Providing intellectual leadership across the global studies community.

The Network’s leadership provides overall direction and stewardship—shaping priorities, supporting programs, and sustaining an inclusive, scholar-led community.

Eighteenth Global Studies Conference, University of Málaga, Málaga, Spain (2025)
Eighteenth Global Studies Conference, University of Málaga, Málaga, Spain (2025)

Chair

Dr. Rafal Soborski is professor of international politics at Richmond, the American International University in London. He has taught and published extensively on globalization, ideology, social movements, and green politics. He is the author of two books: Ideology in a Global Age: Continuity and Change (Palgrave Macmillan 2013) and Ideology and the Future of Progressive Social Movements (Rowman and Littlefield 2018).

Advisory Board

  • Niambi Carter, Howard University, USA
  • Simon Dalby, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Canada
  • Evi Fitriani, Universitas Indonesia, West Java, Indonesia
  • Marcin Galent, Uniwersytet Jagielloński, Krakow, Poland
  • Changgang Guo, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
  • John Hawley, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, USA
  • David Humphreys, The Open University, Buckinghamshire, UK
  • Lena Jayyusi, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Mark Juergensmeyer, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
  • Seung Kuk Kim, Pusan National University, Busan, South Korea
  • Robin Mansell, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK
  • Manoranjan Mohanty, University of Delhi, India
  • Derrick Nault, University of Tokyo, Japan
  • Bhikhu Parekh, University of Westminster, London, UK; Member, House of Lords, UK
  • Nick Pozek, Assistant Director, Parker School of Foreign and Comparative Law, Columbia University, USA
  • Fazal Rizvi, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
  • Rafal Soborski, Richmond American University London, UK
  • 'Dimeji Togunde, Spelman College, USA
  • Rodanthi Tzanelli, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
  • Shujen Wang, Emerson College, Boston, USA
  • Michel Wieviorka, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, France
  • Ren Xiao, Fudan University, China