Zeitschrift für Internationale Beziehungen (ZIB) is the flagship journal of the German International Relations community. According to a poll amongst German political scientists across various sub-fields conducted in 2009 it is also considered the best German-language journal in Political Science at large. ZIB publishes articles that make original as well as theoretically and methodically reflected contributions to the study of international relations. The thematic spectrum includes the entire range of IR, including IR theory, foreign policy analysis, international institutions, peace and conflict resolution, security policy, European integration, North-South relations, development policy, and international economic relations. The high quality of articles that are published in ZIB is ensured through double blind peer review. ZIB was the first journal in German Political Science to introduce such a process. Since its founding in 1994 ZIB has greatly contributed to the professionalization of the German IR-community and can be considered a key source for thematic stimuli on theoretical, methodological and empirical levels at the edge of contemporary IR research. Website: www.zib.nomos.de
International organizations (IOs) are currently facing multiple pressures. On the one hand, they are increasingly subjected to intense challenges from states and societal groups. On the other, IOs are more and more frequently confronted with...
International organizations (IOs) have gained in authority and potential effectiveness in recent decades. At the same time, they have never been so exposed to existential threats in the form of contestation. In the midst of this dialectical...
In the current debate on the potential demise of the contemporary international order, the failure of the League of Nations often serves as a daunting example for international organizations (IOs) confronted with contestation. Little is known,...
International organizations (IOs) agree that those directly affected by global governance should be given a greater voice in international policy processes. When it comes to implementing this new participatory norm, it is mostly IO staff that steers...
Transboundary crises are often seen either as an opportunity or as a threat to the governance capacity of international organizations (IOs). However, in many cases, the same crisis can have different effects on various IOs. In this article, we argue...
Transboundary crises put international organizations under pressure. The literature suggests that informal intergovernmental organizations (IIGOs) are particularly suited for crisis management and assumes a link between crises and informality. But...
How has the authority of international organisations (IOs) developed over time and what influence do global crises have on this authority? Previous IO research has primarily focused on differences among IOs, adopting a cross-sectional perspective...