within MSFs require different kinds of leadership. A shared leadership may work in an MSF with participants with a history of positive relationships. A charismatic leader is preferable in MSFs with conflicts of interest or where participants are yet to trust each other.
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spelling CGSpace1135372025-11-05T10:49:06Z Trust-building and leadership in multi-stakeholder forums: Lessons from Indonesia Tamara, A. Heise Vigil, N. Liswanti, N. Arwida, S. Larson, A.M. Sarmiento Barletti, J.P. community forestry stakeholders Multi-stakeholder forums (MSFs) are coordination spaces that enable discussions, negotiations, and joint planning between different kinds of actors. Proponents of MSFs claim that bringing different actors to the same table may help solve complex problems. Nevertheless, an MSF’s process and outcomes are affected by its leadership and whether participants are able to trust each other. This paper examines the influence of trust and leadership in three MSFs addressing land and resource use in three subnational jurisdictions in Indonesia. The comparative analysis of semi-structured and Q-methodology interviews carried out with MSF participants and non-participants demonstrates the following. First, that the presence of conflicting interests of different stakeholders can hinder trust-building and cooperation. Understanding the historical relationships between stakeholders, including any positive informal relationships, is necessary to build a better strategy to handle antagonism and improve collaboration. Second, different challenges within MSFs require different kinds of leadership. A shared leadership may work in an MSF with participants with a history of positive relationships. A charismatic leader is preferable in MSFs with conflicts of interest or where participants are yet to trust each other. 2021-04-14 2021-04-27T03:41:23Z 2021-04-27T03:41:23Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113537 en Open Access Tamara, A., Heise Vigil, N., Liswanti, N., Arwida, S., Larson, A.M., Sarmiento Barletti, J.P. 2021. Trust-building and leadership in multi-stakeholder forums: Lessons from Indonesia. International Forestry Review 23 (S1). https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cfa/ifr/pre-prints/content-23si1c#
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Tamara, A.
Heise Vigil, N.
Liswanti, N.
Arwida, S.
Larson, A.M.
Sarmiento Barletti, J.P.
Trust-building and leadership in multi-stakeholder forums: Lessons from Indonesia
title Trust-building and leadership in multi-stakeholder forums: Lessons from Indonesia
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title_fullStr Trust-building and leadership in multi-stakeholder forums: Lessons from Indonesia
title_full_unstemmed Trust-building and leadership in multi-stakeholder forums: Lessons from Indonesia
title_short Trust-building and leadership in multi-stakeholder forums: Lessons from Indonesia
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stakeholders
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113537
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