What legacies will guide the future of governance design?
Governance Ecologies is a strategy for co-producing a global commons of collective governance. Our goal is to study and honor governance repertoires from beyond the dominant North-Atlantic political traditions, to gather insights from among them, and to inform the design of governance systems for a rapidly changing world.
Projects

Excavations
An artist residency exploring histories and possible futures for Internet governance, exhibited at the UN Internet Governance Forum.

Governance Archaeology
A database that explores collective governance practices across culture, history, and geography.

Protocol Oral History Project
A collection of interviews with protocol artists—the skilled builders and stewards of the rules, standards, and norms that shape our lives in often invisible ways.
Team
Federica Carugati
King's College London
Júlia Martins Rodrigues
University of Colorado Boulder
Nathan Schneider
University of Colorado Boulder
Riley Wong
Emergent Research
Contact Us
For inquiries about our research or collaboration opportunities, please email us at medlab@colorado.edu.