Abstract The Sustainable Development Goals (Agenda 2030) have evoked optimism but
have also been criticized for reproducing a universal template grounded in a western and …

The discourse of sustainable development is highly influential in global and national
governance frameworks, though its meaning and operationalisation are context-dependent …

The agri-food system is facing a range of social-ecological threats, many of which are
caused and amplified by industrial agriculture. In response, numerous sustainable …

Few books in the history of development studies have had an impact like The Development
Dictionary–A Guide to Knowledge as Power, which was edited by Wolfgang Sachs and …

Comparing the Agenda 2030 of the United Nations and the Laudato si'by the Pope, both
authored in 2015, one point stands out: the Development enthusiasm of the twentieth …

Renewable energy has made significant inroads in addressing growing energy demands on
the African continent. However, progress towards SDG 7 is still limited and difficult to trace …

The Idea of Development in Africa challenges prevailing international development
discourses about the continent, by tracing the history of ideas, practices, and'problems' of …

Accounts of neoliberalism have noted, but not fully explored, the neoliberal empowerment of
corporations. The corporate power literature, similarly, rarely makes the connection between …

Abstract The recently passed Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) encompass a variety
of explicit and implicit goals that address inequality. Although formulations remain vague …

Focusing on reimagining the purpose of vocational education and training (VET) and
grounded in the reality of a small cohort of young South Africans and an institution seeking …