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1. Context: The Multistakeholder Approach in Modern Diplomacy
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Changes in modern diplomacy
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Increasing involvement of civil society and the business sector
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Methodology for research on multistakeholder diplomacy
2. Main Aspects of the Multistakeholder Approach
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Policy: interests, position and rules
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Procedure: multistakeholder approach in current procedural rules and the need for changes in these rules
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Inter-professional communication: cultural and linguistic aspects
3. The Multistakeholder Approach in Multilateral Diplomacy
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Experience from previous UN conferences (from Rio – 1992 to WSIS – 2003)
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The multistakeholder approach in the environmental field
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The multistakeholder approach and trade negotiations (main focus on the
WTO)
4. The Multistakeholder Approach and the
WSIS: Lessons Learned (Geneva) and Way Forward
(Tunis)
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Experience from the first phase of the WSIS
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The position of civil society
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Impact on the negotiation process
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What can be
improved in the WSIS Tunis phase?
5. Other Issues
To maximise the
impact of this event, we plan a number of activities both
leading up to, and following the conference. A six-month
research project, involving more than 20 researchers and
interns, will provide a theoretical basis. Researchers and
interns will present posters on multistakeholder topics during
the conference. Follow-up activities will include continuation
of research, participation in the WSIS process, publications and
courses focusing on multistakeholder diplomacy.
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