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The Sustainable Development Goals at 10: how global governance is undermining progress

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UofG School of Social & Political Sciences @uofgsps.bsky.social · 9d

“There is little cause for celebration: progress has been dismal.”

Excellent article by @benjaminfaude.bsky.social @jacktaggart.bsky.social who argue that the global governance of the Sustainable Development Goals has undermined progress.

theloop.ecpr.eu/the-sustaina...

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Benjamin Faude @benjaminfaude.bsky.social · 11d

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Rob Ralston @policyrelevant.bsky.social · 12d

new blog by @benjaminfaude.bsky.social and @jacktaggart.bsky.social on the UN SDGs, drawing on a recent special issue in @globalpolicy.bsky.social

lots of great contributions, including a paper by myself and Jack Taggart on institutional hybridity in global plastics governance

This month marks ten years since the adoption of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Yet there is little cause for celebration: progress has been dismal. Benjamin Faude and Jack Taggart argue that...

theloop.ecpr.eu

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Benjamin Faude @benjaminfaude.bsky.social · 12d

Please check out not only this piece by @jacktaggart.bsky.social & myself, but also our Special Section on 'The SDGs at 10' in @globalpolicy.bsky.social.

The Loop @ecprtheloop.bsky.social · 12d

🌎 This month marks 10 years since the adoption of the UN’s #SustainableDevelopmentGoals. Yet there is little cause for celebration.
🗣️ @benjaminfaude.bsky.social & @jacktaggart.bsky.social argue that the global governance of the goals has undermined progress. #SDGs
👉 bit.ly/4nyzUCE

The Sustainable Development Goals at 10: how global governance is undermining progress

This month marks ten years since the adoption of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Yet there is little cause for celebration: progress has been dismal. Benjamin Faude and Jack Taggart argue that...

Is the UN-based system of global governance doomed to fail?

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The Rest Is Politics @therestpolitics.bsky.social · 15d

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨

Will the UN Survive the Donald Trump Era?

Join @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social and Rory as they dive all into the countries recognising a Palestinian state at the UNGA, Trump's undermining of the UN, and ask - should the UN move from it's home in New York?

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Charlotte Morris @cbocomms.bsky.social · 15d

An excellent read that's provocative but also hopeful from @benjaminfaude.bsky.social

UofG School of Social & Political Sciences @uofgsps.bsky.social · 15d

“Hard times can surprisingly lead to better global governance”

As the UN General Assembly celebrates its 80th session @benjaminfaude.bsky.social asks - is this system doomed to fail, or is there an opportunity for reform? Excellent read in @scotnational.bsky.social

bit.ly/46l4F8k

From tomorrow until next Monday, the world’s political leaders will meet in New York for the general debate of the 80th session of the UN General…

Is the UN-based system of global governance doomed to fail?

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Reposted by Benjamin Faude

UofG School of Social & Political Sciences @uofgsps.bsky.social · 15d

“Hard times can surprisingly lead to better global governance”

As the UN General Assembly celebrates its 80th session @benjaminfaude.bsky.social asks - is this system doomed to fail, or is there an opportunity for reform? Excellent read in @scotnational.bsky.social

bit.ly/46l4F8k

From tomorrow until next Monday, the world’s political leaders will meet in New York for the general debate of the 80th session of the UN General…

Is the UN-based system of global governance doomed to fail?

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Benjamin Faude @benjaminfaude.bsky.social · 16d

As political leaders are gathering in New York City for the high-level general debate of the UN General Assembly, we offer some reflections on where global governance is headed. Check out our piece in @scotnational.bsky.social.

www.thenational.scot/politics/254...

From tomorrow until next Monday, the world’s political leaders will meet in New York for the general debate of the 80th session of the UN General…

www.thenational.scot

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UofG School of Social & Political Sciences @uofgsps.bsky.social · 21d

Calling new postgraduate students joining us this September! Are you studying on one of our programmes at postgraduate level (Masters or PhD)?

The School of Social & Political Sciences is recruiting for a new team of SPS Student Ambassadors for the academic year 2025-2026.

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Benjamin Faude @benjaminfaude.bsky.social · 23d

J. Loginovich & @docstushi.bsky.social provide a CPE perspective on HIC-based SDG governance. Developing the concept of 'ideological fit', they theorise the relationship between institutional diversity and neoliberal hegemony within the SDGs.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

United Nations 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals: Hybrid Institutional Complexes as Hegemony‐Building?

This paper adopts a Critical Political Economy (CPE) perspective to analyse the success or otherwise of the UN Sustainable Development Goals’ (SDGs) Hybrid Institutional Complex (HIC). The paper take...

Managerialism and the Changing Politics of Inclusion

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Benjamin Faude @benjaminfaude.bsky.social · 23d

Kavi Abraham highlights how the increased inclusivity facilitated by the SDG HIC led to weaker obligations and institutional fragmentation as it was not sufficiently accompanied by proper resourcing
of governance orchestrators such as the HLPF.

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This contribution examines the tension between political inclusion and informal hierarchy found in the Hybrid Institutional Complex (HIC) for sustainable development. By drawing attention to the mana...

The Trojan Horse of Hybrid Governance: Corporate Power and Global Plastics Governance

Benjamin Faude @benjaminfaude.bsky.social · 23d

@policyrelevant.bsky.social [email protected] analyze the risks of corporate capture, focusing on SDG 12 and contested negotiations over a Global Plastics Treaty. Core finding: corporate-led multistakeholder partnerships may serve as a 'Trojan horse'.

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This article examines the emergence of a hybrid institutional complex (HIC) in global plastics governance. By interrogating the structure, features, and contradictions of hybrid global plastics gover...

Doing Things Right Versus Doing the Right Things? Ownership's Effect on the Sustainable Development Goals

Benjamin Faude @benjaminfaude.bsky.social · 23d

Bernhard Reinsberg investigates the development effectiveness principle of 'recipient country ownership' and its implications for SDG attainment. Core finding: weak donor commitment to the former can partly explain limited progress in the latter.

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The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the focal point for coordinating global efforts toward promoting sustainable development. However, progress toward the SDGs has stalled. This article shif...

How Do Informal International Organizations Promote the Sustainable Development Goals Through Orchestration?

Benjamin Faude @benjaminfaude.bsky.social · 23d

@danxuu.bsky.social's contribution focuses on orchestration dynamics between informal and formal institutions within the SDG HIC. Core finding: orchestrators are more likely to choose intermediaries with
greater membership overlap and higher media visibility.

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Informal intergovernmental organizations (IIGOs), such as G20, G7, and BRICS, have become increasingly pivotal actors in global governance. By implication, they are afforded a key role in advancing t...

Boon or Bane?: The Hybrid Institutional Complex for the Sustainable Development Goals

Benjamin Faude @benjaminfaude.bsky.social · 23d

In our introduction, @jacktaggart.bsky.social and I apply the HIC framework to the governance of the SDGs, offering a framework to study how the SDGs' institutional infrastructure shapes — and potentially constrains — progress toward achieving them.

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This Special Section marks the tenth anniversary of the United Nations' 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Progress on the latter has been dismal, with only 17% of targets on t...