%0 Journal Article
%T Sustainable Development: Representing a Reflexive Modernity Inside the United Nations
%A Dr. Gregory Borne
%J Journal of Global Analysis
%D 2010
%I Centre for Strategic Research & Analysis
%X This paper suggests that the discourse of sustainable development (SD) within the United Nations (UN) represents a paradigm shift from first/industrial modernity to a reflexive modernity. Reflexive modernity is defined by the changing nature of political structures in the face of globalised environmental risk, as well as a questioning of the hegemony of the scientific process as a basis for the development of humanity and the planet. SD is a concept that innately reflects these concerns, questioning normative assumptions. This paper will argue that the rise of SD in governance discourse is not only a catalyst for a reflexive modernity, but also is representative of a modernity that is already in a state of reflexivity. This proposition is examined by exploring the various ways that SD is utilised in the governance structure of the United Nations (UN).
%K United Nations
%K Risk
%K Sustainable Development
%K Climate Change
%K Reflexive Modernity
%K globalisation.
%U http://cesran.org/dergi.php?id=04