Max Lesch
@maxlesch.bsky.social
Assistant Professor · Institute of Security and Global Affairs at Leiden University · politics & practice of international law · security & human rights · peace & security orders
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Max Lesch
@maxlesch.bsky.social
· Nov 22
My ISR article on international fact-finding missions is now open access 🥳
Take a look if you’re interested in knowledge production, expertise, trustworthiness & authority of international organizations – and the Ad Hoc Working Group on Human Rights in Chile in the 1970s.
doi.org/10.1093/isr/...
Take a look if you’re interested in knowledge production, expertise, trustworthiness & authority of international organizations – and the Ad Hoc Working Group on Human Rights in Chile in the 1970s.
doi.org/10.1093/isr/...
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For anyone interested, I also had the chance to revisit my ‘blogger’ side by writing a post connected to my paper:
jcms.ideasoneurope.eu/2025/11/06/f...
jcms.ideasoneurope.eu/2025/11/06/f...
November 9, 2025 at 10:16 AM
For anyone interested, I also had the chance to revisit my ‘blogger’ side by writing a post connected to my paper:
jcms.ideasoneurope.eu/2025/11/06/f...
jcms.ideasoneurope.eu/2025/11/06/f...
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📢 New article out in Review of International Studies
🤩 I am thrilled to share a new open-access publication on the effect of frontline action on global crisis politics!
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
🤩 I am thrilled to share a new open-access publication on the effect of frontline action on global crisis politics!
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
November 6, 2025 at 10:27 AM
📢 New article out in Review of International Studies
🤩 I am thrilled to share a new open-access publication on the effect of frontline action on global crisis politics!
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
🤩 I am thrilled to share a new open-access publication on the effect of frontline action on global crisis politics!
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Very pleased to share that my article on China’s approach to AI governance has just been published in @coco-journal.bsky.social!
The article is available at doi.org/10.1177/0010...
The article is available at doi.org/10.1177/0010...
November 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Very pleased to share that my article on China’s approach to AI governance has just been published in @coco-journal.bsky.social!
The article is available at doi.org/10.1177/0010...
The article is available at doi.org/10.1177/0010...
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#OpenAccess from @risjnl.bsky.social -
From the bottom up? Frontline crisis management and informal policy change in international organisations - https://cup.org/4qKq5nw
- @nkortendiek.bsky.social
#FirstView
From the bottom up? Frontline crisis management and informal policy change in international organisations - https://cup.org/4qKq5nw
- @nkortendiek.bsky.social
#FirstView
November 3, 2025 at 1:20 PM
#OpenAccess from @risjnl.bsky.social -
From the bottom up? Frontline crisis management and informal policy change in international organisations - https://cup.org/4qKq5nw
- @nkortendiek.bsky.social
#FirstView
From the bottom up? Frontline crisis management and informal policy change in international organisations - https://cup.org/4qKq5nw
- @nkortendiek.bsky.social
#FirstView
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I’m very excited that years of work with Dorry Noyes (@mershoncenter.bsky.social) and a fantastic group of friends and colleagues finally resulted in this, I think, rather beautiful object. The Global Politics of Exemplarity! @normativeorders.bsky.social @prif.org @brisunipress.bsky.social 1/4
November 3, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I’m very excited that years of work with Dorry Noyes (@mershoncenter.bsky.social) and a fantastic group of friends and colleagues finally resulted in this, I think, rather beautiful object. The Global Politics of Exemplarity! @normativeorders.bsky.social @prif.org @brisunipress.bsky.social 1/4
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🚨 Applications Now Open for the EUI PhD Programmes 2026-2027!
📊 Economics |⚖️ Law |📘 History | 🏛 Political and Social Sciences
Join the EUI's 50th PhD cohort!
Apply by 15 January 2026 (14:00 CET) for the academic journey of a lifetime! 👉: eui.eu/phd
#EUIPhD #PhDOpportunity
📊 Economics |⚖️ Law |📘 History | 🏛 Political and Social Sciences
Join the EUI's 50th PhD cohort!
Apply by 15 January 2026 (14:00 CET) for the academic journey of a lifetime! 👉: eui.eu/phd
#EUIPhD #PhDOpportunity
November 1, 2025 at 8:15 AM
🚨 Applications Now Open for the EUI PhD Programmes 2026-2027!
📊 Economics |⚖️ Law |📘 History | 🏛 Political and Social Sciences
Join the EUI's 50th PhD cohort!
Apply by 15 January 2026 (14:00 CET) for the academic journey of a lifetime! 👉: eui.eu/phd
#EUIPhD #PhDOpportunity
📊 Economics |⚖️ Law |📘 History | 🏛 Political and Social Sciences
Join the EUI's 50th PhD cohort!
Apply by 15 January 2026 (14:00 CET) for the academic journey of a lifetime! 👉: eui.eu/phd
#EUIPhD #PhDOpportunity
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Come to Bologna in May 2026 for Workshop on *Obstructionism in International Organizations* @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social
Co-organized w/ @borzyskowski.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk
Submit by Dec 15👇
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Please spread the word 🙏
Co-organized w/ @borzyskowski.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk
Submit by Dec 15👇
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Please spread the word 🙏
Call for Papers Obstructionism in International Organizations
Date: May 20-22 2026
Location: SAIS Europe, Bologna, Italy
Hosts: Nina Hall (Johns Hopkins University, SAIS Europe) & Inken von Borzyskowski (University of Oxford)
Aim:
This workshop will bring toge...
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October 24, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Come to Bologna in May 2026 for Workshop on *Obstructionism in International Organizations* @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social
Co-organized w/ @borzyskowski.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk
Submit by Dec 15👇
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Please spread the word 🙏
Co-organized w/ @borzyskowski.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk
Submit by Dec 15👇
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Please spread the word 🙏
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@ckreudersonnen.bsky.social and I are happy to announce two open research positions in our joint DFG-funded project VARICRIS (👉 bit.ly/varicris).
We are recruiting a #PostDoc and a #PhD candidate 🧵:
#PoliSky #PoliSkyJobs #polsci 🌐
We are recruiting a #PostDoc and a #PhD candidate 🧵:
#PoliSky #PoliSkyJobs #polsci 🌐
Welcome! – VARICRIS
VARICRIS research project
bit.ly
October 22, 2025 at 2:40 PM
@ckreudersonnen.bsky.social and I are happy to announce two open research positions in our joint DFG-funded project VARICRIS (👉 bit.ly/varicris).
We are recruiting a #PostDoc and a #PhD candidate 🧵:
#PoliSky #PoliSkyJobs #polsci 🌐
We are recruiting a #PostDoc and a #PhD candidate 🧵:
#PoliSky #PoliSkyJobs #polsci 🌐
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Hun Joon Kim (Korea University) and I are co-editing a special of Journal of Contemporary East Asian Studies on "#NormContestation and the Politics of #TransitionalJustice in East and Southeast Asia." Please send us your 250-word abstract by Oct 15. CfP below 👇https://www.adamkochanski.com/jceas-cfp
September 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Hun Joon Kim (Korea University) and I are co-editing a special of Journal of Contemporary East Asian Studies on "#NormContestation and the Politics of #TransitionalJustice in East and Southeast Asia." Please send us your 250-word abstract by Oct 15. CfP below 👇https://www.adamkochanski.com/jceas-cfp
This week, I’ve started a new position as Assistant Professor at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs. I’m excited to open this new chapter at @unileiden.bsky.social !
September 18, 2025 at 6:29 AM
This week, I’ve started a new position as Assistant Professor at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs. I’m excited to open this new chapter at @unileiden.bsky.social !
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📣NEW: "Right(s) practice: normative competence negotiation in the struggles over human rights protection in AMISOM" by our colleague @chiara-defranco.bsky.social & Linnéa Gelot just published in Journal of International Relations and Development
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Right(s) practice: normative competence negotiation in the struggles over human rights protection in AMISOM - Journal of International Relations and Development
This article examines the interplay of power and norm contestation in the AU–EU strategic partnership, focusing on struggles over human rights protection in the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISO...
link.springer.com
August 22, 2025 at 7:09 AM
📣NEW: "Right(s) practice: normative competence negotiation in the struggles over human rights protection in AMISOM" by our colleague @chiara-defranco.bsky.social & Linnéa Gelot just published in Journal of International Relations and Development
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Very much looking forward to #EISAPEC25 and our standing section ‘International Practices’ organized together with @profbode.bsky.social
Come and join us for nine wonderful panels and roundtables—all happening at Palazzo Hercolani! 🏛️👇
@europeanisa.bsky.social
Come and join us for nine wonderful panels and roundtables—all happening at Palazzo Hercolani! 🏛️👇
@europeanisa.bsky.social
August 26, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Very much looking forward to #EISAPEC25 and our standing section ‘International Practices’ organized together with @profbode.bsky.social
Come and join us for nine wonderful panels and roundtables—all happening at Palazzo Hercolani! 🏛️👇
@europeanisa.bsky.social
Come and join us for nine wonderful panels and roundtables—all happening at Palazzo Hercolani! 🏛️👇
@europeanisa.bsky.social
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This looks like a great opportunity to work with @ninareiners.bsky.social 🎓. Being a PhD student at UiO (at least in my experience...so far!) equals an exceptional work/life balance, interesting work, committed colleagues, and snow & lakes nearby -- a pretty unique balance in academia these days.
Two PhD fellow positions in ERC-project “Private Law Firms as Transnational Advocates (PROBONO)" (283702) | University of Oslo
Job title: Two PhD fellow positions in ERC-project “Private Law Firms as Transnational Advocates (PROBONO)" (283702), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Monday, September 15, 2025
www.jobbnorge.no
July 3, 2025 at 7:19 PM
This looks like a great opportunity to work with @ninareiners.bsky.social 🎓. Being a PhD student at UiO (at least in my experience...so far!) equals an exceptional work/life balance, interesting work, committed colleagues, and snow & lakes nearby -- a pretty unique balance in academia these days.
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Very happy to have had the opportunity to write this short blog about my book 📖
Can IOs govern without proper mandates and policies? The answer is yes! Check it out below 👇🏽
Can IOs govern without proper mandates and policies? The answer is yes! Check it out below 👇🏽
May 22, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Very happy to have had the opportunity to write this short blog about my book 📖
Can IOs govern without proper mandates and policies? The answer is yes! Check it out below 👇🏽
Can IOs govern without proper mandates and policies? The answer is yes! Check it out below 👇🏽
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The workshop is over, everyone is relieved and hopefully regenerated. It was so nice to see everyone doing a great job, with so many interesting projects! It was a pleasure and privilege to host you and learn from all of you! And here are some more pics
May 21, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The workshop is over, everyone is relieved and hopefully regenerated. It was so nice to see everyone doing a great job, with so many interesting projects! It was a pleasure and privilege to host you and learn from all of you! And here are some more pics
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Meeting friends and heroes at the EUI workshop “Shifting Powers, Shifting Roles:
The Present and Future of International Institutions”.
Brilliant keynote discussions by @monicahakimi.bsky.social, Tony Anghie, @sarahnou.bsky.social.
Also a great setting to discuss de-dollarisation and int’l law!
The Present and Future of International Institutions”.
Brilliant keynote discussions by @monicahakimi.bsky.social, Tony Anghie, @sarahnou.bsky.social.
Also a great setting to discuss de-dollarisation and int’l law!
May 21, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Meeting friends and heroes at the EUI workshop “Shifting Powers, Shifting Roles:
The Present and Future of International Institutions”.
Brilliant keynote discussions by @monicahakimi.bsky.social, Tony Anghie, @sarahnou.bsky.social.
Also a great setting to discuss de-dollarisation and int’l law!
The Present and Future of International Institutions”.
Brilliant keynote discussions by @monicahakimi.bsky.social, Tony Anghie, @sarahnou.bsky.social.
Also a great setting to discuss de-dollarisation and int’l law!
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Kudos to @jemtseva.bsky.social, @maxlesch.bsky.social and others at @eui-eu.bsky.social for organizing this fantastic interdisciplinary workshop on the present and future of int’l institutions & bringing together critical legal and IR scholars.
May 20, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Kudos to @jemtseva.bsky.social, @maxlesch.bsky.social and others at @eui-eu.bsky.social for organizing this fantastic interdisciplinary workshop on the present and future of int’l institutions & bringing together critical legal and IR scholars.
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Looking forward to #ESIL2025 in ✨Berlin✨ and to chairing Agora 5: Actors of Reconstruction!
11-13 September 2025
www.esil2025.de
11-13 September 2025
www.esil2025.de
May 12, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Looking forward to #ESIL2025 in ✨Berlin✨ and to chairing Agora 5: Actors of Reconstruction!
11-13 September 2025
www.esil2025.de
11-13 September 2025
www.esil2025.de
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✨ Finally out - thanks to Maryam and Sigrid! Great pleasure to be part of this collaborative project and see the edited volume "A Relational Approach to NGOs in Global Politics: Beyond Cooperation and Competition" available open access ✨
My chapter: academic.oup.com/book/59913/c...
My chapter: academic.oup.com/book/59913/c...
April 29, 2025 at 6:20 AM
✨ Finally out - thanks to Maryam and Sigrid! Great pleasure to be part of this collaborative project and see the edited volume "A Relational Approach to NGOs in Global Politics: Beyond Cooperation and Competition" available open access ✨
My chapter: academic.oup.com/book/59913/c...
My chapter: academic.oup.com/book/59913/c...
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Great to see this volume out! Grateful to have contributed a chapter, and many thanks to the editors Negar Mansouri & Daniel R. Quiroga Villamarin @drqv.bsky.social for bringing it all together.
www.cambridge.org/core/books/w...
www.cambridge.org/core/books/w...
Ways of Seeing International Organisations
Cambridge Core - Public International Law - Ways of Seeing International Organisations
www.cambridge.org
April 18, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Great to see this volume out! Grateful to have contributed a chapter, and many thanks to the editors Negar Mansouri & Daniel R. Quiroga Villamarin @drqv.bsky.social for bringing it all together.
www.cambridge.org/core/books/w...
www.cambridge.org/core/books/w...
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Thrilled to announce that @gadinsky.bsky.social and I have an article out that deals with all your questions about normativity, practices, ordering, and global protest (though it may not answer them all). We hope you'll find it interesting, so let us know what you think! 👇
🚨New First View Article🚨
"‘Normativity in practice: Ordering through enactment, learning, and contestation in global protests " by Frank Gadinger and Holger Niemann is now available #OpenAccess!
📄 ➡️ buff.ly/cZUCe3B
"‘Normativity in practice: Ordering through enactment, learning, and contestation in global protests " by Frank Gadinger and Holger Niemann is now available #OpenAccess!
📄 ➡️ buff.ly/cZUCe3B
April 11, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Thrilled to announce that @gadinsky.bsky.social and I have an article out that deals with all your questions about normativity, practices, ordering, and global protest (though it may not answer them all). We hope you'll find it interesting, so let us know what you think! 👇
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Very happy to see this published 😁 why do we need to think about the normative element in practices? Sounds like a difficult question, but it is highly relevant for all IR scholars 💥 @holgerniemann.bsky.social and I show how we can explore the normativity in practices like protesting. Open access!
Thrilled to announce that @gadinsky.bsky.social and I have an article out that deals with all your questions about normativity, practices, ordering, and global protest (though it may not answer them all). We hope you'll find it interesting, so let us know what you think! 👇
🚨New First View Article🚨
"‘Normativity in practice: Ordering through enactment, learning, and contestation in global protests " by Frank Gadinger and Holger Niemann is now available #OpenAccess!
📄 ➡️ buff.ly/cZUCe3B
"‘Normativity in practice: Ordering through enactment, learning, and contestation in global protests " by Frank Gadinger and Holger Niemann is now available #OpenAccess!
📄 ➡️ buff.ly/cZUCe3B
April 12, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Very happy to see this published 😁 why do we need to think about the normative element in practices? Sounds like a difficult question, but it is highly relevant for all IR scholars 💥 @holgerniemann.bsky.social and I show how we can explore the normativity in practices like protesting. Open access!
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If you are interested in how the research programs on power transition, regime complexity & international order can speak to one another, then this forum could be of interest to you. Great contributions from Laura Gómez-Mera, @tgutner.bsky.social, Matias Margulis ..
academic.oup.com/isr/article/...
academic.oup.com/isr/article/...
Introducing Organizational (Dis)Entanglements: How Scholarship on Regime Complexity and Power Dynamics Helps Make Sense of International Order-Making
Abstract. Scholars and pundits focusing on the changing international order and its possible fragmentation often pay little attention to the manifold relat
academic.oup.com
April 4, 2025 at 10:14 AM
If you are interested in how the research programs on power transition, regime complexity & international order can speak to one another, then this forum could be of interest to you. Great contributions from Laura Gómez-Mera, @tgutner.bsky.social, Matias Margulis ..
academic.oup.com/isr/article/...
academic.oup.com/isr/article/...
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In this new article 📖 ✍️, @adamkochanski.bsky.social, Jennifer Welsh, and I talk ALL about localization, and kick off the Localization in World Politics Special Forum! Dive in open access @gsqjournal.bsky.social #OxfordUniversityPress @isanet.bsky.social 1/
doi.org/10.1093/isag...
doi.org/10.1093/isag...
Localization in World Politics: Bridging Theory and Practice
Abstract. This Introduction and Special Forum highlight the importance of localization for the study of world politics, both as a theoretical concept in in
doi.org
April 2, 2025 at 11:59 AM
In this new article 📖 ✍️, @adamkochanski.bsky.social, Jennifer Welsh, and I talk ALL about localization, and kick off the Localization in World Politics Special Forum! Dive in open access @gsqjournal.bsky.social #OxfordUniversityPress @isanet.bsky.social 1/
doi.org/10.1093/isag...
doi.org/10.1093/isag...
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With @marylou-h.bsky.social and @aobendiek.bsky.social, we tried to read as much as possible on « fields » in international political sociology. Here’s our synthesis, along with several other contributions collected by Stacie Goddard, George Lawson and OJ Sending
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
global.oup.com
April 2, 2025 at 12:24 PM
With @marylou-h.bsky.social and @aobendiek.bsky.social, we tried to read as much as possible on « fields » in international political sociology. Here’s our synthesis, along with several other contributions collected by Stacie Goddard, George Lawson and OJ Sending
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
global.oup.com/academic/pro...