Dr. Henning Schmidtke

This article introduces a new dataset on how international organizations (IOs) justify their authority.

In the face of public contestation, international organizations (IOs) invoke norms in their public communication to enhance relevant audiences’ legitimacy beliefs. This paper offers the first comprehensive analysis of what we term normative diversity in IOs’ discursive legitimation.

What to learn more about the precision of international agreements? This publication offers a robust empirical measure of this central International Relations concept. We show that the mandates of international organizations can be very vague, opening room for interpretation and manipulation.

ECPR General Conference 2022, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck Organisation: European Consortium for Political Research Dr. Henning Schmidtke (Diskutant:in)

Cordula Tibi Weber participates as a discussant of four presentations at the panel "Representation in International Organizations" of the ECPR General Conference 2022 on Wednesday, 24 August.

ECPR General Conference 2022, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck Organisation: European Consortium for Political Research Prof. Dr. Tobias Lenz (Vortragende:r), Dr. Henning Schmidtke (Vortragende:r)

Henning Schmidke presents his paper "Discursive Legitimation, and the Life Stages of International Organizations” at the panel “Contestation Management in International Organizations" at the ECPR General Conference 2022.

Technische Universität München Munich Deutschland

Advanced Seminar of Accountability in International Relations

Technische Universität Dresden Dresden Deutschland

Advanced seminar on the politicization of international institutions