"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.

本研究旨在调查联合国可持续发展目标（UN SDG）的发展，批判性地反思可持续发展目标框架内占主导地位的新自由主义话语，并揭示可逆性概念在环境政策和规划中的潜力。可逆性以汉斯·乔纳斯和汉娜·阿伦特的著作为基础，与现有的预防原则和极端不确定性概念相联系，这些概念存在于规划中，也存在于与可持续发展目标相关的国际组织的政策语言中。简而言之，可逆性的政治概念被理解为在面对不确定性时避免不可逆转后果的承诺。该研究将按谱系顺序调查 (a) 三个可持续发展目标（9、11 和 13）的出现，以揭示主导话语、关键参与者及其主要利益和关切；(b) 在多大程度上考虑了不可逆转性制定可持续发展目标； (c) 可逆性的政治概念化可能为政策规划带来的附加值。在方法上，将采用三重方法：首先，将研究可持续发展目标谈判过程中的文件和会议记录的档案研究，以确定关键参与者和利益。其次，对SDG白皮书和政策文件进行文本分析，揭示哪些话语主导了SDG的最终确定。最后，对参与谈判过程的40名参与者进行精英半结构化访谈，探讨是否考虑了不可逆转性，如果没有，为什么它被排除在外。