Maria Debre
@debremaria.bsky.social
Professor for International Relations @Zeppelin University | Studies Autocracies, IOs, Global South
How does autocratization affect the capacity of IOs to tackle global challenges? @tsommerer.bsky.social and I receive funding from @dfg.de for a 3-year project on 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀, and 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 (𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗜𝗢) @unipotsdam.bsky.social & @Zeppelin Uni
November 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
How does autocratization affect the capacity of IOs to tackle global challenges? @tsommerer.bsky.social and I receive funding from @dfg.de for a 3-year project on 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀, and 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 (𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗜𝗢) @unipotsdam.bsky.social & @Zeppelin Uni
New publication with @tsommerer.bsky.social looking at changes of IO membership composition as a consequence of autocratization.
Are non-democracies taking over?
Available open access here:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Are non-democracies taking over?
Available open access here:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
September 5, 2025 at 2:31 PM
New publication with @tsommerer.bsky.social looking at changes of IO membership composition as a consequence of autocratization.
Are non-democracies taking over?
Available open access here:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Are non-democracies taking over?
Available open access here:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Terrorism-that’s how many autocracies frame dissent.
In my new article with @stephengfhall.bsky.social in @cspjournal.bsky.social, we trace how 5 autocratic clubs have built Interpol-style security structures to help regimes learn ‘worst practices.’ Open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
In my new article with @stephengfhall.bsky.social in @cspjournal.bsky.social, we trace how 5 autocratic clubs have built Interpol-style security structures to help regimes learn ‘worst practices.’ Open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
August 14, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Terrorism-that’s how many autocracies frame dissent.
In my new article with @stephengfhall.bsky.social in @cspjournal.bsky.social, we trace how 5 autocratic clubs have built Interpol-style security structures to help regimes learn ‘worst practices.’ Open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
In my new article with @stephengfhall.bsky.social in @cspjournal.bsky.social, we trace how 5 autocratic clubs have built Interpol-style security structures to help regimes learn ‘worst practices.’ Open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Authoritarian regimes use regional organizations to suppress dissent and bolster their power as @debremaria.bsky.social shows in her new book "The Dictators' Club". As autocrats coordinate across borders, democratic actors must do the same, she writes.
www.democracywithoutborders.org/37302/
www.democracywithoutborders.org/37302/
Dictators’ clubs: how regional blocs support authoritarianism
Authoritarian regimes use regional organizations to suppress opposition, resist pressure, and stay in power, new book shows.
www.democracywithoutborders.org
July 15, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Authoritarian regimes use regional organizations to suppress dissent and bolster their power as @debremaria.bsky.social shows in her new book "The Dictators' Club". As autocrats coordinate across borders, democratic actors must do the same, she writes.
www.democracywithoutborders.org/37302/
www.democracywithoutborders.org/37302/
Thrilled that our piece 'Hollow Multilateralism' is out in the latest issue of @iajournal.bsky.social! Co-authored with @danielleflonk.bsky.social, we show how autocracies use liberal language to hollow out norms in internet governance and sideline critical non-state actors.
With summer in full swing, we have launched our July issue today!☀️
🌏 Special section on Central Asia and the Indo-Pacific
🔖 Articles on climate politics, EU-UK relations and more
💻 Policy papers on US foreign policy & AI governance
📚 24 book reviews
Read NOW: academic.oup.com/ia/issue/101/4
🌏 Special section on Central Asia and the Indo-Pacific
🔖 Articles on climate politics, EU-UK relations and more
💻 Policy papers on US foreign policy & AI governance
📚 24 book reviews
Read NOW: academic.oup.com/ia/issue/101/4
July 1, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Thrilled that our piece 'Hollow Multilateralism' is out in the latest issue of @iajournal.bsky.social! Co-authored with @danielleflonk.bsky.social, we show how autocracies use liberal language to hollow out norms in internet governance and sideline critical non-state actors.
Reposted by Maria Debre
Come join us this morning to discuss the state of the world with Muhammet Bas, @debremaria.bsky.social , @catherinedevries.bsky.social , @andduer.bsky.social and myself.
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🎥 @stefwalter.bsky.social invites you to her #EPSA2025 roundtable: Geopolitics & the Implications for Europe 🌍
As global power dynamics shift, what does this mean for Europe’s future? Don’t miss this conversation.
📅 June 28 | 09:30–11:10
📍 Auditorium
🔗 epsanet.org
#Geopolitics #PoliticalScience
As global power dynamics shift, what does this mean for Europe’s future? Don’t miss this conversation.
📅 June 28 | 09:30–11:10
📍 Auditorium
🔗 epsanet.org
#Geopolitics #PoliticalScience
June 28, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Come join us this morning to discuss the state of the world with Muhammet Bas, @debremaria.bsky.social , @catherinedevries.bsky.social , @andduer.bsky.social and myself.
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Join us for an exciting public opening event if the workshop “Autocracies as International Lawmakers” at the Norwegian Nobel Institute Oslo on June 2. More info below 👇
✨We warmly invite you to the opening event of the workshop "Autocracies as International Lawmakers", co-hosted with @debremaria.bsky.social ✨
The discussion is followed by a reception. Please register here: www.jus.uio.no/smr/english/...
📅 2 June 2025, 15:00-17:00
📍 Norwegian Nobel Institute
The discussion is followed by a reception. Please register here: www.jus.uio.no/smr/english/...
📅 2 June 2025, 15:00-17:00
📍 Norwegian Nobel Institute
May 15, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Join us for an exciting public opening event if the workshop “Autocracies as International Lawmakers” at the Norwegian Nobel Institute Oslo on June 2. More info below 👇
The Dictators’ Club: How Regional Organizations Sustain Authoritarian Rule (OUP) is out now! 📚
We live in an age of rising authoritarianism. Many assume that regional organizations (ROs) are key to help protect democracy and human rights - but what if they do the opposite?
We live in an age of rising authoritarianism. Many assume that regional organizations (ROs) are key to help protect democracy and human rights - but what if they do the opposite?
March 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The Dictators’ Club: How Regional Organizations Sustain Authoritarian Rule (OUP) is out now! 📚
We live in an age of rising authoritarianism. Many assume that regional organizations (ROs) are key to help protect democracy and human rights - but what if they do the opposite?
We live in an age of rising authoritarianism. Many assume that regional organizations (ROs) are key to help protect democracy and human rights - but what if they do the opposite?
I am thrilled to receive a grant on the role of #RegionalOrganizations and the spread of #digitalsovereignty practices in the Global South from the Thyssen Stiftung together with @danielleflonk.bsky.social. Stay tuned for insights on how, where, and why #digitalauthoritarianism travels.
March 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I am thrilled to receive a grant on the role of #RegionalOrganizations and the spread of #digitalsovereignty practices in the Global South from the Thyssen Stiftung together with @danielleflonk.bsky.social. Stay tuned for insights on how, where, and why #digitalauthoritarianism travels.
Neue Ausgabe der @apuz.bsky.social zu #Sanktionen mit tollen Beiträgen, vom Sanktionsregimen gegen Russland bis zur deutschen Sozialstaatsdebatte. Ich durfte einen Beitrag zu Sanktionen in der internationalen Politik beisteuern. Schaut rein! 👇
www.bpb.de/shop/zeitschriften/apuz/sanktionen-2025/
www.bpb.de/shop/zeitschriften/apuz/sanktionen-2025/
Die neue APuZ #Sanktionen ist erschienen!
Mit Beiträgen von Maria Debre @debremaria.bsky.social, Janis Kluge @jakluge.de, Niloofar Adnani, Birgit Menzel, Jörg Kinzig und Markus Wolf: www.bpb.de/shop/zeitschriften/apuz/sanktionen-2025/
Mit Beiträgen von Maria Debre @debremaria.bsky.social, Janis Kluge @jakluge.de, Niloofar Adnani, Birgit Menzel, Jörg Kinzig und Markus Wolf: www.bpb.de/shop/zeitschriften/apuz/sanktionen-2025/
February 17, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Neue Ausgabe der @apuz.bsky.social zu #Sanktionen mit tollen Beiträgen, vom Sanktionsregimen gegen Russland bis zur deutschen Sozialstaatsdebatte. Ich durfte einen Beitrag zu Sanktionen in der internationalen Politik beisteuern. Schaut rein! 👇
www.bpb.de/shop/zeitschriften/apuz/sanktionen-2025/
www.bpb.de/shop/zeitschriften/apuz/sanktionen-2025/
Reposted by Maria Debre
Exactly one year since the publication of "Are international organisations in *decline*? An absolute and relative perspective on institutional change" in Global Policy with @debremaria.bsky.social for our NestIOr project
Are international organisations in decline? An absolute and relative perspective on institutional ch...
Many international organisations (IOs) are currently challenged, yet are they also in decline? Despite much debate on the crisis of liberal international order, contestation, loss of legitimacy, grid....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 20, 2023 at 10:15 AM
Exactly one year since the publication of "Are international organisations in *decline*? An absolute and relative perspective on institutional change" in Global Policy with @debremaria.bsky.social for our NestIOr project