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Global Governance Programme

Addressing global governance in an interconnected and multipolar world

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About the programme

The Global Governance Programme is one of the flagship programmes of the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSCAS) at the European University institute (EUI). Its aim is to build a community of outstanding professors and scholars, produce high level research, engage with the world of practice through policy dialogue, and contribute to fostering present and future generations of policy makers.

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Research areas

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Global Economics

Contributes to a better understanding of the need for multilateral economic cooperation and global governance of national economic policies for sustainable development.

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Europe in the World

Ties the study of Europe’s international relations and its role in international and security affairs to the central changes and challenges in world politics today.

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Global Citizenship

Explores core questions of democracy by studying how states determine (and should determine) who their citizens are and who can participate in elections.

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Knowledge, Governance, Transformations

Explores how governance by and of knowledge dynamically influence transformations of politics and policies.

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Southeastern Europe

Aims to enhance our understanding of the political, social, economic and cultural trajectories of Southeastern Europe.

News

Open call for experts for the Global Initiative on the Future of the Internet

The Global Initiative on the Future of the Internet (GIFI) project invites qualified subject matter experts to apply to join the project’s roster of experts

New ERC project on plurilateral trade cooperation led by Bernard Hoekman

Bernard Hoekman, leading the Global Economics research area at the Robert Schuman Centre, has been awarded an Advanced Grant from the European Research Council for his project 'Plurilateral Integration and Noneconomic Objectives'.

What kind of game-changer is the war in Ukraine?

Academics from across the globe share their views on how the war changed the European security architecture during a workshop organised by Stephanie Hofmann.

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The ongoing pandemic, Russia’s war in Ukraine, the rise in energy and food prices, the tensions between the US and China…Our research is what helps us understand why the world has become such a dangerous and disorderly place, and what we should do about it.
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Erik Jones

Director of the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies and the Global Governance Programme

Featured Publication

Swearing loyalty: should new citizens pledge allegiance in a naturalisation oath?

In many countries, immigrants conclude their naturalisation by taking an oath of citizenship. This article discusses whether naturalisation oaths are a positive experience and rein

Rainer Bauböck

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