Global Institutions for the 21st Century: A Blueprint for Action

Citizens for Global Solutions hosted a special follow-up strategy session with the authors of Global Governance and the Emergence of Global Institutions for the 21st Century. After months of book club discussions exploring the work, this session shifted from analysis to action, inviting participants to discuss concrete pathways toward institutional reform with the authors themselves.

About the Book

Global Governance and the Emergence of Global Institutions for the 21st Century, published by Cambridge University Press in 2020, presents ambitious but actionable proposals to give our globalized world the institutions necessary to address existential challenges beyond national control. The book covers a sweeping range of reform areas, from UN restructuring to environmental governance.

About the Authors

Augusto Lopez-Claros is Executive Director of the Global Governance Forum and former Director of the Global Indicators Group at the World Bank. Arthur Lyon Dahl is President of the International Environment Forum and a retired senior official of UN Environment. Maja Groff is an international lawyer based in The Hague who has worked on multilateral treaties and at international criminal tribunals.

Discussion Highlights

The strategy session addressed topics covered in the book, including United Nations reform, a World Parliamentary Assembly, creation of a UN Executive Council, systemic disarmament, strengthening the international rule of law, human rights for the 21st century, new UN funding mechanisms, responding to global environmental crises, combating international corruption, and education for transformation. Participants engaged directly with the authors on how to translate these proposals into achievable reforms.