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January 30, 2018March 24, 2021 by Michael Zürn

My Fury about Trump’s Fire

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Shortly before Christmas, I sent the corrected proofs for my new book back to my publisher. My English editor quipped that we should send the book to Donald Trump so he can read it. In view of the recently leaked daily reading performance of the President, I immediately calculated that, taking into account the summer breaks, he would probably finish it shortly before Christmas 2019. However, shortly after reading the December 2017 “National Security Strategy of the United States of America (NSS)” with the President’s preface, I suspected that he had already read at least the first chapter of my book.

This first chapter deals with the normative foundation of the global political system. Accordingly, one can speak of a global political system if three conditions are met:

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January 30, 2018June 8, 2020 by Michael Zürn

Interview: Michael Zürn on Global Governance and “Orders Beyond Borders”

In the first episode of our new interview series, host Lynda Iroulo is interviewing Michael Zürn, Director of the Global Governance Research Unit at the WZB and Professor of International Relations at the Free University in Berlin. Topics include the new blog, populism and international relations – and finding out with which early political theorist Michael would like to dine.

Find a short transcription of the interview below or listen to the full one here:

Iroulo: Could you briefly introduce the Global Governance Unit and the Blog?

Zürn: The Global Governance Unit at the WZB Berlin Social Science Centre consists of a group of scholars who work essentially on issues related to international institutions – such as how they work, what effect they have on world politics, and how they collaborate in a global governance system – as well as on the institutional theory of international politics. We are a lively and diverse group of approximately twenty-five people, consisting of doctoral students, postdocs, research assistants, and myself.

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Börzel, Tanja A./Zürn, Michael (2021): “Contestations of the Liberal International Order: From Liberal Multilateralism to Postnational Liberalism”. In: International Organization, 75(2): 282-305.

Cupać, Jelena (2020): “The Feel for the Story. Narratives, Emotions, and Contestation of the Liberal Order”. In: Emotionen in Politik und Gesellschaft,1, Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, 81–98.

Cupać, Jelena/Ebetürk, Irem (2021): “Backlash Advocacy and NGO Polarization over Women’s Rights in the United Nations”. In: International Affairs, 97(4): 1183-1201.

Ebetürk, Irem (2021): “Global diffusion of laws: The case of minimum age of marriage legislation, 1965–2015″. In: European Journal of Cultural and Political Sociology, 1-35 (published online Feb. 26, 2021).

Gerschewski, Johannes (2021): “Explanations of Institutional Change. Reflecting on a ‘Missing Diagonal'”. In: American Political Science Review, 115(1): 218-233.

Koch, Cédric M./Meléndez, Carlos/Kaltwasser, Cristóbal Rovira (2021): “Mainstream Voters, Non-Voters and Populist Voters. What Sets Them Apart?”In: Political Studies (published online Oct. 20, 2021).

Nuhoğlu Soysal, Yasemin/Baltaru, Roxana-Diana (2021): “University as the producer of knowledge, and economic and societal value: the 20th and twenty-first century transformations of the UK higher education system”. In: European Journal of Higher Education, 11(3): 312-328.

Parízek, Michal/Stephen, Matthew D.(2021): “The Increasing Representativeness of International Organizations’ Secretariats: Evidence from the United Nations System, 1997–2015”. In: International Studies Quarterly, 65 (1): 197–209.

Rauh, Christian (2021): “One Agenda or Too Many? The Varying Success of Policy Initiatives by individual Directorate-Generals of the European Commission 1994-2006”. In: European Union Politics, 22(1): 3-24.

Salehi, Mariam (2021): “Trying Just Enough or Promising Too Much? The Problem-Capacity-Nexus in Tunisia’s Transitional Justice Process”. In: Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, 1-19 (published online Feb. 22, 2021).

Schopmans, Hendrik/Cupać, Jelena (2021): “Engines of Patriarchy: Illiberal Backlash Politics and Its Consequences for Ethical Artificial Intelligence”. In: Ethics & International Affairs, 35 (3): 329–342.

Zürn, Michael (2021): “How Non-Majoritarian Institutions Make Silent Majorities Vocal: A Political Explanation of Authoritarian Populism”. In: Perspectives on Politics, 1-20 (published online May 26, 2021).

Zürn, Michael (2021): “Öffentlichkeit und Global Governance”. In: Leviathan -Berliner Zeitschrift für Sozialwissenschaft, 37, Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft: 160–187.

Zürn, Michael/Tokhi, Alexandros/Binder, Martin (2021): “The International Authority Database”. In: Global Policy, 1-13 (published online Jun. 19, 2021).

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Listen in as they discuss Nicholas’ dissertation exploring quantum physicist Niels Bohr’s idea of Complementarity in political philosophy and how it can aid in resolving polarizing politics. Find an abridged transcript and the whole audio interview here.

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Börzel, Tanja A./Zürn, Michael (2021): “Contestations of the Liberal International Order: From Liberal Multilateralism to Postnational Liberalism”. In: International Organization, 75(2): 282-305.

Cupać, Jelena (2020): “The Feel for the Story. Narratives, Emotions, and Contestation of the Liberal Order”. In: Emotionen in Politik und Gesellschaft,1, Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, 81–98.

Cupać, Jelena/Ebetürk, Irem (2021): “Backlash Advocacy and NGO Polarization over Women’s Rights in the United Nations”. In: International Affairs, 97(4): 1183-1201.

Ebetürk, Irem (2021): “Global diffusion of laws: The case of minimum age of marriage legislation, 1965–2015″. In: European Journal of Cultural and Political Sociology, 1-35 (published online Feb. 26, 2021).

Gerschewski, Johannes (2021): “Explanations of Institutional Change. Reflecting on a ‘Missing Diagonal'”. In: American Political Science Review, 115(1): 218-233.

Koch, Cédric M./Meléndez, Carlos/Kaltwasser, Cristóbal Rovira (2021): “Mainstream Voters, Non-Voters and Populist Voters. What Sets Them Apart?”In: Political Studies (published online Oct. 20, 2021).

Nuhoğlu Soysal, Yasemin/Baltaru, Roxana-Diana (2021): “University as the producer of knowledge, and economic and societal value: the 20th and twenty-first century transformations of the UK higher education system”. In: European Journal of Higher Education, 11(3): 312-328.

Parízek, Michal/Stephen, Matthew D.(2021): “The Increasing Representativeness of International Organizations’ Secretariats: Evidence from the United Nations System, 1997–2015”. In: International Studies Quarterly, 65 (1): 197–209.

Rauh, Christian (2021): “One Agenda or Too Many? The Varying Success of Policy Initiatives by individual Directorate-Generals of the European Commission 1994-2006”. In: European Union Politics, 22(1): 3-24.

Salehi, Mariam (2021): “Trying Just Enough or Promising Too Much? The Problem-Capacity-Nexus in Tunisia’s Transitional Justice Process”. In: Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, 1-19 (published online Feb. 22, 2021).

Schopmans, Hendrik/Cupać, Jelena (2021): “Engines of Patriarchy: Illiberal Backlash Politics and Its Consequences for Ethical Artificial Intelligence”. In: Ethics & International Affairs, 35 (3): 329–342.

Zürn, Michael (2021): “How Non-Majoritarian Institutions Make Silent Majorities Vocal: A Political Explanation of Authoritarian Populism”. In: Perspectives on Politics, 1-20 (published online May 26, 2021).

Zürn, Michael (2021): “Öffentlichkeit und Global Governance”. In: Leviathan -Berliner Zeitschrift für Sozialwissenschaft, 37, Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft: 160–187.

Zürn, Michael/Tokhi, Alexandros/Binder, Martin (2021): “The International Authority Database”. In: Global Policy, 1-13 (published online Jun. 19, 2021).