scholarly journals Leaving no one behind in prison: improving the health of people in prison as a key contributor to meeting the Sustainable Development Goals 2030

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. e004252
Author(s):  
Nasrul Ismail ◽  
Audrey Lazaris ◽  
Éamonn O'Moore ◽  
Emma Plugge ◽  
Sunita Stürup-Toft
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Prison Population ◽  
The Political ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Challenges ◽  
Prison Health ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Political Economic

Worldwide, approximately 11 million people are currently being held in prison, a number that has steadily grown since the turn of the 21st century. The prison population is more likely to suffer from physical and mental ailments both during and prior to their imprisonment due to poverty, social exclusion and chaotic lifestyles. Recognition of people in prison is noticeably absent from the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), despite the goals’ ethos of ‘leaving no one behind’.We present the first analysis of how improving the health of people in prison can contribute to achieving 15 SDGs. Relevant indicators are proposed to fulfil these goals while meeting the existing international prison health standards. We also assess the political, economic and social challenges, alongside the unparalleled COVID-19 pandemic that can thwart the realisation of the SDGs. To reach the ‘furthest behind first’, prison health must be at the forefront of the SDGs.

Political Translation and the Sustainable Development Goals

2020 ◽  
pp. 169-188
Author(s):  
Chris G. Pope ◽  
Meng Ji ◽  
Xuemei Bai
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Political Discourse ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Social Systems ◽  
Political Process ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Systems ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The World ◽  
Development Goals

The chapter argues that whether or not the world is successful in attaining sustainability, political systems are in a process of epoch-defining change as a result of the unsustainable demands of our social systems. This chapter theorizes a framework for analyzing the political “translation” of sustainability norms within national polities. Translation, in this sense, denotes the political reinterpretation of sustainable development as well as the national capacities and contexts which impact how sustainability agendas can be instrumentalized. This requires an examination into the political architecture of a national polity, the norms that inform a political process, socioecological contexts, the main communicative channels involved in the dissemination of political discourse and other key structures and agencies, and the kinds of approaches toward sustainability that inform the political process. This framework aims to draw attention to the ways in which global economic, political, and social systems are adapting and transforming as a result of unsustainability and to further understanding of the effectiveness of globally diffused sustainability norms in directing that change.

Measuring Progress in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
László Pintér ◽  
Marcel Kok ◽  
Dora Almassy
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Policy Design ◽  
Policy Research ◽  
Research Community ◽  
Political Interest ◽  
The Political ◽  
Supply Side ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals

The chapter argues that the global process that lead to the adoption of the sustainable development goals is synergistic with the decades-old ambition to redefine the framework of how society measures progress. The political interest in goals also brought renewed interest in measurement, but it is also raising the question whether standard ways of thinking about measurement will be enough to realize the SDGs transformative potential. Moving beyond its traditional conceptualization as a technical exercise, viewing measurement through the lens of political economy opens up new possibilities for understanding its potential as a transformative force. Conceptual aspects, actors and actor interests, mechanisms and institutions, and instruments are proposed for consideration both by the policy research community and by practitioners engaged in SDG implementation. The scope of inquiry would also need to go beyond questions related to the supply side and more explicitly address issues related to the use of measurement in policy design, monitoring, reporting and accountability mechanisms.

دور سياسات التشغيل الوطنية في تحقيق هدف العمل اللائق في العراق الامكانات والتحديات

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (69) ◽  
pp. 87-113
Author(s):  
نور رسول عبد اللطيف ◽  
أ. د. قصي عبود فرج
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Decent Work ◽  
Employment Policies ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Challenges ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Employment Rates ◽  
Institutional Challenges

This research deals with national employment policies and their roles in achieving the goal of decent work for all. The research proceeded from the hypothesis that national employment policies are unable to resolve the problem of unemployment and underemployment, and therefore they are unable to provide a decent work for all. For a while this research aims to identify national employment policies and their ability to raise employment rates and provide a decent work for all, and what are the challenges that faced and prevent them from achieving this goal. For that the sustainable development goals were reviewed, and identified the goals that leading to achieve the decent work for all, and what are the resulting from achieving this goal. Also it was identified the strategies and policies that pursued by Iraqi government to achieve this goal, and what are the difficulties and challenges that faced these policies. This research found that employment policies in Iraq are already unable to address employment rates to the required level due to the economies and social challenges, and the chief among them is the institutional challenges

scholarly journals National Strategies for Sustainable Development G-7: Trends 2010-2020

2020 ◽  
Vol 208 ◽  
pp. 06015
Author(s):  
Rail Khussamov ◽  
Elena Galiy ◽  
Evgeniy Anisimov ◽  
Larisa Ershova ◽  
Dmitry Nemkov
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
National Development ◽  
The Political ◽  
Special Role ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Agenda 2030 ◽  
The World ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Global Agenda

Today many countries are participating in the implementation of the sustainable development goals in the framework of the global agenda 2030. The G-7 countries, having significant economic and political potential, play a special role in ensuring the sustainable development of the world. Despite the similarity of the political positions of the world’s largest economies on many pressing problems, each of them acts in its own way in the sphere of sustainable national development. The authors of the article intend to find similarities and differences in the actions of the G-7 countries to achieve the sustainable development goals. In this regard, a review of the G-7 national sustainable development strategies was carried out. As a result of the study, regularities are revealed and the features of the policies of these countries in the implementation of sustainable development goals in the period from 2010 to 2020 are presented.

scholarly journals Free Bright Conversations — meaningful participatory activities for the communication of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (04) ◽  
pp. N01
Author(s):  
Manuel Ballatore ◽  
Marie Bartsch
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Science Communication ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Science Museum ◽  
Individual Change ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Actors ◽  
Participatory Science ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Political Economic

Political, economic and social actors have begun to implement the 17 SDGs (UN 2030 Agenda) to build a desirable future for everyone. To reach this goal, a mix of systemic alteration and individual change is needed. “Free Bright Conversations” is a dialogue-based science communication event developed at MUSE-Science Museum in Trento that focuses on people's engagement with sustainable development. The paper describes the format and provides an evaluation based on preliminary data collected on two occasions. The authors conclude that participatory science communication furthers involvement with our common, sustainable future.

scholarly journals Rolling back the prison estate: the pervasive impact of macroeconomic austerity on prisoner health in England

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 625-632 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nasrul Ismail
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Prison Health ◽  
National Organizations ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Prisons offer policymakers an opportunity to address the pre-existing high prevalence of physical and mental health issues among prisoners. This notion has been widely integrated into international and national prison health policies, including the Healthy Prisons Agenda, which calls for governments to address the health needs of prisoners and safeguard their health entitlement during imprisonment, and the Sustainable Development Goals 2030 concerning reducing inequality among disadvantaged populations. However, the implementation of the austerity policy in the United Kingdom since the re-emergence of the global financial crisis in 2008 has impeded this aspiration. This interdisciplinary paper critically evaluates the impact of austerity on prison health. The aforementioned policy has obstructed prisoners’ access to healthcare, exacerbated the degradation of their living conditions, impeded their purposeful activities and subjected them to an increasing level of violence. This paper calls for alternatives to imprisonment, initiating a more informed economic recovery policy, and relying on transnational and national organizations to scrutinize prisoners’ entitlement to health. These systemic solutions could act as a springboard for political and policy discussions at national and international forums with regard to improving prisoners’ health and simultaneously meeting the aspirations of the Healthy Prisons Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals.

scholarly journals L’insostenibile leggerezza della sostenibilità: i limiti dell’attuale ecopolitica

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabella Capurso ◽  
Emiliano Tolusso ◽  
Andrea Marini ◽  
Luca Bonardi
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Political Agenda ◽  
The Political ◽  
Market Mechanisms ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Common

‘Sustainability’ is a ubiquitous term within the political agenda worldwide. The common recognition of such concept has its roots in the Seventies and is the outcome of a cultural process which integrates the ‘limits to the (capitalistic) growth’ in its paradigm. Notwithstanding, the consistency between ‘sustainability’ as a concept and its expected contents is doubtful. A trustful approach towards the technical domain, together with the incorporation of ‘sustainability’ within the market mechanisms, have largely weakened the opportunity for the concept to be disruptive on a political level, locally and globally. The relevant distance between ‘sustainability’ as a term and its actual contents is the object of the present proposal. The underlying ambiguity of the ‘Sustainable Development Goals’ will be provided as a case-study for our critical review.

scholarly journals Transformation Capital: The Challenge of Designing and Testing a New Investment Logic for the Sustainable Development Goals

2020 ◽  
Vol 02 (MAYO 2020) ◽  
pp. 15-26
Author(s):  
Dominic Hofstetter
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Real World ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Financial Capital ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Technical Systems

The most tangible and pressing problems of the 21st century are complex systemic issues. Addressing them requires deep structural changes within the socio-technical systems that constitute modern civilization. As financial capital is an important lever of change in such systems, the way in which we deploy capital affects our ability to accomplish the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. The problem is that today’s capital markets operate under a set of axioms, paradigms, and structures that make them ill-suited to fuel systemic transformations. There is thus a need for an investment logic that deploys capital with a different intent and mindset and with different methodologies, structures, capabilities, and decision-making frameworks. Residing at the intersection of systems thinking and finance practice, Transformation Capital is such a logic. This article introduces Transformation Capital and discusses how it can be tested through real-world prototyping.

Management of the Political Enterprise in the Service of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Cosmopolitan Society

2022 ◽  
pp. 50-66
Author(s):  
Jacob Dahl Rendtorff
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Political Community ◽  
Political Order ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Values ◽  
Contemporary Debate ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Agent ◽  
Development Goals

This chapter proposes to analyze the theory of the political enterprise with focus on the concept of ethical values-driven management in the contemporary debate on the politization of business in service of sustainability in cosmopolitan society. By service of cosmopolitan society of the political enterprise the chapter investigates the idea of the political enterprise as being a responsible political, ethical, and social agent with focus on the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that are required to justify its mission and role in society as a political actor that makes a different for its social and political community. The company is embedded in a social and political order with a diversity of political values, and the discussion about the meaning of the concept of values-driven management is therefore fundamental if one is to analyze the concept of the political enterprise in service of the Sustainable Development Goals.

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