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Sustainable Development: Representing a reflexive modernity inside the United Nations

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  • Gregory Borne

    (University of Plymouth)

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This paper suggests that the discourse of sustainable development (SD) within the United Nations (UN) represents a paradigm shift from first/industrial modernity to a reflexive modernity. Reflexive modernity is defined by the changing nature of political structures in the face of globalised environmental risk, as well as a questioning of the hegemony of the scientific process as a basis for the development of humanity and the planet. SD is a concept that innately reflects these concerns, questioning normative assumptions. This paper will argue that the rise of SD in governance discourse is not only a catalyst for a reflexive modernity, but also is representative of a modernity that is already in a state of reflexivity. This proposition is examined by exploring the various ways that SD is utilised in the governance structure of the United Nations (UN).

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  • Gregory Borne, 2010. "Sustainable Development: Representing a reflexive modernity inside the United Nations," Journal of Global Analysis, Centre for Strategic Research and Analysis, vol. 1(1), pages 27-50, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:csy:journl:v:1:y:2010:i:1:p:27-50
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    1. Knickel, Karlheinz, 2016. "Trajectories of agricultural modernization and rural resilience: Some first insights derived from case studies in 14 countries," APSTRACT: Applied Studies in Agribusiness and Commerce, AGRIMBA, vol. 10(1), pages 1-14, March.
    2. Irem Güney-Frahm, 2018. "Agenda 2030: Haunted by the Ghost of the Third Way?," Journal of Developing Societies, , vol. 34(1), pages 56-76, March.

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    Keywords

    United Nations; Risk; Sustainable Development; Climate Change; Reflexive Modernity; Globalisation.;
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    JEL classification:

    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
    • Z0 - Other Special Topics - - General

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