Deadline: 20-Apr-22
The European Commission (EC) is pleased to announce a funding call for Global Governance for a World in Transition: Norms, Institutions, Actors.
The European Union has an important global role to play in terms of defending multilateralism, through its enhancement and transformation, as a crucial component of global governance. However, its capacity and influence in shaping globalization are being shaken by major geopolitical factors, such as the rise of new or re-emerging powers (China, India, Russia) and the United States’ foreign policy shifts.
Political developments across the world over the last years have posed serious challenges to global multilateralism and its aspirations for global order, peace and cooperation. Even if the need for international collective action is greater than it has ever been (climate and digital transitions, rise of inequalities – including gender inequalities –, aging and disabilities, migrations, health pandemics, information disorder), the obstacles it encounters are no less redoubtable. The emerging multipolar system is characterized by the prevalence of diverging, and often antagonistic, state preferences, outdated and often ill-equipped global governance institutional architecture, nationalist populism, unilateralist trends, the influence of multinational corporations, as well as neo-mercantilist conflicts.
Funding Information
The check will normally be done for the coordinator if the requested grant amount is equal to or greater than EUR 500,000, except for:
- public bodies (entities established as a public body under national law, including local, regional or national authorities) or international organisations; and
- cases where the individual requested grant amount is not more than EUR 60,000 (lowvalue grant).
Expected Outcomes
Projects should contribute to both of the following expected outcomes:
- Support the European Union’s role in leading the transformation and defense of multilateralism by identifying and analyzing policy avenues for a more robust, democratic and effective global governance.
- Develop policy recommendations, institutional frames, toolboxes, narratives and methodologies for supporting action towards transnational democracy.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for funding, applicants must be established in one of the eligible countries, ie:
- the Member States of the European Union, including their outermost regions;
- the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) linked to the Member States;
- eligible non-EU countries:
- countries associated with Horizon Europe;
- low- and middle-income countries.
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