Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies

www.globalgovernancestudies.eu

Introducing GGSThe Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies (GGS) is a KU Leuven Centre of Excellence whichaims to make high-quality, innovative and policy-relevant contributions to the study of globalization,global governance processes and multilateralism with a particular focus on the European Union’s role.GGS is coordinator of FRAME, a large-scale FP7 project on Fostering Human Rights in European(internal and external) Policies, and of the Policy Research Centre of the Flemish Government onInternational Affairs, International Entre preneurship and Development Co-operation.

This brochure introduces GGS, its mission statement, management structure, members and distinguished International Advisory Board. It also provides a brief introduction to two of our ‘regional’focuses: the InBev-Baillet Latour EU-China Chair and the Leuven India Focus. As you read throughthis brochure we hope to give you a flavour of the many high-level conferences, lectures and seminarsGGS organizes.

GGS is a unique venture. Our Centre’s bottom-up dynamics appeal to a great number of colleaguesfrom within and outside the University: with more than 60 senior and junior members we host researchers from law, economics, political science, history, philosophy, area studies and bioscienceengineering. We have attracted numerous research projects at the Flemish, Belgian, European andinter national levels. Our output of international publications is impressive and includes the LeuvenGlobal Governance Series, a series of monographs and edited volumes with Edward Elgar Publishers.We work together with academic and policy partners from all over the world, and we regularly conductstudies for governments, European institutions and international organizations.

Should you have any question or suggestion, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Prof. Dr. Jan WoutersDirectorFull Professor of International Law and International OrganizationsJean Monnet Chair ad personam EU and Global Governance

MissionThe Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies (GGS) is an interfaculty interdisciplinary researchcentre of the Humanities and Social Sciences at the KU Leuven (University of Leuven). In 2010,GGS has been recognized as a KU Leuven Centre of Excellence.

GGS carries out and supports interdisciplinary research on topics related to globalization, globalgovernance processes and multilateralism, with a particular focus on the following areas, takingthe many cross-cutting issues into account:

• The European Union and global governance• Human rights, democracy and rule of law• Trade and sustainable development• Peace and security• Emerging powers• Federalism and multi-level governance• Global commons and outer space• Non-state actors

In full recognition of the complex issues involved, GGS approaches global governance from a multi-level and multi-actor perspective. GGS considers non-European perspectives to global governanceof great importance. It hosts the InBev-Baillet Latour EU-China Chair and the Leuven India Focus,organizes regularly transatlantic conferences and events focusing on Latin America and Asia, and takes a keen interest in the Global South.

In addition to its fundamental research, GGS carries out independent applied research and advisespolicy-makers on multilateral governance and global public policy issues. It regularly organizesconferences, seminars and debates on these issues, including the International Euro-Asia SummerSchool. GGS works with academic and policy partners from all over the world, including the EuropeanParliament, European Commission, European External Action Service, Committee of the Regions,International Labour Organization (ILO), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development(OECD), United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), United Nations Conferenceon Trade and Development (UNCTAD), World Bank and World Trade Organization (WTO).

GGS publishes the Leuven Global Governance Series with Edward Elgar Publishers, makes it researchavailable through academic journal articles, working papers, policy briefs and global governanceopinions on its web site and regularly publishes a newsletter.

ManagementThe Director is Prof. Dr. Jan Wouters, Jean Monnet Chair EU and GlobalGovernance and Full Professor of Inter national Law and International Organizations at the University of Leuven. The Deputy Director is Dr. Axel Marx. The strategic lines of GGS are set by a Board, consistingof the Director, the Deputy Director and:

Prof. Dr. Bart Kerremans, ChairDean of the Faculty of Social Sciences

Prof. Dr. Filip AbrahamProfessor of International Economicsand European Integration

Prof. Dr. Ortwin de GraefVice Dean for Research of the Faculty of Arts

Prof. Dr. Idesbald GoddeerisProfessor of Transnational History

Prof. Dr. Stephan KeukeleireJean Monnet Professor in European Integration and EU Foreign Policy

Prof. Dr. Stephan ParmentierProfessor of Sociology of Crime, Law and Human Rights

Prof. Dr. Bart RaymaekersDean of the Institute of Philosophy

Prof. Dr. Jo SwinnenProfessor of Economics and Director of the Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance (LICOS)

Prof. Dr. Bernard TillemanDean of the Faculty of Law

Prof. Dr. Geert Van CalsterProfessor of Private Inter national Law,Chair of the Department of International and European Law

Prof. Dr. Patrick Van CayseeleVice Dean for Research of the Faculty of Economics and Business

Members GGS hosts more than 60 members. The Senior Members comprise: Filip Abraham, Katja Biedenkopf, Toon Braeckman, Kim Christiaens,Christophe Crombez, Geert De Baere, Filip De Beule, Erik De Bom, Helder De Schutter, Martin Deleixhe, Edith Drieskens, Raf Geenens,Idesbald Goddeeris, Tim Heysse, Bart Kerremans, Stephan Keukeleire, Ria Laenen, Matthias Lievens, Miet Maertens, Axel Marx,Alessandro Mulieri, Ching Lin Pang, Letizia Paoli, Stephan Parmentier, Kolja Raube, Stefan Sottiaux, Jo Swinnen, Geert Van Calster,Jan Van Hove, Dimitri Vanoverbeke, Frank Verbruggen and Jan Wouters. Junior Members are Johan Adriaensen, Ana SofiaFreitas de Barros, Emilie Bécault, Stephanie Bijlmakers, Christiaan Boonen, Nicolás Brando, Matthieu Burnay, Colleen Carroll,Kenneth Chan, Anna-Luise Chané, Samuel Cogolati, Hanne Cuyckens, Philip De Man, Sanderijn Duquet, Cliff Farhang Pajouh,Dylan Geraets, Nicolas Hachez, Rutger Hagen, Linda Hamid, Rik Hansen, Haye Hazenberg, Marieke Koekkoek, Brecht Lein, Katrien Meuwissen, Bregt Natens, Jed Odermatt, Pierre Schmitt, Eef Vandebroek, Sarah Van Eynde, Sven Van Kerckhoven, Nils Vanstappen and Nele Verlinden. Associate Fellows are Elisa Baroncini, Steven Blockmans, Sofie Bouteligier, Dominic Coppens,Tim Corthaut, Jean-Christophe Defraigne, Tom Delreux, Bart De Meester, Bruno Demeyere, Karen Fogg, Fernando Gonzalez,Sander Happaerts, Sebastián López Escarcena, Joris Larik, Frederik Naert, Thomas Ramopoulos, Luc Reydams, Wim Van Aken,Peter van Kemseke and Bart Van Vooren.

International Advisory BoardThe International Advisory Board provides intellectual and strategic guidance and includes, throughout GGS’s various programmes, the following distinguished members:

Prof. Dr. Jose E. AlvarezNew York University School of Law

Mr. André BergenBoard of Directors NYSE Euronext

H.E. Bernard BotFormer Foreign Affairs Minister of the Netherlands

Ambassador Günter BurghardtFormer EU Ambassador

H.E. Antonio Augusto Cancado TrindadeJudge at the International Court of Justice

Mr. Luc CortebeeckInternational Labour Office

Prof. Dr. Herman DaemsChairman, BNP Paribas Fortis andBoard of Governors, KU Leuven

Mr. Bert De GraeveChairman of the Board of Directors,Bekaert

Mr. Jan EgelandSecretary General, Norwegian RefugeeCouncil

H.E. Gareth Evans QCChancellor, Australian National University

Prof. Dr. Mark EyskensFormer Prime Minister of Belgium

Prof. Dr. Andreas FollesdalUniversity of Oslo

Prof. Dr. René FoquéKU Leuven

Ambassador Jan GraulsFormer Permanent Representative of Belgium to the UN

Mr. Jonas GrimhedenEuropean Union Agency for FundamentalRights

Prof. Dr. Andreas KalyvasNew School for Social Research, New York

Prof. Dr. Beate Kohler-KochUniversität Mannheim-Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences

Mr. Thomas LeysenChairman, KBC Group

Prof. Dr. Edward LuckFormer Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General

Mr. Juan MendezUN Special Rapporteur on Torture and Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

Prof. Dr. Arthur MolUniversiteit Wageningen

Prof. Dr. Woo-Sik MoonSeoul National University

Ambassador Hugo PaemenFormer EU Ambassador

Prof. Dr. Mónica del Carmen SerranoCarretoColegio de México and Oxford University

Ms. Yasmin SookaExecutive Director, Foundation forHuman Rights, South Africa

Prof. Dr. Jan Aart ScholteUniversity of Gothenburg

Mr. Strobe TalbottPresident, Brookings Institution

Prof. Dr. Françoise baronne TulkensHuman Rights Advisory Panel, United Nations Mission in Kosovo

H.E. Frans baron van DaeleChief of Staff of the King of Belgium

Prof. Dr. Bert van den BrinkUniversiteit Utrecht

Prof. Dr. Walter van GervenFormer Advocate General at the EuropeanCourt of Justice – KU Leuven

Mr. Toby VogelDemocratization Policy Council, Washington-Berlin

Prof. Dr. Youqiang WangSchool of Public Policy and Management,Tsinghua University

Prof. Dr. Thomas WeissRalph Bunche Institute for InternationalStudies, CUNY

Dr. Abiodun WilliamsPresident, The Hague Institute forGlobal Justice

The Leuven India Focus, hosted by GGS, aims at developing,broadening and deepening knowledge and expertise on India andSouth Asia by organizing conferences, lectures and seminars andstimulating interdisciplinary research.

The Leuven India Focus regularly invites scholars and experts fromIndia, Europe and beyond to teach and debate on vital issues facing

Indian society and the neighbouring region. Through this and other exchanges, it aspires tofoster research on India and to cultivate academic networks and partnerships.

The academic coordinator of the Leuven India Focus is Prof. Dr. Idesbald Goddeeris.

For more information, please visit www.indiafocus.eu

The InBev-Baillet Latour EU-China Chair stimulates inter disciplinaryresearch and education on EU-China relations. The Chair is hostedby GGS and unites a large group of professors and researchers who are active in the field ofthe European Union and China.

The Chair regularly organizes conferences, lectures, workshops and other activities to communicate key issues to students, academics, practitioners and the general public at the Flemish, Belgian, European and global level.

The academic coordinator of the Chair is Prof. Dr. Jan Wouters.

For more information, please visit www.euchinachair.eu

EventsIn line with its objectives to disseminate knowledge and research results and to contribute to debates and dialogueon globalization and global governance issues, GGS regularly organizes events that range from high-level international conferences to interactive workshops, research seminars and public lectures. GGS also organizesprofessional training and post-academic formation, including the International Euro-Asia Summer School.

Gilbert F. Houngbo,Deputy Director-GeneralInternational Labour Organization

Navi Pillay, Former UnitedNations High Commissionerfor Human Rights

José Manuel Barroso,Former President of theEuropean Commission

Jean-Luc Dehaene, Former Prime Minister of Belgium

Zhenmin Wang, Dean, Tsinghua UniversitySchool of Law

Ambassador ManjeevSingh Puri, Indian Ambassador to Belgiumand the EU

Herman Van Rompuy,Former President of the European Council

Radhika Coomaraswamy,Honorary Doctor, KU Leuven

Contact us:Prof. Dr. Jan Wouters, Directorjan.wouters@ggs.kuleuven.be

Dr. Axel Marx, Deputy Directoraxel.marx@ggs.kuleuven.be

InBev-Baillet Latour EU-China Chairmatthieu.burnay@ggs.kuleuven.be

Leuven India Focusidesbald.goddeeris@arts.kuleuven.be

FP7 project FRAMEnicolas.hachez@ggs.kuleuven.be

LEUVEN CENTRE FOR GLOBAL GOVERNANCE STUDIES

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