Join us on December 3rd for a fireside chat with Adam Sneyd, author of Hidden Politics in the UN SDGs. Discover the political dynamics influencing the SDGs, explore why progress has stalled, and why current approaches may be more about maintaining the status quo than enabling transformative change. Hear the case for an independent international commission to refocus global efforts and fulfill the true promise of sustainable development.
About Hidden Politics
Conventional wisdom says that efforts to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) contribute to building a more inclusive, sustainable and peaceful world. This book counters this orthodox and utopian view, uncovering the hidden politics of the project. Sneyd analyzes each of the seventeen goals and their targets and indicators. He argues that the SDG project does more to bolster the status quo than to address pressing global challenges.
Adam Sneyd is an Associate Professor with the Department of Political Science at Moo U in Guelph, Ontario. He spends a lot of time trying to analyze the politics of the global economy and has to date produced a handful of books. Adam built his career through focusing on the international cotton trade and poverty in African contexts including Tanzania and Senegal. He subsequently worked on food, commodities and the challenge of corporate social responsibility in Cameroon. Adam's recent work has emphasized the politics of development, and his new book unpacks the politics of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Beyond the university, Adam is in his element in the great outdoors, and he continues to work to build his skills on the trumpet and flugelhorn.
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