Since its inception, CIGI has undertaken a range of projects aligned with its mandate and objectives. Its research program has grown and evolved into new areas and new projects. Projects that have concluded are listed alphabetically.
Canadian Foreign Policy
This project analyzed issues of importance to Canada in terms of its foreign and security policies, particularly in the context of the post-9/11 era.
Complex Diplomacy
CIGI's research on complex diplomacy works to foster dialogue on a range of topics, including the links between governance and diplomacy; the nature of public diplomacy vs. advocacy; the impact of ‘celebrity diplomacy’; and recent changes to the practice of state-based diplomacy.
Democratizing Global Governance
This project explored twenty-first century challenges that span national and regional boundaries, and the efforts to resolve them through strong international collaboration and cooperative diplomatic efforts. The project placed particular emphasis on BRICSAM.
IMF Reform
The debate about International Monetary Fund (IMF) reform has been shaped largley by conversations within and among OECD countries and orthodox or mainstream economists. This project proposes to remedy this imbalance to the debate.
International Financial Institutions
This project explored the debate over the reform of global institutions.
Leaders' 20 (L20) Project
The L20 Project was established to explore the feasibility and the benefits of the proposed G20 Leaders' Summit (or L20) for strengthening the capacity of the international system to manage critical global challenges.
Lower Income Countries Under Stress (LICUS)
This project explored research conducted by international agencies and donors working in fragile states with low socio-economic indicators and weak internal governance, institutions and policies often affected by armed conflict.
Multinationals and Fragile States
This project on Multinational Corporations (MNCs) explored how MNCs have been affected by civil conflicts, and to what extent they have contributed toward the destabilization of the political, economic and social fabric of the fragile states in which they operate.
New Directions in Global Environmental Governance
This is a broad themed research project that will examine possible new directions for global environmental governance in the face of existing weak mechanisms. Analysis of governance innovations, including market-based efforts, multi-scalar approaches and institutional reforms, across issues areas will yield policy insights.
Small States in Shifting Global Order
This project emphasizes the imbalances that exist between larger, more powerful states and smaller, often poorer developing states in the power relations of multilateralism. The project explores the often innovative strategies employed by these smaller states to cope with these inherent disadvantages.