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Mission Statement
The mission of UNU-CRIS is to contribute towards
achieving the universal goals of the UN and UNU through comparative and
interdisciplinary research and training for better understanding of the
processes and impact of intra- and inter-regional integration. The aim is to act
as a think tank that generates policy-relevant knowledge about new forms of
governance and cooperation, and to contribute to capacity building on issues of
integration and cooperation particularly in developing countries. UNU-CRIS will
work in partnership with initiatives and centres throughout the world that are
concerned with issues of integration and cooperation and stimulate the sense of
community between them.
In line with the overall UNU mission, the
UNU-CRIS research activities are aimed to contribute to policy-relevant
knowledge about new forms of governance and cooperation. More specifically, the
work of UNU-CRIS will continue to focus upon:
- Visioning how multi-level
governance is being shaped
- Monitoring the implementation and impact of
regional integration
- Deepening the critical understanding of regional
integration as a process of social transformation and of the relations between
micro- and macro-regionalisms
- Strengthening the governance capacities at
local, national, regional and global levels for dealing with regional
integration
- Assessing the actual and potential role of regions in the UN
system
For this a mix of basic research, applied research and
knowledge brokering activities are necessary. At present UNU-CRIS research
activities are organised into four research clusters that focus on:
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Studying Regions and Regional Integration from A Comparative and Multi-Level
Governance Perspective
- Monitoring and Assessing Regional Integration
Worldwide
- Studying the Global-Regional Peace and Security Complex
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Assessing the Socio-Economic Dimensions of Regional Integration |
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