Science and technology in the international politics of sustainable development

Science and technology in the international politics of sustainable development

The critical discourse analysis (CDA) applied to the text “The Future We Want,” produced by the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (aka Rio+20), sought to identify the discourses used in depicting the subject of science and technology in the geopolitics of sustainable development....

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Main Authors: Carolina Lopes Araújo, Raiza Gomes Fraga, Viviane de Melo Resende
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Relações Internacionais 2018-09-01
Series:Meridiano 47
Subjects:
rio 20
science and technology
united nations conference on sustainable development
critical discourse analysis
Online Access:https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/MED/article/view/9225
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Summary:The critical discourse analysis (CDA) applied to the text “The Future We Want,” produced by the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (aka Rio+20), sought to identify the discourses used in depicting the subject of science and technology in the geopolitics of sustainable development. CDA’s theoretical-methodological apparatus reveals a belief that technological innovations will be able to offer solutions for the development issues and guide political decisions toward sustainability.
ISSN:1518-1219

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