Developing Global Public Participation (1): Global Public Participation at The United Nations

Abstract

In this first article, we will analyse the actuality and potential of participation at the international level, or more specifically: at the level of the United Nations (un). Is there a demand for public participation in the work of the United Nations, and if so, who has such demands? And how should the un meet these demands? A subsequent article will apply the theory presented in this article to a case study. In this second article, global public participation in the drafting process, at the un, of the Sustainable Development Goals will be examined and assessed against the findings uncovered here.