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Knowledge and Politics in Setting and Measuring the SDGs: Introduction to Special Issue by Fukuda‐Parr, Sakiko, McNeill, Desmond

“…The papers in this special issue provide accounts of the politics and knowledge that shaped the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The open and transparent…”
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The Many Meanings of Quality Education: Politics of Targets and Indicators in SDG4 by Unterhalter, Elaine

“…The formulation of the SDG education targets was more inclusive than the processes linked with the MDGs. Key constituencies making representations through the…”
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The Framing of Sustainable Consumption and Production in SDG 12 by Gasper, Des, Shah, Amod, Tankha, Sunil

“…This paper examines the processes of formulation of UN Sustainable Development Goal 12 (SDG 12) – ‘Ensure Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns’ –…”
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Steering CSR Through Home State Regulation: A Comparison of the Impact of the UK Bribery Act and Modern Slavery Act on Global Supply Chain Governance by LeBaron, Genevieve, Rühmkorf, Andreas

“…The home states of multinational enterprises have in recent years sought to use public regulation to fill the gaps left by the absence of a binding labour…”
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Existential Risk Prevention as Global Priority by Bostrom, Nick

“…Existential risks are those that threaten the entire future of humanity. Many theories of value imply that even relatively small reductions in net existential…”
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Soil Security: Solving the Global Soil Crisis by Koch, Andrea, McBratney, Alex, Adams, Mark, Field, Damien, Hill, Robert, Crawford, John, Minasny, Budiman, Lal, Rattan, Abbott, Lynette, O'Donnell, Anthony, Angers, Denis, Baldock, Jeffrey, Barbier, Edward, Binkley, Dan, Parton, William, Wall, Diana H., Bird, Michael, Bouma, Johan, Chenu, Claire, Flora, Cornelia Butler, Goulding, Keith, Grunwald, Sabine, Hempel, Jon, Jastrow, Julie, Lehmann, Johannes, Lorenz, Klaus, Morgan, Cristine L., Rice, Charles W., Whitehead, David, Young, Iain, Zimmermann, Michael

“…Soil degradation is a critical and growing global problem. As the world population increases, pressure on soil also increases and the natural capital of soil…”
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The Design of Environmental Priorities in the SDGs by Elder, Mark, Olsen, Simon Høiberg

“…This article argues that the environment was extensively incorporated into the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with broad and ambitious targets,…”
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Reinvigorating International Climate Policy: A Comprehensive Framework for Effective Nonstate Action by Chan, Sander, van Asselt, Harro, Hale, Thomas, Abbott, Kenneth W., Beisheim, Marianne, Hoffmann, Matthew, Guy, Brendan, Höhne, Niklas, Hsu, Angel, Pattberg, Philipp, Pauw, Pieter, Ramstein, Céline, Widerberg, Oscar

“…As countries negotiate a new climate agreement for the United Nations climate conference in December 2015, a groundswell of climate actions is emerging as…”
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The Hollowing and Backsliding of Democracy in East Central Europe by Greskovits, Béla

“…The essay identifies two main dangers to East Central Europe's young democracies: ‘hollowing,’ or declining popular involvement in democracy, and…”
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The Vulnerable World Hypothesis by Bostrom, Nick

“…Scientific and technological progress might change people's capabilities or incentives in ways that would destabilize civilization. For example, advances in…”
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Keeping Out Extreme Inequality from the SDG Agenda – The Politics of Indicators by Fukuda‐Parr, Sakiko

“…The SDGs are important because they set consensus norms. At face value, Goal 10 sets a strong norm on reducing inequality within and between countries. Yet…”
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The Big (data) Bang: Opportunities and Challenges for Compiling SDG Indicators by MacFeely, Steve

“…Official statisticians around the world are faced with the herculean task of populating the Sustainable Development Goals global indicator framework. As…”
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Reframing the climate debate: The origins and diffusion of net zero pledges by Van Coppenolle, Hermine, Blondeel, Mathieu, Van de Graaf, Thijs

“…Achieving net zero emissions has rapidly become the dominant long‐term objective guiding national climate policies. At the end of 2018, only 24 countries were…”
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Big Science Collaborations; Lessons for Global Governance and Leadership by Robinson, Mark

“…Big Science communities have been remarkably effective in evolving complex processes and mechanisms to enable international collaborations. Major powers such…”
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Power shifts in international organisations: China at the United Nations by Haug, Sebastian, Foot, Rosemary, Baumann, Max‐Otto

“…The People's Republic of China is central to current debates about power shifts in international organisations, but a systematic and comprehensive assessment…”
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The Artificial Intelligence Arms Race: Trends and World Leaders in Autonomous Weapons Development by Haner, Justin, Garcia, Denise

“…Autonomous weapons technologies, which rely on artificial intelligence, are advancing rapidly and without sufficient public debate or accountability. Oversight…”
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The International Authority Database by Zürn, Michael, Tokhi, Alexandros, Binder, Martin

“…International organizations (IOs) are perceived as increasingly important, yet also severely challenged actors in world politics. How authoritative are IOs,…”
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From developing country to superpower? China, power shifts and the United Nations development pillar by Baumann, Max‐Otto, Haug, Sebastian, Weinlich, Silke

“…This article contributes to the expanding literature on China's position in international organisations by examining the extent to which, and how, China's…”
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Energy as a weapon of war: Lessons from 50 years of energy interdependence by LaBelle, Michael Carnegie

“…The Organization of the Petroleum‐Exporting Countries (OPEC) used oil as a weapon against Western countries supporting Israel in the 1973 Yom Kippur War. From…”
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Fragmentation and the Future: Investigating Architectures for International AI Governance by Cihon, Peter, Maas, Matthijs M., Kemp, Luke

“…The international governance of artificial intelligence (AI) is at a crossroads: should it remain fragmented or be centralised? We draw on the history of…”
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