Prof. Dr. Tobias Lenz

Legitimacy in Global Governance

Cooperation Event
GIGA Hamburg: 21/01/2020
Organisers: Sources and Consequences of Legitimation Strategies of Regional Organizations

Legitimacy is central for the capacity of global governance institutions (GGIs) to address problems such as climate change, trade protectionism, and human rights abuses. However, despite legitimacy’s importance for global governance, its workings remain poorly understood. That is the core concern of the research program LegGov: to offer the first systematic and comprehensive analysis of legitimacy in global governance. To what extent are GGIs regarded as legitimate? What explains that legitimacy? By what processes are GGIs legitimated and delegitimated? What are the consequences of legitimacy (or its absence) for the functioning of GGIs?

The Legitimacy of International Organizations

GIGA Event
27/09/2019

Legitimation narratives of regional organizations: Conceptualization and first empirical findings

Discovering Cooperation: A Contractual Approach to Institutional Change in Regional International Organizations

Conference
Zurich: 14/02/2019
Organisers: German Political Science Association, Austrian Political Science Association, Swiss Political Science Association, ETH Zurich