The Centre for the Study of Global Governance is a leading international institution dedicated to research, analysis and dissemination about global governance. Based at the London School of Economics, the Centre aims to increase understanding and knowledge of global issues, to encourage interaction between academics, policy makers, journalists and activists, and to propose solutions.

Mission statement

We understand global governance not as government but as a minimum framework of rules necessary to tackle global problems guaranteed by a set of institutions including both international organisations and national governments. Our mission is ...

... to Inquire into the origins and nature of urgent problems facing the globe, be they poverty, environmental degradation or human rights violations, which are amenable to multinational co operative, solutions with a view ...

... to Inform by way of public lectures, seminars and discussion papers, the interested public, as to encourage a debate and dialogue about the problems and their positive solutions, so as ...

... to Influence agencies and organisations engaged in seeking and implementing solutions to these urgent problems.

Our Research

The Centre conducts innovative and challenging research on key facets of globalisation: global governance, global civil society and global security. Researchers explore these concepts theoretically, engaging critically with current debates to elucidate new ways of seeing and understanding. Scholars also investigate the nature and terrain of globalisation, focusing on particular regions, issues and case studies, in order to unpick the impacts and implications of global processes. The concepts around which our research revolves are complex, sometimes contradictory and often contested. That is what makes the Centre's work dynamic, challenging and influential.