HUM:Global co-establishes new global outreach project, META-UN
HUM:Global together with Flagship 2 of the 4EU+ European University Alliance at the University of Copenhagen have taken the initiative to launch a global outreach project called META-UN to collaborate with the United Nations (UN) system.
The aim is to create ties between the UN system and researchers at the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Copenhagen and 4EU+ researchers from social sciences, the humanities and law who work with the UN and global governance. META-UN will collaborate with the Geneva Science-Policy Interface and involve both senior and junior researchers as well as students.
META-UN is designed to establish a science-policy exchange with the UN and comprises three distinct themes:
- The history and historical heritage of the UN
- Contemporary challenges for global governance
- Challenges to UN decision-making and international law.
The themes are highly pertinent to the UN and will involve different officials, agencies and institutions in the UN system. META-UN will include discussions about reforming UN decision-making and international law such as UN 2.0 – Our Common Agenda, Work with the Youth and UN Futures Lab.
Co-Chairs of META-UN’s Scientific Committee are Flagship 2 Coordinator and Associate Professor Morten Rasmussen, University of Copenhagen and Assistant Professor Haakon A. Ikonomou, Director of HUM:global, University of Copenhagen. The initiative is also part of HUM:Global’s flagship initiative Centre for History, Strategy and International Order.
For more information, see META-UN – 4EU+ global outreach project.
If you are interested in contributing to META-UN, feel free to contact Haakon A. Ikonomou.