General information
Code: P5-0177 Jaklič
Period: 4.4.2019
Project leader at FDV: prof.dr. Andreja Jaklič
Research activity: Social sciences
Abstract
Tectonic changes worldwide (e.g. rising new powers such as China, eroding US dominance, mass migration, Brexit, trade wars, the Fourth Industrial Revolution and digitalisation) have been enhanced by the Covid-19 pandemic. As international relations (IR) are becoming more complex and states and other actors increasingly interdependent in the international community is facing new challenges (e.g. economic, social, climate, environmental and health crises) and opportunities that require multilateral responses. The liberal world order has enabled independence and stable international (co)operation to many small states like Slovenia. The understanding of and prompt reactions to a changing world order and the development of resilience to volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous situations (VUCA WORLD) is critical for small states. Equally important is the ability of small states to finding new solutions to the weaknesses and risks of the current international system. All this is an integral part of international relations science, international (political) economy, international business and international law. The complexity of issues in IR requires interdisciplinary analysis and solutions. The goals of the programme are thus: (1) developing and generating knowledge in IR, international (political) economy, integration processes and the resilience factors for small states and non-state actors, (2) facilitating the development and strengthening of Slovenia's international influence within and beyond the EU, (3) (co)designing proactive, responsive and agile strategies and policies for Slovenia, its firms and other actors to strengthen Slovenia's competitiveness and ability to achieve sustainable development. The research team studies the causes and factors of changes in IR and the world order as well as their consequences for Slovenia by looking at three interconnected areas: 1) GOVERNANCE: (a) changes in the world order and their consequences for Slovenia, (b) norms and values as the framework for governance in IR, (c) diplomacy development; 2) INTEGRATION: (a) EU's responsiveness to global changes and its strategic autonomy, (b) differentiated integration and the implementation of European policies, (c) post-conflict management and the integration of Western Balkan states in the EU; 3) INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT of (Slovenian) economic entities and national economy: (a) the efficiency of different forms of international engagement by firms, (b) firms' competitive advantages, (c) the impact of the external environment on the processes of business internationalisation and the economic policy for successful engagement in globalisation. The interdisciplinary character of the research programme allows for original linkages between disciplines and theories therein. We combine theoretical analyses with empirical work that connects modern statistical methods and develop original methodologies through mixed method approaches.
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