Month: June 2020
It is time to abandon “development” goals and demand a post-2030 Utopia
Following the critique, by Brecht De Smet, of the inherent shortcomings of the development paradigm, Julia Schöneberg and Mia Kristin Häckl argue for a post-2030 Utopia that starts now. They…
The normative promise of sustainability for labour standards – and the limitations of the SDGs
How can SDGs contribute to the promotion of labour rights? Tonia Novitz argues that the rights of workers may, in principle, benefit from being embedded in a wider sustainability discourse. However,…
SDGs caught between development and underdevelopment
It is time for new alternatives based on old critiques Brecht De Smet (UGent) joins Jan Orbie and Sarah Delputte in their criticism of the SDGs, but goes one step further and dissects the…
Agenda 2030: the limits of multilateralism?
At the launch of this blog series Jan Orbie and Sarah Delputte ask critical questions about the SDGs. Their colleague Bernard Mazijn (Ghent University) provides the necessary historical…