Suchergebnisse

A lo largo de las dos últimas décadas el debate sobre el desarrollo ha estado sujeto a diversas controversias que, de alguna forma, representan visiones diferentes respecto del carácter coyuntural o estructural de los problemas en presencia. Ello ha tenido distintas manifestaciones, tanto en el plano académico, como en los ámbitos social y político. ; During the past two decades the development debate has raised several controversies that somehow represent different visions about the temporary or structural nature of the problems faced. This has had different responses, both in academia and in the social and political fields. The paper analyzes the extent of such disputes, examining the strategy based on the Millennium Develop-ment Goals (MDGs) and its real meaning in terms of development. To do this, we take the data relating to China in order to examine both the relationship of the MDGs with the changes in terms of poverty, and the impact of the Chinese model in other variables such as inequality and environmental sustainability

Development Cooperation, in addition to clear social and political support, originated from a context which represented a coherent contribution within the framework of Development Theory. However, from the 1980s with the rise of neoliberal ideas, debates on development and the international cooperation system and its strategies took different directions. Currently, the definition and monitoring of the Agenda has become the centre of debate, with the conse-quent abandonment of the theoretical and historical perspectives as well as the traditional perception of development as a process of transformation of reality. This disconnection between ideas on development and cooperation has led to a long-standing confusion over cooperation, with its role becoming increasingly unclear. This paper highlights the need to return to the relation-ship between theoretical reflection on development and cooperation strate-gies, through a process of identifying problems, studying their causes and con-sequently designing strategies. The way in which these links are created will open up the possibility of proposing alternatives according to the risks and challenges to be faced ; La Cooperación al Desarrollo nació en un contexto en el que, además de un claro respaldo social y político, suponía un aporte coherente en el marco de la Teoría del Desarrollo. Sin embargo, a partir de los 80, con el auge de las ideas neoliberales, los debates sobre el desarrollo y el sistema de cooperación internacional y sus estrategias tomaron caminos diferentes. Actualmente, la definición y seguimiento de las Agendas se ha convertido en el centro del debate, con el consiguiente abandono de la perspectiva teórica e histórica, así como de la percepción tradicional del desarrollo como proceso de trans-formación de la realidad. La desconexión entre las ideas sobre desarrollo y la cooperación ha llevado a una situación de larga crisis de la cooperación, cuyo papel cada vez es menos claro. El artículo plantea la necesidad de retomar la relación entre la reflexión teórica sobre el desarrollo y las estrategias de coo-peración, siguiendo un proceso de identificación de problemas, estudio de sus causas y consiguiente diseño de estrategias. La forma en que estos vínculos se construyan marcará las posibilidades de plantear alternativas acordes con los riesgos y retos que afrontamos

Development Cooperation, in addition to clear social and political support, originated from a context which represented a coherent contribution within the framework of Development Theory. However, from the 1980s with the rise of neoliberal ideas, debates on development and the international cooperation system and its strategies took different directions. Currently, the definition and monitoring of the Agenda has become the centre of debate, with the consequent abandonment of the theoretical and historical perspectives as well as the traditional perception of development as a process of transformation of reality. This disconnection between ideas on development and cooperation has led to a long-standing confusion over cooperation, with its role becoming increasingly unclear. This paper highlights the need to return to the relationship between theoretical reflection on development and cooperation strategies, through a process of identifying problems, studying their causes and consequently designing strategies. The way in which these links are created will open up the possibility of proposing alternatives according to the risks and challenges to be faced. ; Development Cooperation, in addition to clear social and political support, originated from a context which represented a coherent contribution within the framework of Development Theory. However, from the 1980s with the rise of neoliberal ideas, debates on development and the international cooperation system and its strategies took different directions. Currently, the definition and monitoring of the Agenda has become the centre of debate, with the consequent abandonment of the theoretical and historical perspectives as well as the traditional perception of development as a process of transformation of reality. This disconnection between ideas on development and cooperation has led to a long-standing confusion over cooperation, with its role becoming increasingly unclear. This paper highlights the need to return to the relationship between theoretical reflection ...

A lo largo de las dos últimas décadas el debate sobre el desarrollo ha estado sujeto a diversas controversias que, de alguna forma, representan visiones diferentes respecto del carácter coyuntural o estructural de los problemas en presencia. Ello ha tenido distintas manifestaciones, tanto en el plano académico, como en los ámbitos social y político. El presente artículo analiza el alcance de dichas controversias, a partir de examinar la estrategia basada en los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio (ODM), y su significado real en términos de desarrollo. Para ello, se toman los datos referidos a China, al objeto de examinar, tanto la relación de los ODM con los cambios experimentados en términos de pobreza, como el impacto del modelo chino en otras variables como la desigualdad o la sostenibilidad ambiental ; During the past two decades the development debate has raised several controversies that somehow represent different visions about the temporary or structural nature of the problems faced. This has had different responses, both in academia and in the social and political fields. The paper analyzes the extent of such disputes, examining the strategy based on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and its real meaning in terms of development. To do this, we take the data relating to China in order to examine both the relationship of the MDGs with the changes in terms of poverty, and the impact of the Chinese model in other variables such as inequality and environmental sustainability

Analyses of Policy Coherence for Development (PCD) began to arise in the OECD more than two decades ago. These approaches have evolved while the discussions about the necessary reform of the system of international cooperation were taking place. However, the meetings in Rome, Paris, Accra and Busan, and the Aid Effectiveness Agenda, focused on a technocratic and unilateral vision of efficiency, away from the approach of CPD. Subsequently, the creation of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation has not meant a change of course on this issue. The article shows the striking absence of the CPD at conferences and declarations, which contrasts with its remarkable evolution in the doctrinal level, and raises the potentialities of the 2030 Agenda for the CPD.

Purpose
Recognising the importance of universities in the achievement of social and global objectives, this paper aims to study the relevance of the global reporting initiative (GRI) methodology for reporting University Social Responsibility (USR) activities, taking into account the specificity of higher education institutions (HEI).


Design/methodology/approach
After a review of the literature and background, the European HEI reports prepared according to the latest version of GRI standards are selected and a comparative study is carried out. The analysis focusses on comparing to what extent the standards are responding to the information needs generated in the field of higher education.


Findings
General issues, common to all types of organisations, are adequately reported by HEIs, but difficulties are encountered in integrating a vision that incorporates the role of their missions in standards related to economic, social and environmental aspects.


Research limitations/implications
There are few GRI reports with this format and further research is encouraged as the number of reports increase. So far, major limitations have been found by HEIs to account for their societal missions when using the GRI.


Practical implications
The debates on USR are promoting an increase in the number of reports on sustainability. This paper provides some examples of the use of disclosures that can be adapted in this context, to move towards the systematisation of these practices.


Originality/value
This is, to the authors' knowledge, the first comparative study on the application of GRI to sustainability reports at a European level, focussing on the adequacy between disclosures and missions.