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Global Governance Programme

Addressing global governance in an interconnected and multipolar world

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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News

Born in Italy, still foreigners? Maarten Vink on Italy's recent citizenship bill

Maarten Vink discusses the evidence he brought to the Italian Chamber of Deputies on a proposed citizenship reform, and what the laws of 32 European states reveal about access to citizenship for the children of immigrants.

Rebuilding under fire: Ukraine's battle over time and sovereignty

In this #EUIResearch interview, Miranda Loli introduces the concept of “temporal boundary work” to analyse how Ukrainian governance processes are reconfigured to navigate what would otherwise be paradoxical: rebuilding during an ongoing war.

A tale of two Syrias: Thomas McGee on state power and the unravelling of Rojava

In this #EUIResearch piece, Thomas McGee discusses the paradoxical moment for the Kurdish community in Syria: As Damascus issues a decree granting long-denied citizenship to Kurds, its forces lay siege to Kurdish-administered territory while Kurds' a

EUI officially partners with the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs

The EUI and the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) have signed a partnership agreement to advance joint research and academic exchange, with a focus on international relations, peace and conflict studies.

Research areas

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Global Law and 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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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.

Mediterranean and Middle East

Focuses on key political, socio-economic, and security dynamics in the Mediterranean and in the (mainly Mediterranean) Middle East.

Religion and Politics

Explores the development of tensions around ‘values’ in the course of the accession of populist movements to political power.

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In a world marked by increasing uncertainty, the best insights come from the interaction between theory and practice. The Global Governance Programme brings together researchers and policymakers working on European governance and politics, Russia’s war against Ukraine, transatlantic relations, Asia, and the Mediterranean and Middle East. It also explores issues related to trade, citizenship, great power politics, and the role of knowledge and expertise.
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Erik Jones

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

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