new blog by @benjaminfaude.bsky.social and @jacktaggart.bsky.social on the UN SDGs, drawing on a recent special issue in @globalpolicy.bsky.social lots of great contributions, including a paper by myself and Jack Taggart on institutional hybridity in global plastics governance

Please check out not only this piece by @jacktaggart.bsky.social & myself, but also our Special Section on 'The SDGs at 10' in @globalpolicy.bsky.social.

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 Will the UN Survive the Donald Trump Era? Join @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social and Rory as they dive all into the countries recognising a Palestinian state at the UNGA, Trump's undermining of the UN, and ask - should the UN move from it's home in New York? Link in the replies 👇

An excellent read that's provocative but also hopeful from @benjaminfaude.bsky.social

“Hard times can surprisingly lead to better global governance” As the UN General Assembly celebrates its 80th session @benjaminfaude.bsky.social asks - is this system doomed to fail, or is there an opportunity for reform? Excellent read in @scotnational.bsky.social bit.ly/46l4F8k

As political leaders are gathering in New York City for the high-level general debate of the UN General Assembly, we offer some reflections on where global governance is headed. Check out our piece in @scotnational.bsky.social. www.thenational.scot/politics/254...

Calling new postgraduate students joining us this September! Are you studying on one of our programmes at postgraduate level (Masters or PhD)? The School of Social & Political Sciences is recruiting for a new team of SPS Student Ambassadors for the academic year 2025-2026.

New Special Section that marks the 10th anniversary of the SDGs in @globalpolicy.bsky.social: The contributions explore the global governance of the SDGs as a Hybrid Institutional Complex (HIC) and examine whether institutional diversity is driving or hindering progress towards the goals.

Last chance to register for the online launch of our Ethics & International Affairs Roundtable "Global Governance in Hard Times".

@benjaminfaude.bsky.social kicking off the @globalpolicy.bsky.social journal event on the 10th anniversary of the SDGs: Celebrations or Commiserations

Happening Today!

There is still a bit of time left to register for the launch of our Ethics & International Affairs Roundtable 'Global Governance in Hard Times'.

Last chance to register for our 'The SDGs at 10' event on Friday.

Registration for online and in-person attendance of our special section launch event on the global governance of the SDGs at 10 is still open! Click here to register tinyurl.com/534s96an

The SDGs at 10: Please join us for a Special Section Launch event on Friday 12 September 14:00-17:00 (BST). Contributions by Faude & @jacktaggart.bsky.social; @policyrelevant.bsky.social; @danxuu.bsky.social; K. Abraham; J. Loginovic & @docstushi.bsky.social; B. Reinsberg. Comments: Fariborz Zelli

Please join us for the 6th Global Policy North workshop at @uofglasgow.bsky.social on 6-7 November 2025. Details in the CfP. Cc: @globalpolicy.bsky.social; @uofgsps.bsky.social.

The SDGs at 10: Please join us for a Special Section Launch event on Friday 12 September 14:00-17:00 (BST). Contributions by Faude & @jacktaggart.bsky.social; @policyrelevant.bsky.social; @danxuu.bsky.social; K. Abraham; J. Loginovic & @docstushi.bsky.social; B. Reinsberg. Comments: Fariborz Zelli

✨Congratulations @benjaminfaude.bsky.social & John for turning an #ISA2024 roundtable into an E&IA roundtable✨ Read my essay and all other contributions #OpenAccess - cup.org/4ms4D3N Join us for the launch in two weeks (info below): 📅 Monday, 15 September, 18-19.30 (Oslo)

Please join us for the launch of our E&IA Roundtable: 'Global Governance in Hard Times.' Presentations: Faude+Karlsrud; @yoramhaftel.bsky.social & @stephofmann.bsky.social; @ninareiners.bsky.social; Julia Morse; @mstephen.bsky.social. Comments: @hbirk.bsky.social; @tsommerer.bsky.social. Details:

New, somewhat bleak, piece from me on the decline of global governance: doi.org/10.1017/S089... Part of a Roundtable on Global Governance in Hard Times with @benjaminfaude.bsky.social, @ninareiners.bsky.social, @yoramhaftel.bsky.social, @stephofmann.bsky.social, John Karlsrud, & Julia Morse

New Roundtable "Global Governance in Hard Times" in Ethics & International Affairs. We are interested in whether the ‘drift’ of FIGOs and the proliferation of LCIs indicate the decline of global governance, or its adaptation to a significantly altered environment. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

The Sustainable Development Goals at 10: Celebration or Commiseration? Please join us for a half-day special section launch event marking the tenth anniversary of the UN’s 2030 Agenda on Friday 12th September, 14:00 – 17:00 (BST), Bishop’s Dining Suite, Durham Castle & Online. Details here:

Glad to see our introduction to the SI 'Global Governance in Hard Times' out. We develop the 'Innovation Thesis' and the 'Decline Thesis' as two analytical ideal types that help us to think systematically about where global governance is headed. Take a look at all contributions at the E&IA website.

It's a very timely article!

We build on Abbott & Faude's Hybrid Institutional Complex emphasising the socio-economic content not just institutional form. Huge thanks to @benjaminfaude.bsky.social & @jacktaggart.bsky.social for encouraging us to write this & Eva-Maria Nag for steering us through with @globalpolicy.bsky.social

Ahead of the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the SDGs, Julija Loginovic & @docstushi.bsky.social argue that the institutional diversity of the SDG HIC constitutes a way to reorganise inter-and intra-class relations to co-opt a greater variety of policy actors at multiple transnational scales.

Ahead of the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the SDGs, Bernhard Reinsberg (@uofgsps.bsky.social) explores ownerhsip's effects in the SDG HIC. He finds that donors engage with the SDG HIC selectively by picking institutions that fit their interests and establish no formal obligations for them.

#OpenAccess - Sequencing binding and non-binding agreements: the case of outer space governance - cup.org/45BX2K4 - @jfmorin.bsky.social & @paulinepic.bsky.social #FirstView

Please join us for the 6th Global Policy North workshop at @uofglasgow.bsky.social on 6-7 November 2025. Details in the CfP. Cc: @globalpolicy.bsky.social; @uofgsps.bsky.social.

"At some point, politicians will have to change the conversation and explain the real trade-offs to voters. Until then, we’ll keep going round in circles." observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

✨ Our forum “Challenges and Opportunities for Transnational Advocacy” is out #openaccess in International Studies Review ✨ 👓: academic.oup.com/isr/article/... @ninahall.bsky.social

An interesting conversation with Bob Keohane.

Important piece in the guardian that quotes our work on how the petrochemical historical bloc seeks to derail a UN global plastics treaty @jennifer-clapp.bsky.social @policyrelevant.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

📽️ New GEP Youtube video! Check out this stellar discussion between Associate Editor @yixiansun.bsky.social and GEP co-authors @jfmorin.bsky.social and @cyncouette.bsky.social on addressing the emerging #environmental problem of #spacedebris 🚀. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzR4...

We mourn the passing of Christian Joerges, Professor Emeritus at the Hertie School and leading scholar of European law. "A scholar of rare intellectual depth and integrity," said President Cornelia Woll. He will be deeply missed.

Great new paper on the executive heads of IOs by @tomokotkhsh.bsky.social and colleagues!

Many thanks to Michael Breen @dublincityuni.bsky.social for this thoughtful review of my book, Cooperative Complexity: The Next Level of Global Economic Governance, in The Review of International Organizations @the-peio.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Ahead of the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the SDGs, @policyrelevant.bsky.social & @jacktaggart.bsky.social examine the Hybrid Institutional Complex (HIC) of global plastics governance: voluntary, industry‐led multistakeholder initiatives risk entrenching corporate‐friendly governance.

Ein jedenfalls in Teilen interessanter Artikel zu BRICS in der aktuellen ZEIT. Das Ausmass, in dem man BRICS offensichtlich dazu nutzt, transgouvernementale Netzwerke zu etablieren, war mir nicht ganz klar. www.zeit.de/2025/29/bric...

Check out this article by Kavi Abraham, which examines the tension between political inclusion and informal hierarchy found in the Hybrid Institutional Complex (HIC) for sustainable development. A great contribution ahead of the upcoming 10th anniversary of the adoption of the SDGs!

"The solution to the multilateralism crisis is not to abandon it, but to rebuild it on fairer and more inclusive foundations." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

📢 Deadline verlängert bis zum 30. Juli!

"Only 46% of Maga voters back US leadership in the world, compared with 74% of Democrats. However, 98% of Maga voters think it’s important for the US to be viewed as the most powerful nation militarily and economically, compared with 64% of Democrats." observer.co.uk/news/interna...

Very insightful interview with Diane Abbott on the Today programme this morning.

📌The special issue "Illiberal Regimes and International Organizations" is now published as Vol. 20 Issue 2 in RIO! @the-peio.bsky.social link.springer.com/journal/1155... Summary thread with each piece-- 🧵

Man kann den Mueller ja fast im Research Design Kurs verwenden. www.kicker.de/mueller-sche...

Most literature reviews miss the point.
 Not because they’re sloppy. 
But because they treat the literature like a box to tick. In my latest Respect the Marble Post, I carve out a 6-step process to writing a meaningful lit review: catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/most-liter... 🧵

❗ The 𝘞𝘡𝘉 𝘉𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘯 (@wzb.bsky.social‬) establishes a 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 for the 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 and is looking for its future 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 ❗ 📣 Let all the excellent democracy researchers out there know! ⁣ ⁣ wzb.eu/en/jobs/dire... ⁣ #Polisky @epsanet.bsky.social @ecpr.bsky.social @apsa.bsky.social