Research in global change and governance

Research at Rutgers focuses on the complex interplay of global change and governance - the large-scale transformations of political, economic, and cultural relations that simultaneously structure, and are structured by, the changing roles of states and non-state actors involved in creating order and disorder. At the core of our concerns is the relationship between globalization, the post-cold war realignment of great-power relations, and the growing role in the promotion and attenuation of conflict of international governmental and non-governmental organizations, transnational corporations, and social movements. This research agenda, and the accompanying graduate program in global affairs, is conducted under the auspices of the Center for Global Change and Governance (CGCG), which is co-directed by Richard Langhorne and Yale Ferguson. Other members of the CGCG that have particular interests in global political economy are Phil Cerny and Carlos Seiglie. International Business faculty are involved in the work of the CGCG, and John Cantwell's graduate courses in IB are also offered through the MS and PhD programs in Global Affairs. Michael Santoro of the Business School undertakes research into MNCs and global social issues, and offers a course on this topic through the CGCG.