Geoformations is a European Research Council funded project exploring how organisations
engaged in development cooperation and humanitarian action cooperate and collaborate to
deliver development outcomes.
More specifically, we are interested in understanding the spatial, multiscalar, and temporal
dynamics of interactions between international and national non-governmental
organisations, national and local actors and civil society organisations working collaboratively
to design and deliver sustainable development programs.
The core research questions
explored through our work are to what extent do transnational constellations of civil society
organisations and non-governmental entities model just governance in practice; and how is or
might these practices be evaluated and assessed?
Governance flows outward to inward — from international frameworks down to affected communities. Click any actor to explore their role.
Core Research Objectives
Governance Mapping
Map the governance, regulatory and policy landscape governing civil society relations and partnership models at multiple scales.
Assemblage Collaborations
Critically assess how and why international and national civil society collaborations form using assemblage thinking and methodologies.
Realist Evaluations
Develop novel critical realist evaluation methodologies to evaluate governance structures and processes and support comparative, internal, and peer evaluation in this space.
Governance Flows
Trace the intersecting governance functions and flows across spaces and territories to understand how and why governance responsibilities and processes are distributed, who is represented at each stage, what contextual factors influence power and decision-making, and how information, insights, knowledge, and experiences flow between entities.
Strategic Assemblies
Use issue framing through participant assemblies to explore the degree to which affected populations are engaged in assemblages of transnational organisational governance structures and processes and their opportunities to input into and have oversight of strategic planning activities.
