UIA Academic Forum 2026: Future Roles for International Organisations
Schedule
Mon, 13 Jul, 2026 at 01:00 pm to Tue, 14 Jul, 2026 at 11:30 am
UTC+01:00Location
Iscte - University Institute of Lisbon | Lisboa, LI
About this Event
This inaugural UIA Academic Forum explores the challenges and opportunities facing international governmental and nongovernmental organizations in light of current political and economic global events. Researchers from around the world will present their work on the past and future roles of international organizations in global governance and international participation and representation as well as lessons learned and current supports to help international organizations face the future. While registrations are separate, these sessions are in the same location and preceed the International Society of Third Sector Research (ISTR)'s Biennial International Conference (https://www.istr.org/page/ISTR2026).
Agenda
🕑: 01:15 PM - 01:30 PM
Welcome from Cyril Ritchie, Elizabeth Bloodgood and Daniel Laqua
🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Opening Lecture Cyril Ritchie (President, Union of International Associatio
🕑: 02:00 PM - 02:15 PM
Coffee break
🕑: 02:15 PM - 03:15 PM
Panel 1: International Associations and Global Governance
Info: o Thomas Davies (Reader in International Politics, City-St Georges, University of London), ‘INGOs and Alternative Visions of Global Order’
o Esperanza Duran (Vice-President, Union of International Associations), ‘Navigating Power: How NGOs Shape the Rules of Global Economic Governance’
🕑: 03:15 PM - 03:30 PM
Coffee break
🕑: 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Panel 2: The Politics of Representation
Info: o Takumi Shibaike (Assistant Professor of Political Science, Syracuse University), ‘Who Governs Endangered Species? Science, Ideology, and North–South Representation of NGOs at CITES’
o Elizabeth Bloodgood (Professor of Political Science, Concordia University), ‘NGOS, Representation and Location’
🕑: 04:45 PM - 05:15 PM
Close
🕑: 05:30 PM
Reception
🕑: 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Panel 3: The Pasts of International Organisations
Info: o José Pedro Monteiro (Assistant Professor, Centre for the History of Society and Culture, Universidade de Coimbra), ‘The Impact of Decolonization in the Past, Present (and Future?) of International Organizations: The Politics of Information and Representation’
o Ana Guardião (Research Fellow, Università degli Studi di Firenze / Researcher, Universidade de Coimbra), ‘Decolonization, Refugeedom and the (Re)Shaping Humanitarian Governance: Challenges for International Organizations’
🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Coffee Break
🕑: 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Panel 4: Supporting International Organisations
Info: o Tim Wöffen (Universität Osnabrück), ‘What is the Future of Infrastructural Organisations for International Associations?’
o Bob Clark and Hillel Arnold (Rockefeller Archive Center), ‘Archives and the History of International Organisations’
🕑: 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Closing comments: Daniel Laqua and Cyril Ritchie
Where is it happening?
Iscte - University Institute of Lisbon, Avenida das Forças Armadas, Lisboa, PortugalEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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