Research programmes and institutes
Research at the Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance is housed in various (multidisciplinary) research programmes.
Resilient Societies
Resilient Societies is a multidisciplinary research theme within the faculty. Within this theme, the faculty combines its forces in multidisciplinary research that contributes to resolving issues in society. Research is conducted along three main issues: Resilient Rule of Law, Future of Work and Regulation of Innovation.
Research School of Law
Legal research is organised into 5 main research programmes:
- Accountability and Liability law
Centre: Utrecht Centre for Accountability and Liability Law (UCALL) - Regulation and Enforcement
Centre: Utrecht Centre for Regulation and Enforcement in Europe (RENFORCE) - Rule of Law and Administration of Justice
Centre: Montaigne Centre for Rule of Law and Administration of Justice - Regulation of Family Relations
Centre: Utrecht Centre for European Research into Family Law (UCERF) - Water Law and Governance
- Centre: Utrecht Centre for Water, Oceans and Sustainability Law (UCWOSL)
Research School of Economics (U.S.E.)
The U.S.E. Research Institute works from a joint research programme Multidisciplinary economics. We are organized in four sections:
Governance
The main research programme of the Utrecht University School of Governance is Public Matters. It is is divided into two major research lines:
- Public Governance and Management
- Organisation and Management
Other research institutes and centres
- UGlobe, the Utrecht Centre for Global Challenges
- Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM)
- Netherlands Institute for the Law of the Sea (NILOS)
- Public Procurement Research Centre (PPRC)
- Utrecht Centre for International Legal Studies (UCILS)
- Sustainable Finance Lab
- Social Entrepreneurship Initiative
- Utrecht Centre for Entrepreneurship
Research collaboration
At national and international level, the research institutes of the faculty cooperates with different other faculties, universities, companies and organizations. They are working together in research schools.