Global Governance: Where Do We Stand?

We live in a complicated world, where organizations operate in complex family trees and countries face increased policy interdependence. International organizations play a central role in all policy areas - health, security, finance, transportation, energy, trade, and many more. The panel will discuss whether global governance structures are adequately equipped to deal with the problems of today's world and how they can be improved. Please join us for the panel, with:Tana Johnson (Sanford School of Public Policy and Political Science @ Duke) Author of "Organizational Progeny" (Oxford University Press, 2014) on the role of international bureaucrats in designing new institutions.Stewart Patrick (Council on Foreign Relations - DFR)Senior Fellow and Director of the International Institutions and Global Governance Program at the CFR. His areas of expertise include multilateral cooperation, international institutions, and the challenges posed by fragile, failing, and post-conflict states.Phyllis Pomerantz (DCID, Sanford School of Public Policy @ Duke)A former World Bank Country Director and Chief Learning Officer, she is an expert on aid effectiveness, global poverty reduction, and governance.Moderator: Giovanni Zanalda (DUCIS, SSRI, Economics, and History @ Duke)This event is part of DUCIS's "Theorizing Globalization" project, funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's "Partnership in a Global Age" grant.