UNU Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies

Regional Solutions for Global and Local Problems

Researching and improving cooperation within and between different levels of governance.

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Studying Regions: Conceptual and Methodological Approaches to Regionalism

This specialist course aims to equip students with knowledge of foundational concepts, epistemic approaches and theories on regionalism.

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EGR

Essays on Global Regionalism

Essays on Global Regionalism is an open-access, two-volume collection of ~100 essays exploring how regions shape world politics and governance.
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Events

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BIG IDEAS Series

Voices Unmuted: Youth Shaping the Future of Internet Governance

ONLINE: On 21 August 2025, UNU will host a BIG IDEAS Dialogue with Nadia Tjahja, PhD Fellow at UNU-CRIS.

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BIG IDEAS Series

Sowing Equality: Addressing Gender Barriers in Food, Water and Agricultural Systems

ONLINE: On 15 July 2025, UNU will host a BIG IDEAS Dialogue with Dr. Nidhi Nagabhatla, Senior Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS.

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Workshop

Learning from the Global Majority: A New Global AI Governance

A workshop bringing together global voices to shape inclusive, sustainable, and responsible AI governance.

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Side Event

Addressing Loss and Damage in Informal Settlements: Pathways to Resilience and Equity

ONLINE and BONN: On 19 June 2025, UNU, Habitat for Humanity and UN-Habitat will co-organize a side event at the June Climate Meetings in Bonn, Germany.

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UNU-CRIS Partners with UN Global Compact Network Poland and SGH Warsaw School of Economics for Certificate Programme on ESG Reporting

UNU-CRIS partnered with UNGCNP and SGH for an executive ESG training program, featuring a keynote on regional integration by Philippe De Lombaerde.

16 Oct 2026

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Latin America’s energy transition needs regional power

A new UNU-CRIS report assesses how six regional blocs could advance Latin America’s energy transition, and why shared electricity markets matter.

13 Oct 2026

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Resilience Starts at Home: A Collaborative Dialogue on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)

Nidhi Nagabhatla, Coordinator of the Nature, Climate and Health Cluster, is participating in this webinar marking the International Day for DRR 2026.

13 Oct 2026

13DS Quito 2

14th Doctoral School on Latin American, European and Comparative Regionalism

Learn from leading academics and develop your research projects at this week-long programme, held in Quito, Ecuador.
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