Centre for Citizenship, Globalization and Governance

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Welcome to C2G2

The terrain of citizenship is changing in response to global forces and bringing in its wake new governance demands. Migration, human rights, issues of global warming, pandemics of ill-health and a looming crisis in energy provision are challenges that cannot be contained or addressed within national boundaries alone.

Merging insights from political science and international relations and drawing on participants throughout the School of Social Sciences and the wider University C2G2 focuses on the central political questions of today’s world about power, cooperation, security, inequality and democracy.

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Shami Chakrabarti

Listen to an interview conducted by Professor Gerry Stoker, Director of C2G2, with Shami Chakrabarti discussing her views on human rights and her work for Liberty.

 

More podcasts and interviews are available via our Comment & Analysis page.

      

Upcoming events

  • Wed 16 May
    C2G2 Seminar: PGR Presentations

  • Wed 23 May
    C2G2 Seminar: Rod Rhodes (So'ton) - "How do things work around here? Protocols and rituals in everyday life"

      

Recent News

  • May 2012
    Gerry Stoker spoke at the launch of the Hansard Society's ninth Audit of Political Engagement.

    A recording of the event, the main report and a short paper by Prof Stoker on what citizens want changing about politics is available here.

  • April 2012
    C2G2 welcomes two new academics, Professor Rod Rhodes and Dr Will Jennings.

  • March 2012
    Professor David Owen recently participated in a European Citizenship Observatory debate.

    The topic was whether EU citizens living in other member states should be able to vote in their national elections.

    Follow the link to see the debate.

  • February 2012
    The British Academy publish new paper "Building A New Politics" by Gerry Stoker in Jan 2012.

    The paper looks at political disenchantment and how a better politics might be built.

    Click on the title above to access the paper.

      

Southampton-Stockholm Workshop

  • C2G2 recently hosted a 2-day political workshop with colleagues from Stockholm University on "Governance, democracy, and citizenship".

  • Click here to find out more 

      

Funded research

      

Available publications