Conférence "Navigating Global Governance in a Multipolar World"

Objective: Examine the evolution, challenges, and opportunities of global governance structures in a world increasingly defined by multiple power centers, emphasizing inclusivity, innovation, and collaboration.

Theme: The global order established at Bretton Woods after WWII, which centered Western nations and U.S. leadership, is in profound decline. This system, though challenged by the Soviet bloc during the Cold War, appeared to achieve ideological victory with the USSR's collapse—a moment famously framed as "the end of history." Subsequent efforts to entrench this order through "new constitutionalism" and global economic governance have ultimately failed. This failure is marked by the rise of non-Western powers like the BRICS coalition, internal political fragmentation in the West, and a waning of Western moral and strategic authority.
We now inhabit a period of international interregnum and multipolarity, where power is dispersed and the old North-South divide is inadequate. This fractured landscape must confront interconnected crises: environmental degradation, armed conflict, development disparities, and exclusionary policies. This inaugural conference invites interdisciplinary contributions to explore how an emerging multipolar system can address these challenges within diverse governance and ideological frameworks. We seek to advance research and dialogue among scholars and institutions to understand this new order.

Keynote Speaker:
Dr. A. R. Sriskanda Rajah is an International Relations scholar, specializing in biopolitics, security, postcolonial governance, and South Asian politics, with a particular focus on Sri Lanka and India.

Important Dates:

• Conference Dates: 28-29 May 2026, CY Cergy Paris Université, France

Organizers:
Dr. Patrick Clairzier, CY Cergy Paris Université
Dr. Inès Hassen-Dakhli, CY Cergy Paris Université
Dr. Moustafa Traore, Panthéon-Assas University Paris II
Dr. Douglas Yates, CY Cergy Paris Université

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