Publications

BRICS and Multilateralism: Four Dynamics to Watch at the Kazan Summit

Policy Brief

15.10.2024

BRICS and Multilateralism: Four Dynamics to Watch at the Kazan Summit

The 2024 summit in Kazan, Russia, will be the first real test of whether the now-expanded BRICS can effectively collaborate on new initiatives and potentially lead the "global majority." Here's why the EU and others should pay attention.

Mihaela Papa

After the UN Summit of the Future: Lessons for Enhancing Civil Society Participation in Global Governance

Policy Brief

8.10.2024

After the UN Summit of the Future: Lessons for Enhancing Civil Society Participation in Global Governance

From a civil society perspective, the process that led to the Summit of the Future as well as its outcomes were disappointing. In light of this, the EU and its member states should do more to enhance civil society participation in global governance.

Inés Pousadela, Andrew Firmin, Mandeep Tiwana, Jesselina Rana, Reylynne Dela Paz

Civil Society Perspectives on Global Governance Reform

academic theories

Research Report

30.9.2024

Civil Society Perspectives on Global Governance Reform

This report presents the main findings of ENSURED's initial consultations with civil society on the state of global governance and the project’s conceptual framework.

academic theories

Conceptual Framework

31.7.2024

EU Support for Robust, Effective, and Democratic Global Governance: A Conceptual Framework

In a contested world in transition, how can the EU make global governance more robust, effective, and democratic? This conceptual framework provides the intellectual backbone for the ENSURED project.

Relic of the Past or Catalyst for Change? The G7 and the Future of Global Governance

EU foreign policy

Policy Brief

12.6.2024

Relic of the Past or Catalyst for Change? The G7 and the Future of Global Governance

The G7 has become a fixture of international diplomacy. But its exclusivity does not square well with demands for more representative global governance. The group still adds value, but its leaders should double down on efforts to win support for their agenda beyond the West.

Hylke Dijkstra, Ettore Greco

Can International Institutions Still Deliver? Patterns and Sources of Effectiveness and Democracy in Global Governance

academic theories

Literature Review

30.4.2024

Can International Institutions Still Deliver? Patterns and Sources of Effectiveness and Democracy in Global Governance

International organisations are increasingly under pressure. But how effective and democratic have these institutions been over time and in different policy fields?

Thomas Sommerer, Andrea Liese

Fork or Bump in the Road? The Crisis of the Rules-Based Global Order and the Robustness of International Institutions

academic theories

Literature Review

30.4.2024

Fork or Bump in the Road? The Crisis of the Rules-Based Global Order and the Robustness of International Institutions

Many international institutions are challenged by power shifts and changes in domestic politics. Are they robust enough to cope with a contested world in transition?

Clara Weinhardt, Hylke Dijkstra

EU Support for International Institutions: On the Rise or in Decline?

academic theories

Literature Review

30.4.2024

EU Support for International Institutions: On the Rise or in Decline?

The EU often speaks out in favour of international institutions, but does its actions follow its words? A review of how the EU supports multilateralism.

Franziska Petri

ENSURED’s Research and Findings

BRICS and Multilateralism: Four Dynamics to Watch at the Kazan Summit

After the UN Summit of the Future: Lessons for Enhancing Civil Society Participation in Global Governance

Civil Society Perspectives on Global Governance Reform

EU Support for Robust, Effective, and Democratic Global Governance: A Conceptual Framework

Relic of the Past or Catalyst for Change? The G7 and the Future of Global Governance

Can International Institutions Still Deliver? Patterns and Sources of Effectiveness and Democracy in Global Governance

Fork or Bump in the Road? The Crisis of the Rules-Based Global Order and the Robustness of International Institutions

EU Support for International Institutions: On the Rise or in Decline?