From Sep 29-30, 2018, an international Workshop on The Normative Basis of Global Governance, organized by the Fudan Institute for Advanced Study in Social Sciences (Fudan IAS) and the Editorial Board of Fudan Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences, was held at Fudan University. More than 20 scholars from China, the US, the UK, Australia, Argentina, Korea and other countries and regions attended the workshop.

Prof. Sujian Guo, Dean and Distinguished Professor of Fudan IAS and Editor-in-Chief of Fudan Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences (FDHS) delivered an opening speech. Prof. Guo welcomed the attending scholars and introduced FDHS, which is an international academic journal under Springer Nature Publishing House and is included in ESCI, EBSCO, Proquest and other famous databases. It aims to promote academic research, discussion of cutting-edge issues and international academic exchanges in humanities and social sciences, and to bring the disciplines of the humanities and social sciences closer together. With the deepening development of economic integration and globalization, all kinds of conflicts, numerous problems and challenges on the global scale have transcended national boundaries, which cannot be dealt with and solved by a single country, but are common problems and challenges faced by the whole of mankind. They require effective global governance, which involves a series of major theoretical and practical topics such as the value norms, rules, systematic reforms and innovations. What is the value and normative basis of global governance is a common theoretical issue facing our academic community, which has important academic value and practical guidance significance. We hope to promote the research of these issues through exchanging and discussing the relevant theoretical foundations of academic theories in today’s workshop.

Shaun Gerard Breslin, Fudan Distinguished Scholar, Senior Visiting Scholar in Residence at Fudan IAS, Fellow of the British Academy of Social Sciences and Professor of Politics and International Studies at the University of Warwick, introduced the topic of this workshop. Then he chaired the first session A Diagnosis of Our Contemporary World. Qingguo Jia, Professor and Dean of the School of International Studies of Peking University, gave an presentation entitled Chaos at the Center: Challenges and Opportunities. Tim Dunne, Pro-Vice-Chancellor and professor at School of Political Science and International Studies of Queensland University, talked on Humanitarian Governance after the Retreat of Internationalism.

Prof. Carol Wise from University of Southern California chaired the second session Shaking the Norms and Ideas of Global Governance. Prof. Canrong Jin from Renmin University made a presentation entitled Uncertainties and Challenges to the Norms of the Existing Global Order. Prof. Diana Tussie from FLACSO talked on Ideational Underpinnings of Global Governance and Latin American Experiences.

The third session Global Leadership and Rising Powers was chaired by Prof. Tim Dunne. Prof. Miles Kahler from American University spoke on Redefining Global Leadership in an Era of Complex Governance. Prof. Yingzhong Pang from Ocean University of China made a presentation on Defending Globalization and Rules-based World Order.

Prof. Canrong Jin chaired the fourth session Challenging Global Governance Norms？—— Assessing China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Prof. Lee Jones from Queen Mary University of London spoke on China in the World: the BRI and Its Impact on Global Governance Norms. Prof. Silvia Menegazzi from LUISS Guido Carli talked on Rising Powers and the Transformation of Global Economic Governance: the BRICS and the New International Institutions.

Session 5 The Role of Institutions in Global Governance was chaired by Prof. Lee Jones. Prof. Zhaoying Han from Nankai University delivered a speech on Global Governance, International Institutions, and Signaling. Prof. Jan Aart Scholte from University of Gothenburg talked on Towards a More Democratic Global Politics: A Methodological Reflection.

Prof. Qingguo Jia chaired the sixth session Think Globally, Act Regionally. Prof. Feng Zhu from Nanjing University spoke on Normative Base of Regional Governance in East Asia: Revisited. Assoc. Prof. Yong-Soo Eun from Hanyang University made a presentation on Alternative Governance without Alternative Norms?.

The seventh session was Geographic and Demographic Challenges to Global Governance and the chair was Prof. Franklyn Lisk from Warwick University. Prof. Daniel Mügge from University of Amsterdam spoke on The Normative Essence of Economic Numbers: Which Future for Global Statistical Standards?. Prof. Jianwei Wang from University of Macau talked on The Normative Aspects of Xi Jinping’s Thoughts on Global Governance.

Prof. Feng Zhu chaired the eighth session Transformations and Conflicting Norms in Global Governance. Prof. Carol Wise from University of Southern California made a presentation entitled Structural Change and Global Trade Norms. Prof. Zhongqi Pan from Fudan University talked on The Clash of Norms and Divergent Approaches to Global Governance.

The ninth session Geographic and Demographic Challenges to Global Governance was chaired by Prof. Mile Kahler from American University. Prof. Franklin Lisk from Warwick University spoke on Rethinking Global Health Governance in a Changing International Order. Prof. Eleni Tsingou from Copenhagen Business School gave a report on Demographic Challenges to Global Governance.

After each session, there was a panel discussion arranged for in-depth discussions regarding each topic. In the end, after nine sessions incl. 18 reports, Prof. Sujian Guo thanked all the participating scholars and declared the workshop closed.