{"id":18,"date":"2025-01-14T19:48:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T19:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/glo\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2026-07-02T17:17:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T17:17:29","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/glo\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"18\" class=\"elementor elementor-18\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23f429f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"23f429f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4892eb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f4892eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adb6264 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"adb6264\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2de48ad e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2de48ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88435fc e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"88435fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de87522 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de87522\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Today, movements that are pitching themselves against \u201cglobalism\u201d are attracting widespread attention. While in many cases, such arguments are being presented in the name of national sovereignty, mistrust of the existing or potential mechanisms for global governance is not confined to one particular part of the political spectrum, especially when it comes to questions of representation and legitimacy. If citizens lack trust in international cooperation, it can have wide-ranging implications: it risks undermining cross-border efforts to tackle global challenges in a range of different fields, from humanitarian relief a<span style=\"background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); font-size: 1rem;\">nd conflict resolution <\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4);\">to health and the environment. <strong>\u201cGlobal Governance, Trust and Democratic Engagement in Past and Present\u201d<\/strong><\/span><strong style=\"font-style: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4);\">\u00a0(GLO)<\/strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4);\"> addresses this contemporary problem from a historical perspective: it traces popular engagement with bodies that sought to regulate or resolve global matters, from the aftermath of the First World War to the early 2000s.<\/span><\/p><p>GLO pursues two major lines of enquiry. <em>First<\/em>, it examines campaigns that sought to create, reform, transform or abolish international organizations. In doing so, it highlights the democratic potentials and lacunae of international organizations while tracing broader efforts to democratize international relations. <em>Second<\/em>, the project investigates attempts by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and social movements to enlist the support of international bodies, partly in response to the obstacles they encountered domestically. Such endeavours implied a degree of trust in the ability of international organizations to become tools for positive change. By recovering the past relationship between political participation, democracy and international institutions, the project enables us to better understand how we might reimagine global cooperative mechanisms in the present.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4af76a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4af76a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1930\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/glo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/United-Nations-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-650\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/glo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/United-Nations-scaled.jpg 1930w, https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/glo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/United-Nations-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/glo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/United-Nations-772x1024.jpg 772w, https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/glo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/United-Nations-768x1019.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/glo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/United-Nations-1158x1536.jpg 1158w, https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/glo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/United-Nations-1544x2048.jpg 1544w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1930px) 100vw, 1930px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbdd16d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fbdd16d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c5ca0e6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1c5ca0e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b253bb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b253bb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the Project<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-798d797 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"798d797\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2794dd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2794dd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaa51bd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aaa51bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8592f1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c8592f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a8ca0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a8ca0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Running from 2024 to 2027, GLO is operating within<span style=\"text-align: justify; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); font-size: 1rem;\">\u00a0the framework of the<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: justify; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4);\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.transatlanticplatform.com\/\"><b>Trans-Atlantic Platform for the Social Sciences and Humanities (T-AP)<\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: justify; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4);\">, which is a collaborative venture for research funders from different countries. The project involves research teams based in Canada, Switzerland, the UK and the US, with Waterloo University, the Geneva Graduate Institute (IHEID), the University of Chicago and Northumbria University as the anchor institutions. 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