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Scoping article. Research frontiers on the governance of the Sustainable Development Goals

Hickmann, Thomas LU orcid ; Biermann, Frank LU ; Sénit, Carole Anne ; Sun, Yixian ; Bexell, Magdalena LU orcid ; Bolton, Mitzi ; Bornemann, Basil ; Censoro, Jecel ; Charles, Aurelie and Ramiro, Rodrigo Correa , et al. (2024) In Global Sustainability 7.
Abstract

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 changes are 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 communityof the‘Earth System Governance Project’ and structured dialogues within... (More)

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 changes are 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 communityof 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.

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10.1017/sus.2024.4
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  author       = {{Hickmann, Thomas and Biermann, Frank and Sénit, Carole Anne and Sun, Yixian and Bexell, Magdalena and Bolton, Mitzi and Bornemann, Basil and Censoro, Jecel and Charles, Aurelie and Ramiro, Rodrigo Correa and Coy, Dominique and Dahlmann, Frederik and Elder, Mark and Fritzsche, Felicitas and Grainger-Brown, Jarrod and Inoue, Cristina and Jönsson, Kristina and Rosas, Montserrat Koloffon and Krellenberg, Kerstin and Moallemi, Enayat and Alva, Ivonne Lobos and Malekpour, Shirin and Ningrum, Dianty and Paneva, Aneliya and Partzsch, Lena and Raven, Rob and Szedlacsek, Eszter and Thompson, John and van Driel, Melanie and Damasceno, Jéssica Viani and Webb, Robert and Weiland, Sabine}},
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  title        = {{Scoping article. Research frontiers on the governance of the Sustainable Development Goals}},
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