Las políticas para la sustentabilidad de las Instituciones de Educación Superior en México: entre el debate y la acción

Abstract

In the 1980s, a number of theoretical proposals sought to redefi the role of higher education institutions (HEI) through a new focus on sustainability; these include The Bogota Letter on the University and the Environment in Latin America (1985) or The Declaration of Talloires (1990). In response, the Mexican heis drafted proposals to incorporate sustainability into their main functions; in this article, we analyze the approaches of those policies. We identify a common discursive strategy that seeks to permeate university policies and debates. However, we also detect unfortunate convergences, as well as fractured objectives and strategies, which yield only a limited impact on the university itself.