A Typology of Stakeholders and Guidelines for Engagement in Transdisciplinary, Participatory Processes
Journal: Frontiers in Marine Science
Year: 2016

This paper presents a typology of stakeholders for effective participatory processes and co-design of solutions to complex social-environmental issues and a roadmap stepwise methodology for balanced and productive stakeholder engagement. Definitions are given of terminology that is frequently used interchangeably such as “stakeholders”, “social actors” and “interested parties”. Eleven research questions about participative processes are addressed, based on more than 30 years of experience in wat