Global Governance Programme

New ENSURED research by Henning Schmidtke and @stephofmann.bsky.social shows: global governance is here to stay. But increasingly, it’s shifting toward alternative modes of cooperation.

www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications/global-governance-transformation

@ensured.bsky.social

🔎 How has citizenship governance changed in Eastern Europe since 2000?

A new GLOBALCIT report by Maarten Vink, Dorota Pudzianowska, and Szabolcs Pogonyi analyses reforms across 12 EU member states and candidates.

Convergence or divergence?

Read more: lnkd.in/dWPYSy48

𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙝 𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨?

This Friday, 11 July, join this provocative discussion with Steve Legomsky, who will present his new book 'Reimagining the American Union'.

Register now to join in person or online 🔗 buff.ly/tjKYbl5

🇺🇦 As the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025 in Rome is approaching, this working paper sheds light on the complexity for Ukraine in the present context of fulfilling the EU accession criteria on the protection of persons belonging to minorities.

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📍 Set against the backdrop of the Cold War’s end and EU enlargement, the event investigates how media discourse reflected national interests or a shared European perspective—and what this tells us about Europe’s historical self-image.

📰 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘴𝘳𝘢𝘦𝘭𝘪–𝘗𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 1980𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 1990𝘴?

This workshop examines articles, opinion pieces, satire & cartoons across Europe to explore how national and European narratives were formed during a transformative period.
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📣 The Global State of Citizenship 2025 report is now live.

✍️ Authored by the GLOBALCIT team at the Global Governance Programme, the report draws on data from 191 countries and highlights key global trends in citizenship law.

Read the PR to learn more & download the report🔗 loom.ly/JeESa3g

🔍 𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙟𝙤𝙧 𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙝𝙞𝙘 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙤-𝙋𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘?

📌 Join Andrew Oros as he examines how population trends are influencing defence strategies and alliance structures in the Indo-Pacific region.

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Join the GLOBALCIT team for thr launch the Global State of Citizenship report & the third edition of the GLOBALCIT Citizenship Law Dataset.

Based on data from 191 countries, key findings on current citizenship legislation around the world will be presented.

Register now🔗 www.eui.eu/events?id=57...

‪@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social, @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social, @eui-schuman.bsky.social, @eui-eu.bsky.social

The speakers will address:
🔹The limits of EU law and policy on abortion
🔹How civil society and EU institutions address these gaps post-Dobbs
🔹Global threats to reproductive rights & transnational agendas targeting them
🔹What a robust legal framework for reproductive justice in the EU might look like

📌 As transnational political agendas increasingly threaten access to abortion globally, this conversation, co-organised with the Berkeley Centre for Comparative Equality and Antidiscrimination, brings insights from around the world to assess where EU law & policy stand today.

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𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘗𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘢 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦?

Join John Delury, as he analyses current dynamics on the Korean Peninsula, and offers insights on how constructive diplomacy could still emerge, despite the considerable obstacles.

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Italy’s citizenship referendum: a chance to catch up with Europe In this article, experts in migration and citizenship policies, applied labor, and public economics discuss the upcoming referendum in Italy, examining its pot…

On 8–9 June, Italian citizens vote in referendum to reduce the residency requirement for non-EU nationals to apply for 🇮🇹 citizenship from 10 years to 5

With @lorenzopiccoli.bsky.social & @yajnagovind.bsky.social in @larepubblica.bsky.social on why this matters

firenze.repubblica.it/dossier/fire...

Content control and authoritarian regionalism | Danielle Flonk and Stephanie Hofmann Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

🌐 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘶𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘵 𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦?

In conversation with @stephofmann.bsky.social, Assistant Professor Danielle Flonk unpacks how authoritarian states are shaping the digital order through international institutions.

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The 𝘎𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘕𝘰𝘯-𝘛𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘧 𝘔𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘋𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦 (𝘌𝘕𝘋), launched by Fabio Santeramo at the @eui-schuman.bsky.social, offering researchers and policymakers a structured tool to analyse trade policy and environmental protection.

Learn more and explore the database 🔗 buff.ly/iJf0aLI

In this @globalcit.bsky.social e-book, co-edited by Rainer Bauböck, Kalypso Nicolaidis put forward a concrete plan for a 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻𝘀’ 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝘆 (ECA)—permanent, rotating, itinerant, and with real agenda-setting powers for the European Parliament.
Read the full publication here 🔗 loom.ly/-yELRnM

What does digital authoritarianism look like in one of the world’s most connected regions?

In conversation with @stephofmann.bsky.social, co-Director for the #GIFI project, Associate Professor @marcowenjones.bsky.social explores the digital ecosystem in the Gulf states.

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Publications - Global Governance Programme Home » Publications

Each country report maps key geopolitical actors, their current involvement, and respective strategies—examining how they exert influence through channels like economic investment and media disinformation, and what outcomes this influence has produced.
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🔎 New reports from academics affiliated with the 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦 research area explore the geopolitics of democracy in Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia, North Macedonia, Albania, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

📄 Read the full series ➡️ buff.ly/sMf2XP8

📅 A full week ahead for the Global Governance Programme, with a range of events taking place at Villa Schifanoia and online 💻

Explore all them all and register here ➡️ buff.ly/0R4Bch7

How can digital transformation drive inclusion—without reinforcing inequalities?
In this interview with Patryk Pawlak, Director of the GIFI project, Masutane Modjadji, Policy Fellow at @eui-stg.bsky.social, reflects on the risks & opportunities of digital transformation in Africa.
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🔍 How are shifting US alliances and global uncertainty reshaping Asia–Europe relations?

In this interview, @pugliesasia.bsky.social reflects on the second Trump administration, rearmament in East Asia, and Europe’s role in a changing geopolitical landscape.

📖 Full interview here🔗 loom.ly/klJNIh8

📝 Next week at the Global Governance Programme:

🔹 Clara Brandi explores how trade provisions can improve environmental agreements. 🔗 buff.ly/Kcwo4HU
🔹 Imke Harbers presents new data on how ethnicity affects civil registration and political exclusion of undocumented populations. 🔗 buff.ly/4vItr00

In this interview with @stephofmann.bsky.social, Co-director for the #GIFI project, Prof Milton Mueller (Internet Governance Project at Georgia Tech) reflects on the shift from domain name debates to broader digital governance challenges.
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Citizenship Suspension in Hungary: A New Measure of Fear and Control - Globalcit Alíz Nagy (Eötvös Loránd University) In his recent annual address, Viktor Orbán announced that the Hungarian Fundamental Law is set to be amended, yet again and for the 15th time. On the 12th of…

🇭🇺 What does Hungary’s proposed citizenship suspension mean for dissent and due process?
In this GlobalCit article, Alíz Nagy analyses the Hungarian government’s proposal to suspend citizenship for dual nationals deemed a ‘threat to national security’.

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In this interview, Riana Pfefferkorn, @stanford.edu, reflects on the long-standing and difficult debate about encryption and how it protects privacy and data security, legitimate access, and government overreach.

🎥 Watch the full interview with Patryk Pawlak, #GIFI project director🔗 loom.ly/lp_vwuY

📝 Next week at the Global Governance Programme: explore food security amid global shocks, trade opening and sustainability, Japan’s evolving security strategy, and Taiwan’s role in regional security.

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📝 Next week at the Global Governance Programme: explore food security amid global shocks, trade opening and sustainability, Japan’s evolving security strategy, and Taiwan’s role in regional security.

Register now ➡️ buff.ly/Kw0BOvY

In this interview, Lokman Tsui, Fellow at the Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto, reflects on his 20+ year journey studying Internet freedom—from early optimism to witnessing repression firsthand in Hong Kong.

🎥 Full interview by Patryk Pawlak, lead of the #GIFI project: youtu.be/VnKALgi5LRE