Constructing and contesting industry's role in multistakeholder governance: a qualitative analysis of responses to WHO consultations.

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Background

Multistakeholderism as a norm stating that global public issues should be addressed by all those who affect or are affected by this issue, has become increasingly institutionalised in global governance, including the United Nations (UN) system. Despite an increasing body of evidence showing the risks of corporate capture of multistakeholder governance (MSG) and its related inability to deliver effective public health outcomes, this approach is increasingly common. While research shows that industry actors have pushed for MSG, and others have questioned its legitimacy, how MSG is constructed, legitimised and contested by different actors has not been systematically studied. Analysing responses to World Health Organization (WHO) consultations related to non-communicable di

SUBMITTER: van den Akker A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12606952 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature