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The most important things you need to know to stay abreast of the latest developments in global governance.

By the global February 13, 2019June 8, 2021

How communist regimes directed global dialogue

By Astrid Hedin – Communist regimes screened and trained all foreign travelers for political loyalty. How did this systematic distortion of global dialogue shape global governance?

By the global January 14, 2019June 8, 2021

Revolution, Contestation and Transition: Towards a New Global Constitutional Order?

By Martin Belov – A shift to a post-Westphalian reality requires rethinking our constitutional concepts, paradigms and institutional designs.

By the global December 13, 2018June 8, 2021

‘Movement in the Right Direction’: Reflections on 70 Years of the UDHR

By Miia Halme-Tuomisaari – How can we understand the continued importance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in today’s world?

By the global November 28, 2018June 8, 2021

Rules, regulations, crisis, and repeat: The trouble with global financial governance

By Velibor Jakovleski – With declining hegemony and increasing uncertainty, what are the prospects for governing global finance.

By the global November 2, 2018June 8, 2021

How the Cold War helped spur West European welfare state reform

By Astrid Hedin – During the Cold War, dialogue within IOs helped shape global norms via East-West policy isomorphism.

By the global October 11, 2018June 8, 2021

A Norm in the Making: Banning the Global Trade in Tools of Torture

By Ezgi Yildiz – International law prohibits torture, but not the tools used to torture. The Global Alliance for Torture Free Trade aims to change that.