{"id":6805,"date":"2020-01-14T08:30:20","date_gmt":"2020-01-13T22:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/?p=6805"},"modified":"2020-01-11T08:26:44","modified_gmt":"2020-01-10T22:26:44","slug":"beyond-the-theatre-backstage-engagement-at-the-g20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/beyond-the-theatre-backstage-engagement-at-the-g20\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond the theatre: Backstage engagement at the G20"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Group of Twenty (G20), the premier\ninternational forum for global economic cooperation is most recognisable\nthrough the prism of its annual Leaders\u2019 Summit. This is when Heads of Government\nfrom the world\u2019s most important economies gather to discuss and negotiate a communiqu\u00e9\nof non-binding economic policy recommendations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is during this theatrical summit\nwhen global media obsessively focus on the <em>faux\npas<\/em> of leaders, such as when back Trump abandoned the host country\u2019s (now\nformer) President, Maurcio Macri, on stage in Argentina. Another instance was when\nPresident Trump\u2019s daughter Ivanka, became the subject of a viral video of the\nmoment she was snubbed by global leaders in a sideline conversation in Japan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the leaders\u2019 summit is a very\npublic culmination of the year\u2019s work on the G20, it is the less public,\nnon-government work that often goes unnoticed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The G20\u2019s Track II agenda<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this piece, I set out the\nnon-government, or \u2018Track II\u2019, activity that surrounds the\ngovernment-to-government agenda in the G20. I argue that these engagement\ngroups, while not perfect, are an important component of a consultative process\nfor proposing domestic and international policy recommendations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The non-government contribution to the\nG20 takes place through \u2018engagement groups\u2019, which are spinouts to the Track I\ngovernment meetings. There are no clearly defined guidelines or rules for\nengagement groups; the number of groups and their ability to engage and access\nTrack I processes largely depends on the current president country of the G20. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Therefore, the information presented\nhere is my personal experience of how engagement groups operate. I base this on\nparticipation at various engagement group meetings as an Australian delegate\nincluding in Turkey, China, Argentina, Japan, and now as Head Delegate for W20\nSaudi Arabia in 2020. Throughout this time, I have closely observed how these\ngroups operate and attempted to provide a framework for how they influence\npolicy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Official pathways to influence<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the system of Track II engagement, there\nare both official engagement groups and unofficial engagement groups. I will\nfirst deal with the official engagement groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/G20-diagram-1024x208.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/G20-diagram-1024x208.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/G20-diagram-300x61.jpg 300w, https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/G20-diagram.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption> Figure 1 G20 Official Engagement Groups 2019 <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2019, there were eight officially\nrecognised engagements groups (Figure 1). These are the Business 20 (B20),\nCivil 20 (C20), Labour 20 (L20), Science 20 (S20\u00ad), Think Tank 20 (T20), Urban\n20 (U20), Women 20 (W20, and Youth 20 (Y20). Often referred to as the \u2018alphabet\nsoup\u2019, these engagement groups focus on discrete topics and are attended by\nsubject matter expert delegates. Similar to the G20 leaders\u2019 communiqu\u00e9, the\nprimary objective of the engagement groups is to produce a set of policy\nrecommendations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">G20 leaders and their governments\nshould consider, and where possible, incorporate these recommendations in their\ndeliberations. It is this process, which makes these engagement groups\n\u2018official\u2019, as there is a formal pathway to the government track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Generally, the Chair of the engagement\ngroup will present the communiqu\u00e9 to the host country\u2019s Head of Government.\nThis is accompanied by its own theatrical ceremony that generates some media\ninterest depending on how important that engagement group is considered in that\nyear. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Outside the G20 system, beyond the theatre,\nis where the engagement group\u2019s communiqu\u00e9 can also be powerful. Delegates may\nuse this document as a powerful tool for lobbying governments both domestically\nand internationally for legislative and policy change. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alternative routes to influence<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to these official\nengagement groups, there are two further credible but non-official groups that\nhave circled around the edges of the G20. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First, there is the G20 Young\nEntrepreneurs\u2019 Alliance (G20 YEA). The YEA focuses on policy recommendations\nthat will benefit young entrepreneurs across the globe. While it does not have\na formal pathway to G20 leaders, the B20 recognises the G20 YEA. It is through\nthis mechanism that the YEA has created its own pathway to influencing G20\nleaders. Despite not sitting within the broader engagement group framework, the\nYEA has had success in ensuring entrepreneurship remains on the G20 agenda.\nWhile difficult to measure, the YEA played an important role in putting\nentrepreneurs on the Y20 agenda in Australia, which eventually made it to the\nleaders\u2019 communiqu\u00e9 and has since endured as an important feature in subsequent\nyears. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The second unofficial engagement group is\nthe G(irls)20. While the primary purpose of the G(irls)20 is to achieve a range\nof its own strategic objectives including ensuring girls have a place at the\ndecision making table, it specifically lobbies G20 governments on issues facing\nwomen and girls globally. There is no formal pathway for the G(Girls)20 through\nthe G20 mechanics, but I have observed its engagement through the W20\nspecifically, and there remains further opportunity to carve out a greater role\nin this particular official group. The G(Girls)20 might look to the YEA model\nfor engagement with the B20, to create a formal pathway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Finding the strength in mandate creep<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2019 there were eight official\nengagement groups, in 2015 at my first G20, there were only five (B20, C20,\nL20, T20, Y20). Since then, Turkey officially included the Women 20, Germany\nthe Science 20, and Japan the Urban 20. Adding or removing engagement groups\nfrom the official track is at the discretion of the president country. The\naddition of engagement groups fits the assumption that each presidency of the\nG20 hopes to add its own flavour to the recipe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One might be quick to criticise the\nbroadening scope of engagement groups, that is creates a crowded market place\nfor policy ideas. Yet, there are several reasons to keep this soup cooking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Firstly, the lack of structure and fluidity of groups means that they can be incredibly agile in their agenda. In a rapidly changing world, contrasted by slow moving bureaucracy, a global forum that can innovate one year to the next is unique. Depending on the internal mechanics of each engagement group, it is possible for member states to address urgent issues that arise in that year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Secondly, there is strength in numbers\nand increasingly we are observing cooperation between engagement groups to drive\na particular agenda. In Japan, there was a joint statement on eliminating\nviolence and harassment in the world of work. In Argentina, there were three\njoint statements; one focused on corruption, one on education, and one on the\ngender labour gap. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thirdly, like any track II dialogue,\nthe engagement groups are a mechanism to further a government\u2019s agenda and\nequally, for civil society to advise their government on economic policy\nissues. This feedback loop, while not without its flaws, is the backroom\ndiplomacy that often goes unnoticed and unmeasured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally, the G20 engagement groups are\ncivil society groups that broaden the opportunity for influence in\ninternational and domestic policy. To the extent that individuals,\norganisations and business can become representatives of their country in an\nengagement group, they may influence policy, hold their government to account,\nwhile advancing or otherwise seeking to modify its agenda and do so in a manner\nthat is relatively fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Preserving the alphabet soup<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The intention of an optimistic description and analysis of G20 engagement groups is not to dismiss the flaws of this existing process. It does, however, outlay the little understood model of non-government engagement in the G20 and argues that this is a recipe worth preserving. With greater understanding of these groups, it is possible in future to undertake further work in proposing improved models for efficiency and measurability of influence in the G20 agenda. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"author label wp-block-paragraph\">AUTHOR<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Erin Watson-Lynn<\/strong> is a Senior Fellow at the Perth USAsia Centre and the current Head Delegate to the W20 in Saudi Arabia. This commentary is informed by discussions had at the Griffith Asia Institute 9th Annual Australia-Japan Dialogue, themed The G20: Outcomes, Issues and Prospects, held in Brisbane 29 November 2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Group of Twenty (G20), the premier international forum for global economic cooperation is most recognisable through the prism of its annual Leaders\u2019 Summit. 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