Social Sustainability Requires Social Sustainability Procedural Prerequisites for Reaching Substantive Goals

被引:12
作者
Bostrom, Magnus [1 ]
Vifell, Asa Casula [2 ]
Klintman, Mikael [3 ]
Soneryd, Linda [4 ]
Hallstrom, Kristina Tamm [5 ]
Thedvall, Renita [5 ]
机构
[1] Univ Orebro, Sch Humanies Educ & Social Sci, SE-70182 Orebro, Sweden
[2] Sodertorn Univ, Polit Sci, Huddinge, Sweden
[3] Lund Univ, Dept Sociol, SE-22100 Lund, Sweden
[4] Univ Gothenburg, Dept Sociol & Work Sci, SE-40530 Gothenburg, Sweden
[5] Stockholm Univ, Score, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
来源
NATURE + CULTURE | 2015年 / 10卷 / 02期
基金
瑞典研究理事会;
关键词
multi-stakeholder; participation; procedures; social sustainability; standards; sustainable development; BUSINESS;
D O I
10.3167/nc.2015.100201
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
The synergies and trade-offs between the various dimensions of sustainable development are attracting a rising scholarly attention. Departing from the scholarly debate, this article focuses on internal relationships within social sustainability. Our key claim is that it is difficult to strengthen substantive social sustainability goals unless there are key elements of social sustainability contained in the very procedures intended to work toward sustainability. Our analysis, informed by an organizing perspective, is based on a set of case studies on multi-stakeholder transnational sustainability projects (sustainability standards). This article explores six challenges related to the achievement of such procedures that can facilitate substantive social sustainability. Three of these concern the formulation of standards and policies, and three the implementation of standards and policies. To achieve substantive social sustainability procedures must be set in motion with abilities to take hold of people's concerns, frames, resources, as well as existing relevant institutions and infrastructures.
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页码:131 / 156
页数:26
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