"Sustainability" and "Reversibility": A Genealogical Investigation into the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

“可持续性”与“可逆性”：联合国可持续发展目标的谱系考察

• 批准号: 2538727
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Newcastle University
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2021 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2538727
• 关键词: Sustainability; Reversibility; Genealogical; Investigation; into

This research aims to investigate the development of the United NationsSustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), critically reflectingon the neoliberal discourses dominant within the SDG framework, anduncovering the potential for a concept of reversibility in environmentalpolicy and planning. Reversibility, which is grounded in the work ofHans Jonas and Hannah Arendt, connects with the already existingconcepts of the precautionary principle and radical uncertainty, foundwithin planning as with the policy language of international organisationsin relation to the SDGs. In short, the political concept of reversibilityis understood as the commitment to avoid irreversible consequencesin the face of uncertainty. The research will genealogically investigate(a) the emergence of three SDGs (9, 11, and 13), to uncoverthe dominant discourses, key actors, and their main interests and concerns;(b) the extent to which irreversibility was taken into account inthe development of the SDGs; and (c) the added value that a politicalconceptualisation of reversibility could have for policy planning. Methodologically,a threefold approach will be applied: firstly, archival researchof documents and meeting notes of the negotiation process ofthe SDGs will be studied to identify key actors and interests. Secondly,a textual analysis of SDG white papers and policy documents will uncoverwhich discourses have dominated the finalisation of the SDGs.Finally, elite semi-structured interviews of 40 participants involved inthe negotiation process will be used to explore whether irreversibilitywas considered, and if not, why it was excluded.

这项研究旨在调查联合国可持续发展目标（UN可持续发展目标）的发展，批判性地反映了新自由主义的话语在SDG框架内占主导地位，并赋予了在环境方面的可逆性概念和计划中的可逆性概念。可逆性基于汉斯·乔纳斯（Hans Jonas）和汉娜·阿伦特（Hannah Arendt）的工作，与已经存在的预防原则和根本性不确定性的概念联系在一起，与与SDG的国际组织的政策语言有关。简而言之，可逆性的政治概念被理解为避免不确定性的不可逆转后果的承诺。这项研究将在族谱中研究（a）三个可持续发展目标（9、11和13）的出现，以揭示主要的话语，主要参与者及其主要利益和关注；（b）在SDGS的发展中考虑了不可逆性的程度； （c）对政策规划的可逆性政治概念化可能具有的附加价值。从方法论上讲，将采用三倍的方法：首先，将研究文档的档案研究和会议记录，将研究可持续发展目标的谈判过程，以识别关键参与者和利益。其次，对可持续发展目标的白皮书和政策文件的文本分析将揭示出在确定性的最终确定的论述。在本文中，精英的半结构化访谈对参与谈判过程的40名参与者的访谈将用于探索是否考虑到不可验证的情况下，如果没有，以及为什么被排除在外。