Governance and Sustainability

Abstract

Preface Introduction Ulrich Petschow, Institute for Ecological Economic Research (IOW), Germany, James N. Rosenau, The George Washington University, USA, and Ernst Ulrich von Weizsacker, Bundestag Environment Committee, Germany 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 (IOW), Germany 3. Globalisation means new challenges for sustainability Ernst Ulrich von Weizsacker, 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 Siebenhuner, 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 Braunmuhl 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 Janicke, German Advisory Council on the Environment (SRU) Freie Universitat Berlin 11. Governance and integrated product policy Frieder Rubik, Institute for Ecological Economic Research (IOW), 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 (IOW), 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