Emma Haglund, School of Languages, Cultures and Societies

Creating a Transcultural Model of Sustainability

In order for our planet to move towards a truly sustainable future, we need global cooperation. With every culture and every government initiative comes a different outlook on sustainability with varying strengths and weaknesses. Finding a common ground is the key to global cooperation, and through a careful consideration of each culture’s strengths and weaknesses, we will gain a larger insight on how to find one. In this presentation, we will look at two opposing identities in China and the EU, go through the process of carefully analysing policies and initiatives, and explain the end goal of creating a new transcultural ideology of sustainability.

BA Asia Pacific Studies & Chinese
I’m a final year student studying Asia Pacific Studies and Chinese. My dissertation focuses on sustainability policies in China and transcultural models of sustainability, and I hope to deepen this research in a Masters programme next year. I’m both Swedish and French, and in my spare time, I love learning new languages and hope to travel to Shanghai very soon now that my Chinese is more polished.