The Global Security and Governance research programme focuses on the evolving nature of international economic and political. The Programme Director is Katja Creutz.
The main research themes are
- Systemic level of world politics
- Strategic competition for global leadership
- Geopolitics and geoeconomics
- Challenges of global governance, especially in a changing global order and regarding climate change
The systemic level of world politics, means of exercising power, the multiplication and diversification of actors, and intensifying power politics are emphasized in the programme. The competition for global leadership via geoeconomics and technology is a key research theme.
Research on geopolitics and geoeconomics in the programme addresses the need to understand the competition between the US and China in particular, including its causes and consequences. The programme also researches significant questions related to Africa, India and South America. These include the impact of population growth on regional stability and changes in great power relations.
The programme focuses on global governance research in a situation where many institutions must respond to a decline in multilateralism. Simultaneously, climate change causes crises and conflicts, and poses a geopolitical challenge.
The programme includes the following components: The Center on US Politics and Power (CUSPP) and The Center on Global Orders and China (CORD)
