[pt] Inspirada nas análises seminais do Developemntspeak, o dialeto utilizado no campo do desenvolvimento, produzidas na virada do milênio, e nas contribuições feministas nos Estudos de Ciência e Tecnologia, esta tese de doutorado constrói uma crítica epistemológica da Agenda 2030 tomando o discurso do desenvolvimento como proxy das forças que agem sobre as agendas internacionais de desenvolvimento. Misturando análises qualitativas e quantitativas, os métodos aqui aplicados revelam não apenas o que o desenvolvimento pretende ser, mas também como ele pode terminar aquém das suas próprias expectativas. Em termos simples, esta tese dispõe conceitos e práticas lado a lado como uma estratégia capaz de revelar quanto do discurso elaborado e afinado dos documentos oficiais é traduzido em ações concretas. Ao rastrear as palavras, rastreamos as transformações que ocorrem neste campo e descobrimos que algumas palavras permanecem, enquanto outras desaparecem, e que alguns conceitos são incluídos no discurso oficial com o propósito de produzir eufemismo, ambiguidade ou neutralidade funcionando muitas vezes como uma colherada de açúcar que ajuda a tornar essas agendas em remédios mais palatáveis. Dois conceitos principais surgem desta análise: participação e dados. Como algo antigo e algo novo, respectivamente, eles nos ajudam a compreender como a Agenda 2030 carrega ao mesmo tempo antigas problemáticas e uma nova fachada. Considerando a natureza hiperquantitativa da Agenda 2030, o caminho que começa rodeado de discussões sobre a política da linguagem evolui rapidamente para locais onde os principais debates giram em torno da política dos dados. / [en] Inspired by the seminal analyses of Developmentspeak, the dialect used in the development field, produced at the turn of the millennium, and feminist contributions in Science and Technology Studies (STS), this PhD thesis builds an epistemological critique of the 2030 Agenda taking Developmentspeak as an accurate proxy of the forces pushing and pulling international development agendas. Mixing qualitative and quantitative analysis, the methods pursued in this work unveil not only what development intends to be, but also how it might fall short from its own expectations. In simple terms, concepts and practices get disposed side by side in this work as a strategy to reveal how much of the elaborated and finely tuned discourse of official documents hits the ground. As a result, by tracking words, we track transformations going on in the field: discovering that some words remain, while some fade away, and that some concepts are included into official discourse with the purpose of producing euphemism, ambiguity or neutrality working many times as the spoonful of sugar that helps the bitter medicine of development go down. Two main concepts arise from this analysis: participation and data. As something old and something new, respectively, they help us to understand how the 2030 Agenda carries both ancient problematics and a novel façade. Considering the hyper-quantitative nature of the 2030 Agenda, the path that begins surrounded by discussions on the politics of language quickly evolves to places in which the main debates revolve around the politics of data.

Energy production in southern Sweden is insufficient to meet the demand. As a result, Skåne relies on electricity imports from other parts of the country and abroad. Region Skåne sees potential in increasing energy production through renewable resources, including wind power. Many land-based wind turbines in Skåne are outdated and need upgrades in the near future. Wind turbines hold significant potential for future electricity production, necessitating further expansion to meet the growing demand for electricity. Wind power planning transcends municipal boundaries, requiring intermunicipal collaboration for effective wind power expansion. In 2010, three neighboring municipalities - Helsingborg, Höganäs, and Ängelholm - developed a thematic addition to identify suitable land for wind power expansion. This study aims to investigate the importance of municipal collaboration in wind power expansion and the challenges and opportunities municipal planning presents for renewable energy production. The methodology includes interview studies and document analysis to capture the broad aspects of collaboration and wind power development. The theoretical framework applies governance at various types and levels. The results highlight the significance of effective dialogue between municipalities for planning sustainable energy sources. Despite some debate over the thematic addition, the study underscores the need for cross-municipal cooperation to optimize planning. Municipal collaboration can address challenges in planning renewable energy production, but it requires political support and balancing diverse interests. Intermunicipal cooperation is crucial for tackling the challenges of renewable energy sources and for sharing resources and expertise among municipalities.

I takt med att världen genomgår kriser i form av pandemi, ändrade handelsvägar, inflation och naturkatastrofer, förändrar det även förhållanden för textilproduktion. Från att företag flyttat sin produktion mot Asien på grund av låga produktionskostnader, börjar trenden skifta tillbaka till att företag väljer att flytta hem sin produktion. Syftet med studien är att utforska i vilken utsträckning ekodesigndirektivet, och FN:s mål för Agenda 2030 påverkar beslutsprocessen för en eventuell hemflyttning av textilproduktion till Sverige och Europa. En explorativ undersökning har gjorts på tre svenska modeföretag, där två personer per företag har givit sina inställningar och åsikter i semistrukturerade intervjuer. Resultatet visade att det finns en viss medvetenhet hos företagen kring ekodesigndirektivet, och en tydlig medvetenhet om Agenda 2030. I dagsläget påverkar ekodesigndirektivet eller Agenda 2030 beslutsprocessen för en eventuell hemflyttning av produktion till en liten grad, men företagen ser sitt ansvar i att vidareutbilda sig och vara rustade för nya regelverk, i form av att implementera dels CSR-aktiviteter, men även anställning av spetskompetenser. För att kunna flytta hem sin produktion krävs det innovationer i form av teknologi, som Sverige och Europa bör vara beredda att investera i trots det faktum att de flesta länder inom området har höga arbetskraftskostnader. Framtidens råmaterial i form av spillmaterial från gamla textilier, är också en möjlighet för området att generera. Om så är fallet, kan man utgå ifrån Sverige och Europa när man ser till hela värdekedjan, vilket betyder att den kan bli desto mer transparent och spårbar. Uppsatsen är skriven på svenska. / As the world contends with crises such as pandemics, shifting trade routes, inflation, and natural disasters, it also reshapes the landscape of textile production. While companies previously redirected their production towards Asia due to low production costs, the trend is now beginning to shift back as companies opt to relocate their manufacturing back home. An exploratory investigation was conducted with three Swedish fashion companies, where two representatives from each company provided their perspectives and opinions through semi-structured interviews. The results revealed that there is some awareness among companies regarding the Eco-design Directive and a clear understanding of Agenda 2030. Currently, the Eco-design Directive or Agenda 2030 only marginally influences the decision-making process for potential production reshoring. However, companies acknowledge their responsibility to further educate themselves and prepare for new regulations by implementing CSR activities and hiring specialized expertise. To relocate production back home, innovations in technology are required, which Sweden and Europe should be prepared to invest in even though most countries in the region have high labor costs. Future raw materials in the form of waste materials from old textiles also present an opportunity for the region to capitalize on. If so, Sweden and Europe could become the focal point for the entire value chain, making it more transparent and traceable. The paper is written in Swedish.

The aim of this qualitative interpretive study is to look into SDG implementation in Sweden from a governance for sustainable development perspective. This research is to be seen as a first attempt at mapping the state of governance for sustainable development in relation to SDG implementation in Sweden – further research is both necessary and welcomed in order to get a complete picture of the situation. Seven key components of governance for sustainable development developed by Gibson et al. (2005) are used as a theoretical framework for the study. Those key components are; policy integration; shared sustainability objectives; sustainability based criteria for planning and approval of significant undertakings; specified rules for managing trade-offs and compromises; widely accepted indicators of needs for action and progress towards sustainability; information and incentives for practical implementation, and; programmes for system innovation. Previous research as well as reports from organizations such as the OECD and the European Commission have been used to evaluate the state of these components in Sweden, primarily from an environmental sustainability perspective. Conclusions reached include that the main components relevant for Swedish implementation of the SDGs are: policy integration, shared sustainability objectives and widely accepted indicators for needs for action and progress towards sustainable development. Another conclusion drawn is that the level of fulfillment in some of these key components does not necessarily correspond with the likelihood of successful SDG implementation. Further research is being suggested for   a governance-related mapping of the social and economic pillars of sustainable development. Together with the environmental pillar they are essential for the holistic approach that sustainable development deserves.

This study examines how economic growth is framed in the UN post-2015 development agenda, which is centered on the Sustainable Development Goals. It uses a transdisciplinary approach combining Ecological Economics and Critical Theory. Through a qualitative content analysis of nine official documents from different work streams in the post-2015 process, the thesis seeks to answer what the goal of ‘sustained, inclusive, and sustainable’ growth actually means, how it relates to the aim of transformative change which is central to the agenda, and how the agenda addresses the relationship between growth and the environment. The results show that there is a strong consensus to maintain and increase growth levels, while changing the quality of growth to make it more socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable. Thus, the agenda reinforces the ‘sustainable development’ concept which has been established over the last three decades as the mainstream approach to international environmental governance. No limits to growth are recognized; poverty reduction and greater equality are to be achieved mainly by aiming for higher growth rates in developing countries than developed ones. It is acknowledged that the GDP metric has many shortcomings and needs to be revised to better account for externalities and complemented by alternative measures of welfare and well-being. However, no existing alternative measures are used in the SDGs. The goal is to develop better ones by 2030, which effectively postpones the necessary shift away from GDP. The documents express a strong belief in ‘green growth’ (the decoupling of growth from material resource use and emissions), but this optimism seems to be unfounded since the documents fail to account for several aspects that are crucial to determining the feasibility of green growth. Most notably, there appears to be no evidence of absolute decoupling ever having occurred. At the same time, the scale of decoupling that is required appears to be physically impossible to achieve. Since the agenda does not question growth dependency at all, and fails to distinguish between the intrinsic and instrumental value of GDP growth, my conclusion is that it does not fulfill the promise of transformative change.

Memoria para optar al grado de Magíster en Gestión y Políticas Públicas / Memoria para optar al título de Ingeniera Civil Industrial / El propósito de este estudio es caracterizar los sistemas de apoyo al emprendimiento estudiantil en cinco escuelas de ingeniería en Chile, pertenecientes a la Universidad de Chile, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Universidad de Talca y Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez. Así, se logrará ampliar el conocimiento en estos temas basándose en la realidad de estas escuelas, las cuales representan aproximadamente el 20% de la matrícula de primer año de estudiantes de ingenierías civiles en Chile. Grandes esfuerzos económicos y políticos se han hecho en el país para fomentar y apoyar el emprendimiento de estudiantes de ingeniería. A su vez, los(as) estudiantes se han interesado más en la actividad emprendedora lo que ha empujado a las universidades a hacerse cargo de estos esfuerzos e intereses. Uno de los esfuerzos más significativos es el programa Una Nueva Ingeniería para el 2030 (Ingeniería 2030) lanzado por la Corporación de Fomento Productivo (CORFO) en el año 2012. El objetivo del Ingeniería 2030 es potenciar las capacidades de las escuelas de ingeniería en ámbitos de investigación aplicada, desarrollo y transferencia de tecnología e innovación y emprendimiento. Impulsadas por el proyecto Ingeniería 2030, cada escuela ha promovido iniciativas sin precedentes para fomentar y apoyar el emprendimiento en sus estudiantes de pregrado, dentro de las cuales están las cinco mencionadas anteriormente. En este contexto, nace la pregunta sobre cuáles son las estrategias que están ocupando las escuelas de ingeniería en Chile para apoyar y fomentar el emprendimiento en sus estudiantes. Para dar respuesta, se analizaron cinco de diez escuelas participantes de Ingeniería 2030, a través de 20 entrevistas semi-estructuradas a profesionales, académicos y directivos. Además, se hizo una revisión de páginas web y documentación clave de cada escuela y proyecto Ingeniería 2030. Los resultados arrojan que las principales estrategias se pueden clasificar en cuatro dimensiones, la primera involucra a la institucionalidad y su tensión entre la tradición y ser una universidad emprendedora. La segunda se centra en la trayectoria curricular y potencia co-curricular. La tercera plantea la tensión de los académicos entre investigar y participar en proyectos de emprendimiento. La última, se centra en la tensión del estudiante entre su carga académica y su motivación por emprender. El estudio realiza una diferenciación de las escuelas a través de estas cuatro dimensiones, se hace una primera diferenciación a través del énfasis curricular o co-curricular que tengan y por su modelo institucional Bottom Up o Top Down, y una segunda, a través del nivel de tensión de académicos y el énfasis en la motivación de los estudiantes por participar en actividades de emprendimiento. Entender estas dimensiones y las estrategias para influir en la formación de ingenieros es una ventana de oportunidad para que estos y futuros cambios formativos se realicen con mayor impacto.

The project of sustainable development, as reflected in the Agenda 2030 and the UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals, plays a central role in the story of crisis and transformation today. Yet, this project has rarely been the object of ideology critique. This paper formulates an ideology critique as a form of immanent critique of the project of sustainable development with a basis in Herbert Marcuse’s one-dimensionality thesis. The analysis of the ideology of sustainable development is structured around the three-pillar conception of sustainability which is applied in the Agenda 2030. The transformative potential of the project of sustainable development is assessed on the background of the analysis. The transformative potential in each of the three pillars is found to be inhibited by the project of sustainable development and the paper identifies and explains the ideological mechanisms through which this inhibition takes place. The research suggests that the project of sustainable development cannot be seen as a transformative project.

This study examined the satisfaction with and use of technology infrastructure by students and faculty across a sample of five universities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Overall, the findings indicated that both faculty and students were relatively satisfied with the information technology (IT) infrastructure at their respective campuses, although they tend to report satisfaction levels more than faculty or students in the United States. The study also revealed several areas of improvement, including the need for more reliable Wi-Fi networks on campuses and for the use of Learning Management Systems (LMS) and other digital technologies by the instructors. The analysis uncovered disparities in the overall experience of faculty and students with IT between universities located in the capital city and universities outside the capital city.

The aim of this thesis is to examine how civics teachers use and implement of Agenda 2030, the seventeen sustainable goals set by the United Nations, in their teaching. This paper will off in the implementation theory set by Lennart Lundquist that has three requirements: understanding, will and knowledge and how those requirements affect the teachers in their work. Five teachers have been interviewed in person and it is their answers that has been the basis of this study. Their answers have then been analysed by using four themes to answer the questions at issue. These four themes are: knowledge of Agenda 2030, teaching of Agenda 2030, the teacher’s opinion on guidelines and interdisciplinary teaching. The result showed a lack of implementing Agenda 2030. There are a few reasons for this, but it is mainly because there is a lack of understanding among teachers what Agenda 2030 really means and a lack of knowledge of how to implement it.

Ågelsjön är ett av Sveriges största klätterområden. I den här studien har Ågelsjön studerats utifrån begreppet hållbar utveckling för att bättre förstå hur klätterområden ska anpassas i en föränderlig värld. Forskningen är en fallstudie och för att samla in material gjordes 5 intervjuer med klättrare från området. Resultaten har sedan analyserats med hjälp av tidigare forskning om klättring i främst USA och​ Agenda 2030,​ det för tiden ledande dokumentet vad gäller hållbar utveckling. ​Agenda2030​ innehåller 17 klimatmål (UN 2015) som enligt Lindsey och Darby (2018) ska förstås som sammankopplade. Insatser mot ett klimatmål kan ha effekter på andra klimatmål, både positiva och negativa. Ågelsjön främjar aktiva hälsosamma liv tack vare sin fina klättring i en vacker omgivning. Vid Ågelsjön främjas kunskap och erfarenheter för att bli en kompetent klättrare, det lägger grunden för ett livslångt idrottande. Klättrarna har haft en viss påverkan på miljön vid Ågelsjön men restaureringen som klättrare från Norrköping klätterklubb driver lägger grunden för ett hållbart klättrande med inkluderande leder och hållbara bultar i berget.