SCGG offers internationally leading research on global governance across the social sciences, humanities and law. The center also organizes an interdisciplinary research school and supports collaboration across a wide range of societal actors.

The center brings together more than forty researchers and doctoral students across different disciplines, and collaborates with several of the world's leading research institutes on global governance.

The center’s main research themes focus on the overarching question of why, how, and with what consequences global governance is challenged, as well as how global governance can be strengthened, by becoming more democratic, efficient and fair.

SCGG creates a unique interdisciplinary environment at the international research frontier and is Northern Europe's first center for the study of global governance.

SCGG is a center of excellence established with support from the Swedish Research Council.