Introduction to Global Governance

Axel Marx

Deputy Director Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies

KU Leuven

Axel Marx is Deputy Director Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies, University of Leuven. He studied in Leuven, Hull and Cambridge and holds a PhD from the University of Leuven. Axel Marx has managed over 50 funded research projects including multi-team and international projects and acted as a consultant to several national and international governmental organizations including the European Parliament, the European Commission, the Committee of the Regions, International Labour Organization, United Nations Industrial Development Organization, United Nations Forum on Sustainability Standards, OECD, IDEA, and the Belgian, Dutch and German Governments and private organizations.

His academic publications (150+) have appeared in four dozen leading international peer-reviewed journals and 6 languages (English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese). He recently co-edited books on Global Governance of Labor Rights (Edward Elgar with J. Wouters, G. Rayp & L. Beke, 2015); Global Governance Through Trade (Edward Elgar with J. Wouters, B. Natens & D. Geraets, 2015) and edited a Research Collection on Global Governance (Edward Elgar, 2019 with J. Wouters). He was guest co-editor for special issues in International Labour Review (2016), Global Policy (2017) and Sustainability (2019).

He is on the editorial board of Chinese Journal of Global Governance, Politics and Governance and Sustainability. As a guest lecturer, he has thought at European University Institute, China University of Political Science and Law and several European universities. His research interests include voluntary sustainability standards, sustainable development, human rights, global governance, governance through trade, EU trade policy and comparative case methods.

Jan Wouters

Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies

KU Leuven

Jan Wouters is Jean Monnet Chair ad personam EU and Global Governance, Full Professor of International Law and International Organizations, and founding Director of the Institute for International Law and of the Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies, an interdisciplinary centre of excellence, at the University of Leuven, Belgium. Apart from his participation in many international scientific networks, he advises various international organizations and governments, trains international officials and is often asked to comment international events in the media. He was Coordinator of RECONNECT (Reconnecting Europe with its Citizens through Democracy and Rule of Law), a large Horizon 2020 Project

Kari Otteburn

Doctoral researcher, Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies

KU Leuven

Kari Otteburn is a Doctoral Researcher at the Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies , University of Leuven. Her research focuses on the global governance of human and labour rights, and more particularly on corporate accountability and corporate power, the intersection between human rights protection and trade and investment policy, and business and human rights. She is also a researcher for the Horizon 2020 project Global Governance and the European Union: Future Trends and Scenarios (GLOBE).

She holds a master's degree (magna cum laude) from the University of Leuven (Belgium) in European Studies: Asia-Europe Interactions, and a bachelor's degree (magna cum laude) from Illinois Wesleyan University (United States).

Philip De Man

Senior researcher, Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies

KU Leuven

Philip De Man is a senior researcher at the Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies at the University of Leuven. His lectures focus on space law i.e. he teaches ‘space law & policy’, ‘advanced topics of space law & policy’, ‘space organizations’, and ‘introduction to law & space’ at the Master of Space Studies at the University of Leuven.

He holds a Master of Laws from the University of Antwerp. After obtaining his Master, he performed an internship with the Permanent Representation of Belgium to the United Nations in New York as Advisor on Development issues in the Second Committee of the General Assembly and interned with the Association of Defence Counsel practicing before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. Later, he was employed as Legal Researchers with the Srebrenica Historical Project.

Charline Depoorter

Doctoral researcher

Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies, KU Leuven

Charline Depoorter is a Doctoral Researcher at the Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies and at the Division of Bioeconomics, University of Leuven. She holds a MSc. degree in Global Environment, Politics and Society from the University of Edinburgh and a MSc. degree in International Politics from the University of Leuven. Her research focuses on governance for sustainable development and on (non-state) governance of global trade. In her PhD research, she investigates the governance and institutional design of voluntary sustainability standards and their effectiveness in creating positive sustainability outcomes.

Charles Roger

Assistant Professor and Ramón y Cajal Research Fellow

Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals (IBEI)

Charles Roger is Assistant Professor and Ramón y Cajal Research Fellow at the Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals (IBEI). He has worked with the United Nations and other organizations such as the UN High-Level Expert Group on Climate Change, Energy and Low-Carbon Development and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Charles also is co-convenor of the Barcelona Workshop on Global Governance. His research interests lie within the transformations occurring in our global governance system and how these reshape addressing cross-border problems, i.e. the dynamics of formal, informal, and transnational institutions operating in areas of climate change, international trade, global finance and antitrust.

He is the author of The Origins of Informality: Why the Legal Foundations of Global Governance are Shifting, and Why It Matters (Oxford University Press, 2020) and co-author of Transnational Climate Change Governance (Cambridge University Press, 2014). In addition, his research has been published in a wide range of peer-reviewed journals. In addition, he serves as co-editor of the Frontiers of Global Governance (McGill-Queens University Press).

Charles holds a BA from Concordia University, a MSc from the London School of Economics and a PhD from the University of British Columbia.

Jacint Jordana

Director of Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals, Professor at Pompeu Fabra University, and ICREA Academia researcher

Pompeu Fabra University

Jacint Jordana is the Director of the Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals and Professor of Political Science and Administration at Pompeu Fabra University and ICREA Academia researcher. Moreover, he serves as a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Barcelona City Council and the Board of Trustees of the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs.

Jacint holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Barcelona. His research focuses on analyzing comparative public policies from a multilevel perspective, in particular regulatory policies and their specialized institutions. He is the co-editor of Linguistic Claims and Political Conflicts (Routledge, 2021) and Barcelona, Madrid y el Estado (Catarata, 2019).

Michael Zürn

Director of the Research Unit Global Governance

WZB Berlin Social Science Center

Michael Zürn is the Director of the Research Unit Global Governance at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center and Professor of International Relations at the Free University Berlin. In addition, he is the co-founder and board member of the Berlin Graduate School for Transnational Studies, Free University of Berlin, Hertie School of Governance and WZB Berlin Social Science Center. Zürn also serves as the co-spokesperson of the Cluster of Excellence “Contestations of the Liberal Script”.

In his research, Zürn focuses on global governance, international institutions, political theory, rule of law and security, climate and science. His articles have been published in a number of leading journals in both German and English.

Julia Kreienkamp

Researcher, Governance Institute

University College London

Julia Kreienkamp is a researcher at the Global Governance Centre of University College London. Her research interests focus on global governance of human rights, health an climate change, with particular attention for the changing landscape for state and non-state climate action under the 2015 Paris Agreement.

She holds a master’s degree in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a bachelor’s degree in Politics and Economics from the University of Münster. Before joining the Global Governance Institute, Julia worked in communications, marketing and community management and was a Carlo-Schmid Fellow at thee Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization.

David Coen

Vice Dean International for the Faculty of Social Sciences; Professor of Public Policy, Department of Political Science and founding Director of the Global Governance Institute

University College London

David Coen is the Vice Dean International for the Faculty of Social Sciences, Professor of Public Policy at the Department of Political Science, and founding Director of the Global Governance Institute at the Univeristy College London. Previously, he has worked for the London Business School and the Max Planck Institute in Cologne. Coen has been a visiting professor as a Schuman Distinguished Fellowship at the Institute of Advance Studies at the European University Institute, the Fernand Braudel Professorial Fellowship at the Political Science Department European University Institute, the Fullbright Distinguished Professor Fellowship at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

In his research, Coen focuses on business and government relations, business and Brexit, climate governance and regulation as well as the EU regulatory reform. His research has been published in public policy and business journals. He holds a bachelor of arts from University of Portsmouth, a MSc of Cardiff University and a PhD of European University Institute.

Tom Pegram

Deputy Director, Global Governance Institute and Associate Professor in Global Governance, Department of Political Science

University College London

Tom Pegram is an Associate Professor in Global Governance and the Deputy Director of the Global Governance Institute of University College London. Before joining University College London, Tom was Assistant Professor Political Science at Trinity College Dublin and the Director of the Policy Institute. He has held research fellowships at New York University and Harvard University Law School.

In his research, Tom focuses on global and transnational governance, regulatory politics and international organizations, with particular attention for human rights, international standards, and national human rights institutions. His articles have been published widely in leading journals. In addition, he has written many book chapter, policy intervention reports, and articles for leading newspapers. He holds a PhD in Politics from Nuffield College, University of Oxford.

Angel Saz

Director of Center for Global Economy and Geopolitics and Research Group in Leadership and Innovation in Public Management and Associate Professor, Department of Strategy and General Management

ESADE

Angel Saz is the Director of Center for Global Economy and the Geopolitics and Research Group in Leadership and Innovation in Public Management and Associate Professor of strategy and general management at the Department of Strategy and General Management at ESADE. In addition, he is visiting professor at MCDonough School of Business, Georgetown University.

His research focuses on business-government relations, nonmarket strategy, intergovernmental organizations, and organizational networks. Angel’s research has been published in multiple leading journals. He holds a PhD in Public Management from ESADE and Master’s degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Imperial College, University of London.