About the group
This research group explores various aspects of how relations between states, international governmental and non-governmental organisations, private companies, and other non-state actors, influence the achievement of goals related to global sustainable development.
We focus on how power in its various socio-political guises is exercised in policy processes and negotiations. We also recognize the value of employing regional and area studies approaches in understanding the contextual components and drivers of global changes. This includes comparative and case research in Latin America, South Asia, Africa, and Europe.
Objectives
- To examine how states, multilateral organizations, private companies, investors, and other non-state actors exercise power in different institutional settings, and how it influences governance outcomes.
- To study the interplay between political, economic, socio-cultural, and institutional factors in governance processes, and identify its influence on development and the environment.
- To understand how these processes allow us or hinder the mediation between interests, decision-making and implementation of better policies to pursue global green transformations.
