Global Politics and Security More Information

The Global Politics and Security research group has two main lines of research:

The first concerns global governance, in which researchers study the intersection of the main components and the main consequences of the current international order. The aim is to unravel the relationships between domestic and foreign policy, decision-making processes and public policies in world affairs that promote different regional, formal and informal global solutions. Interest is focused on relations between countries, but also between transnational non-governmental organisations, as well as their influence in global, national or local political arenas. Special attention is paid to the dynamics emanating from the European, Atlantic and Asian contexts.

The second line of research centres on global security challenges. It includes traditional threats to peace, such as interstate and regional armed conflicts, but also cross-border and transnational challenges, such as the prevention of terrorism, the interaction between critical and disruptive technologies and security, the relationship between climate change and security, the dangers of global pandemics or the coastal links of maritime security. Significant attention is paid to expanding networks of junior and senior researchers through additional applications for national and international funding. 

This research group aims to consolidate and strengthen CEI's capacity to host and support new research teams that can successfully apply and compete in international funding calls, focusing on three self-reinforcing tasks: ensuring active knowledge transfer, increasing new partnerships with other relevant national and international institutions, and leveraging this knowledge and partnerships in the design of public policies and the overall transformation of society.

Keywords: Global Politics; Security & Defence; Global Governance and International Organizations; Emerging and Disruptive Technologies.