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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Law in Germany Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Political Science in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Law in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Political Science in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Law in Germany Leader Award
  • 2014 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Michael Zürn is affiliated with the Social Science Research Center Berlin in Germany. Their research focuses predominantly on social sciences, with a specialization in political science and international relations.

Their work spans several subfields, including:

  • Political Science and International Relations
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Development
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

Zürn's main research topics cover a range of global and political issues, specifically:

  • International Development and Aid
  • Populism, Right-Wing Movements
  • Global Peace and Security Dynamics
  • International Relations and Foreign Policy
  • Social Policy and Reform Studies
  • Peacebuilding and International Security
  • Electoral Systems and Political Participation

Their recent publications include:

  • "Contestations of the Liberal International Order: From Liberal Multilateralism to Postnational Liberalism," 2021, International Organization
  • "The International Authority Database," 2021, Global Policy
  • "Conceptualising backlash politics: Introduction to a special issue on backlash politics in comparison," 2020, The British Journal of Politics and International Relations
  • "After fragmentation: Norm collisions, interface conflicts, and conflict management," 2020, Global Constitutionalism
  • "How Non-Majoritarian Institutions Make Silent Majorities Vocal: A Political Explanation of Authoritarian Populism," 2021, Perspectives on Politics

Frequent co-authors of Michael Zürn include:

  • Tanja A. Börzel
  • Alexandros Tokhi
  • Jacint Jordana
  • David Levi-Faur
  • Eva Thomann

Zürn publishes regularly in several academic venues, notably:

  • The British Journal of Politics and International Relations
  • Harvard Dataverse
  • Regulation & Governance
  • Philosophy & Social Criticism
  • International Theory

Among professional recognitions, Michael Zürn was named a Member of Academia Europaea in 2014.

Best Publications

  • The Study of International Regimes

    Marc A. Levy;Oran R. Young;Michael Zürn

  • Global Governance and Legitimacy Problems

    Michael Zürn

  • Democratic Governance Beyond the Nation-State:: The EU and Other International Institutions

    Michael Zürn

  • International authority and its politicization

    Michael Zürn;Martin Binder;Matthias Ecker-Ehrhardt

  • Getting Socialized to Build Bridges: Constructivism and Rationalism, Europe and the Nation-State

    Michael Zürn;Jeffrey T. Checkel

  • A Theory of Global Governance

    Michael Zürn

  • Regieren jenseits des Nationalstaates : Globalisierung und Denationalisierung als Chance

    Michael Zürn;Raimund Fellinger

  • Can the Politicization of European Integration be Reversed

    Pieter De Wilde;Michael Zürn

  • A Theory of Global Governance: Authority, Legitimacy, and Contestation

    Michael Zurn

  • The legitimacy and legitimation of international organizations: introduction and framework

    Jonas Tallberg;Michael Zürn

  • Analyzing International Environmental Regimes: From Case Study to Database

    Helmut Breitmeier;Oran R. Young;Michael Zürn

  • Handbook on Multi-level Governance

    Henrik Enderlein;Sonja Wälti;Michael Zürn

  • The politicization of world politics and its effects: Eight propositions

    Michael Zürn

  • The Future of Representative Democracy

    Sonia Alonso;John Keane;Wolfgang Merkel

  • The Rise of International Environmental Politics: A Review of Current Research

    Michael Zürn

  • International institutions and socialization in Europe

    Jeffrey T. Checkel

  • Debating globalization: cosmopolitanism and communitarianism as political ideologies

    Michael Zürn;Pieter de Wilde

  • Politicization compared: at national, European, and global levels

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  • Interessen und Institutionen in der internationalen Politik

    Michael Zürn

  • Politische Ordnungsbildung wider Willen

    Michael Zürn;Martin Binder;Matthias Ecker-Ehrhardt;Katrin Radtke

  • The struggle over borders: cosmopolitanism and communitarianism

    Pieter de Wilde;Ruud Koopmans;Wolfgang Merkel;Oliver Strijbis

  • 1 Reconfiguring the national constellation

    Michael Zürn;Stephan Leibfried

  • Contestations of the Liberal International Order: From Liberal Multilateralism to Postnational Liberalism

    Tanja A. Börzel;Michael Zürn

  • Law and Governance in Postnational Europe. Compliance Beyond the Nation-State

    Michael Zürn;Christian Joerges

  • Transformations of the State

    Stephan Leibfried;Michael Zürn

  • The International Authority Database

    Michael Zürn;Alexandros Tokhi;Martin Binder

  • International Institutions and Socialization in Europe: Getting Socialized to Build Bridges: Constructivism and Rationalism, Europe and the Nation-State

    Michael Zürn;Jeffrey T. Checkel

Frequent Co-Authors

Randall Peerenboom
Randall Peerenboom La Trobe University
Barry Buzan
Barry Buzan London School of Economics and Political Science
Bernhard Zangl
Bernhard Zangl Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Christian Joerges
Christian Joerges Hertie School
Ruud Koopmans
Ruud Koopmans Social Science Research Center Berlin
Stephan Leibfried
Stephan Leibfried University of Bremen
Oran R. Young
Oran R. Young University of California, Santa Barbara
Karen J. Alter
Karen J. Alter Northwestern University
Jonas Tallberg
Jonas Tallberg Stockholm University
Jeffrey T. Checkel
Jeffrey T. Checkel European University Institute

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