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ROBERT SCHUMAN CENTRE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES RESEARCH TURNED INTO ACTION The Global Governance Programme FOREWORD The Global Governance Programme, with its re- “A New Governance for the European Union and the search, policy and training dimensions, provides a Euro: Democracy and Justice”. European setting to conduct research at the highest The GGP is also proud of having, among its research level and promote synergies between research and projects, the Globalisation Database (GDB) that col- policy-making, to generate ideas and to identify crea- lects and unites statistical resources on trends and in- tive and innovative solutions to global challenges. dicators of globalisation. Indicators not only measure In 2012, the Programme significantly enriched its re- and describe reality, but also have the potential to steer search dimension introducing four research strands and direct political, administrative and institutional – Modes of Global Governance, International Trade behaviour in the areas in which they are applied. For Observatory, Development, and Climate Govern- this reason, their emergence and application in global ance. The research strands mirror the cross-relation governance is increasingly recognised as one of the and cross-fertilisation necessary, now more than ever, complex modes of “governance without government” for true global governance. Co-ordinated by leading at global level, and their analysis is hence an urgent scholars, over the past year, the strands have brought demand. together global thinkers and actors of the calibre of In 2013, the GGP High-Level Policy Seminars will of- Lawrence Lessig, Ben Hammersley, and Thomas C. fer even more opportunities for the worlds of research Heller, to mention but a few, to analyse and discuss and policy to dialogue and put forward solutions to respectively, new forms of political participation, issues such as the prospect of the Euratom Treaty ap- the role of the Internet in social trends, and climate proach in the Middle East, gender quotas at global change. In 2013, the Programme further enriches its level, international humanitarian law, and social in- research community with two new strands, “Cultur- novation. al Pluralism: The Driver for Social Innovation” and Moreover, in the past year, the Programme has re- “Global Economics: Multi-lateral Co-operation and newed and strengthened its commitment to train the Policy Spill-overs”, co-ordinated respectively by Anna leaders of the future. In only three years, over 350 Triandafyllidou and Bernard Hoekman, and welcom- executives, diplomats, officials from international ing an increasing number of Jean Monnet fellows as organisations and academics from all over the world well as the first Robert Schuman senior fellows. have participated in the Academy of Global Govern- A breeding ground for brilliant minds, the Programme ance Executive Training Seminars. In the coming aims not only to reach out to decision-takers and pol- year, the Academy will offer more executive trainings, icy-makers and to make its voice heard on issues that with second and third editions for tax policy, climate are high on the international agenda, but also to shed governance, EU foreign policy, development policy, light on the ones that have been overlooked. and regional integration, as well as a broader array of In 2012, for example, GGP fellows and affiliated topics linked to the research strands of the GGP. scholars carried out extensive research on the govern- This is just an overview of some of the achievements ance of the Euro. In this context, a High-Level Policy of the GGP and its objectives for 2013; you will find Seminar, with the participation of José Manuel Durão more in the following pages. Barroso, President of the European Commission, dis- cussed the reform of the Euro area governance, and Enjoy reading this brochure and follow us at I presented a report to the European Parliament on http://globalgovernanceprogramme.eui.eu Luís Miguel Poiares Maduro Director of the Global Governance Programme TABLE OF CONTENTS ▄ THE DIMENSIONS OF THE GGP 6 RESEARCH 6 Climate Governance: Institution-building and the EU 7 Cultural Pluralism: The Driver for Social Innovation 8 Development: Emerging Markets and International Co-operation 10 Global Economics: Multilateral Co-operation and Policy Spill-overs 12 International Trade Observatory 14 Modes of Global Governance 15 GGP Research Projects 17 Governance: Exploring the Tax Dimension 17 GLOTHRO 17 The Globalisation Database 18 Global Governance by Indicators 19 The GGP Research Community 20 2012-2013 Jean Monnet/GGP Fellows 22 2012-2013 Robert Schuman/GGP Fellows 29 POLICY 32 TRAINING 34 ▄ BEING AT THE HEART OF THE GLOBAL GOVERNANCE DEBATE 43 GLOBAL THINKERS AND ACTORS AT THE GGP 43 THE GLOBAL GOVERNANCE PROGRAMME NETWORK 44 ▄ GGP PUBLICATIONS 45 ▄ OUR TEAM 48 THE DIMENSIONS OF THE GGP The world faces new demands and new expecta- our governance structures and capitalize on new ac- tions at an ever increasing pace. Governments are tors, transnational resources and expertise. confronted with challenges which increasingly span No player – intergovernmental organisation, aca- beyond national borders - the instability in the in- demic institution, national government or private ternational economic and financial system, climate company – can stand alone and act to address global change, development and poverty reduction, human- issues. A harmonised global action is needed. itarian crises and intervention, terrorism, conflict- With its three dimensions, Research, Policy, and resolution and peace-building. Many solutions can Training, the Global Governance Programme aims only be shaped at regional and global level. To be ef- to contribute to this collective effort by sharing ficient and effective in this complex, interlinked and knowledge, developing new ideas, and serving as a fast-changing scenario, we are required to re-design bridge between research and policy-making. RESEARCH In 2013, the GGP enriches its research dimension with WU Vienna University Global Tax Policy Centre at two new research strands “Cultural Pluralism: The the Institute for Austrian and International Tax Law. Driver for Social Innovation” and “Global Econom- The Programme further enlarges its research commu- ics: Multi-lateral Co-operation and Policy Spill-overs”, nity also by welcoming academics in the early stages which complement the already existing research of their careers (Jean Monnet post-doctoral fellows) strands: “Climate Governance: Institution-building and senior academics (Robert Schuman fellows) to and the EU”, “ Development: Emerging Markets and conduct policy-oriented research from complemen- International Co-operation”, “ International Trade Ob- tary and crosscutting perspectives, bridging research servatory”, and “Modes of Global Governance”. and policy-making, generating debate and producing The GGP continues to support the Globalisation a wide array of publications. Database and the GLOTHRO research projects, and Both research strands and projects are co-ordinated this year introduces two new ones: “Global Govern- by leading academics working on global issues, from ance by Indicators” and “Governance: Exploring the the EUI and from other internationally recognised Tax Dimension”, a joint initiative of the GGP and the leading institutions. 6 THE GLOBAL GOVERNANCE PROGRAMME CLIMATE GOVERNANCE: INSTITUTION-BUILDING AND THE EU Denny Ellerman Research Strand Director The goal of the Climate Governance research strand viding lessons for the rest of the world concerning is to explore the unique governance issues presented what works and what does not. by climate change, in particular that of the creation This research is largely conducted together with the and organisation of suitable global governance insti- closely-affiliated Climate Policy Research Unit of tutions. Climate change presents a particular chal- the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies. lenge for global governance since no single country The principal research topics in 2013 are the inter- can act alone to solve the problem. However, certain action of renewable energy and emissions-trading nations or actors may take it upon themselves to policies, how firms respond to a carbon price, and be leaders in mobilising global action, as the Euro- the use and pricing of offsets in trading systems. pean Union has done, acting on behalf of its Mem- The Climate Governance research strand also aims ber States. For climate change, leadership involves to be a forum for world distinguished experts, poli- working patiently in a multi-national setting to cre- cy-leaders and young scholars to discuss the scien- ate the institutions, be they global or regional, that tific, political, and economic dimensions of the cli- will engage other nations in taking appropriate ac- mate problem. Because of the frequent interactions tions. This activity is similar to what has been done between climate, trade, and development, and as to encourage common action in other domains, the occasion warrants, there is a strong link with the such as free trade, democracy, and human rights. “Development” and “International Trade Observa- Two aspects of the climate problem are especially tory” research strands. important in organising suitable global governance The Climate Governance research strand engages institutions: the cumulative nature of the underly- other non-EUI entities such as the Climate Policy ing problem, which requires some action (and cost) Initiative, the Chair in Climate