Periodic Reporting for period 1 - ENSURED (Transforming and Defending Multilateralism: European Union Support for more Robust, Effective and Democratic Global Governance)
Période du rapport: 2023-11-01 au 2024-10-31
ENSURED focuses on key policy domains that by their very nature pose complex transnational challenges. These include global trade, climate and biodiversity, global health, migration and human rights as well as the international challenges stemming from digitalisation. Our research assesses the state of play in these different areas and investigates the EU’s strengths and weaknesses as an actor working to defend and transform multilateralism. Our guiding hypothesis is that the EU and its member states need to make choices when seeking to defend and transform global governance institutions. We are keen to find out what choices the EU makes across different policy areas and how experiences in one policy area can inform EU practices in other areas.
Embracing the ethos of multilateral cooperation, the ENSURED consortium comprises universities, think tanks, and civil society groups from across Europe and around the globe. We aim to equip policymakers in the EU with evidence-based insights, actionable recommendations, and practical tools to promote better global governance for a world in transition.
To test, refine, and develop the framework, we sought input from other researchers as well as ENSURED’s advisory board and civil society. Our aim is to introduce new concepts and theories that enrich understandings of global governance in academic debates and across different thematic areas. Finally, we have explored different scenarios for how global governance will likely develop and how it could be transformed considering the beliefs, interests, and strategies of major international actors. This conceptual framework forms the basis for the empirical research we are carrying out in the project. Project researchers are now conducting 15 case studies across 5 policy areas. They also engage in comparative analysis.
During the first year, we have also established the project in terms of its online presence (website, social media, identity). We have furthermore set up a network of external experts who provide their insights on global governance to project researchers. As such, the project is working to develop a epistemic network of global governance experts around the world.