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What role for culture in the age of sustainable development? Unesco’s advocacy in the 2030 Agenda negotiations

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ID12340902
AuthorsDobrosława Wiktor-Mach (0000-0002-1158-2574, Krakow University of Economics, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume26
Issue3
Pages312-327
Publication date2018-10-24
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Cultural Policy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1028-6632 • E-ISSN: 1477-2833
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10286632.2018.1534841
OpenAlexW2898406604
LanguageEN
Citations received37
References cited31

The article presents the nuanced role of culture in the sustainable development agenda of the United Nations, highlighting the contribution of UNESCO. While UNESCO has been engaged in the intersections between culture and development since 1980s, when the World Decade for Cultural Development was proclaimed, it was only with the negotiation of post-2015 development framework that culture began to enter the mainstream development discourse. It is argued that this process, influenced by both external and internal factors, has led to the reconceptualisation of the culture-development nexus. While the role of culture in the human development paradigm was focused on poverty alleviation and other human needs, including identity, education, and health, the sustainability agenda significantly widens the possible roles for cultural factors. UNESCO’s three approaches are discussed: culture as a unique dimension of sustainable development, and culture as a driver and enabler of sustainability

Economic growth · Economics · Enabling · Environmental ethics · Human development (humanity · Mainstream · Negotiation · Nexus (standard · Political science · Poverty · Social science · Sociology · Sustainability · Sustainable development · Global Education and Multiculturalism · Global Educational Policies and Reforms · Law · Sustainability in Higher Education

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Citations per year5,29
Citation span2019 - 2026 (8)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 36

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