TY - JOUR
T1 - Scoping article: Research frontiers on the governance of the Sustainable Development Goals
AU - Hickmann, Thomas
AU - Biermann, Frank
AU - Sénit, Carole-Anne
AU - Sun, Yixian
AU - Bexell, Magdalena
AU - Bolton, Mitzi
AU - Bornemann, Basil
AU - Censoro, Jecel
AU - Charles, Aurelie
AU - Correa Ramiro, Rodrigo
AU - Coy, Dominique
AU - Dahlmann, Frederik
AU - Elder, Mark
AU - Fritzsche, Felicitas
AU - Gehre Galvão, Thiago
AU - Grainger-Brown, Jarrod
AU - Inoue, Cristina
AU - Jönsson, Kristina
AU - Koloffon Rosas, Montserrat
AU - Krellenberg, Kerstin
AU - Moallemi, Enayat
AU - Lobos Alva, Ivonne
AU - Malekpour, Shirin
AU - Ningrum, Dianty
AU - Paneva, Aneliya
AU - Partzsch, Lena
AU - Raven, Rob
AU - Szedlacsek, Eszter
AU - Thompson, John
AU - van Driel, Melanie
AU - Viani Damasceno, Jéssica
AU - Webb, Robert
AU - Weiland, Sabine
PY - 2024/1/30
Y1 - 2024/1/30
N2 - A recent meta-analysis on the political impact of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has shown that these global goals are moving political processes forward only incrementally, with much variation across countries, sectors and governance levels. Consequently, the realization of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development remains uncertain. Against this backdrop, this article explores where and how incremental political changesare taking place due to the SDGs, and under what conditions these developments can bolster sustainability transformations up to 2030 and beyond. Our scoping review builds upon an online expert survey directed atthe scholarly community of the ‘Earth System Governance Project’and structured dialogues within the ‘Taskforceon the SDGs’ under this project. We identified five governance areas where some effects of the SDGs have been observable: (1) global governance, (2) national policy integration, (3) subnational initiatives, (4) private governance, and (5) education and learning for sustainable development. This article delves deeper into these governance areas and draws lessons to guide empirical research on the promises and pitfalls of accelerating SDG implementation.
AB - A recent meta-analysis on the political impact of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has shown that these global goals are moving political processes forward only incrementally, with much variation across countries, sectors and governance levels. Consequently, the realization of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development remains uncertain. Against this backdrop, this article explores where and how incremental political changesare taking place due to the SDGs, and under what conditions these developments can bolster sustainability transformations up to 2030 and beyond. Our scoping review builds upon an online expert survey directed atthe scholarly community of the ‘Earth System Governance Project’and structured dialogues within the ‘Taskforceon the SDGs’ under this project. We identified five governance areas where some effects of the SDGs have been observable: (1) global governance, (2) national policy integration, (3) subnational initiatives, (4) private governance, and (5) education and learning for sustainable development. This article delves deeper into these governance areas and draws lessons to guide empirical research on the promises and pitfalls of accelerating SDG implementation.
U2 - 10.1017/sus.2024.4
DO - 10.1017/sus.2024.4
M3 - Article
SN - 2059-4798
VL - 7
SP - 1
JO - Global Sustainability
JF - Global Sustainability
M1 - e7
ER -
