Perspectives on Governance and Sustainable Development - 5 ECTS

Name: Perspectives on Governance and Sustainable Development - 5 ECTS
Start: 2026-04-13T08:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-04-17T15:00:00+02:00
Location: Dalgas Have - room DHV 2.69, 2.70 & 2.71 (second floor)

Course Coordinators: Jeremy Moon & Stefano Ponto, Department of Management, Society & Communication, CBS

Faculty

Andreas Wieland (AW), Associate Professor of Supply Chain Risk Management
Department of Operations Management, CBS

Andreas Rasche, Professor of Business & Society (AR)
Department of Management, Society & Communication, CBS

Jeremy Moon (JM), Professor of Sustainability Governance
Department of Management, Society & Communication, CBS

Onna van den Broek, Marie Curie Post-doctoral Fellow (OVDB)
Department of Management, Society & Communication, CBS

René Taudal Poulsen, Associate Professor (RTP)
Department of Management, Society & Communication, CBS

Stefano Ponte (SP), Professor of International Political Economy
Department of Management, Society & Communication, CBS

Tanusree Jain (TJ), Professor of Corporate Sustainability

Department of Management, Society and Communication, CBS

Verena Girschik (VG), Associate Professor of Business and Society

Department of Management, Society and Communication, CBS

Practitioners panel

· Susanne Stormer (Leader in Residence at MSC … Society and Communication, formerly Novo Nordisk & Price, Waterhouse, Cooper

· Others TBC

Aim and content

The relationships of governance and sustainable development appear more critical to business and society relations than ever. This PhD course provides research students with an in-depth engagement with relevant frameworks, concepts and approaches to the topic of governing sustainable development, with specific focus on the role of business. It draws on the strengths of the CBS Sustainability Centre and the CBS Centre for Business and Development Studies (CBDS), but it will also bring in other guest faculty and practitioners.

The first part of the course opens with a survey of key perspectives on governing sustainable development. It then proceeds by unpacking these perspectives through the such related lenses as: governance, national & global; corporations as governing actors; sustainable development; sustainable investment; global value chains; humanitarian interventions & activism; and corporations & green transitions. Overall, the course aims at enabling critical consideration of different theoretical and policy approaches to governing sustainable development through a mix of theoretical and hands-on empirical engagements.

Prerequisites

Only currently registered PhD students can participate in the course.

The course is intended for students undertaking PhDs in the social sciences, including business and management studies.

At the time of application, you are asked to submit an abstract for the paper you would like to present at the course, on a topic related to governing sustainable development (500 words max).

If you are accepted to the course, you will be expected to submit a paper (min 8 pages, max 20 pages – references excluded) that engages theoretically, methodologically and/or empirically with topics related to governing sustainable development (deadline for submission of the paper is 31 March 2026). Please find here a template to be used for the paper.

To receive the course diploma, you will need to meet the above deadlines and attend the whole course.

Expectations

You are expected to have read all the assigned readings before the start of the course; for each of the sessions, one or more students will be asked to introduce the key points of one or more of the assigned papers to the group (details will follow);

You are expected to have read all student papers submitted to the course and be ready to provide engaged, sympathetic and constructive criticism during the student presentation sessions;

You are expected to actively engage in all discussion sessions related to lectures, panels and paper presentations.

Presentation and discussion plan

For each student paper: 10-minute presentation by the student; 15-minute feedback by the two assigned discussants (one faculty member and one student); 20 minutes for general discussion.

Lectures and panels are followed by an open discussion session facilitated by the assigned chair.

Learning objectives

After participating in the course, the students will be able to:

Critically reflect on different theoretical and empirical perspectives on governance and sustainable development.

Critically reflect on different specific policy and strategic approaches to sustainable development.

Locate their own PhD research in the context of wider theories, conceptualizations and debates about governance and sustainable development.

Schedule

Please find the weekly schedule here.

Registration Deadline and Conditions

The registration deadline is 1 March 2026. If you wish to cancel your registration, it must be done by this date. By this deadline, we determine whether there are enough registrations to run the course or decide who should be offered a seat if we have received too many registrations.

If seats are still available, we will extend the registration deadline to fill the remaining spots. Once you receive our acceptance/welcome letter, your registration becomes binding, and no course fee refunds will be issued. The binding registration date is the deadline mentioned above.

Payment Methods

Ensure you choose the correct payment method when finalizing your registration:

CBS students:

Select the payment method CBS PhD students. The course fee will be deducted from your PhD course budget.

Students from Other Danish Universities:

Select the payment method Danish Electronic Invoice (EAN). Provide your EAN number, attention, and any relevant purchase (project) order number.

If you do not pay via EAN number, select Invoice to pay via electronic bank payment (+71).

Students from Foreign Universities:

Select the payment method Payment Card. If you are unable to pay by credit card, choose Invoice International to pay via bank transfer.

Information about the Event

Date and time Monday 13 April 2026 at 08:30 to Friday 17 April 2026 at 15:00

Registration Deadline Sunday 1 March 2026 at 23:55

Location Dalgas Have - room DHV 2.69, 2.70 & 2.71 (second floor)
Dalgas Have 15
Frederiksberg
DK-2000

Organizer

Nina Iversen, CBS PhD School
Phone +45 3815 2475
ni.research@cbs.dk

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About CBS PhD School

Copenhagen Business School (CBS) offers a range of PhD courses, covering the scientific disciplines of the school. The courses include research design, publication techniques, research methods such as qualitative or quantitative methods, and specialisation courses in eg. organisational analysis, marketing and political science.

Most courses are organised as intensive week-long courses, but other formats are applied as well. The courses are open to PhD students from other countries and institutions, but some prerequisites may apply. Please see the individual course descriptions.

The PhD courses are offered in English and are for PhD students only.

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