Legitimzing and De-legitimizing International Cooperation

Session Submission Type: Full Paper Panel

Session Description

At times of growing political uncertainty and populist backlash against liberal politics, there is increasing pressure on international organizations and politicians to justify international cooperation. However, we know little about which communicative strategies politicians use and, moreover, which of these are successful in generating support for international policies.

This panel brings together scholars studying the ways in which politicians seek to legitimize and de-legitimize international cooperation to the (international) public. The papers typically combine survey experiments with additional methods and deal with different global and regional institutions.

Sub Unit

• Division 17: International Collaboration

Individual Presentations

• Historical Narratives of Victimhood and Support for International Cooperation - Mareike O. Kleine, London School of Economics

• Elites’ (De)legitimation Practices towards Global Governance Institutions - Soetkin Verhaegen, UCLouvain; Anders Uhlin, Lund University

• Trade, Conflict & Cooperation: How IOs Affect Support for Internat'l Agreements - Ryan Brutger, University of California, Berkeley

• When is it “Ok” to Leave? Public Opinion Toward State Withdrawals from IOs - Felicity Vabulas, Pepperdine University; Inken von Borzyskowski, University College London (UCL)

Chair

• Jonas Tallberg Stockholm University

Discussants

• Lisa Maria Dellmuth Stockholm University

• Alexandra Guisinger Temple University