Global Governance Institute (GGI) is an independent non-profit think tank based in

Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

. It brings together policy-makers, scholars and practitioners from the world's leading institutions in order to devise, strengthen and improve forward-looking approaches to global governance. GGI's vision is a more equitable, peaceful and sustainable global order based on effective but accountable international organizations, the global rule of law and the empowerment of the individual across borders and cultures. GGI places particular emphasis on the improvement of the United Nations system and its mutual reinforcement with strong regional organizations. It currently has about 50 members, working on research in core areas of global governance, such as: *Peace & Security *Global Justice (including International Law & Human Rights) *Environment & Sustainable Development *Economic Policy *Forward Studies & Innovation

Major current initiatives

GGI is a partner of th
Security and Defence Agenda
s Security Jam from 19 to 23 March 2012. It organises a High-Level event on Operationalising the

Responsibility to Protect The Responsibility to Protect (R2P or RtoP) is a global political commitment which was endorsed by all member states of the United Nations at the 2005 World Summit in order to address its four key concerns to prevent genocide, war crimes, ethnic ...

on 26 April 2012 with Madiaraga, the

College of Europe The College of Europe (french: Collège d'Europe) is a post-graduate institute of European studies with its main campus in Bruges, Belgium and a second campus in Warsaw, Poland. The College of Europe in Bruges was founded in 1949 by leading ...

Foundation. Further research in 2012 includes work on the

International Criminal Court The International Criminal Court (ICC or ICCt) is an intergovernmental organization and international tribunal seated in The Hague, Netherlands. It is the first and only permanent international court with jurisdiction to prosecute individuals f ...

, the Transparency,

Technology Technology is the application of knowledge to reach practical goals in a specifiable and Reproducibility, reproducible way. The word ''technology'' may also mean the product of such an endeavor. The use of technology is widely prevalent in me ...

and

Democracy Democracy (From grc, δημοκρατία, dēmokratía, ''dēmos'' 'people' and ''kratos'' 'rule') is a form of government in which people, the people have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation ("direct democracy"), or to choo ...

and

Cybersecurity Computer security, cybersecurity (cyber security), or information technology security (IT security) is the protection of computer systems and networks from attack by malicious actors that may result in unauthorized information disclosure, t ...

Publications

Publications by the Global Governance Institute include: *The International Criminal Court and Kenya: National Justice through Global Mechanisms? *The UN Peacebuilding Architecture - Background Note *The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) *The Changing Constellation of Power & Resistance in the Global Debate over Agrofuels *European Civilian Crisis Management: Bridging the Resources Gap?

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External links

Global Governance Institute
Think tanks based in Belgium