The aim of the 2014 workshop is to examine the potential and limitations of network approaches, as well as the challenges that networked governance at the global level can pose in terms of effectiveness, accountability and democracy. With this overarching aim in mind, the workshop will focus on the following questions: Which network and organizational forms do global institutions adopt in order to facilitate cooperation in solving global problems?; To what extent do network approaches help us to understand the structure of global governance?; How do governance networks at the global and transnational level differ from those at the national level?; How can global governance networks be held accountable?; What role does power play in networked governance at the global level?