Max Lesch
@maxlesch.bsky.social
Assistant Professor · Institute of Security and Global Affairs at Leiden University · politics & practice of international law · security & human rights · peace & security orders
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Max Lesch
@maxlesch.bsky.social
· Nov 22
My ISR article on international fact-finding missions is now open access 🥳
Take a look if you’re interested in knowledge production, expertise, trustworthiness & authority of international organizations – and the Ad Hoc Working Group on Human Rights in Chile in the 1970s.
doi.org/10.1093/isr/...
Take a look if you’re interested in knowledge production, expertise, trustworthiness & authority of international organizations – and the Ad Hoc Working Group on Human Rights in Chile in the 1970s.
doi.org/10.1093/isr/...
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"From trust to trusting: Bringing a practice perspective to bear on trust research in IR" Just out with @coco-journal.bsky.social! The article explores how ideas from practice theory can improve our understanding of trust in IR. @normativeorders.bsky.social @prif.org @trust-ir.bsky.social 1/3
From trust to trusting: Bringing a practice perspective to bear on trust research in International Relations - Tobias Wille, 2025
In this analytical essay, I aim to advance the debate on trust in International Relations (IR) by clarifying how trust can be understood in practice-theoretical...
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January 12, 2026 at 1:27 PM
"From trust to trusting: Bringing a practice perspective to bear on trust research in IR" Just out with @coco-journal.bsky.social! The article explores how ideas from practice theory can improve our understanding of trust in IR. @normativeorders.bsky.social @prif.org @trust-ir.bsky.social 1/3
Check out the section and the whole Handbook here: doi.org/10.1093/oxfo...
Huge thanks to the editors - @sassangholiagha.bsky.social, @philorchard.bsky.social & @antjewiener.bsky.social - for bringing us all together in this great project and for steering us smoothly through the whole process.
Huge thanks to the editors - @sassangholiagha.bsky.social, @philorchard.bsky.social & @antjewiener.bsky.social - for bringing us all together in this great project and for steering us smoothly through the whole process.
The Oxford Handbook of Norms Research in International Relations
Abstract. Norms research in International Relations (IR) has developed sufficiently over the past 35 years to become its own subdiscipline within the field
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December 22, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Check out the section and the whole Handbook here: doi.org/10.1093/oxfo...
Huge thanks to the editors - @sassangholiagha.bsky.social, @philorchard.bsky.social & @antjewiener.bsky.social - for bringing us all together in this great project and for steering us smoothly through the whole process.
Huge thanks to the editors - @sassangholiagha.bsky.social, @philorchard.bsky.social & @antjewiener.bsky.social - for bringing us all together in this great project and for steering us smoothly through the whole process.
This is part of our section on “Norm Robustness” with excellent contributions by @profbode.bsky.social, Srinivas Burra, @vckeating.bsky.social, @antonpeez.bsky.social, and Élise Rousseau.
December 22, 2025 at 9:29 AM
This is part of our section on “Norm Robustness” with excellent contributions by @profbode.bsky.social, Srinivas Burra, @vckeating.bsky.social, @antonpeez.bsky.social, and Élise Rousseau.
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intriguing new chapter by Helen Kinsella and Giovanni Mantilla on historical approaches in IR through a case study on the ICRC in N-Ireland
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December 22, 2025 at 7:56 AM
intriguing new chapter by Helen Kinsella and Giovanni Mantilla on historical approaches in IR through a case study on the ICRC in N-Ireland
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💫 New chapter with Lisbeth Zimmermann out now on “Theories of Norm Strength and Erosion”
📚 This is part of The Oxford Handbook of Norms Research in International Relations, edited by @sassangholiagha.bsky.social, @philorchard.bsky.social & @antjewiener.bsky.social.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/oxfo...
📚 This is part of The Oxford Handbook of Norms Research in International Relations, edited by @sassangholiagha.bsky.social, @philorchard.bsky.social & @antjewiener.bsky.social.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/oxfo...
December 22, 2025 at 8:44 AM
💫 New chapter with Lisbeth Zimmermann out now on “Theories of Norm Strength and Erosion”
📚 This is part of The Oxford Handbook of Norms Research in International Relations, edited by @sassangholiagha.bsky.social, @philorchard.bsky.social & @antjewiener.bsky.social.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/oxfo...
📚 This is part of The Oxford Handbook of Norms Research in International Relations, edited by @sassangholiagha.bsky.social, @philorchard.bsky.social & @antjewiener.bsky.social.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/oxfo...
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My forthcoming book - The Technocratic International - appears in the catalogue now, so I guess it's happening! Out with OUP @academic.oup.com some time spring/early summer next year! More info 👇
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December 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
My forthcoming book - The Technocratic International - appears in the catalogue now, so I guess it's happening! Out with OUP @academic.oup.com some time spring/early summer next year! More info 👇
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The new special issue of EJIR is a wonderful and diverse look at "History and Theory in International Relations". The issue includes my article with @caschulz.bsky.social on critical junctures in IR: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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December 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The new special issue of EJIR is a wonderful and diverse look at "History and Theory in International Relations". The issue includes my article with @caschulz.bsky.social on critical junctures in IR: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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@ejir.bsky.social @warwickpais.bsky.social
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@ejir.bsky.social @warwickpais.bsky.social
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We’ve surveyed ‘Non-Western Visions of International Order’ for Annual Review of Political Science vol 29
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Non-Western Visions of International Order
The scholarship on the concept of order has been expanding within international relations. The continuous upheaval of world politics first triggered a broad debate on the resilience of the liberal int...
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December 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
We’ve surveyed ‘Non-Western Visions of International Order’ for Annual Review of Political Science vol 29
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
Es war mir eine große Freude, dieses kurze Kapitel zusammen mit @mathislohaus.de zu schreiben!
Für alle, die sich mit Korruption bzw. deren internationaler Bekämpfung beschäftigen, z. B. auch in der Lehre: Unser (@maxlesch.bsky.social & @mathislohaus.de) Beitrag "Das internationale Antikorruptionsregime" im Handbuch Korruptionsforschung ist online! link.springer.com/rwe/10.1007/...
Das internationale Antikorruptionsregime
Das internationale Antikorruptionsregime setzt sich aus einer Vielzahl regionaler und globaler Verträge, Normen und Verfahren zusammen. Dieser Beitrag zeichnet nach, warum der Kampf gegen Korrupt...
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November 21, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Es war mir eine große Freude, dieses kurze Kapitel zusammen mit @mathislohaus.de zu schreiben!
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Für alle, die sich mit Korruption bzw. deren internationaler Bekämpfung beschäftigen, z. B. auch in der Lehre: Unser (@maxlesch.bsky.social & @mathislohaus.de) Beitrag "Das internationale Antikorruptionsregime" im Handbuch Korruptionsforschung ist online! link.springer.com/rwe/10.1007/...
Das internationale Antikorruptionsregime
Das internationale Antikorruptionsregime setzt sich aus einer Vielzahl regionaler und globaler Verträge, Normen und Verfahren zusammen. Dieser Beitrag zeichnet nach, warum der Kampf gegen Korrupt...
link.springer.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Für alle, die sich mit Korruption bzw. deren internationaler Bekämpfung beschäftigen, z. B. auch in der Lehre: Unser (@maxlesch.bsky.social & @mathislohaus.de) Beitrag "Das internationale Antikorruptionsregime" im Handbuch Korruptionsforschung ist online! link.springer.com/rwe/10.1007/...
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Hey y’all, it’s my birthday! 🎉
If care about #transitionaljustice, #humanrights and #globalgovernance, or you just want to celebrate my 33 revolutions around the sun, you can pre-order my first book, GOVERNING TRUTH, out with @oxfordunipress.bsky.social in Feb.
See global.oup.com/academic/pro...
If care about #transitionaljustice, #humanrights and #globalgovernance, or you just want to celebrate my 33 revolutions around the sun, you can pre-order my first book, GOVERNING TRUTH, out with @oxfordunipress.bsky.social in Feb.
See global.oup.com/academic/pro...
November 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Hey y’all, it’s my birthday! 🎉
If care about #transitionaljustice, #humanrights and #globalgovernance, or you just want to celebrate my 33 revolutions around the sun, you can pre-order my first book, GOVERNING TRUTH, out with @oxfordunipress.bsky.social in Feb.
See global.oup.com/academic/pro...
If care about #transitionaljustice, #humanrights and #globalgovernance, or you just want to celebrate my 33 revolutions around the sun, you can pre-order my first book, GOVERNING TRUTH, out with @oxfordunipress.bsky.social in Feb.
See global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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⬇️Februari 2026⬇️
Taking a hands-on approach, this five-day online course introduces you to the essentials of Process Tracing and develops both the theoretical understanding and the practical skills to set-up and conduct a full-fledged PT-study.
Early bird registration still possible.
Taking a hands-on approach, this five-day online course introduces you to the essentials of Process Tracing and develops both the theoretical understanding and the practical skills to set-up and conduct a full-fledged PT-study.
Early bird registration still possible.
🔍How do you prove what happened in between cause and outcome?
Join our 5-day online Intro to Causal Process Tracing and learn to design a mechanism-based case study at #KOMEX2026.
Instructor: @hildevanmeegdenburg.com
23–27 Feb 2026
€440 early bird
🔗 Register: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcred...
Join our 5-day online Intro to Causal Process Tracing and learn to design a mechanism-based case study at #KOMEX2026.
Instructor: @hildevanmeegdenburg.com
23–27 Feb 2026
€440 early bird
🔗 Register: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcred...
November 18, 2025 at 8:54 AM
⬇️Februari 2026⬇️
Taking a hands-on approach, this five-day online course introduces you to the essentials of Process Tracing and develops both the theoretical understanding and the practical skills to set-up and conduct a full-fledged PT-study.
Early bird registration still possible.
Taking a hands-on approach, this five-day online course introduces you to the essentials of Process Tracing and develops both the theoretical understanding and the practical skills to set-up and conduct a full-fledged PT-study.
Early bird registration still possible.
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Finally, in the practice category we have two articles. The first, by @ksailormoon.bsky.social @gadinsky.bsky.social & Stefan Groth, provides a framework for how to conceptualize the use of narratives in international studies.
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Studying Narratives in International Relations
Abstract. Many scholars in international relations (IR) share an interest in narratives. With few, notable exceptions, IR scholars seem to lack clear metho
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November 17, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Finally, in the practice category we have two articles. The first, by @ksailormoon.bsky.social @gadinsky.bsky.social & Stefan Groth, provides a framework for how to conceptualize the use of narratives in international studies.
academic.oup.com/isp/article-...
academic.oup.com/isp/article-...
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Excited to announce that, together with @yoramhaftel.bsky.social, I am co-organising the workshop 'Global Governance in Times of Disruption' at next year's @ecpr.bsky.social Joint Sessions of Workshops.
Details here: ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
Join us in Innsbruck to discuss this crucial topic!
Details here: ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
Join us in Innsbruck to discuss this crucial topic!
November 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Excited to announce that, together with @yoramhaftel.bsky.social, I am co-organising the workshop 'Global Governance in Times of Disruption' at next year's @ecpr.bsky.social Joint Sessions of Workshops.
Details here: ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
Join us in Innsbruck to discuss this crucial topic!
Details here: ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
Join us in Innsbruck to discuss this crucial topic!
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For anyone interested, I also had the chance to revisit my ‘blogger’ side by writing a post connected to my paper:
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November 9, 2025 at 10:16 AM
For anyone interested, I also had the chance to revisit my ‘blogger’ side by writing a post connected to my paper:
jcms.ideasoneurope.eu/2025/11/06/f...
jcms.ideasoneurope.eu/2025/11/06/f...
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📢 New article out in Review of International Studies
🤩 I am thrilled to share a new open-access publication on the effect of frontline action on global crisis politics!
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🤩 I am thrilled to share a new open-access publication on the effect of frontline action on global crisis politics!
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
November 6, 2025 at 10:27 AM
📢 New article out in Review of International Studies
🤩 I am thrilled to share a new open-access publication on the effect of frontline action on global crisis politics!
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
🤩 I am thrilled to share a new open-access publication on the effect of frontline action on global crisis politics!
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Very pleased to share that my article on China’s approach to AI governance has just been published in @coco-journal.bsky.social!
The article is available at doi.org/10.1177/0010...
The article is available at doi.org/10.1177/0010...
November 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Very pleased to share that my article on China’s approach to AI governance has just been published in @coco-journal.bsky.social!
The article is available at doi.org/10.1177/0010...
The article is available at doi.org/10.1177/0010...
Brilliant, congrats 🥳 Looking forward to reading - especially the precedent chapter 🤓
November 3, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Brilliant, congrats 🥳 Looking forward to reading - especially the precedent chapter 🤓
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#OpenAccess from @risjnl.bsky.social -
From the bottom up? Frontline crisis management and informal policy change in international organisations - https://cup.org/4qKq5nw
- @nkortendiek.bsky.social
#FirstView
From the bottom up? Frontline crisis management and informal policy change in international organisations - https://cup.org/4qKq5nw
- @nkortendiek.bsky.social
#FirstView
November 3, 2025 at 1:20 PM
#OpenAccess from @risjnl.bsky.social -
From the bottom up? Frontline crisis management and informal policy change in international organisations - https://cup.org/4qKq5nw
- @nkortendiek.bsky.social
#FirstView
From the bottom up? Frontline crisis management and informal policy change in international organisations - https://cup.org/4qKq5nw
- @nkortendiek.bsky.social
#FirstView
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I’m very excited that years of work with Dorry Noyes (@mershoncenter.bsky.social) and a fantastic group of friends and colleagues finally resulted in this, I think, rather beautiful object. The Global Politics of Exemplarity! @normativeorders.bsky.social @prif.org @brisunipress.bsky.social 1/4
November 3, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I’m very excited that years of work with Dorry Noyes (@mershoncenter.bsky.social) and a fantastic group of friends and colleagues finally resulted in this, I think, rather beautiful object. The Global Politics of Exemplarity! @normativeorders.bsky.social @prif.org @brisunipress.bsky.social 1/4
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🚨 Applications Now Open for the EUI PhD Programmes 2026-2027!
📊 Economics |⚖️ Law |📘 History | 🏛 Political and Social Sciences
Join the EUI's 50th PhD cohort!
Apply by 15 January 2026 (14:00 CET) for the academic journey of a lifetime! 👉: eui.eu/phd
#EUIPhD #PhDOpportunity
📊 Economics |⚖️ Law |📘 History | 🏛 Political and Social Sciences
Join the EUI's 50th PhD cohort!
Apply by 15 January 2026 (14:00 CET) for the academic journey of a lifetime! 👉: eui.eu/phd
#EUIPhD #PhDOpportunity
November 1, 2025 at 8:15 AM
🚨 Applications Now Open for the EUI PhD Programmes 2026-2027!
📊 Economics |⚖️ Law |📘 History | 🏛 Political and Social Sciences
Join the EUI's 50th PhD cohort!
Apply by 15 January 2026 (14:00 CET) for the academic journey of a lifetime! 👉: eui.eu/phd
#EUIPhD #PhDOpportunity
📊 Economics |⚖️ Law |📘 History | 🏛 Political and Social Sciences
Join the EUI's 50th PhD cohort!
Apply by 15 January 2026 (14:00 CET) for the academic journey of a lifetime! 👉: eui.eu/phd
#EUIPhD #PhDOpportunity
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Come to Bologna in May 2026 for Workshop on *Obstructionism in International Organizations* @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social
Co-organized w/ @borzyskowski.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk
Submit by Dec 15👇
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Please spread the word 🙏
Co-organized w/ @borzyskowski.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk
Submit by Dec 15👇
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Please spread the word 🙏
Call for Papers Obstructionism in International Organizations
Date: May 20-22 2026
Location: SAIS Europe, Bologna, Italy
Hosts: Nina Hall (Johns Hopkins University, SAIS Europe) & Inken von Borzyskowski (University of Oxford)
Aim:
This workshop will bring toge...
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October 24, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Come to Bologna in May 2026 for Workshop on *Obstructionism in International Organizations* @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social
Co-organized w/ @borzyskowski.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk
Submit by Dec 15👇
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Please spread the word 🙏
Co-organized w/ @borzyskowski.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk
Submit by Dec 15👇
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Please spread the word 🙏
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@ckreudersonnen.bsky.social and I are happy to announce two open research positions in our joint DFG-funded project VARICRIS (👉 bit.ly/varicris).
We are recruiting a #PostDoc and a #PhD candidate 🧵:
#PoliSky #PoliSkyJobs #polsci 🌐
We are recruiting a #PostDoc and a #PhD candidate 🧵:
#PoliSky #PoliSkyJobs #polsci 🌐
Welcome! – VARICRIS
VARICRIS research project
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October 22, 2025 at 2:40 PM
@ckreudersonnen.bsky.social and I are happy to announce two open research positions in our joint DFG-funded project VARICRIS (👉 bit.ly/varicris).
We are recruiting a #PostDoc and a #PhD candidate 🧵:
#PoliSky #PoliSkyJobs #polsci 🌐
We are recruiting a #PostDoc and a #PhD candidate 🧵:
#PoliSky #PoliSkyJobs #polsci 🌐
Thank you, Adam! Will do :)
September 19, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Thank you, Adam! Will do :)
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Hun Joon Kim (Korea University) and I are co-editing a special of Journal of Contemporary East Asian Studies on "#NormContestation and the Politics of #TransitionalJustice in East and Southeast Asia." Please send us your 250-word abstract by Oct 15. CfP below 👇https://www.adamkochanski.com/jceas-cfp
September 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Hun Joon Kim (Korea University) and I are co-editing a special of Journal of Contemporary East Asian Studies on "#NormContestation and the Politics of #TransitionalJustice in East and Southeast Asia." Please send us your 250-word abstract by Oct 15. CfP below 👇https://www.adamkochanski.com/jceas-cfp