Cover -- Foreword -- Abstract -- Abstract -- Resumen -- Abrégé -- Acknowledgments -- Table of contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- I Introduction -- 1 Preface -- 2 Objectives -- 3 Structure -- 4 Notion -- 5 State of the art -- 6 Technical remarks -- II Definitions -- 1 Education -- 1.1 Learning -- 1.2 Training -- 1.3 Teaching -- 2 Sustainability -- 2.1 Environmental or ecological sustainability -- 2.2 Social sustainability -- 2.3 Economic sustainability -- 2.4 Cultural sustainability -- 3 Development -- 3.1 Sustainable development -- 3.2 Characteristics -- 4 Education for Sustainable Development -- 4.1 Concept -- 4.2 United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development -- 5 Conclusion -- III Theory -- 1 Nature -- 1.1 Networks -- 1.2 Regimes -- 1.3 Institutions -- 1.4 Synthesis -- 1.5 Conclusion -- 2 New institutionalism -- 2.1 Comparison -- 2.2 Approaches -- 2.3 Modes -- 2.4 Nexus -- 2.5 Regime theory -- 2.6 Topics -- 2.7 Conceptions of order -- 2.8 Conclusion -- 3 Closing remarks -- IV Methodology -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theory- oriented analysis -- 2.1 Functions -- 2.2 Criteria . -- 2.2.1 Effectiveness -- 2.2.2 Efficiency -- 2.2.3 Compliance -- 2.2.4 Leadership -- 2.2.5 Topicality -- 2.2.6 Context -- 2.2.7 Power -- 2.3 Overview -- 3 Document- based analysis -- 3.1 Primary- source materials -- 3.2 Secondary- source materials -- 4 Data- based analysis -- 4.1 Qualitative approach -- 4.2 Quantitative approach -- 5 Research assignment -- 6 Conclusion -- V Framework for action -- 1 Global assignment -- 1.1 Functions -- 1.2 Role -- 2 Formulation of global policies and policy advice -- 2.1 Instruments -- 2.1.1 Strategy -- 2.1.2 Framework -- 2.2 Summary -- 3 Standard- setting -- 3.1 Instruments -- 3.1.1 Convention -- 3.1.2 Recommendation -- 3.1.3 Declaration -- 3.1.4 Other -- 3.2 Illustration -- 4 Monitoring -- 4.1 Instruments.

4.1.1 Reporting -- 4.1.2 Evaluation -- 4.2 Summary -- 5 Conclusion -- VI Mandate for leadership -- 1 Competences . -- 2 Leadership -- 2.1 Lead agency -- 2.2 Expertise -- 2.3 Resources -- 2.3.1 Staffing -- 2.3.2 Financing -- 3 Scope -- 3.1 Co- ordination and facilitation -- 3.2 Implementation -- 4 Conclusion -- VII Background information -- 1 Vision -- 2 Mission -- 3 Challenges -- 4 Dimensions -- 5 Perspectives -- 6 Objectives -- 7 Principles -- 8 Characteristics -- 9 Timeline -- 10 Thrusts -- 11 Stakeholders .. -- 11.1 United Nations affiliation -- 11.2 UNESCO affiliation -- 11.3 Miscellaneous affiliation -- 12 Milestones -- 13 United Nations decades -- 14 Summary -- VIII Obligation of compliance -- 1 Theoretical setting -- 1.1 Sources -- 1.2 Challenges -- 1.3 Gradual normativity -- 1.4 Soft law -- 1.5 Compliance -- 1.5.1 Positivist perspective -- 1.5.2 Normative perspective -- 1.5.3 Rationalist perspective -- 1.6 Summary -- 2 Application -- 2.1 Standard- setting -- 2.2 Monitoring -- 2.3 Policy advice -- 3 Conclusion -- IX Implementation practices -- 1 Principles of implementation -- 1.1 Regional strategies -- 1.2 Synergy effects -- 1.2.1 Programmes -- 1.2.2 Platforms -- 1.2.3 Communities -- 1.3 Bottom- up -- 1.4 Participatory -- 1.5 Multi- sphere -- 1.6 Multi- level -- 1.7 Cross- cutting -- 1.8 Evidence- based -- 1.9 Innovative -- 1.10 Summary -- 2 UNESCO's contributions -- 2.1 Functions -- 2.2 Domains -- 2.2.1 Promoting and improving basic education -- 2.2.2 Re- orienting existing education programmes -- 2.2.3 Developing public awareness of sustainability -- 2.2.4 Training -- 2.3 Summary -- 3 International Implementation Scheme -- 3.1 Objectives -- 3.2 Drafting history -- 3.3 Framework -- 3.4 International Implementation Scheme -- 3.4.1 Introduction -- 3.4.2 Section I: Education for Sustainable Development.

3.4.3 Section II: Stakeholders and Strategies -- 3.4.4 Section III: Implementation and Evaluation -- 3.4.5 Section IV: Programming the Decade -- 3.4.6 Launch -- 3.5 Summary -- 4 UNESCO Action plan -- 4.1 Objectives -- 4.2 Drafting history -- 4.3 Characteristics -- 4.4 Illustration -- 4.5 Summary -- 5 Monitoring -- 5.1 Drafting history -- 5.2 Indicators -- 5.3 Reporting -- 5.4 Evaluation -- 5.5 Summary -- 6 Regional implementation -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Specifics -- 6.3 Close- up -- 6.4 Europe and North America -- 6.4.1 Drafting history -- 6.4.2 Contents -- 6.4.3 Indicators -- 6.4.4 Reporting -- 6.4.5 Summary -- 6.5 Latin America -- 6.5.1 Regional context -- 6.5.2 Contents -- 6.5.3 Fieldwork experiences -- 6.5.4 Results -- 6.5.5 Issues -- 6.5.6 Achievements -- 6.5.7 Challenges -- 6.5.8 Summary -- 7 Conclusion -- X Conclusion -- 1 Framework of analysis -- 1.1 Research questions -- 1.2 Set of criteria -- 1.3 Consolidation -- 2 Summary -- 2.1 Effectiveness -- 2.2 Efficiency -- 2.3 Compliance -- 2.4 Leadership -- 2.5 Topicality -- 2.6 Context -- 2.7 Power -- 2.8 Synthesis -- 3 Implications -- 4 Prospects -- 5 En guise de conclusion -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- Subject index.