Pembangunan Berkelanjutan sebagai Proyek Sosial: Kritik Humaniora terhadap Paradigma Pembangunan Modern

Ahmad Fauzan Pratama; Siti Rahmawati; Rizky Maulana Putra

doi:10.70716/perseptif.v4i1.459

Authors

Ahmad Fauzan Pratama Program Studi Pembangunan Sosial, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia Author
Siti Rahmawati Program Studi Pembangunan Sosial, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia Author
Rizky Maulana Putra Program Studi Pembangunan Sosial, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.70716/perseptif.v4i1.459

Keywords:

Sustainable development, humanities, social project, development paradigm, critical theory

Abstract

Sustainable development is often positioned as a normative solution to the multidimensional crises generated by the modern development paradigm. However, numerous studies in the humanities and social sciences argue that sustainable development is not merely a technocratic concept, but a social project embedded with values, interests, and power relations. This article aims to analyze sustainable development as a social project through a humanistic critique of the modern development paradigm. This study employs a qualitative approach using a systematic literature review of key works in the humanities, social philosophy, and sustainable development theory. The findings reveal that the modern development paradigm is largely reductionist, anthropocentric, and growth-oriented, thereby failing to address social inequality, ecological crises, and cultural diversity. Humanistic perspectives offer a more holistic alternative by emphasizing ethical, cultural, historical, and decolonial dimensions of sustainable development. In conclusion, sustainable development should be understood as a transformative social project that requires fundamental changes in values, institutions, and development practices rather than mere technical adjustments within modernity.

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