Core Research Theme

Rethinking Global Order

The rise of new powers strains the west-led global order that framed world politics for over two centuries. Capitalism, the socio-economic order that spurred the rise of the west, has been appropriated by these new powers, thus transcending its Euro-American heartland, and undergoing profound mutations.

Research Sub-Themes:
Capitalism and Democracy ↓ Chinese Investments in Europe ↓ Southern Multilateralism ↓ The Multiplex Age ↓
Sub-Theme Cluster

Capitalism and Democracy

Monographs and research investigating state capitalism, civil liberties, and agrarian resistance such as the Indian farmers protests.

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Outputs & Media

Sub-Theme Cluster

Chinese Investments in Europe

Infrastructure, investment diplomacy, and changing geopolitical balances.

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Outputs & Media

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Southern Multilateralism

Emerging coalitions, non-aligned resurgence, and post-Western diplomatic architectures.

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Outputs & Media

Talk • 2025

Global Leadership And Scholarship From The Global South

Indrajit Roy

UK Forum on a Multipolar World

Podcast • 2021

The Emergence Of Southern Multilateralisms

Indrajit Roy

Wolfson College

Article • 2020

The Global South, Ukraine And The Liberal International Order

Indrajit Roy

Global Policy

Article • 2022

Liberalism From Below

Indrajit Roy

Global Policy

Article • 2022

Complementary Competition vis-a-vis The Liberal International Order

Indrajit Roy

University of California Press

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The Multiplex Age

Global governance in a decentered, multipolar world order.

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Outputs & Media

Publication • 2026

Thinking Beyond A Polarised World

Amitav Acharya

Oxford Academic

Publication • 2026

Extremist Timelines

Nicholas Chan

Oxford Academic

Publication • 2026

Time And The Multiplex Order

Peter Marcus Kristensen, Fabrício H. Chagas-Bastos

Oxford Academic

Publication • 2026

Critical Multiplexity In International Relations

Sasikumar Sundaram, Inderjeet Parmar

Oxford Academic

Publication • 2026

Global Governance Of AI Infrastructures

JP Singh, Manpriya Dua, Amarda Shehu

Oxford Academic