International Norms, Normative Change, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Contributions by Osaore Aideyan, Miriam C. Balgos, Livia Bizikova, Biliana Cicin-Sain, Mudita Dave, Diane F. Frey, Caleb Gallemore, Sarah Hearn, Gillian MacNaughton, Ryoko Nakano, Simon Høiberg Olsen, Faiza Shaheen, Noha Shawki, Selamawit Tesfaye Gebremedhin, Lynn Wagner, Erica Wales, Rachael Wyant, Tetsuro Yoshida, Eric Zusman Edited by Noha Shawki
Publication date:
06 September 2016Length of book:
230 pagesPublisher
Lexington BooksISBN-13: 9781498533027
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.
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.
This edited work is well interwoven with each contribution and theme speaking to an aspect of the debate within constructivism and norms.
The Editor of the volume, Noha Shawki, states: “The purpose of this volume is to assess the origins, nature, extent, and implications of normative change in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.”
I believe the innovation in this contribution will enrich and add sophistication to the debate on norm contestation after norms have been institutionalized. The argument that norms don’t remain stable after institutionalization is very well made and compelling. The comparison of Millennium Development Goals (MDG’s) with Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) analyzed through normative theory is illuminating.
This volume is a cutting edge contribution that should be read by graduate students and faculty in International Relations, Global Environmental Politics, Development Economics and really everyone concerned with the welfare of the planet and transformative ideas.
The Editor of the volume, Noha Shawki, states: “The purpose of this volume is to assess the origins, nature, extent, and implications of normative change in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.”
I believe the innovation in this contribution will enrich and add sophistication to the debate on norm contestation after norms have been institutionalized. The argument that norms don’t remain stable after institutionalization is very well made and compelling. The comparison of Millennium Development Goals (MDG’s) with Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) analyzed through normative theory is illuminating.
This volume is a cutting edge contribution that should be read by graduate students and faculty in International Relations, Global Environmental Politics, Development Economics and really everyone concerned with the welfare of the planet and transformative ideas.