Existing theoretical work on institutional complexity usually focuses on a single issue area. But can we systematically study institutional complexity across different issue areas?

James Hollway, Assistant Professor International Relations/Political Science at the Graduate Institute, presented a working paper addressing this question at the last colloquium of the Autumn Semester 2018-2019.

The paper, entitled “Measuring the Topology of Regime Complexes: Dominance and Coherence”, is co-written with Stephanie Hofmann and Cédric Dupont, both advisory faculty members of the Global Governance Centre. Joost Pauwelyn, Professor of International Law at the Graduate Institute, acted as discussant for the event. The paper emphasizes two analytical dimensions, namely dominance and coherence. In doing so, it develops a typological topology that contributes to theory and method in the study of regime complexes across issues like trade, security, and the environment.
 
Global Governance Colloquium Series
The Global Governance Colloquium series aims to build a denser research community by providing scholars of governance issues a platform to present and discuss works in progress across disciplinary boundaries. The colloquia take place biweekly on Mondays over lunchtime.