Ben Christian
Postdoctoral Researcher @goetheuni.bsky.social // International Organizations: learning & change, internal criticism, self-legitimation, cynicism, trust
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- Reposted by Ben ChristianI’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
- Reposted by Ben ChristianDie Fahnen sind da! Im Februar erscheint mein Buch »Radikale Demokratie und die Macht des Affektiven« als fünfter Band der Philosophie & Kritik Reihe im Campus Verlag.
- UN funding is under pressure. In a new article @the-peio.bsky.social, my colleagues Alex Tokhi and Lisbeth Zimmermann (@goetheuni.bsky.social) show that the participation of far-right parties in government has significant negative effects on the funding of IOs. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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- Interested in International Political Sociology? Join us today at 2 pm! :)
- Book Launch: Oxford Handbook of International Political Sociology Interested in all things IPS? Join us for our online book launch featuring Co-Editor Ole Jacob Sending and Discussant Ingvild Bode on June 16 at 2 pm (CEST). Details for the @dvpw.bsky.social event: www.dvpw.de/gliederung/a...
- Book Launch: Oxford Handbook of International Political Sociology Interested in all things IPS? Join us for our online book launch featuring Co-Editor Ole Jacob Sending and Discussant Ingvild Bode on June 16 at 2 pm (CEST). Details for the @dvpw.bsky.social event: www.dvpw.de/gliederung/a...
- Reposted by Ben Christian📢 Job announcement – 1 PhD researcher in my "Global Sustainability Governance" research group Please share this opportunity within your networks and encourage suitable candidates to apply (or consider applying yourself)! Happy to answer questions! Deadline: 4 June 👇 www.uni-due.de/karriere/ste...
- Great to see @reformworks.bsky.social featuring findings from my ISQ article on internal criticism and organizational learning in IOs. In light of the recent developments, Katja asks: Will the UN Ever Learn to Reform? #UN80
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- How can trust be rebuilt when states leave international organizations? #Brexit Happy to see that Dirk Peters @prif.org and my article on this question has been assigned to the new issue @jeppjournal.bsky.social. Thread below, open access article here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
- Wichtiges Symposium in Frankfurt, Anmeldungen sind weiterhin möglich. @dominikherold.bsky.social und ich organisieren einen Workshop zur Wissenschaftsfreiheit, kommt vorbei! :)
- Frankfurt, save the date: Am 25/26.4. veranstalten wir im offeneshaus.bsky.social ein Symposium zu den neuen autoritären Verhältnissen weltweit. Es gibt zwei Tage lang Vorträge, Diskussionen und Workshops. Alle Infos und Anmeldung via: transnationale-demokratie.de/symposium-de...
- Beate Jahn & Sebastian Schindler have compiled a fantastic “Elgar Encyclopedia of International Relations." What makes it special is that it not only covers well-known IR concepts but also many less-established ones—such as art, failure, friendship, or post-truth. A great resource! 🙏 lmy.de/mjCbh
- I contributed a brief chapter on 𝗖𝘆𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗺, which was a lot of fun to write. You can find my chapter here (let me know if you don’t have access…): www.elgaronline.com/display/book...
- Other contributions come from great colleagues like @tobiaswille.bsky.social @bendassler.bsky.social @simonkoschut.bsky.social @ksailormoon.bsky.social @audreyalejandro.bsky.social @maxlesch.bsky.social @marielreiss.bsky.social @felixanderl.bsky.social Jonas Wolff @prif.org and many more...
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- Why do many IOs struggle to learn despite a plethora of formal learning processes and tools? In my new ISQ article, I argue that the criticism culture—the way IOs deal with criticism from their employees—is an overlooked but crucial variable to explain (the lack of) learning in IOs. 🧵 lmy.de/DsCjm
- The open-access article is published in the latest issue of International Studies Quarterly (Volume 69, Issue 1). You can download it here; a brief thread follows. academic.oup.com/isq/article/...
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- Reposted by Ben ChristianSurely this will never happen to me again, but I had TWO papers come out yesterday! In @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social, I introduce a new corpus of all 17,324 UNGA & UNSC resolutions from 1946-2018. Users will have searchable resolution texts, but also key metadata: citations, topics & reuse. 1/5
- Reposted by Ben ChristianWeltweit sind autoritäre Ideologien, nationale Egoismen und die Verweigerung sozial-ökologischer Transformation scheinbar unaufhaltsam auf dem Vormarsch. Die Ideen der universellen Menschenrechte, der demokratischen Selbstbestimmung und der globalen Solidarität sind ins Hintertreffen geraten.
- Today, 2pm CET… :)
- "Bourdieu & IR": Our IPS group @DVPW is organizing an online talk on Bourdieu-inspired IR research with three excellent speakers: Catriona Standfield, @deepaknair.bsky.social & Leonie Holthaus (@tuda.bsky.social). 17 January, 2pm - please join us! :) Registration: holthaus@pg.tu-darmstadt.de
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- "Bourdieu & IR": Our IPS group @DVPW is organizing an online talk on Bourdieu-inspired IR research with three excellent speakers: Catriona Standfield, @deepaknair.bsky.social & Leonie Holthaus (@tuda.bsky.social). 17 January, 2pm - please join us! :) Registration: holthaus@pg.tu-darmstadt.de
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- New blog post @lseblogs.bsky.social: In response to recent commentaries, Lisbeth Zimmermann, Johanna Speyer and I argue that the rules-based international order will not survive if its institutions only work in powerful states’ interests. #IOs #inequality #Trump wp.me/p3I2YF-eDx
- Reposted by Ben ChristianCreated a starter pack based on a handful of scholars I could find here working on diplomacy. Hopefully more will join or be active on this space soon. Let me know if you want to be added! go.bsky.app/L45tvLgat://did:plc:tjwbyt6txy56vsj2h6tckofc/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lbcakppxre2n
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- With "Broken Solidarities", @felixanderl.bsky.social has written a truly fascinating book @brisunipress.bsky.social about how open global governance divides and rules. I wrote a (far less fascinating) book review at FJSB. Have a look - and then read the book! :) www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
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- Very happy to see this article published @jeppjournal.bsky.social! Dirk Peters (@prif.org) and I analyze how trust is lost (and can be rebuilt) when states leave international organizations. #Brexit Open access here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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