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(with Karima Bousbah) The Swiss political system provides a few institutional veto points, which were originally thought to protect the catholic minority, organised around the Christian Democratic Party (CVP). After a re-configuration of the political conflict lines, the ‘Ständemehr’ now … Continue reading →

Researchers and scientists coming to Germany as refugees have limited opportunities to deal with research topics or none at all. Besides the individual difficulties caused by such situation, it is also a loss of research capacity for the respective scientific field. The online platform www.chance-for-science.de aims at facilitating the access...

ECPR Joint Sessions of Workshops 2012
University of Antwerp, Belgium
10th - 15th April 2012

http://new.ecprnet.eu/Joint%20Sessions/2012_Antwerp/

Workshop Title: The institutions of international society revisited: theory, practice, performativity

Directors: Jorg KUSTERMANS, jorg.kustermans@ua.ac.be
ANTWERP, University of

Tanja AALBERTS, taalberts@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
LEIDEN, Universiteit

Abstract:
The purpose of this workshop is to re-assess the institutions of international society, as defined by Hedley Bull in the 1970's, in light of recent theoretical advances in International Relations scholarship, viz. the focus on practice and performance. It will focus on two main issues: (1) which are the institutions of (contemporary) international or world society and how have these institutions evolved? (2) what does the deployment of analytical concepts such as practice and performativity add to our understanding of the institutions of international society, and thus of international society as such? Answers to these questions should yield a theoretical and empirical update of the concept of international society.
To this end, we invite papers that analyse a particular institution of international society (e.g. war, diplomacy, law, or less common entries like colonialism and multilateralism), or that analyse an emerging institution of world society, through the lens of practice and/or performance theory. Papers can be either theory-heavy, empirics-heavy, or evenly balanced, but all should preferably include both components.

By Michael Rose Sustainable development requires legitimate and effective governance for the long-term that somehow considers the needs of future generations. As part of the MANCEPT Workshops 2020, an annual conference in political theory at the University of Manchester (this time online), we co-organise a two-day panel to discuss the relationship between democracy and intergenerational … Continue reading Workshop Invitation: Democracy & Intergenerational Justice – Overcoming Harmful Short-termism Through New Institutions? (8–9 September 2020)

For a panel on "Global Organisation as Text in Context" at the ECPR General Conference, Section 82: "Developments of and in International Organisations – From Interstate Cooperation to Global Order?" we are calling for paper proposals  (Deadline Feb 1, 2011).

International Organisations/Institutions and discourse are not mutually exclusive. Focussing on the institutionalisation of discourses and on the discursive production and reproduction of institutions, the panel is based on the assumption that discourses and institutions are inextricably intertwined and, thus, should be analysed accordingly. In terms of empirical studies, a textual perspective allows to access the micropolitics of institutions and international organisations.
We are interested in the discursive processes that bring forth what Max Weber has called the "congealed spirit [...] embodied in that living machine which is represented by bureaucratic organisation with its specialisation of trained, technical work, its delimitation of areas of responsibility, its regulations and its graduated hierarchy of relations of obedience". Against the background of a renewed interest in the formalisation of institutions, for instance in the context of debates about global constitutionalisation, the panel engages with the self-generative processes of (highly) formalised institutions, i.e. IOs.
Questions for papers in the frame of this panel could include:
How is the social context of international organisations/institutions reflected in their institutional discourses? What is the relation between organisations and their social/political environment? How do institutions structure their discursive arenas – and the subject positions connected to them?

All paper proposals must be submitted via email and online under http://www.ecprnet.eu/conferences/general_conference/reykjavik
(Deadline: Feb 1, 2011)

Der Deutsche Bundeswehrverband hatte mich anlässlich des Jubiläums 60 Jahre Jugendoffiziere gebeten, einen Kommentar zu schreiben. Es wurde ein kritischer Blick auf eine Institution, die ich sehr schätze. Systematisch vernachlässigt Die Jugendoffiziere der Bundeswehr sind eine weltweit einmalige Institution. 60 … Weiterlesen →

Benjamin Faude has published a revised version of the paper presented at our section at the 2010 SGIR confernce in the German Zeitschrift für Internationale Beziehungen.

Faude, Benjamin (2011): Paradoxe Verrechtlichtung. Wie Streitschlichtungsmechanismen interagieren. In: Zeitschrift für Internationale Beziehungen 18: 1. S. 77-108.

Zusammenfassung:
In diesem Beitrag wird argumentiert, dass es zur Erfassung der Verrechtlichung internationaler Politik notwendig ist, auch die inter-institutionellen Implikationen institutionenspezifischer Verrechtlichungsprozesse systematisch zu untersuchen. Daher wird zunächst die Interdependenz von Verrechtlichung und institutioneller Wechselwirkung verdeutlicht. Anschließend wird ein theoretischer Ansatz zur systematischen Analyse institutioneller Wechselwirkung durch Streitschlichtung entwickelt. Mit Hilfe dieses Ansatzes wird anhand von zwei Fallstudien exemplarisch analysiert, wie und mit welchen Folgen sich Streitschlichtungsmechanismen wechselseitig beeinflussen. Es handelt sich dabei um die Streitschlichtungsmechanismen des Nordamerikanischen Freihandelsabkommens (NAFTA) und der Welthandelsorganisation (WTO). Durch das Aufdecken inkonsistenter bzw.
partieller Entscheidungen der beiden Streitschlichtungsmechanismen wird deutlich, dass institutionenspezifische Verrechtlichungsprozesse grundsätzlich die Gefahr in sich bergen, sich in anderen Institutionen vollziehende Verrechtlichungsprozesse zu unterminieren. Im Hinblick auf die Lösung von internationalen Konflikten ist eine Konsequenz der separaten Verrechtlichung in einzelnen internationalen Institutionen paradoxerweise die Gefahr des Rückfalls aus dem regelbasierten Interaktionsmodus im Rahmen der Streitschlichtungsmechanismen in den machtbasierten Interaktionsmodus außerhalb derselben.

Abstract:
In this article it is argued that, in order to grasp the legalization of world politics entirely, it is necessary to investigate the inter-institutional implications of institution-specific processes of legalization. First, the interdependence of legalization and institutional interaction is explicated. Subsequently, a theoretical approach to analyze institutional interaction through Dispute Settlement is developed. Empirically, two case studies demonstrate how and with which consequences the Dispute Settlement Mechanisms of the North American Free Trade Area (NAFTA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) mutually influence each other through inconsistent and partial decisions. It becomes clear that institution-specific processes of legalization generally imply the danger of undermining the legalization processes within other institutions. With regard to the resolution of international conflicts, a consequence of the institution-specific legalization is paradoxically the relapse from the rule-based mode of interaction within the Dispute Settlement Mechanisms into the power-based mode of interaction outside the Dispute Settlement Mechanisms.

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Gesellschafts-, Brett- und Kartenspiele strahlen nach wie vor auf viele Menschen eine große Faszination aus. In vielen Haushalten ist der Spieleabend eine fest verankerte Institution, zu der Familie oder Freunde eingeladen werden. Es ist ein gesellschaftliches Event, welches zum Austausch mit Freunden und Familie oder auch zum Kennenlernen von Unbekannten...

Am 10. und 11. November 2020 fand die digitale Eröffnungskonferenz des Forschungsinstituts Gesellschaftlicher Zusammenhalt (FGZ) statt. Das FGZ wurde 2020 von der Bundesregierung sowie dem BMBF gegründet und fördert in seiner ersten Phase 83 sozialwissenschaftliche Forschungs- und Transferprojekte, die an elf Institutionen im bundesdeutschen Raum angesiedelt sind. Dazu gehören die...

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If there was a catwalk for political institutions, mixed electoral systems would be the newest fashion trend. They are incredibly popular among politicians, pressure groups, and academics all around the world. Mixed electoral systems combine proportional representation with local representation … Continue reading →

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