PADM 5450. International Public and NGO Management

8. The Sustainable Development Goals

12 October 2023

Since 2016, the basis for international public sector action has been the 17 Sustainable Development Goals and their 169 targets, which are expected to be accomplished by 2030. However, how they are to be achieved is a work in progress, involving new intergovernmental mechanisms, work of the United Nations system and a process of monitoring and evaluation. This session looks at the range of promises in the SDGs, how they are to be measured, who is supposed to implement them and how this connects with the on-going process of reform.

Questions covered	What is the content of the SDGs? How can they be measured? Who is responsible for their implementation?
Lecture	SDGs lecture
Required readings	Weiss and Wilkinson, Chapters 10, 13, 14, 17 Timo Mahn and Andreas Grantner, From QCPR to Corporate Strategy? The 2030 Agenda and the UN Development System, IISD/SDG Knowedge Hub, 24 October 2016 Sustainable Development Goals, look particularly at 16 High-Level Political Forum 2022 SDG Summit, 24-25 September 2019 SDG Summit 2023
Recommended readings	Mathiason, John, Renewing Social Development in the 21st Century: A Concept for Discussion, 7 July 2014
Discussion questions	What are the main issues in measuring progress in the SDGs? How important is popular participation in decision-making for achieving the SDGs? How effective is the High-Level Political Forum so far?
On-line session recording	12 October recordings are found in the course Canvas

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