International Organisations (IOs) are more needed than ever, but they are also more contested than ever. During this International Lecture Series organised by the Department Public Administration and Sociology with Prof.dr. Mchael Zürn, Freie Universität Berlin, different types of contestations of IOs and the liberal order will be discussed. In doing so, it also reflects on the causes of dissatisfaction.
- Date
- Thursday 19 Jan 2023, 16:00 - 17:15
- Type
- Lecture
- Room
- To Be Announced
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Discussion
After the lecture, there is a discussion with the respondents: Prof.Dr. Alessandra Arcuri (Erasmus School of Law) & Mr Gerard Steeghs (Director for Multilateralism and Human Rights, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands)
Moderator: Prof.Dr. Michal Onderco (ESSB)
About Michael Zürn
Michael Zürn is the Director of the Global Governance unit at WZB Berlin Social Science Center and Professor of International Relations at Freie Universität Berlin. He is the director of the DFG-funded Cluster of Excellence “Contestations of the Liberal Script” (SCRIPTS) and a member of the Berlin–Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities and the Academia Europaea. Previously, he served as the Founding Dean of the Hertie School. His work focuses on the emergence and functioning of inter-and supranational institutions and organizations and their impact on political orders. His publications focus, among else, on the legitimacy and effectiveness of international institutions. In his recent work, he aims to explain the backlash against international institutions. For instance, A Theory of Global Governance was published in 2018 by Oxford University Press, and Die demokratische Regression (with Armin Schäfer) in 2021 by Suhrkamp Verlag.
Organised by the International Lectures Series Department of Public Administration and Sociology. Overview of former lectures.
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Marjolein Kooistra, communications ESSB, kooistra@essb.eur.nl
