The video is part of the course Sustainable Development – Ideas and Imaginaries, which is freely available: https://www.coursera.org/learn/sustainable-development-ideas-and-imaginaries.

This video presents different perspectives on society’s role in achieving sustainable development. Associate professor in History at the University of Copenhagen, Sidsel Eriksen, tells how the Scandinavion welfare state arose, and about the role of welfare states. Professor of Law and Humanities at the University of Copenhagen, Helle Porsdam, tells how the UN system works with universal human rights.