CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2018
| Author | Velicu, Patricia Petra |
|---|---|
| Title | Bridging the Gap between Sustainable Development and Degrowth through the Strategy of Goal-Setting |
| Summary | With the world reaching environmental crisis times, this thesis challenges the presumed incompatibility between sustainable development (SD) and degrowth (DE). In light of SD’s recent adoption of the strategy of goal-setting for its political implementation through the new 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this research raises the question regarding the usefulness of this strategy for DE and the possibility of bridging the two through goal-setting. Employing an International Relations theoretical approach and using document analysis and interviews with experts from both paradigms, the thesis argues that goal-setting can also be useful for DE and that the differences between SD and DE ideationally can be overcome on the level of political implementation through goal-setting. By taking the 17 SDGs as a reference point, the thesis shows that DE is compatible with all goals, except SDG8 on economic growth. Nevertheless, the research argues that this difference can also be bridged through instruments of goal-setting, like targets and indicators. |
| Supervisor | Tokić, Mate Nikola |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2018/velicu_patricia.pdf |
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