K.U.Leuven Centre of Excellence

  • In June 2010, the Centre has been recognized as K.U.Leuven Centre of Excellence. In the autumn, it will kick-off a 7-year research programme on ‘Global Governance and Democratic Government’ (2010-2017), which aims at the construction of a new paradigm for democratic global governance.

InBev-Baillet Latour EU-China Chair

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The Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies is an interdisciplinary research centre of the Humanities and Social Sciences. It carries out and supports interdisciplinary research on topics related to globalization, governance processes and multilateralism, with a particular focus on the following areas, taking the many cross-cutting issues into account : (i) trade and sustainable development, (ii) peace and security, (iii) human rights, democracy and rule of law, and (iv) the European Union and global multilateral governance. The Centre hosts more than 50 researchers and is governed by a Board. The distinguished International Advisory Board provides intellectual and strategic guidance to the Centre.

For more information read our full mission statement or download our brochure (pdf).

New Publications

Transatlantic Strategy Forum

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The European Union
and Peacebuilding

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België aan het hoofd
van Europa

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Non-State Actor Dynamics
in International Law

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Annual Report 2008-2009

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Upcoming Events

23/08-
03/09
  • 2nd Euro-Asia Summer School on ‘East-Asia and the European Union in Global Governance. Comparative Perspectives’. Tokyo, Leuven.

03/09
  • Seminar on 'East-Asian-EU Relations in a Changing World Order'. Leuven.
13/09 - 14/09
  • Human Rights & International Legal Discourse - International Conference on ' The Contribution of Non-Western Legal Systems to International Human Rights Law'. Brussels.

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