【GGR Brown Bag Lunch Seminar】The Transformation of Global Governance in a Geopolitical Era

・Speakers: Prof. Dr. Hylke Dijkstra (Full Professor of International Security and Cooperation at Maastricht University, The Netherlands).Dr. Michal Parizek (Associate Professor and the Deputy Head of the Department of International Relations, Institute of Political Studies, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic)

・Date/Time: January 20th, 2026 (Tuesday) 12:40-13:40

・Venue: Kunitachi Campus, Hitotsubashi University (Venue will be notified upon pre-registration)

・Language: English

・Pre-registration: https://forms.gle/iJniiQ1r7vk7vQL6A

・Event Outline: Global governance institutions, and the broader rules-based international order, are widely seen to be in crisis – yet the demand for effective global governance and international institutions remains strong. A wide range of global challenges – climate change, pandemics, migration, inequalities, digitalisation, and security – are more effectively addressed through international cooperation than unilateral action. This presentation focuses on how international institutions can be transformed to better address global challenges amid the present crisis of the rules-based international order. It compares the results of 15 case studies examining the reform of international institutions carried out within the ENSURED research project. These case studies cover five key policy areas: trade and taxation, climate and biodiversity, global health, human rights, migration and refugees, and digitalisation. Each of these case studies examines recent reform efforts and the positions of major international actors, focusing in particular on how to make international institutions more effective, democratic, and robust. These case studies rely on 184 interviews, an in-depth study of primary and secondary sources, and in some instances, participant observation and stakeholder meetings. Overall, this presentation highlights how changing policy problems and the diverging positions of many major actors have resulted in uneven reforms across different international institutions.

We are looking forward to your participation.

Institute for Global Governance Research (GGR)