Universities and the Sustainable Development Goals

Critical Case Studies and Contexts to Advance Agenda 2030

AvRoser Manzanera-Ruiz,María P. Tudela-Vázquez

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

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Drawing on a diverse array of case studies from universities around the world, this comprehensive book tackles the key challenges to progressing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) within higher education institutions.Expert authors provide an in-depth analysis of how universities in the Global North and South are engaging with and contributing to the SDGs, highlighting a wide range of approaches and experiences in different socio-economic and cultural contexts. This book examines the goal of the SDGs to expand on traditional ideas of development by emphasising broader, more inclusive and interconnected actions, as well as common difficulties faced by educational institutions attempting to achieve these aims. Chapters cover issues such as varying starting points for different countries, the involvement of civil society, the use of contextualised methods, and adaptability to changing global agendas.Universities and the Sustainable Development Goals is an invaluable resource for university policymakers and those working in higher education institutions, as well as researchers and graduate students in fields such as gender studies, social work, sociology, anthropology and development. It will also be of interest to non–profit and third-sector organisations in international cooperation and development and government development agencies.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2025-03-21
Mått:156 x 234 x undefined mm
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Progressing the Sustainable Development Goals series
Förlag:Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN:9781035342822

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Edited by Roser Manzanera-Ruiz, Department of Sociology, María Pilar Tudela-Vázquez, Department of Social Work and Social Services and Nacho Álvarez-Lucena, Centre for Cooperation and Development Initiatives (CICODE), University of Granada, Spain

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‘With clarity and confidence, this remarkable collection critically reflects on the role of universities as promoters of sustainable development. Through different experiences and case studies, it also produces a manifesto inspiring lecturers and researchers, students and civil society to act towards a future that is truly just and sustainable.’

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ContentsIntroduction to Universities and the Sustainable DevelopmentGoals: critical case studies and contexts to advance Agenda 2030 1Roser Manzanera-Ruíz, María Pilar Tudela-Vázquez and NachoÁlvarez LucenaPART I TRANSFORMING THE VISION OFCOMMITTED UNIVERSITIES INTOREALITY: THE 2030 GLOBAL AGENDA ASA WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY1 An agenda of failures: a critical look at the 2030 Agendafrom the perspective of social movements 10Pablo Saravia Ramos and Lía Pinheiro Barbosa2 Promoting sustainable development and global equality:active and participatory contributions from universities 26Ana Merino Teruel and Piet Wostyn3 The modern slavery-free university: lines of action fora university committed to the 2030 Agenda 42Xènia Domínguez Font4 Envisioning a university in Tanzania: how the Universityof Dar es Salaam has metamorphosed amidst a changing world 60Samwel MhajidaPART II REVISITING THE 2030 AGENDA: CIVILSOCIETY AND ALLIANCES’ PERSPECTIVESON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT5 Energy colonialism and climate justice: territorialconflicts and sustainable development goals in the GlobalSouth and North 72Josefa Sánchez Contreras and Alberto Matarán Ruiz6 Violence and the economy: alternatives for meeting theneeds of all people and achieving the SDGs 89Jorge Guardiola Wanden-Berghe and Nazaret Ibáñez7 Gender equality in Argentine public universities: fromthe streets to the classrooms and from the classrooms touniversity policies (2015–2023) 103Paloma Dulbecco and Ana Laura AzparrenPART III CASE STUDIES AND GOOD PRACTICESTOWARDS BUILDING A UNIVERSITYCOMMITTED TO A TRANSFORMATIVE 2030 AGENDA8 The university and the challenge of refugee inclusion inthe framework of the 2030 Agenda 123Nacho Álvarez Lucena and María Virtudes Martín Fernández9 Tackling racism in Europe from the university: theexperience of the European project FORUM 139María Pilar Tudela-Vázquez and Nacho Álvarez Lucena10 Informal learning as a tool for architecture education fromparameters of sustainability and social responsibility 159Fco. Javier Castellano-Pulido, Emina Zejnilovic, ErnaHusukic and Lorenzo Pignatti