Socioeconomics Research Seminar

Ort: Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien D4.3.106 am 04. Dezember 2019 Startet um 18:00 Endet um 20:30

Veranstalter Department Socioeconomics

The „Research Seminar Series“ held by the Department Socioeconomics connects our faculty and students with international scholars from the socioeconomics field. Latest research will be presented and discussed.

Title:

Sustainability Governance in Troubled Times

Abstract:

Aspirations to govern for sustainable development have not been realized. Technocratic practices of governance of sustainability have depoliticised the agenda.  This, in turn, can reinforce the erosion of trust in democratic institutions and procedures. But the rise of right wing populism has re-politicized the public sphere: We are in ‘troubled times’ – which both reveal and enhance the political nature of steering.

Populism itself aligns with the demand for governance that reflects the ‘will of the people’. But its right-wing expression privileges a form of bounded stakeholder participation. Furthermore, while governance for sustainability is premised on value changes, for populism, the ‘common sense’ of the people is the basis of all good politics. The populist imaginary does not challenge underlying values nor offer a corrective. Rather, it presents further threats for sustainability.



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