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Edward Elgar Publishing signs the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals Publishers Compact

February 9, 2021

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Edward Elgar Publishing signs the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals Publishers Compact

We are delighted to announce that we have signed up to the UN’s SDG Publishers Compact.

As signatories we aspire to develop sustainable practices and act as champions of the SDGs during the Decade of Action (2020-2030), publishing books and journals that will help inform, develop and inspire action. The compact includes 10 action points that publishers can commit to undertake to accelerate progress to achieve the SDGs by 2030.

We aspire to develop sustainable practices and act as champions of the SDGs during the Decade of Action

Our commitment to the compact aligns with our company mission to enrich and support our academic and professional communities in social sciences and law through creative commissioning and effective dissemination of high calibre content for a global audience. It also reflects our values of thoughtful publishing and a collaborative, long term and globally oriented approach to business.

Explore our curated content that relates to individual Sustainable Development Goals through our SDG collection.


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Should we expect Administrative Justice in the United Nations?

January 10, 2019

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Niamh Kinchin explores accountability in the context of decision-making within the UN.

Niamh Kinchin explores accountability in the context of decision-making within the UN.

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Should the UN Security Council establish a Climate-Change Tribunal?

May 4, 2018

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Shirley Scott and Charlotte Ku explore what the UN Security Council could potentially do to contribute constructively to global climate governance

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The Syrian Disaster and the Failure of European Strategy in the Mediterranean

April 7, 2017

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barbed-fencePierre Beckouche examines how the Syrian disaster represents a fourfold failure of European strategy in the Mediterranean. […]

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Anti-corruption in fragile states: A need for better theory and practice.

November 23, 2016

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earthquakeJesper Johnsøn examines the role of organisational factors in the success of anti-corruption strategies. […]

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