Events View updates on our events and activities below Uncategorized Award recognition for GLO team member Matt Robertshaw Posted onOctober 12, 2026October 12, 2026 0 Matt Robertshaw – who is the Canada-based Research Fellow on our GLO project – has received a major recognition: the […] research GLO project featured on UN Library & Archives podcast Posted onJune 30, 2026June 30, 2026 0 In May 2026, three members of the GLO team – Anne-Isabelle Richard, Dan Gorman and Daniel Laqua – recorded a […] conferences Work-in-progress session on “Educating for Peace” Posted onJune 5, 2026June 5, 2026 0 On 29 May, the “Histories of Activism” research group at Northumbria University collaborated with the GLO project in hosting a […] conferences Discussing “Love, Hate, and the Fate of International Organizations” in Geneva: Programme Posted onMarch 20, 2026May 4, 2026 0 On 8 and 9 May 2026, the Geneva Graduate Institute is hosting the conference “Love, Hate, and the Fate of […] conferences GLO in Chicago: “The International Dynamics of Democratic Backsliding” Posted onFebruary 11, 2026February 11, 2026 0 This January, the GLO project held a two-day event at the University of Chicago, examining “the international dynamics of democratic […] conferences GLO at the American Historical Association Posted onJanuary 12, 2026January 12, 2026 On 11 January 2026, the GLO project ran a panel at the 139th Annual Meeting of the American Historical Association […] conferences GLO and “Rethinking Internationalism” projects at UIA Associations Roundtable in Brussels Posted onNovember 25, 2025January 27, 2026 0 The Union of International Associations (UIA) is a non-governmental organization with a history dating back to 1907. It has a […] conferences Conference on “Love, Hate, and the Fate of International Organizations: The Psychological Life of Global Governance (1900–Present)” Posted onOctober 22, 2025October 22, 2025 0 On May 6–7, 2026, the Geneva Graduate Institute will host the final main conference of our project on “Global Governance, […] conferences Newcastle workshop on ‘Change Making between the Local and the Global’ on 8 October 2025 Posted onSeptember 29, 2025October 22, 2025 0 On Wednesday 8 October, the GLO team will run a workshop in Newcastle upon Tyne, bringing together researchers and practitioners […] conferences GLO at global history conference Posted onSeptember 15, 2025September 29, 2025 0 From 10 to 12 September 2025, the European Network in Universal and Global History (ENIUGH) held the Eight European Congress […] conferences [CfP] Chicago workshop on ‘The International Dynamics of Democratic Backsliding: Multidisciplinary Perspectives from 1900 to the Present’ Posted onAugust 4, 2025August 3, 2025 0 Across different time periods and places, democratic decay has often been driven not by dramatic coups, but rather by elected […] research PhD thesis defence of Simón Ballesteros Posted onMay 29, 2025June 16, 2025 0 On Thursday, 22 May 2025, Simón Ballesteros successfully defended his PhD dissertation, titled Explaining Variation in the Democratic Character of […] research Gordon Barrett on science diplomacy in a world of crisis Posted onMay 21, 2025May 21, 2025 0 Earlier this year, the Royal Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science issued a report on Science […] research Thomas Gidney on colonies and the League of Nations Posted onMay 16, 2025June 16, 2025 0 Thomas Gidney – who is due to join the GLO team this summer– has published his first book, An International […] conferences Event on “Preserving and Conserving the Documentary Heritage of International Association” in Brussels Posted onMay 5, 2025May 5, 2025 0 On 22 May 2025, a workshop in Brussels will explore the ways in which the records of international associations and […] conferences First GLO workshop explored twentieth-century debates on global governance reform Posted onApril 14, 2025May 5, 2025 0 On 10 and 11 April 2025, the GLO project held its first workshop. Hosted by the Canadian project partners at […] research “Cultivating Fields of Progress”: New book by Amalia Ribi Forclaz Posted onMarch 25, 2025March 25, 2025 0 We are delighted to share the news that the new book by Amalia Ribi Forclaz – one of the GLO […] conferences AHRC-funded conference on “Counter-Hegemonic Internationalisms: Perspectives from the Past” Posted onMarch 7, 2025March 19, 2025 0 On 20 and 21 March 2025, an international conference in Newcastle upon Tyne will explore “Counter-Hegemonic Internationalisms: Perspectives from the […] conferences First GLO workshop this April: “Global Governance Reform: Perspectives from the Twentieth Century” Posted onFebruary 26, 2025April 11, 2025 0 In April 2025, the GLO project will hold its first academic workshop, entitled “Global Governance Reform: Perspectives from the Twentieth […] research New book: International Organizations and the Cold War Posted onFebruary 20, 2025February 25, 2025 0 Together with Eva-Maria Muschick and Elisabeth Roehrlich, our GLO advisory board member Sandrine Kott has co-edited a volume on International […] research Amalia Ribi Forclaz launches project on “Agrarian Transitions, Pesticide Controversies and International Governance” Posted onFebruary 13, 2025February 25, 2025 0 We are delighted to announce that Amalia Ribi Forclaz, Associate Professor of History at the Geneva Graduate Institute and one […] research Matt Robertshaw’s thesis defence Posted onJanuary 21, 2025February 25, 2025 0 On Monday 20 January 2025, Matthew Robertshaw defended his PhD thesis on “A Longing for Saint-Domingue / A Longing for […] conferences Discussing trust with international associations Posted onNovember 17, 2024February 25, 2025 0 On 14 November, Daniel Laqua introduced the GLO project at the UIA Associations Round Table in Florence, an event organised […] conferences [CfP] Global Governance Reform: Perspectives from the Twentieth Century Posted onNovember 1, 2024February 25, 2025 0 This workshop explores the efforts of different types of movements and actors in the twentieth century to reform or transform […]