Research Group "Institution Building across Borders"

Introduction

The interaction of national and global organizing structures is increasingly affecting the coordination of economic, social and political activity in modern economies. This raises questions about the preconditions, processes and mechanisms of institution building across borders, beyond national and supranational statehood. The research group is examining the participation of non-state actors and the interaction of intended and emerging institution building in the transnational realm in order to contribute to the development of sociological theory on global organizing structures. Projects are located at the interface between economic sociology, organizational theory and international relations with a strong emphasis on the links between rule-setting and law-making and close ties to the field of law and society. In terms of substance, research aims at a longitudinal comparative analysis of the emergence and development of cross-border institutions, concentrating on exemplary fields of transnational economic governance and their effects on national institutional change in selected countries. Projects on international financial reporting and international labor standards have begun; studies on international copyright, cross-border corporate law, and transnational financial law are planned.

Organization and contact

Sigrid Quack

Phone +49 221 2767-152