[PDF] Democracy Sustainable Development And Peace eBook

Author : Vandana Shiva
Publisher : Zed Books
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 12,57 MB
Release : 2016-05-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781783607747

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'One of the world's most prominent radical scientists.' The Guardian This book remains one of Vandana Shiva's key works, in which she addresses some of the most pressing issues of our age – the privatization of our natural resources, the looming environmental crisis, and the rising tide of fundamentalism and violence against women. In spite of all this, Shiva still sees cause for hope. Across the globe, a new wave of protest movements are championing alternatives based on inclusion, nonviolence, the free sharing of resources and the reclamation of the commons. Shiva argues that these ideals can serve as the basis for “earth democracy”, and for a more just and sustainable future. This edition features a new preface by the author, in which she outlines recent developments in ecology and environmentalism, and offers new prescriptions for the environmental movement.

Author : Luis José Consuegra
Publisher : International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA)
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 17,28 MB
Release : 2020-03-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN :

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The scale, ambition and approach of the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, and its SDG framework, are unprecedented. The SDGs are global in nature and universally applicable; they consider national contexts, capacities, and levels of development and challenges. SDG 16 was developed from the need to ensure proper actions towards achieving peace, justice and strong institutions to support and guarantee the sustainability of the entire development structure; the national contexts are the basis for its advancement. Global and regional organizations have an important role to play in achieving SDG 16. They can provide support, expertise and knowledge products, and bring together best practices and lessons learned to the operational levels, to better inform all stakeholders for a better, effective, collaborative and coordinated decision-making process. This Discussion Paper was developed with input gathered from official key partner organizations that attended several gatherings to discuss the role of global and regional organizations in the advancement of SDG 16, held using the platform provided by the Inter-Regional Dialogue on Democracy at International IDEA.

Author : Akmal Hussain
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,23 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780198092346

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This text examines, in the context of South Asia, four interrelated dimensions that constitute the central policy challenges of our time: consolidating democracy, confronting violent extremism, overcoming mass poverty, and addressing the challenge of climate change. These themes are explored by some of the leading scholars and public figures in South Asia and are further integrated within a new perspective on South Asia by the editors.

Author : James Meadowcroft
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 40,13 MB
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1849807574

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ÔThe editors of this volume bring together an impressive cast of scholars on the critical relationship of democracy and governance in sustainable development. It offers an outstanding and timely contribution to the literatures in sustainability, political science, and comparative environmental politics.Õ Ð Daniel J. Fiorino, American University, US ÔThis very timely and important collection draws together some of the worldÕs leading thinkers on environment and development to debate one of the most important issues of our time: sustainable development. They very usefully remind us all that in order to be politically sustainable, the sustainability transition will have to find a way to maximise policy synergies in a democratically legitimate manner.Õ Ð Andy Jordan, University of East Anglia, UK This insightful book deals with governance of the environment and sustainable development. The contributors explore the difficulties developed countries are experiencing in coming to terms with environmental limits and the resultant challenges to the democratic polity. They engage with different dimensions of the governance challenge including norms, public attitudes, citizen engagement, political conflict, policy design, and implementation, with a range of environmental problems such as climate change, biodiversity/nature protection, and water management). The book concludes with an essay by William Lafferty that explores the flawed character of the contemporary democratic polity and offers his reflections on possible pathways to reform. This book will interest researchers, academics, and graduate students in environmental politics and public policy. It is ideal for use as supplementary reading in a wide range of university courses, while NGOS and policymakers will also find it of considerable value.

Author : Romina Gurashi
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 45,79 MB
Release : 2023-04-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1000874281

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This book explores the growing attention that sociology has started to give to environmental issues in terms of peace and social justice. With a focus on sociological theory and its development, it reconstructs the long journey made by the social sciences towards the reconstruction, in a single theoretical paradigm, of the problems associated with the implementation of conditions of peace and sustainability. Beginning from the premise that environmental issues are never purely environmental, but entail political, economic and social implications, Sustainable Development and Peace offers an understanding of where we are heading and how, reflecting on present challenges and possible directions for the future. It will, therefore, appeal to scholars of sociology, social theory, development studies, politics and environmental studies.

Author : M.L. Narasaiah
Publisher : Discovery Publishing House
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 11,72 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Democracy
ISBN : 9788171419302

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Contents: Democracy and the Market Economy, Democracy and Poverty, City Politics, A Nuclear Weapon Free World, Nuclear Arms Race on the Subcontinent, A Crucial Encounter, A Universal Responsibility, Science to What Purpose?, The Fabric of Peace, Trading Towards Peace, Peace and Poverty, Free Trade as Peacemaker, The End of the Old Order, One Battle After Another, High Court Trade Growth, Rural Poverty in India, Development, Consuming the Future, The Population Challenge, Population Growth and Jobs, Opening Markets for Agriculture, Market Access, Richer or Poorer?, Tapping the Market, Give Developing Countries a More Favourable Deal, Literacy Gaining too Slowly, The WTO and the Developing Countries, The Dematerialization of the World Economy, Crisis and New Orientation of Development Policy, A New World Order for Whom?

Author : Maigul Nugmanova
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 12,84 MB
Release : 2020-11-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1839690410

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The aim of sustainable development is to balance our economic, environmental and social needs, allowing prosperity for current and future generations. Countries must be allowed to meet their basic needs of employment, food, energy, water and sanitation. There is a clear relationship between the three topics of the book: right to education has been recognized as a human right - education has a role in peace-building. Additionally, education, human rights and peace have a significant role in sustainable development. The United Nations have defined a broad range of internationally accepted rights, including civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights. However, this book demonstrates that there are still people and nations not respecting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Chapters from Brazil, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, Israel, Peru, Russia and South-Africa cover topics like civil war, human abuses, the vulnerability of indigenous people, abortion, epilepsy, food security, lack of health equities in maternal and child health, and democracy or lack of it. We sincerely hope that this book will contribute to the joint pursuit of humanity to make the world better after we all get over the coronavirus pandemic.

Author : Akudo Chinedu Ojoh
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 22,42 MB
Release : 2012-03-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 3656162158

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Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2008 in the subject Politics - Topic: Development Politics, grade: none, University of Jaume I, language: English, abstract: In contemporary time, democracy has turned out to be the most supported political tool for development and social change, which has attained near global acclaim and admiration by many world leaders. Although it is contestable, the reasons for this vary. First, democracy has gained acceptability as a form of government based on equity and justice. Secondly, it purports to uphold the rule of law, and as well, guarantee the preservation of human rights. As it is assumed that effective strategies adopted and properly implemented by a nation have the tendency to accelerate progress in the development of the said nation, this work examined some strategies for sustainable development in Nigeria. It highlighted existing strategies for development in the country, examined progress and challenges in implementing the strategies, and further identified measures which when adopted and implemented, will likely change the social, economic, and political condition of the country for economic growth and sustainable development.

Author : Morton Halperin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 11,26 MB
Release : 2009-12-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1135153841

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For decades, policies pursued by the US and other industrialized nations towards the developing world have been based on the belief that democracy and development don't mix. This book makes a case that they do.

Author : Philip Shabecoff
Publisher :
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 17,65 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :

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A former New York Times environmental reporter evaluates cooperative global efforts for environmentally sustainable economic development.