Research project ENSURED - Transforming and defending multilateralism: EU support for more robust, effective and democratic global governance ENSURED, a collaborative project involving 14 partners from the EU, US, and BRICS nations, studies how the EU and its members can transform and defend global governance in a rapidly changing world. The project assesses and compares unexploited potential for global governance transformation through case studies, quantitative analysis and expert survey. Print Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Send by email This project is funded by the EU's Horizon Europe programme, Grant Agreement no. 101092077 The European Union (EU) and its members have long been key supporters of global governance. Yet the rules-based international order and multilateralism are widely believed to be in crisis. The emerging powers and populist forces have contested and put demands on global governance often resulting in a gridlock of international cooperation. The Russian war in Ukraine will likely further undermine the ability to address global problems. ENSURED, a project with 14 partners from the EU, US and the BRICS studies how the EU and its members, in a contested world in transition, can transform and defend global governance to make it more robust, effective and democratic. Integrating different literatures on international institutions and EU foreign policy, ENSURED develops a conceptual framework on global governance transformation. It outlines a triangular dilemma in which the EU and its members must make choices between the robustness, effectiveness and democracy of global governance. It also considers, in this respect, different scenarios for multilateralism in a contested world in transition. Through case studies of five policy areas, a quantitative analysis and expert survey, ENSURED empirically assesses and compares the unexploited potential for global governance transformation. It thus highlights areas where global governance transformation is most likely. Based on this empirical analysis, ENSURED provides support for the EU and its members to lead the transformation and defence of multilateralism. It outlines strategic choices and develops decision support and communication products that the EU and its members can use, such as an online toolkit, policy recommendations and strategic narratives. ENSURED thus advances our knowledge about global governance transformation and provides the EU and its members with the tools to navigate a world in transition. External Partners Netherlands Maastricht University – Universiteit Maastricht (UM) Visit website https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/ Belgium Université Catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain) Visit website https://uclouvain.be/en/index.html Belgium Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) Visit website https://www.ceps.eu/ Czech Republic Charles University (CU) – Univerzita Karlova (UK) Visit website https://cuni.cz/UKEN-1.html Germany University of Potsdam – Universität Potsdam (UP) Visit website https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/university-of-potsdam Germany Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) Visit website https://www.gppi.net/ Italy Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) Visit website https://www.iai.it/en South Africa CIVICUS Visit website https://www.civicus.org/ Estonia University of Tartu (UT) – Tartu Ülikool (TÜ) Visit website https://ut.ee/en India Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Visit website https://www.jnu.ac.in/ United States Trustees of Tufts College (Tufts University) Visit website https://www.tufts.edu/ China University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) Visit website http://english.uibe.edu.cn/ Brazil Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro – Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RJ)