The Institute of Global Value Inquiry (IGVI) promotes normative and empirical research into values and norms that is global in a double sense, (1) in its research focus, and (2), in the way the research is carried out.

(1) IGVI will focus on researching which values and norms are or could be shared globally, and conversely, which of these are not shared or shareable globally.

(2) IGVI aspires to be methodologically global as well. It will support research cooperation across social, political and cultural boundaries, with a special concern for research undertaken in the Global South by scholars who work under epistemically and economically disadvantaged conditions. IGVI will also encourage interdisciplinary perspectives on values and norms, incorporating philosophy and neighboring disciplines in the humanities, cultural studies, social sciences and occasionally the natural sciences.