CGR Research
Forms of governance and regulation.
Within this theme the main focus is put on studying and understanding the characteristics of the existing forms of governance and regulation, their mutual compatibility and symbiosis. The evolving nature of these forms has been of particular interest. For instance, such diverse issues as the recent development of new competition policies within countries and across borders, blurring boundaries among private and public sectors models, changes in old-age provision schemes and responsibilities are studied within this stream.
Relationships among multilevel governance structures and practices.
This theme of research focuses on a broad range of relationships between international (global, EU), national and sub-national forms of governance. The evolving nature of these relationships and their implications across a range sectors (e.g., public versus private, utilities, financial sector) are of particular interest.
Forms of incentives and accountability.
Research on the effectiveness of the implementation of various forms of governance and the design of appropriate incentives for regulatory compliance is conducted within this theme. Issues such as the assessment and design of performance metrics, effective reporting, and monitoring within various types of organisations (global, national, company) and by external regulators has being studied.