Transformative Partnerships 2030

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Transformative Partnerships 2030 is a research project funded by Formas, the Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development.

The 2030 Agenda highlights the crucial role of partnerships as a global governance innovation for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Partnerships are even dedicated their own goal in SDG17.

The overall aim of this project is to assess if, how, and under what conditions UN partnerships for sustainable development can contribute to achieving the 2030 Agenda and accelerate transformative shifts toward sustainability. Our team will assess what makes partnerships effective, legitimate, and synergistic across SDGs.

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Postdoctoral positions available at Lund and Stockholm University

August 29, 2022
Are you interested in the politics of global governance, Agenda 2030 and the role of public-private partnerships in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? Apply to our two two-year positions as Postdoctoral Researcher, or spread the news to suitable candidates!

Join PI Karin Bäckstrand for launch of book - "Partnerships for Sustainability in Contemporary Global Governance"

August 29, 2022
On September 5, 2022, the Principal Investigator of Transformative Partnerships 2030 - Professor Karin Bäckstrand - will participate in the hybrid seminar to launch a new book co-edited by Liliana Andonova, on the Scientific Advisory Board of the project, Moira V. Faul and Dario Piselli.

Bi-annual project meeting held on May 30-31, 2022

August 29, 2022
The research team of Transformative Partnerships 2030 met at the Institute for Futures Studies in Stockholm on May 30-31, 2022, for the project’s first physical bi-annual meeting. At the meeting, at which all members – from Stockholm, Lund, and Amsterdam – took part, members discussed ongoing and future work.



Karin Bäckstrand appointed to Swedish National Committee for Global Environmental Change

February 7, 2022
Karin Bäckstrand, Principal Investigator of Transformative Partnerships 2030, was recently elected to the Swedish National Committee for Global Environmental Change, one of 18 national committees of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

Transformative Partnerships 2030 at the ECOSOC Partnership Forum

February 2, 2022
Transformative Partnerships 2030 was well represented at the 2022 ECOSOC Partnership Forum, with most of the team observing and participating through the online platform. The project was also included in a presentation at one of the official Forum sessions with important new survey results.

Save the date! Stockholm+50 side event at Stockholm University

February 1, 2022
On June 1, Karolinska Institute, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm University, and Stockholm Environment Institute will host a one-day side event ahead of Stockholm+50 that involves members of our project team.

Kristina Jönsson to launch sustainable development research school

January 25, 2022
The Swedish Research Council has granted funds for a new Research School on Sustainable Development and Poverty Reduction. Kristina Jönsson, Associate Professor in Political Science at Lund University (LU) and co-leader of work package 4 in the Transformative Partnerships 2030 project, will serve as coordinator for the new research school.

Karin Bäckstrand publishes on sustainability transformations in Earth System Governance

January 19, 2022
Karin Bäckstrand, Principal Investigator for Transformative Partnerships 2030, is part of the team of top scholars whose article "Democratising sustainability transformations: Assessing the transformative potential of democratic practices in environmental governance" was published in this month's volume of Earth System Governance. 

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