Human sustainable development from UNDP perspective: challenges to putting the ideal into practice

Authors

  • Tomás Loïck Tadeu Tavares Ferreira Neves Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)
  • Paulo Afonso Velasco Júnior Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22456/2178-8839.88310

Keywords:

Human Sustainable Development, UNDP, Human Development Reports.

Abstract

This article is an unfolding of a more extensive research conducted as a master thesis and intends to propose an analysis of the main strategies presented by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in its annual Human Development Reports (HDRs) for the promotion of the development model structured by the Program itself. Given the relevance of the discussions related to development in the contemporary multilateral agenda, the article aims to offer an insight on the treatment given to this topic in the UNDP and, through a more extensive analysis of the HDRs, evaluate the existence of possible friction points between the theoretical and conceptual principles that shape the Program’s discourse and the means advanced in the Reports to promote this ideal of a more human and sustainable development. The results point to the existence of a few limiting aspects encompassing different dimensions, such as the undermining of country-ownership and the lack of clarity in the definition of the preferable state profile, while presenting the critical insights offered by the post-development thinking.

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Author Biographies

Tomás Loïck Tadeu Tavares Ferreira Neves, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)

Master in International Relations at the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ). Bachelor's degree in International Economic Relations at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG). Has experience with research in the fields of International Politics and Development.  

Paulo Afonso Velasco Júnior, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)

PhD in Political Science at the Social and Political Studies Institute of the State University of Rio de Janeiro (IESP-UERJ) and Master in International Relations at IRI/PUC-Rio. Adjunct Professor of International Politics at UERJ's International Relations Graduate Programme (PPGRI-UERJ). 

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Published

2019-04-04

How to Cite

Tavares Ferreira Neves, T. L. T., & Velasco Júnior, P. A. (2019). Human sustainable development from UNDP perspective: challenges to putting the ideal into practice. Conjuntura Austral, 10(49), 96–112. https://doi.org/10.22456/2178-8839.88310

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 49 (2019)

Section

RESEARCH

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