International norms, normative change, and the UN sustainable development goals / edited by Noha Shawki.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Shawki, Noha, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Millennium Development Goals.

Sustainable Development Goals.

Sustainable development--International cooperation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 pages) : illustrations, tables

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2016.

Summary:

This book is an edited volume that focuses on international norms and normative change in some of the key areas of sustainable human development. This is an important and timely topic since the international community adopted a set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in September of 2015. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development will guide international development efforts over the next fifteen years. For this reason, developing a deeper understanding of the SDGs, the international norms that underpin them, and any normative change they represent is vital for students, scholars, and development practitioners and professionals. This volume is designed to provide an account of some of the normative debates and normative change that the process of developing a set of SDGs has entailed. Its goal is to assess the origins, nature, extent, and implications of normative change in the context of the post-2015 development agenda. It also evaluates the extent to which the SDGs represent a significant change from established development norms and practices.

Contents:

Norm evolution and change: analyzing the negotiation of the sustainable development goals / Noha Shawki

Oceans and seas / Miriam C. Balgos, Biliana Cicin-Sain, and Erica Wales

Sustainable energy for all : integrated approaches to energy under a 2030 development agenda / Eric Zusman, Simon Høiberg Olsen, Tetsuro Yoshida, and Ryoko Nakano

Land and biodiversity conservation / Caleb Gallemore

Health for all, mudita dave

Inequality within and among countries / Faiza Shaheen

Peaceful and inclusive societies / Sarah Hearn

Achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls / Selamawit Tesfaye and Rachael Wyant

Sustainable consumption and production / Livia Bizikova and Lynn M. Wagner

Trade and development / Osaore Aideyan

Full employment and decent work in the post-2015 development, agenda / Diane F. Frey and Gillian MacNaughton.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4985-3303-5