Thomas Sommerer
@tsommerer.bsky.social
Prof @unipotsdam | Political Science and International Organizations
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🏛️New report on global institutions!
Drawing on ENSURED's 15 case studies, our latest research by @hdijkstra.bsky.social shows that reform is far from straightforward, but there remains unexploited potential.
@tsommerer.bsky.social @claraweinhardt.bsky.social @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social
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Drawing on ENSURED's 15 case studies, our latest research by @hdijkstra.bsky.social shows that reform is far from straightforward, but there remains unexploited potential.
@tsommerer.bsky.social @claraweinhardt.bsky.social @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social
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Reforming Global Institutions in an Era of Geopolitical Strain: Evidence from 15 Case Studies - Research Report | ENSURED
Global governance is often described as being in crisis, yet demand for effective international cooperation has never been higher. Drawing on ENSURED's 15 case studies, this report asks: How can inter...
www.ensuredeurope.eu
January 19, 2026 at 1:13 PM
🏛️New report on global institutions!
Drawing on ENSURED's 15 case studies, our latest research by @hdijkstra.bsky.social shows that reform is far from straightforward, but there remains unexploited potential.
@tsommerer.bsky.social @claraweinhardt.bsky.social @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social
👇
Drawing on ENSURED's 15 case studies, our latest research by @hdijkstra.bsky.social shows that reform is far from straightforward, but there remains unexploited potential.
@tsommerer.bsky.social @claraweinhardt.bsky.social @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social
👇
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🚨🗣️ ENSURED Expert Survey
New research by Soetkin Verhaegen, @hdijkstra.bsky.social & @tsommerer.bsky.social offers a global assessment (based on a survey of 763 experts) of how 110 international organisations are coping in today’s turbulent world.
@maastrichtu.bsky.social @unipotsdam.bsky.social
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New research by Soetkin Verhaegen, @hdijkstra.bsky.social & @tsommerer.bsky.social offers a global assessment (based on a survey of 763 experts) of how 110 international organisations are coping in today’s turbulent world.
@maastrichtu.bsky.social @unipotsdam.bsky.social
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Robust, Effective, and Democratic Global Governance for a World in Transition: Evidence From the ENSURED Expert Survey - Research Report | ENSURED
Based on the ENSURED Expert Survey, this report offers a global assessment of how 110 international organisations (IOs) are coping in today’s turbulent world.
www.ensuredeurope.eu
December 17, 2025 at 11:06 AM
🚨🗣️ ENSURED Expert Survey
New research by Soetkin Verhaegen, @hdijkstra.bsky.social & @tsommerer.bsky.social offers a global assessment (based on a survey of 763 experts) of how 110 international organisations are coping in today’s turbulent world.
@maastrichtu.bsky.social @unipotsdam.bsky.social
👇
New research by Soetkin Verhaegen, @hdijkstra.bsky.social & @tsommerer.bsky.social offers a global assessment (based on a survey of 763 experts) of how 110 international organisations are coping in today’s turbulent world.
@maastrichtu.bsky.social @unipotsdam.bsky.social
👇
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CfP for the ECPR General Conference 2026!!
Submit your papers now to one of the magnificent panels in our Section!
Submit your papers now to one of the magnificent panels in our Section!
📣 Call for #ecprgc26 Papers
🏛️ 21st Century International Organizations: Contestation and Crisis
🪑 Svanhildur Thorvaldsdottir & @ajullmann.bsky.social
✔️ @ecprfederalism.bsky.social endorsed
⌛ Deadline: 5 Jan buff.ly/4GTy7fi
#Polisky #InternetaionalRelations
🏛️ 21st Century International Organizations: Contestation and Crisis
🪑 Svanhildur Thorvaldsdottir & @ajullmann.bsky.social
✔️ @ecprfederalism.bsky.social endorsed
⌛ Deadline: 5 Jan buff.ly/4GTy7fi
#Polisky #InternetaionalRelations
21st Century International Organizations: Contestation and Crisis
General Conference 2026, 8 – 11 September, Jagiellonian University
ecpr.eu
December 17, 2025 at 9:39 AM
CfP for the ECPR General Conference 2026!!
Submit your papers now to one of the magnificent panels in our Section!
Submit your papers now to one of the magnificent panels in our Section!
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New ENSURED report from @tsommerer.bsky.social &
@haeunchoi.bsky.social examines how IOs are performing under rising geopolitical and democratic strain.
Based on 2 updated datasets (1980–2023), it offers a system-wide view of IO performance and openness in today’s global order.
What they found 👇
@haeunchoi.bsky.social examines how IOs are performing under rising geopolitical and democratic strain.
Based on 2 updated datasets (1980–2023), it offers a system-wide view of IO performance and openness in today’s global order.
What they found 👇
Between Stability and Stagnation: The Performance and Openness of International Organisations in a Changing Global Order - Research Report | ENSURED
As global governance faces rising geopolitical pressures, understanding how IOs are performing is increasingly vital. Drawing on two updated datasets, this report maps how IO effectiveness and inclusi...
www.ensuredeurope.eu
December 4, 2025 at 11:18 AM
New ENSURED report from @tsommerer.bsky.social &
@haeunchoi.bsky.social examines how IOs are performing under rising geopolitical and democratic strain.
Based on 2 updated datasets (1980–2023), it offers a system-wide view of IO performance and openness in today’s global order.
What they found 👇
@haeunchoi.bsky.social examines how IOs are performing under rising geopolitical and democratic strain.
Based on 2 updated datasets (1980–2023), it offers a system-wide view of IO performance and openness in today’s global order.
What they found 👇
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📝 REPORT: WHO Reform
During COVID-19, all eyes were on the World Health Organization (WHO) 👀. It exposed structural weaknesses and underlined the (already-existing) need for reform.
In a new ENSURED report, Óscar Fernández and Mirko Heinzel (Maastricht University) take stock of these reforms 👇
During COVID-19, all eyes were on the World Health Organization (WHO) 👀. It exposed structural weaknesses and underlined the (already-existing) need for reform.
In a new ENSURED report, Óscar Fernández and Mirko Heinzel (Maastricht University) take stock of these reforms 👇
Reforming the World Health Organization After the COVID-19 Pandemic: Diagnosis and Prognosis - Research Report | ENSURED
How well has the World Health Organization’s reform agenda since 2020 addressed the longstanding and emergent challenges the organization faces? The post-COVID-19 reform agenda shows significant momen...
www.ensuredeurope.eu
November 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
📝 REPORT: WHO Reform
During COVID-19, all eyes were on the World Health Organization (WHO) 👀. It exposed structural weaknesses and underlined the (already-existing) need for reform.
In a new ENSURED report, Óscar Fernández and Mirko Heinzel (Maastricht University) take stock of these reforms 👇
During COVID-19, all eyes were on the World Health Organization (WHO) 👀. It exposed structural weaknesses and underlined the (already-existing) need for reform.
In a new ENSURED report, Óscar Fernández and Mirko Heinzel (Maastricht University) take stock of these reforms 👇
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🌻It's been 30+ years since the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) entered into force. Is the CBD still getting the job done?
In a new ENSURED report, Franziska Petri, Jayati Srivastava, Edith Drieskens & Noa Lameire examine the state of biodiversity governance👇
@kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social
In a new ENSURED report, Franziska Petri, Jayati Srivastava, Edith Drieskens & Noa Lameire examine the state of biodiversity governance👇
@kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social
Moving Global Biodiversity Governance Forward: How to Strengthen the Convention on Biological Diversity - Research Report | ENSURED
More than 30 years after the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) came into force, the world is still struggling to slow biodiversity loss. Is the CBD still up to the task?
www.ensuredeurope.eu
November 27, 2025 at 3:22 PM
🌻It's been 30+ years since the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) entered into force. Is the CBD still getting the job done?
In a new ENSURED report, Franziska Petri, Jayati Srivastava, Edith Drieskens & Noa Lameire examine the state of biodiversity governance👇
@kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social
In a new ENSURED report, Franziska Petri, Jayati Srivastava, Edith Drieskens & Noa Lameire examine the state of biodiversity governance👇
@kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social
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Interesting new study on the CoE Framework Convention on #AI 👇
🚨 New Research on the world’s first legally binding treaty on AI:
Wade Hoxtell (@gppi.bsky.social) explores the negotiation process behind the Council of Europe’s new “Framework Convention.” How robust, effective, & democratic will this treaty prove to be?👇 www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications...
Wade Hoxtell (@gppi.bsky.social) explores the negotiation process behind the Council of Europe’s new “Framework Convention.” How robust, effective, & democratic will this treaty prove to be?👇 www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications...
Global AI Regulation at a Time of Transformation: The Council of Europe’s Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence - Research Report | ENSURED
The Framework Convention on AI is the first binding international AI treaty. What do the negotiations and early design of the convention tell us about its likely trajectory, strengths, and weaknesses ...
www.ensuredeurope.eu
November 21, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Interesting new study on the CoE Framework Convention on #AI 👇
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📢NEW REPORT!
Increasingly, women’s and LGBTQI+ rights are being contested on the global stage.
In ENSURED’s latest report, Ha Eun Choi & @andrealiese.bsky.social chart how resilient human rights governance is in the face of contestation. 👇
@unipotsdam.bsky.social
Increasingly, women’s and LGBTQI+ rights are being contested on the global stage.
In ENSURED’s latest report, Ha Eun Choi & @andrealiese.bsky.social chart how resilient human rights governance is in the face of contestation. 👇
@unipotsdam.bsky.social
The Global Governance of Sex and Gender: Women's and LGBTQI+ Rights Amid Regress, Reform, and Resilience - Research Report | ENSURED
After decades of progress and some landmark wins, women’s and LGBTQI+ rights are becoming increasingly contested on the global stage. How resilient is human rights governance in the face of pushback?
www.ensuredeurope.eu
December 1, 2025 at 2:14 PM
📢NEW REPORT!
Increasingly, women’s and LGBTQI+ rights are being contested on the global stage.
In ENSURED’s latest report, Ha Eun Choi & @andrealiese.bsky.social chart how resilient human rights governance is in the face of contestation. 👇
@unipotsdam.bsky.social
Increasingly, women’s and LGBTQI+ rights are being contested on the global stage.
In ENSURED’s latest report, Ha Eun Choi & @andrealiese.bsky.social chart how resilient human rights governance is in the face of contestation. 👇
@unipotsdam.bsky.social
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Does popular legitimacy matter for international organizations? In our new article @thejop.bsky.social, @tsommerer.bsky.social and I provide unique experimental evidence that politicians are responsive to popular legitimacy when deciding on the authority and resources of IOs.
doi.org/10.1086/735474
doi.org/10.1086/735474
Effects of Popular Legitimacy on International Organizations: An Elite Survey Experiment | The Journal of Politics
Whether or not popular legitimacy matters for international organizations (IOs) is a topic of extensive assumption but little rigorous research. A key obstacle has been the methodological difficulties...
doi.org
November 18, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Does popular legitimacy matter for international organizations? In our new article @thejop.bsky.social, @tsommerer.bsky.social and I provide unique experimental evidence that politicians are responsive to popular legitimacy when deciding on the authority and resources of IOs.
doi.org/10.1086/735474
doi.org/10.1086/735474
We look forward to connecting and collaborating with colleagues exploring similar questions about global governance and autocratization.
Positions on the project will be announced soon — stay tuned!
Positions on the project will be announced soon — stay tuned!
November 7, 2025 at 3:04 PM
We look forward to connecting and collaborating with colleagues exploring similar questions about global governance and autocratization.
Positions on the project will be announced soon — stay tuned!
Positions on the project will be announced soon — stay tuned!
In APPIO, we will examine how shifts toward autocracy among member states influence IOs’ decision-making. APPIO will develop and expand three core datasets across 72 IOs on the decision output, scientific output by international bureaucracies, and sponsorship of resolutions by autocratizing states.
November 7, 2025 at 3:04 PM
In APPIO, we will examine how shifts toward autocracy among member states influence IOs’ decision-making. APPIO will develop and expand three core datasets across 72 IOs on the decision output, scientific output by international bureaucracies, and sponsorship of resolutions by autocratizing states.
How does autocratization affect the capacity of IOs to tackle global challenges? @debremaria.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 3:04 PM
How does autocratization affect the capacity of IOs to tackle global challenges? @debremaria.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
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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/...
➡️https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00108367251364170
September 5, 2025 at 7:17 AM
➡️https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00108367251364170
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Please join us for the launch of our E&IA Roundtable: 'Global Governance in Hard Times.'
Presentations: Faude+Karlsrud; @yoramhaftel.bsky.social & @stephofmann.bsky.social; @ninareiners.bsky.social; Julia Morse; @mstephen.bsky.social.
Comments: @hbirk.bsky.social; @tsommerer.bsky.social.
Details:
Presentations: Faude+Karlsrud; @yoramhaftel.bsky.social & @stephofmann.bsky.social; @ninareiners.bsky.social; Julia Morse; @mstephen.bsky.social.
Comments: @hbirk.bsky.social; @tsommerer.bsky.social.
Details:
September 1, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Please join us for the launch of our E&IA Roundtable: 'Global Governance in Hard Times.'
Presentations: Faude+Karlsrud; @yoramhaftel.bsky.social & @stephofmann.bsky.social; @ninareiners.bsky.social; Julia Morse; @mstephen.bsky.social.
Comments: @hbirk.bsky.social; @tsommerer.bsky.social.
Details:
Presentations: Faude+Karlsrud; @yoramhaftel.bsky.social & @stephofmann.bsky.social; @ninareiners.bsky.social; Julia Morse; @mstephen.bsky.social.
Comments: @hbirk.bsky.social; @tsommerer.bsky.social.
Details:
How do international organizations change as the consequence of autocratization? A new article in @coco-journal.bsky.social
with @debremaria.bsky.social explores how regime transformations affect IO membership composition.
Are non-democracies taking over?
➡️ journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
with @debremaria.bsky.social explores how regime transformations affect IO membership composition.
Are non-democracies taking over?
➡️ journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
September 4, 2025 at 4:36 PM
How do international organizations change as the consequence of autocratization? A new article in @coco-journal.bsky.social
with @debremaria.bsky.social explores how regime transformations affect IO membership composition.
Are non-democracies taking over?
➡️ journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
with @debremaria.bsky.social explores how regime transformations affect IO membership composition.
Are non-democracies taking over?
➡️ journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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How does the EU frame its role in multilateral governance? Where are its narrative strengths&weaknesses?
Join us @ Robert Bosch Stiftung in Berlin, 18:00, Sept 9 for a discussion on this & other questions about strategic communications for multilateralism.
Register: ensuredinberlin.eventbrite.com
Join us @ Robert Bosch Stiftung in Berlin, 18:00, Sept 9 for a discussion on this & other questions about strategic communications for multilateralism.
Register: ensuredinberlin.eventbrite.com
August 28, 2025 at 6:30 AM
How does the EU frame its role in multilateral governance? Where are its narrative strengths&weaknesses?
Join us @ Robert Bosch Stiftung in Berlin, 18:00, Sept 9 for a discussion on this & other questions about strategic communications for multilateralism.
Register: ensuredinberlin.eventbrite.com
Join us @ Robert Bosch Stiftung in Berlin, 18:00, Sept 9 for a discussion on this & other questions about strategic communications for multilateralism.
Register: ensuredinberlin.eventbrite.com
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📢 Out now: 5 new ENSURED reports on the state of multilateralism!
Topics include:
💼 Trade-related agendas & the WTO:
🌱 The Paris Agreement at 10:
🌐 The WTO Pandemic Agreement:
🧳 UN Compacts on Migration & Refugees:
🪙 Regulating Digital Currencies:
🔗: www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications
Topics include:
💼 Trade-related agendas & the WTO:
🌱 The Paris Agreement at 10:
🌐 The WTO Pandemic Agreement:
🧳 UN Compacts on Migration & Refugees:
🪙 Regulating Digital Currencies:
🔗: www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications
September 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
📢 Out now: 5 new ENSURED reports on the state of multilateralism!
Topics include:
💼 Trade-related agendas & the WTO:
🌱 The Paris Agreement at 10:
🌐 The WTO Pandemic Agreement:
🧳 UN Compacts on Migration & Refugees:
🪙 Regulating Digital Currencies:
🔗: www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications
Topics include:
💼 Trade-related agendas & the WTO:
🌱 The Paris Agreement at 10:
🌐 The WTO Pandemic Agreement:
🧳 UN Compacts on Migration & Refugees:
🪙 Regulating Digital Currencies:
🔗: www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications
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For a more in-depth analysis of the state of democracy in IOs, delve into ENSURED’s latest round of research reports!
📖: www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications
📖: www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications
Publications | ENSURED: Shaping Cooperation for a World in Transition
www.ensuredeurope.eu
July 3, 2025 at 12:50 PM
For a more in-depth analysis of the state of democracy in IOs, delve into ENSURED’s latest round of research reports!
📖: www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications
📖: www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications
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Hot off the press: ENSURED’s first 5 research reports! 🥳🎉
Multilateralism: What's working, what isn’t & where is room for reform?
A deep dive:
🛠 WTO reform
🌱 UNFCCC decision-making
💉 IP-Public Health nexus
⚖️ UN HRC
💻 Cyberspace governance
Read the reports 👉 www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications
Multilateralism: What's working, what isn’t & where is room for reform?
A deep dive:
🛠 WTO reform
🌱 UNFCCC decision-making
💉 IP-Public Health nexus
⚖️ UN HRC
💻 Cyberspace governance
Read the reports 👉 www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications
May 5, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Hot off the press: ENSURED’s first 5 research reports! 🥳🎉
Multilateralism: What's working, what isn’t & where is room for reform?
A deep dive:
🛠 WTO reform
🌱 UNFCCC decision-making
💉 IP-Public Health nexus
⚖️ UN HRC
💻 Cyberspace governance
Read the reports 👉 www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications
Multilateralism: What's working, what isn’t & where is room for reform?
A deep dive:
🛠 WTO reform
🌱 UNFCCC decision-making
💉 IP-Public Health nexus
⚖️ UN HRC
💻 Cyberspace governance
Read the reports 👉 www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications
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My article “Two Questions of Sovereignty: China and the Third World Countries in the United Nations General Assembly (1971–1990)” is now available (open access) with Global Studies Quarterly. Thank you to everyone’s advice throughout the process.
academic.oup.com/isagsq/artic...
academic.oup.com/isagsq/artic...
Two Questions of Sovereignty: China and the Third World Countries in the United Nations General Assembly (1971–1990)
Abstract. Respect for sovereignty is a hallmark norm for the coalition between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Third World/Global South countr
academic.oup.com
April 1, 2025 at 2:45 PM
My article “Two Questions of Sovereignty: China and the Third World Countries in the United Nations General Assembly (1971–1990)” is now available (open access) with Global Studies Quarterly. Thank you to everyone’s advice throughout the process.
academic.oup.com/isagsq/artic...
academic.oup.com/isagsq/artic...
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Still cannot believe it: the United Nations Security Council Resolution Authors (UNSCRA) dataset is out in the @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social 🥳
Read here why the data is important and use it widely for your research: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Read here why the data is important and use it widely for your research: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
March 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Still cannot believe it: the United Nations Security Council Resolution Authors (UNSCRA) dataset is out in the @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social 🥳
Read here why the data is important and use it widely for your research: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Read here why the data is important and use it widely for your research: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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🌐 What is the state of global governance?
@tsommerer.bsky.social sees it as 2 sides of the same coin:
🪙 There is a sense of stagnation. And yet...
🪙 IOs have often proven to be 'sticky'.
This cautious optimism is backed by 2 key data sets — which Thomas & his team will update as part of ENSURED!
@tsommerer.bsky.social sees it as 2 sides of the same coin:
🪙 There is a sense of stagnation. And yet...
🪙 IOs have often proven to be 'sticky'.
This cautious optimism is backed by 2 key data sets — which Thomas & his team will update as part of ENSURED!
March 17, 2025 at 10:56 AM
🌐 What is the state of global governance?
@tsommerer.bsky.social sees it as 2 sides of the same coin:
🪙 There is a sense of stagnation. And yet...
🪙 IOs have often proven to be 'sticky'.
This cautious optimism is backed by 2 key data sets — which Thomas & his team will update as part of ENSURED!
@tsommerer.bsky.social sees it as 2 sides of the same coin:
🪙 There is a sense of stagnation. And yet...
🪙 IOs have often proven to be 'sticky'.
This cautious optimism is backed by 2 key data sets — which Thomas & his team will update as part of ENSURED!
A must-read on the role of autocracies in international politics these days: @debremaria.bsky.social shows in her comparative analysis how regional organizations legitimate authoritarian rule and shield dictators from domestic oppositon and sanctions.
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 11, 2025 at 9:56 AM
A must-read on the role of autocracies in international politics these days: @debremaria.bsky.social shows in her comparative analysis how regional organizations legitimate authoritarian rule and shield dictators from domestic oppositon and sanctions.
Reposted by Thomas Sommerer
Hi #ISA2025! Please join us today to celebrate and discuss Leah R. Kimber's new book, a sociological analysis highlighting the increased exclusion of civil society despite their apparent inclusion in global governance institutions 🇺🇳
It's available OA: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/civil-societ...
It's available OA: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/civil-societ...
March 3, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Hi #ISA2025! Please join us today to celebrate and discuss Leah R. Kimber's new book, a sociological analysis highlighting the increased exclusion of civil society despite their apparent inclusion in global governance institutions 🇺🇳
It's available OA: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/civil-societ...
It's available OA: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/civil-societ...