5 Ideas from Global Diplomacy
System-wide Transformation Methods to Close the Compliance Gap and Advance the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals
by Marvin Cheung
Marvin Cheung is a Global Diplomacy Fellow at the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), and a Co-Director at the Center for Global Agenda (CGA) at Unbuilt Labs.
Publisher Ground Zero Books LLC, New York
2024 Summer Preprint (coming June 10th)
Paperback edition ISBN: 979-8-218-41883-0
Hardcover collector’s edition ISBN: 979-8-218-42843-3
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About the book
Why are we stuck here and how do we move forward?
Amidst escalating global crises and growing climate anxiety, 5 Ideas from Global Diplomacy offers actionable recommendations to aspiring changemakers to close the compliance gap between political commitment and action, and advance the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. The book journeys beyond sustainability which is typically associated with climate action, and towards sustainable development which includes a critical peace component. Cheung uncovers processes for global change behind the complex global governance landscape through a novel approach known as Transdisciplinary Systems Research. His wit and candor as he navigates the realities of sustainable development make the book a compelling read for a wide audience.
5 Ideas from Global Diplomacy is an open access preprint well grounded in the events of our time. It is a must-read for anyone interested in shaping the future of global governance, sustainable development, and our health.
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Marvin Cheung
“5 Ideas from Global Diplomacy was borne out of the need to create options and identify a viable pathway-to-impact despite the immense complexity of sustainable development. It documents an ambitious 3-year research project that brought together diverse voices from academics to executives and activists.”
Marvin Cheung is a business executive and global governance scholar. He co-directs the Center for Global Agenda (CGA) and directs the Venture Strategy Group (VSG) at Unbuilt Labs, where he serves as a special advisor to individuals, boards, and research organizations. He advises on the ideas, methods, and movements that have the potential to change global dynamics. He is a Global Diplomacy Fellow at the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), a UNESCO Inclusive Policy Lab Expert on the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals and Strategic Planning, and a member of different groups, including the Planetary Health Alliance, Boards Impact Forum, and Chairman’s Network, where he regularly shares research and perspectives to private and public Boards of Directors. In 2022, he succeeded the advisor to four successive Directors General at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) as Chair of the Global Consortium for Systems Research (GCSR). In 2023, he began serving on the Advisory Board of the Lifeboat Foundation, dedicated to mitigating existential risks, alongside four Nobel Laureates. He was a featured speaker at the United Nations General Assembly Science Summit.
Available soon
10 June 2024
Digital PDF will be published and available for free on this webpage, under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) license.
24 June 2024
Paperback edition (979-8-218-41883-0) will retail for $23.95 USD globally on Amazon.
15 July 2024
Hardcover collector’s edition (979-8-218-42843-3) will be available on Ingram globally for libraries, bookstores, online stores, and wholesale, with a retail price of $36.95 USD.
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