The University shall devote its work to research into the pressing global problems of human survival, development and welfare that are the concern of the United Nations and its agencies.
People — topics on improving lives of people everywhere
Planet — topics on preserving and improving our environment and natural resources
Prosperity — topics on building a sustainable and fulfilling future
Peace and partnerships — topics on fostering peaceful, just, and inclusive societies
Expert
Book
The Chinese Belt and Road Initiative - Strategic Responses of Governments and Multinational Companies
The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of Asia Pacific Business Review.
Book
Finance, Growth and Democracy: Connections and Challenges in Europe and Latin America in the Era of Permacrisis
The present volume uses a comparative regional approach to analyze how permacrisis has been experienced and dealt with in the EU and Latin America.
Person
Research Fellow
Book
Liquid Regionalism in the Americas - An Analysis of Contemporary Regional Developments
This book develops a comprehensive analysis of contemporary regionalism in the Americas given its unstable, flexible and loose characteristics.
Person
Book
Global Governance and the Political South - Continuity and Change In and Beyond the BRICS
The book gives a new meaning to the metaphor of ‘Global South’ against the background of the global political challenge to international order.
Research Fellow
Andrew Cooper
Andrew Cooper is an Associate Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS and a Professor at the Balsillie School of International Affairs and the Department of Political Science, and the Director of the Centre for the Study on Rapid Global Change at the University of Waterloo, Canada.