scholarly journals Complexity in wellbeing and the 'leave no-one behind' agenda: Studies in Aotearoa New Zealand

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Chelsey Reid
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Linear Models ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Human Flourishing ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Holistic Approaches ◽  
Development Goals

<p>International development’s preoccupation with growth-oriented strategies has abated in response to the inadequacies of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as a measure of societal progress. The broader framing of a wellbeing agenda promises a departure from the policymaking status quo, yet its measures have not kept pace. Efforts to operationalise wellbeing have relied on familiar statistical tools and linear models that limit the information considered relevant for human flourishing. The resulting loss of complexity and diversity distorts policy messages and systematically perpetuates the structural conditions that generate wellbeing inequities. In New Zealand, the re-emergence of wellbeing as a political focal point, coupled with a commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals’ (SDGs) call to ‘leave no-one behind’, places pressure on wellbeing frameworks to improve outcomes for people experiencing hardship. This research explores wellbeing from the perspective of those experiencing hardship in Cannons Creek, Porirua, and analyses how holistic approaches to wellbeing might enable more targeted policies that address wellbeing inequities. Critical theory guided this research and was complemented by the methodologies of participatory action research and the capability approach. Participatory mixed methods enabled an exploration of participants’ perspectives via focus group discussions, diagramming activities, and free-list surveys. The results revealed a disconnect between New Zealand’s macro level wellbeing framework and community level realities, primarily in what was measured and why it was considered relevant for wellbeing. Participants conceptualised wellbeing as a balance of domains in a non-hierarchical system, and an analysis of wellbeing inter-relationships indicated that some domains acted as catalysts of change or as bridges between seemingly unrelated wellbeing processes. The conclusion can be drawn that for the operationalisation of wellbeing to reach fuller potential, policymakers should make use of alternative framings that shift emphasis from static linear thresholds to a continuum of dynamic, inter-related processes embedded in time, place, and context. As New Zealand’s transition to a wellbeing agenda marks new opportunities to pioneer discussions on how best to ‘leave no-one behind’, this research makes a strong case for measures of progress to reflect the intrinsic and inescapably complex nature of wellbeing as it is experienced in people’s daily lives.</p>

scholarly journals Complexity in wellbeing and the 'leave no-one behind' agenda: Studies in Aotearoa New Zealand

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Chelsey Reid
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Linear Models ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Human Flourishing ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Holistic Approaches ◽  
Development Goals

<p>International development’s preoccupation with growth-oriented strategies has abated in response to the inadequacies of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as a measure of societal progress. The broader framing of a wellbeing agenda promises a departure from the policymaking status quo, yet its measures have not kept pace. Efforts to operationalise wellbeing have relied on familiar statistical tools and linear models that limit the information considered relevant for human flourishing. The resulting loss of complexity and diversity distorts policy messages and systematically perpetuates the structural conditions that generate wellbeing inequities. In New Zealand, the re-emergence of wellbeing as a political focal point, coupled with a commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals’ (SDGs) call to ‘leave no-one behind’, places pressure on wellbeing frameworks to improve outcomes for people experiencing hardship. This research explores wellbeing from the perspective of those experiencing hardship in Cannons Creek, Porirua, and analyses how holistic approaches to wellbeing might enable more targeted policies that address wellbeing inequities. Critical theory guided this research and was complemented by the methodologies of participatory action research and the capability approach. Participatory mixed methods enabled an exploration of participants’ perspectives via focus group discussions, diagramming activities, and free-list surveys. The results revealed a disconnect between New Zealand’s macro level wellbeing framework and community level realities, primarily in what was measured and why it was considered relevant for wellbeing. Participants conceptualised wellbeing as a balance of domains in a non-hierarchical system, and an analysis of wellbeing inter-relationships indicated that some domains acted as catalysts of change or as bridges between seemingly unrelated wellbeing processes. The conclusion can be drawn that for the operationalisation of wellbeing to reach fuller potential, policymakers should make use of alternative framings that shift emphasis from static linear thresholds to a continuum of dynamic, inter-related processes embedded in time, place, and context. As New Zealand’s transition to a wellbeing agenda marks new opportunities to pioneer discussions on how best to ‘leave no-one behind’, this research makes a strong case for measures of progress to reflect the intrinsic and inescapably complex nature of wellbeing as it is experienced in people’s daily lives.</p>

scholarly journals Strengthening the Participation of Organisations of Persons with Disabilities in the Decision-Making of National Government and the United Nations: Further Analyses of the International Disability Alliance Global Survey

Disabilities ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 202-217
Author(s):  
Joanne McVeigh ◽  
Malcolm MacLachlan ◽  
Delia Ferri ◽  
Hasheem Mannan
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
National Government ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Global Survey ◽  
Development Policies ◽  
Development Goals

The participation of organisations of persons with disabilities (OPDs) is crucial at each stage of policy processes at the local, regional, and international levels. However, decision-making mechanisms have traditionally excluded OPDs, failing to consult with them on decisions that impact on their daily lives. The overall aim of this study was to examine the participation of persons with disabilities and OPDs in development programmes and policies by exploring recommendations from a sample of OPDs on ways to strengthen their participation with government and the UN. Secondary data analysis was conducted using a global survey on the participation of OPDs, administered by the International Disability Alliance to OPD representatives. Two open-ended items were analysed, which explored participants’ recommendations on ways to strengthen their participation with government and the UN. Data were analysed using the descriptive and interpretive qualitative methods. Respondents provided recommendations on how to strengthen their participation with their national government and the UN, focusing on several issues including accessibility, human rights, and the need for inclusion of all OPDs and all groups of persons with disabilities. The synergy between the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Sustainable Development Goals presents opportunities for OPDs to increase their participation in development policies and programmes. It is vital, however, to dismantle the barriers to participation in decision-making by OPDs and persons with disabilities.

Human Development in an Unequal World

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Seeta Prabhu ◽  
Sandhya S. Iyer
Keyword(s):  
Human Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Multiple Identities ◽  
Social Categories ◽  
Human Flourishing ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Development Approach ◽  
Development Paradigm ◽  
Development Practice

This book is about the human development paradigm that is assuming renewed importance at a time when global dialogue is preoccupied with discussing pathways for achieving the 2030 agenda of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It deals with the knowledge of human development in an unequal world and examines a range of issues of contemporary relevance, such as social sectors, poverty, gender inequality, social exclusion, and sustainability. Arguments in favour of human freedoms and flourishing are pertinent as societies in contemporary times are getting increasing broken into multiple identities and social categories. The ‘Unequal World’ represents the conjunction of human unfreedoms due to deprivations and inequalities in multiple realms. It argues for a paradigmatic shift in analysis, policy, and methodology towards a people-centered approach rooted in human flourishing and freedoms. This book seeks to bring back people to the forefront, and refocus on the centrality of peoples’ choices and freedoms. It is anchored in the human development paradigm and examines a range of issues that reflect the dimensions of an unequal world. Set within the broader framework that includes processes, institutions, and actors, the book explores both analytical and empirical realms. The ten chapters of the book weave together the numerous concepts, methods, and evidence. The comprehensive coverage and the integrated framework presented will enable readers across the globe to arrive at a thorough understanding of the human development approach and apply these frameworks in development practice with a fresh and more relevant perspective.

Young People’s Participation in Program Design Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela Wridt
Keyword(s):  
Program Design ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Global Analysis ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Protracted Conflict ◽  
Meaningful Participation ◽  
Agency Support ◽  
Development Goals

This chapter provides a global analysis of main concepts, approaches, and outcomes from engaging young people in participatory processes within development initiatives. The chapter summarizes factors and processes enabling meaningful participation of adolescents in program design research, monitoring, and evaluation. This analysis focuses on adolescents living under difficult circumstances, such as instability and protracted conflict, natural disasters, and health epidemics associated with climate change, systemic poverty, and other forms of social marginalization. These adolescents are often the recipients of international humanitarian and development agency support and programming, yet rarely have the opportunity to evaluate the relevance, effectiveness, and impact of these efforts for their daily lives and communities. As research demonstrated, the potential impact of these efforts far outweighs any barriers or challenges identified in the literature, and in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals, it is no longer an option to exclude young people’s voices in these processes.

scholarly journals Sustainability Through Higher Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela Carolina Herrera Gutierrez ◽  
Karen Lorena Arias Devia ◽  
Edna Vanessa Ramos Gomez
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Research Technology ◽  
World University Rankings ◽  
Responsible Consumption ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The University

The Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia, UNAD, through instruments, the experiences in environmental management and their participation in the UI GreenMetric World University Rankings were systematized. This article shows the implementation of sustainability within the institution, which was achieved through the Participatory Action methodology, which facilitates the integration of knowledge and actions to promote transformations in the thinking of the institutional community. In this way, they are articulated: objectives, strategy (ecological homes), research, technology and ICT as a method to establish relationships between the university, the State and the community. Additionally, the university defines projects and goals in the 2019-2023 development plan, which are articulated to comply with the Sustainable Development Goals, to train the community in values such as solidarity, assertive and true communication, collaboration effective, the attitudes to dialogue comprehensively, for the benefit of current and future generations. Therefore, only through interdisciplinary work, it is and will be possible to solve the problems that the world must face, seeking to curb hyperconsumption and social irresponsibility, which by seeking economic benefits for certain sectors puts the lives and survival of the species that inhabit the planet, including the human race itself at risk. According to this, the UNAD has the commitment from the environmental management to articulate efforts for the elaboration of proposals that allow the implementation of responsible consumption routes and collective action for the care of the environment

scholarly journals Islamic Perspectives on Sustainable Development

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Farooq Ahmad Bakloo ◽  
Asma Asma
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
Academic World ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Grass Root ◽  
Grass Root Level ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Third World

In present networking society, the concept of sustainable development is the popular concept of every discipline in academic as well as the non-academic world. Sustainable development is not the game of one player, but it needs a collaborative approach to achieve the set goals. The modern uneven and anti-environment developments are showing murky results in the appearance of disasters, scarcity of drinking water and climate change. The state actors and the international community are in the race that how to reach the sustainable development goals for this they have adopted a variety of methods and, approaches. However, the fruits of these steps to attain these goals are not so notable at grass root level, particularly in the third world countries. However, there are different perspectives on sustainable development like social, economic, and environmental. However, the focal point of the present article will be on sustainable development in the framework of Islamic teachings.

scholarly journals Holistic Approaches to Develop Sustainability and Research Competencies in Pre-Service Teacher Training

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 3698 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Albareda-Tiana ◽  
Salvador Vidal-Raméntol ◽  
Maria Pujol-Valls ◽  
Mónica Fernández-Morilla
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Training ◽  
Future Teachers ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Holistic Approaches ◽  
Research Competencies ◽  
Agents Of Change ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Development Of Competencies ◽  
Pre Service Teacher

Since the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) came into effect, both UNESCO and other international organisations recommend empowering youth to implement the SDGs in universities. Getting started with the SDGs at university level is of special relevance in pre-service teacher training since future teachers are powerful agents of change in the lives of young people. Future teachers need to acquire competencies in sustainability to be able to promote meaningful changes in sustainable behaviour. To that end, holistic approaches to facilitate their acquisition need to be developed. The aim of this study is to explore which teaching methodologies are suitable for the development of competencies in sustainability and research in Higher Education (HE). The participants taking part in the study are students in pre-service teacher training. The experimental educational model used for the development of competencies in sustainability and research consists of a methodological sequence of Project-Oriented Learning (POL) and a Cross-disciplinary Workshop on Sustainable Food. This study provides evidence that POL is an excellent methodology for developing competencies in sustainability and facilitates the relationship between sustainability and research competencies.

scholarly journals The Ecological Component of Sustainable Development of Agriculture

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (517) ◽  
pp. 143-151
Author(s):  
S. I. Strapchuk ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Linear Models ◽  
Natural Capital ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Ecological Indicators ◽  
Extreme Weather Events ◽  
Economic Management ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals

The article is aimed at studying the ecological indicators of sustainable development of agriculture on the basis of systematization of statistical data in dynamics and determination of characteristic signs of ecological threat caused by the activities of economic entities. It is determined that, according to the conception of triple criterion by J. Elkington, the ecological component of sustainable development, on a par with economic and social, comprised the basis for the development of national indicators as defined by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. The surveys conducted by the World Economic Forum indicate a pre-emptive positions of ecological global risks associated with extreme weather events, failures in the fight against climate change, natural natural disasters, decreased biodiversity, and the natural disasters caused by economic actors. As a result of the study, two groups of ecological indicators of sustainable development of agriculture are distinguished as related to the estimation of soil quality and biodiversity, which are expressed in SDGs 6, 13 and 15. Further analysis of the actual implementation of tasks in the context of the Goals allows to assess the degree of their reach in the near future. High levels of area plowing, uncontrolled use of fertilizers and linear waste-producing economic management models are the reasons for the increase in greenhouse gas emissions, a decrease in the balance of humus and nutrients. Gradual replacement of linear models with cyclic models can facilitate a regeneration of natural capital. Further research is related to the revision of the efficiency of resource use, the search for ways to reduce waste volume, as well as the application of the conception of circular economy at the local level.

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