Book Launch : Sustainable Development Goal 16 and the Global Governance of Violence
Oct 17, 2023 — 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The book launch for " Sustainable Development Goal 16 and the Global Governance of Violence. Critical Reflections on the Uncertain Future of Peace " sponsored by: The School of International Development and Global Studies (SIDGS), Centre for International Policy Studies (CIPS) and the Fragile States Research Network (FSRN)
Adopted in 2015, the Sustainable Development Goals include 17 objectives designed to direct global development through to 2030, with Goal 16 aiming to promote ‘peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development.’ Amidst an ongoing global pandemic, evidence of a fracturing liberal international order, and the persistence of seemingly intractable conflict in large parts of the world, this volume takes stock of progress toward access to peace, justice, and inclusive institutions. Across the 15 chapters of this book, contributors explore the universal aspirations of Goal 16 and its specific implications for conflict- affected states, which experience ‘development in reverse,’ and for historically marginalized groups such as women, youth, the disabled, and indigenous peoples. In doing so, they offer a comprehensive assessment of Goal 16’s broader contribution to the creation of a more just, peaceful world against the realities of societies emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic and grappling with a deepening crisis.
Panel
Kirsten Van Houten is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Guelph, with the Engendering Disability-Inclusive Development project at the Live Work Well Centre, and co-editor of this book.
Yiagadeesen (Teddy) Samy is a Professor of International Affairs and Director at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University.
Sarya Ross is a graduate from the MA/JD program at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs and uOttawa. She is currently articling with Global Affairs Canada.
Darren Thomas is an Associate Professor in the Indigenous Studies Program at Wilfrid Laurier University, and the university’s Associate Vice-President of Indigenous Initiatives.
Axel Pueugue is a doctoral candidate at the School of International Development and Global Studies, uOttawa. His research is on the politics of the Triple Nexus in Cameroon.
The panel will be moderated by Stephen Baranyi, Professor at SIDGS and Coordinator of the Fragile States Research Network at CIPS.
This event will be in person and bilingual.
Light refreshments will be served, but please bring your own lunch.
