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Janne Nijman

Janne Nijman

Janne Nijman is Academic Director of the TMC Asser Instituut in The Hague and Professor of History and Theory of International Law at the University of Amsterdam. She is former The Broker Board member and Research advisor, former president of the executive board of Oikos, an NGO focused on fair and sustainable globalization, and former member of the supervisory board of Spark.

Human inequality puts sovereign equality to the test

The notion of sovereign equality as the foundation of the international legal order is showing creaks and squeaks.

Janne Nijman: ‘Smart’ development aid

The need for a paradigm shift in the organization of development aid: from state-focus to a focus on global networks.

The rising influence of urban actors

It is time to recognize cities as global actors. City networks are reaching across the globe and city governments are collaborating on crucial environmental issues. Coordinating policy at a local level, they are increasingly taking the lead in tackling global problems such as climate change.

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