Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the publication on January 11th, 2006 of:
Governance and Sustainability
New Challenges for States, Companies and Civil Society
Edited by Ulrich Petschow, James Rosenau and Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker
January 2006| 245pp | 234 x 156 mm
Hardback: ISBN 1 874719 79 9 | GBP40.00 USD75.00
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SUSTAINABILITY cannot be achieved without good governance. The
Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002 stated
that governance and sustainable development are intimately tied
together and the future role and architecture of institutions, from
local to international levels, will be crucial determinants to whether
future policies and programmes for sustainable development will
succeed.
But these are changing times. With growing tensions over both
globalisation and regionalisation, traditional systems of regulation
are being subjected to growing pressure for reform. While states will
continue to play a significant, if changed, role in the future, the
importance of players from business and civil society is increasing.
Sustainable development requires this change. Such an intra- and
intergenerational concept cannot be achieved with a top-down approach,
but rather needs the participation of all. In fact, the governance of
sustainable development requires the exploration of new forms of both
social co-operation and confrontation. By doing so, the different
levels (global and local), players (state, company and civil society),
control structures (hierarchy, market and public–private) and fields of
action need to be taken into consideration.
‘Governance and Sustainability’ examines the possibilities of
integrating the environmental, social and economic dimensions of
sustainable development within the framework of governance processes
and how that might steer societies towards sustainability. It takes a
close look at the key actors, their agendas and methods, forms of
organisation, problems and limits, as well as real-life examples for
governance in different areas of society at the regional, national and
international level. It is especially interested in exploring the
nature of changes in the context of governance; the role of actors in
such processes; and analysing how different forms of societal learning
can improve governance processes. It concludes that this is a
continuous process, characterised by conflicts and learning processes
necessary to heighten both awareness of the complexity of the social
and environmental problems faced and the prospects of implementing
successful solutions.
Based on a major conference hosted to assess the issue of governance
post-Johannesburg, the book includes innovative insights from some of
the leading thinkers in both sustainable development and governance
from academia, business, multilateral organisations and NGOs. It
provides a unique perspective on two of the key societal problems
facing the world today.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
* Introduction
Ulrich Petschow, James Rosenau and Ernst-Ulrich von Weizsäcker
Part I. Governance and global sustainability: setting the stage
1. Globalisation and governance: sustainability between fragmentation
and integration
James N. Rosenau, The George Washington University, USA
2. Governance and sustainability in a dynamic world
Ulrich Petschow, Institute for Ecological Economic Research (IÖW),
Germany
3. Globalisation means new challenges for sustainability
Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker, Bundestag Environment Committee, Germany
4. Developing a global partnership for development: critical issues and
proposals for trade and finance
Martin Khor, Director, Third World Network
Part II. Cross-cutting issues
5. The role of social learning on the road to sustainability
Bernd Siebenhüner, Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, Germany
6. What role for politics in the governance of complex innovation
systems? New concepts, requirements and processes of an interactive
technology policy for sustainability
K. Matthias Weber, ARC Systems Research, Austria
7. Gender mainstreaming: pathway to democratisation?
Claudia von Braunmühl
8. Governance and participatory approaches in Europe
Angela Liberatore, European Commission, Directorate General for
Research, Belgium
9. Partnerships and networks in global environmental governance: moving
to the next stage
Jan Martin Witte and Thorsten Benner, Global Public Policy Institute,
Charlotte Streck, Global Public Policy Institute and Climate Focus BV
Part III. Actors in global governance and their changing roles
10. The role of the nation-state in environmental protection: the
challenge of globalisation
Martin Jänicke, German Advisory Council on the Environment (SRU);
Freie Universität Berlin
11. Governance and integrated product policy
Frieder Rubik, Institute for Ecological Economic Research (IÖW), Germany
12. The role of voluntary initiatives in sustainable corporate
governance
Jens Clausen, Borderstep Institute for Innovation and Sustainability,
Germany, Kathrin Ankele and Ulrich Petschow, Institute for Ecological
Economic Research (IÖW), Germany
13. Good company citizenship: does governance change the role of
companies in society?
Mark Wade, Shell International Ltd
14. The UN Global Compact and Global Reporting Initiative: where
principles meet performance
Cornelis T. van der Lugt, UNEP Division of Technology, Industry and
Economics (DTIE), France
15. Global governance: challenges for civil society and democracy
Nicola Bullard, Focus on the Global South
16. Civil society plus global governance: what can we expect?
Dieter Rucht, Social Science Research Centre (WZB), Germany
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