Maria Debre
@debremaria.bsky.social
Professor for International Relations @Zeppelin University | Studies Autocracies, IOs, Global South
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!
November 7, 2025 at 3:06 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!
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 3:05 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.
Actually, Sean was my thesis supervisor, and a wonderful inspiration 🙃
July 23, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Actually, Sean was my thesis supervisor, and a wonderful inspiration 🙃
It was such a pleasure having you at the workshop Rachel!! Thanks for engaging with all our work - hope we will meet again soon!
June 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
It was such a pleasure having you at the workshop Rachel!! Thanks for engaging with all our work - hope we will meet again soon!
It was a pleasure meeting you and having you at our workshop in Oslo! Hope to have many more of these productive engagements soon Suparna!
June 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
It was a pleasure meeting you and having you at our workshop in Oslo! Hope to have many more of these productive engagements soon Suparna!
Many people have helped to get this book published – @ninareiners.bsky.social, @hdijkstra.bsky.social, @tsommerer.bsky.social, @danielleflonk.bsky.social, @jonastallberg.bsky.social, Tanja Börzel just to name a few! Thank you all – I am immensely grateful and happy to finally see this published!
March 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Many people have helped to get this book published – @ninareiners.bsky.social, @hdijkstra.bsky.social, @tsommerer.bsky.social, @danielleflonk.bsky.social, @jonastallberg.bsky.social, Tanja Börzel just to name a few! Thank you all – I am immensely grateful and happy to finally see this published!
In The Dictators’ Club, I argue that instead of acting as democracy promoters, many ROs have become enablers of authoritarian rule—providing protection, resources, and legitimacy to embattled regimes.
The introduction is freely available at the link below.
academic.oup.com/book/59549/c...
The introduction is freely available at the link below.
academic.oup.com/book/59549/c...
Introduction
Abstract. After showing the divergent development of membership in regional organizations (ROs) with regard to regime type since 1945, this introductory ch
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March 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
In The Dictators’ Club, I argue that instead of acting as democracy promoters, many ROs have become enablers of authoritarian rule—providing protection, resources, and legitimacy to embattled regimes.
The introduction is freely available at the link below.
academic.oup.com/book/59549/c...
The introduction is freely available at the link below.
academic.oup.com/book/59549/c...
The power of the state to control online content, restrict dissent, and shape narratives is a key battleground during autocratization processes. In the next three years, we investigate how ROs spread practices, narratives and policies on digital sovereignty among their members – and beyond.
March 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The power of the state to control online content, restrict dissent, and shape narratives is a key battleground during autocratization processes. In the next three years, we investigate how ROs spread practices, narratives and policies on digital sovereignty among their members – and beyond.
Democracies don’t just collapse—they learn autocracy. Our new project investigates how hybrid regional organizations — organizations where democracies and autocracies coexist — become training grounds for digital authoritarianism.
March 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Democracies don’t just collapse—they learn autocracy. Our new project investigates how hybrid regional organizations — organizations where democracies and autocracies coexist — become training grounds for digital authoritarianism.