laure-gillot-assayag
Laure Gillot-Assayag
Senior Fellow
Global Education
Dr. Laure Gillot-Assayag is a Senior Fellow in the Global Education section. She is also a UNU-CRIS Visiting Fellow (Belgium), a postdoctoral fellow "Democratic Vistas" at Goethe University Frankfurt (Germany), and an associate researcher in political science at EHESS (France). Her research explores the relationship between ethics and democracy, focusing on how values, norms, and critical thinking shape education and knowledge production, in connection with the philosophical foundations of education and its role in democratic life.
She previously served as a lecturer at Sciences Po (France) and worked as a consultant for UNESCO-IESALC, delivering a brief on democratic education in higher education institutions worldwide. Her research on education has been published in academic journals, including the Journal of Philosophy of Education (Cambridge University Press) and Diotime (UNESCO). She has been a COST expert evaluator for large-scale EU research projects in the social sciences and humanities for more than 5 years.
Tokyo
Japan
2026
Ethics and democracy, Philosophy of education, Democratic education, Critical thinking, Knowledge production
l.gillot-assayag@globalgovernance.eu
https://www.linkedin.com/in/laure-gillot/
Towards a Science for Diplomacy? The U7+ Alliance and the Strategic Repositioning of Universities in Global Governance
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Commentary
April 27, 2026
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Geopolitics and Global Governance of Technology
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25–30 January 2027
Winter school
AI Global Governance
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7–11 June 2027
Summer school
Global Peace, Security & Strategic Studies
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20–26 June 2027
Summer school
Effective, but Is It Multilateralism? UN Cuts, Reform Myths and a European Comeback, with Ronny Patz
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September 14, 2026
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The Illusion of AI Sovereignty with David Timis
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April 30, 2026
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AI Risks and Opportunities in Work and Education with David Timis
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April 7, 2026
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The UN in Crisis: Funding Cuts, Great Power Politics, and a Fragmenting Global Order with Ronny Patz
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January 19, 2026
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Westlessness and the Great Global Rebalancing with Samir Puri
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December 19, 2024
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