A5013036158- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Public Administration and Political Analysis
- Economic and Social Issues
- Organic Food and Agriculture
- Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability
- Environmental law and policy
- Climate Change and Geoengineering
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Policy Transfer and Learning
- Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
- Innovation, Technology, and Society
- Environmental Sustainability in Business
- Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
- Complex Systems and Decision Making
- Sustainability in Higher Education
- Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Adult and Continuing Education Topics
- Sociology and Education Studies
- Environmental Science and Technology
- Environmental and Social Impact Assessments
- Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration
- Public Policy and Administration Research
- Digital Innovation in Industries
- Religion, Ecology, and Ethics
University of Basel
2015-2024
University of St. Gallen
2017-2022
University of Bern
2017-2022
Forschungsinstitut für Biologischen Landbau
2022
ETH Zurich
2017-2021
Swiss Competence Center for Energy Research – Supply of Electricity
2017
ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
2017
Winterthur Museum Garden and Library
2017
Swiss National Science Foundation
2017
Swiss Archaeology
2013-2014
Voß, J., and B. Bornemann. 2011. The politics of reflexive governance: challenges for designing adaptive management transition management. Ecology Society 16(2): 9. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-04051-160209
There is a growing scientific debate regarding the suitability of certain modes governance for promoting sustainable development (SD). However, thus far there neither agreement on ways to meaningfully distinguish and understand nor foundation aspects be chosen this endeavour. In order overcome conceptual vagueness, paper presents meta-framework sound conceptualization modes. Founded reinterpretation discourse 'from government governance', we argue that only multi-dimensional approach giving...
Abstract Non-Technical Summary This article takes stock of the 2030 Agenda and focuses on five governance areas. In a nutshell, we see quite patchy often primarily symbolic uptake global goals. Although some studies highlight individual success stories actors institutions to implement goals, it remains unclear how such cases can be upscaled develop broader political impact accelerate endeavor achieve sustainable development. We hence raise concerns about overall effectiveness by goal-setting...
Abstract In 2015, the United Nations adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with 169 targets as part of its 2030 Agenda for Development. The launch this comprehensive and inclusive set global goals was expected to lead, among other things, more integrative policymaking, which is widely seen important sustainability governance. article, we draw on a detailed empirical case study German government analyze whether SDGs has indeed strengthened policy integration mechanisms may account...
Transforming today's energy systems in industrialized countries requires a substantial reduction of the total consumption at individual level. Selected instruments have been found to be effective changing people's behavior single domains. However, so far weak success story on reducing overall indicates that our understanding determining factors as well its change is from being conclusive. Among others, scientific state art dominated by analyzing domains and neglecting embodied energy. It...
The current food system, characterised by considerable concentrations of economic and political power, is widely regarded as undemocratic in many respects unsustainable its outcomes. To address the democratic deficits empowerment has become a central claim point reference for actors seeking to transform system. In fact, numerous venues practices have emerged recent years develop people’s capacities engage with issues. These range from local initiatives health-food movements policy councils...
While there are established concepts of the green or environmental state, no clear idea exists what constitutes a sustainable state and by standards to evaluate such state. This article aims clarify notion in terms framework sustainability-oriented meta-governance functions. To this end, comprehensive sustainability is linked with perspective on contemporary Seven features transformation identified that challenge governing must address seven systematically derived expands notions sheds new...
Conventional food systems continue to jeopardize the health and well-being of people environment, with a number related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) still far from being reached. Food Policy Councils (FPCs)—since several decades in North America, more recently Europe—have begun facilitate sustainable system governance activities among various stakeholders as an explicit alternative shaping by multinational corporations their governmental allies. In contrast former, FPCs pursue goals...
Abstract In order to play a key role in the governance of societal change towards sustainability, public administrations need transform their own ways working, that is, internal governance. This paper complements existing research on sustainability administration focuses formal institutions and instruments with practice‐oriented interpretive perspective. Drawing an open analytical framework using qualitative document interview analyses, reconstructs from perspective actors responsible for...
Traditionally, policymaking has been described as taking place within the boundaries of differentiated and institutionalized policy fields. Regarding some newer issue areas, such sustainability or climate change, this “sectoralized” pattern development does not seem to be an adequate description anymore. Here, a different type that practitioners regularly qualify “integrative” “strategic” can observed: transgresses established fields integrates areas by means overall political strategies....
Governance is commonly regarded as pivotal for promoting sustainable development. However, there a lively debate on the merits of different modes governance in this respect, especially relevance new, non-hierarchical modes. Adding to debate, paper explores sustainability impacts range from comparative perspective. It investigates relation between and induced societal changes elucidates role mode sustainability. Guided by theoretical framework both conceptualization their impacts, five...
At an early stage of the rising fracking controversy in Germany, ExxonMobil initiated a rather large and costly company dialogue to defuse public concerns over fracking. To shed light on implications private participation, this study analyses how so-called InfoDialog attempted reach goal, what consequences were. For purpose, interpretive analytical perspective that employs concepts conflict participation analysis is adopted. Following perspective, several design features their for framing...
Governments and administrations at all levels play a central role in shaping sustainable development. Over the past 30 years, many have developed differentiated sustainability governance arrangements (SGAs) to incorporate into their governing practice. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which UN adopted 2015, brings with it some significant conceptual shifts thinking that, turn, entail new requirements. Starting from practical calls improved understanding of requirements conditions...
The 2024 saguf annual conference will explore fields of tension that must be addressed to build up enabling framework conditions for innovation sustainability transformation.
Investment decisions by power utilities significantly shape sustainable energy systems. While it is known that different political factors influence investment decisions, the interaction of these remains unclear. Using a fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis 22 cases in 19 Swiss cantons, this study analyses which combinations conditions promote renewable energies. The reveals significance conditions. High investments energies can be explained above all settings high administrative...
Social sciences and humanities play important roles in sustainability-oriented transformative research. A saguf workshop revealed what these can look like.