The seminar introduces different concepts of governance and compares different understandings. Conditions and problems of governance-forms within and beyond the nation-state will be discussed and analyzed on the basis of examples in different political fields, which range from state-centric forms over public-private partnerships to private regulation.

This seminar is designed for PhD students and PostDoc researchers involved in inter- or transdisciplinary research. It addresses and discusses challenges of this kind of research using scientific literature presenting case studies, concepts, theories, methods and by testing practical tools. It concludes with a 10-step approach to make participants' research projects more societally relevant.