Geopolitical tensions, rising demands on the system and increasingly interconnected crises are testing multilateralism. The Global Governance Innovation Platform (GGI) explores how international institutions can adapt, learn from the past, and continue to deliver on their mandates. This theme gathers GGI’s work on the future of multilateral cooperation, including research, policy dialogues, events, and expert interviews.
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Rebuilding Cooperation in a Fragmented World
Recorded at the GGI inaugural workshop in London, Angela Kane, Senior Fellow at the Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, reflects on rebuilding multilateral cooperation in a fragmented world.
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Publications
Operationalizing Institutional Vitality: A Framework for Analysis
A framework to help policymakers diagnose institutional change and identify more effective approaches to multilateral reform.
Download PDF ⬇Why do Countries Walk Away from International Organizations? And What do Current Breakups Mean for Global Politics?
From Brexit to recent withdrawals from dozens of international bodies, exits from international organizations have drawn renewed attention. This brief shows that withdrawals are often strategic, costly and temporary.
Download PDF ⬇A Systematic Approach to Institutional Mimicry
Institutional mimicry simplifies complex situations and facilitates decision-making, but it can also oversimplify or mislead. This brief sets out a systematic approach to borrowing governance models across issue areas.
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Governance in Times of Crisis: Lessons from the European Union
How can international institutions respond more effectively to complex, fast-moving crises while maintaining legitimacy and coordination?
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Best Practices to Save Multilateralism
Exploring the vulnerabilities of the current multilateral order and the innovative practices required to strengthen global cooperation.
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Institution-Building in an Era of Values Realism
Co-organized by UNU-CPR and Zhejiang University's School of Public Affairs, the event convened researchers and practitioners to examine how global governance is adapting under mounting pressure.
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Why do Countries Walk Away from International Organizations? And What do Current Breakups Mean for Global Politics?
The inaugural Global Governance Policy Dialogue showed that withdrawals from international organizations are often strategic, costly and temporary.
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The Pact for the Future, Calls for Innovation, and Global Governance
UNU-CPR's Dr. Caroline Dunton presented GGI's research and analysis of the Pact for the Future at the Université de Sherbrooke Faculty of Law.
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Global Governance Innovation Alliance Workshop
UNU-CPR convened a workshop in Dresden to collect insights from global alliances to inform the design of new multilateral mechanisms, from sovereign debt to plastic pollution.
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UNU-CPR Global Governance Innovation Initiative Inaugural Workshop
UNU-CPR launched its three-year Global Governance Innovation initiative in London, exploring innovative institutional designs and adaptations to address global challenges.
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Rethinking Global Governance
At the start of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, UNU-CPR Director David Passarelli speaks with Augusto Lopez-Claros, Executive Director and Chair of the Global Governance Forum.
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Building Stronger Accountability in Global Governance
In this interview for the Global Governance Innovation Platform (GGI), Marianne Beisheim discusses how accountability in global governance can be strengthened.
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From Invention to Innovation in Global Governance
In this interview for the Global Governance Innovation Platform (GGI), Jean-Frédéric Morin discusses how new ideas in global governance move from invention to innovation.
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Exit from International Organizations
In Episode 10 of Multilateralism UNpacked, Professor Inken von Borzyskowski discusses why States withdraw from international organizations and what current exits mean for global politics.
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Learning from the Past to Renew Multilateral Cooperation
Recorded at the GGI inaugural workshop in London, Caroline Dunton reflects on how lessons from the past can help renew multilateral cooperation.
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Breaking Silos in Global Governance
Recorded at the GGI inaugural workshop in London, Silke Weinlich discusses how to break down silos in global governance.
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Trust as a Foundation for Governance Innovation
Recorded at the GGI inaugural workshop in London, Annalena Edler discusses the role of trust as a foundation for governance innovation.
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Rethinking Global Governance for Emerging Challenges
Recorded at the GGI inaugural workshop in London, Stewart Patrick reflects on how global governance can be rethought for emerging challenges.
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Making Global Governance More Flexible
Recorded at the GGI inaugural workshop in London, Joel Trachtman discusses how global governance can become more flexible.
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Building More Participatory Global Governance
Recorded at the GGI inaugural workshop in London, Aly Zulficar Rahim discusses how global governance can become more participatory.
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Reimagining Global Governance Beyond the Status Quo
Recorded at the GGI inaugural workshop in London, Sanjay Reddy reflects on reimagining global governance beyond the status quo.
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Adaptability and Inclusion in a Changing Governance Landscape
Recorded at the GGI inaugural workshop in London, Nurul Sofia discusses adaptability and inclusion in a changing governance landscape.
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Using Global Trade to Advance Sustainability
Recorded at the GGI inaugural workshop in London, Daniel Esty discusses how global trade can be used to advance sustainability.
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Learning from Demand for Global Initiatives
Recorded at the GGI inaugural workshop in London, Yanne Horas reflects on what demand for global initiatives can teach institution-builders.
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