The
2030 Agenda, of which the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) form
the core, is a global policy framework set by the United Nations in
2015. Based on the principle of universalism, all UN member states
committed themselves to implementing the SDGs: a “blueprint to achieve a
better and more sustainable future for all" and an urgent call for
action.
First,
the seminar will focus on the history, structure and the working method
of the UN, about how the SDGs came about and how they relate to
previous international attempts to attain sustainable development. Subsequently,
we will critically discuss the SDGs’ history and relate it to previous
international attempts. Finally, the participants will prepare case
studies on how individual countries seek to put sustainable development
into practice and thus practice the working methods of Model United
Nations (MUN). MUN is an academic simulation of the United Nations where
students play the role of delegates from different countries and
attempt to solve real-world issues with the policies and perspectives of
their assigned country. There will also be an opportunity to get three
additional credit points by participating in the SiegMUN2023 conference
in November.
The seminar will take place as a block seminar. The seminar will be taught in english.
- Dozent/in: Hanna Butterer