The course offers an inter-disciplinary perspective on important social, economic and environmental problems that are expressed through the Sustainable Development Agenda (SDGs). The core argument of the course is whether economic development can be achieved while protecting environment and achieving social equality, and if so, how. More specifically, the course explains why sustainability is a societal priority, and it reviews 17 Sustainable Development Goals by providing a portrait of their meaning, theoretical underpinning, implementation and future agenda. The course also offers an overview of the most used statistical indicators that can be used to track societal progress and development. Topics covered include but do not limit to poverty and inequality, health and wellbeing of nations, education policies, gender, bio-diversity, climate change and economic growth. The course material includes the textbook ‘The age of sustainable development’ (Sachs, 2015) and (review) articles from the Annual review of Sociology, Nature and the UNDP development reports on the topics surrounding sustainable development goals. Occasionally, SDG Progress Reports, Global sustainable development reports and the global SDG database will be consulted.
- Profesor: NEVENA KULIC