Our activities are designed to advance novel concepts and frameworks for understanding and responding to the polycrisis through the lens of societal governance. In 2026, we launched a monthly online seminar series on societal governance to support the development of research ideas and papers. In 2027, we will organize a subtheme at the EGOS conference in Liverpool. From 2028 to 2031, the EGOS SWG will serve as the organizational umbrella for annual subthemes and PDWs at the EGOS conference. In parallel, we intend to build bridges between the EGOS, AOM, and public management/policy communities through activities at other conferences.
| Year | Event | Activity | Thematic focus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-ongoing | Online seminar series | Seminar series | Societal governance in the face of polycrisis: Exploring alternatives through international and comparative research |
| 2027 | EGOS Conference, Liverpool | Subtheme | Societal governance in the face of grand challenges: Perspectives from the Global North, South, East, and West |
| 2028 | EGOS Conference, Winterthur | Subtheme, PDW | Societal governance: Exploring conceptual tools for confronting the polycrisis |
| 2029 | EGOS Conference | Subtheme, PDW | International and comparative research in the face of polycrisis |
| 2030 | EGOS Conference | Subtheme, PDW | Orchestrators’ roles in responses to the polycrisis |
| 2031 | EGOS Conference | Subtheme, PDW | Mobilizing for societal governance change to confront the polycrisis |