Globalization

Is the integration model of the European Union bypassed by the challenges of Globalization?

Deadlocks in global negotiations are on the rise, from the Security Council to trade or aid few areas of governance have been advanced.

By 2050, approximately 90% of humanity will be comprised of people now living in developing countries. Economic and social efficiency will increasingly depend on the management of global public goods.

From investments to environment, from war to copyrights, corporations and ngo’s are occupying the public space of governance setting standards or raising consciousness.

Governance

Can national parliaments bridge the gap of political communication between citizens and european decision makers?

Is the declining role of national states to blame for this political inertia? Where are new ideas on governance emerging ?

This scenario reverses most of the economic and political considerations upon which the present international order is based. What institutional frameworks for the provision and governance of global public goods can be envisaged?

How is private authority substituting public governance?