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Niedlich, Sebastian
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Bauer, Mara
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Doneliene, Margarita
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Jaeger, Larissa
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Rieckmann, Marco
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Bormann, Inka
dc.date.accessioned
2020-03-12T10:57:38Z
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2020-03-12T10:57:38Z
dc.identifier.uri
https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/26975
dc.identifier.uri
http://dx.doi.org/10.17169/refubium-26736
dc.description.abstract
The paper aims to add to the discussion on sustainability governance in higher education institutions by examining the role of sustainability assessment and introducing an assessment tool inspired by systemic thinking and centered on a ‘governance equalizer’. It discusses recent research and argues that the complexity inherent in sustainability governance remains to be addressed adequately. While a number of models and frameworks have been proposed, most of them remain caught between narrow, management-oriented approaches on the one hand, and rather abstract approaches that provide little guidance for improving the field on the other. Sustainability assessment tools represent a potential way to bridge this gap. While there are existing tools which include issues of sustainability governance, these are often limited to aspects that are easily quantifiable and neglect more complex aspects. Against this background, the article proposes an alternative tool to assess sustainability governance in higher education institutions. The tool is based on a multi-case study in Germany and has been tested in a series of workshops. Drawing on the concept of a ‘governance equalizer’, it focuses on the functional requirements of sustainability governance in five dimensions - politics, profession, organization, knowledge, and the public—and how they are addressed by the HEI. The tool raises the level of abstraction in order to capture complexity, but at the same time keeps sight of governance structures, processes, instruments, and practices. It combines clearly defined criteria that are assessed using carefully developed maturity scales with a focus on stakeholder participation and knowledge.
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17 Seiten
dc.rights.uri
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject
sustainability assessment tool
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sustainability governance
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higher education institutions
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systems theory
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governance equalizer
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organization
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300 Sozialwissenschaften::370 Bildung und Erziehung::370 Bildung und Erziehung
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300 Sozialwissenschaften::370 Bildung und Erziehung::378 Hochschulbildung
dc.title
Assessment of Sustainability Governance in Higher Education Institutions - a Systemic Tool using a Governance Equalizer
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Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.articlenumber
1816
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.doi
10.3390/su12051816
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.journaltitle
Sustainability
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.number
5
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.originalpublishername
MDPI
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.volume
12
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.url
https://doi.org/10.3390/su12051816
refubium.affiliation
Erziehungswissenschaft und Psychologie
refubium.note.author
Die Publikation wurde aus Open Access Publikationsgeldern der Freien Universität Berlin und der DFG gefördert.
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no
dcterms.accessRights.openaire
open access
dcterms.isPartOf.eissn
2071-1050