Global governance

  • The African Union (AU)

    The African Union is a regional organization consisting of 55 member states in the African continent. Established in 2002, its main goal is to enhance peace, prosperity, as well as political and economic integration. Our research focuses mainly on what ...

    AU
  • Human rights

    Human rights norms revolve around the sacredness of the individual. They have a long history, stretching back long before the Universal Declaration on Human Rights in 1948.Over the course of the last two decades in particular, human rights norms have ...

    Human rights
  • United Nations

    The United Nations (UN), established in 1945, is an international organization with states as members. The UN functions both as an arena for states to negotiate international rules and norms, and as an actor set to monitor these rules and engage in activities ...

    United Nations
  • The EU

    The European Union (EU), established by the 1992 Maastricht Treaty, is a continuation of the European cooperation initiated after the end of the Second World War.The basic idea underlying the founding of the EU was to draw the countries of Europe into ...

    The EU
  • International organizations

    Nation-states, the most powerful countries in particular, dominate wold politics. How do states work to promote their interests on the international arena?The study of international organizations and global management examine the myriad actors involved ...

    International organizations
  • Governance

    Governance is about which political institutions a society have, the processes these are involved in, and their governing behavior. A country is deemed to be ‘democratic’ if the political leadership is chosen by means of free elections ...

    Governance