Deadline extended – new deadline: April 6 !
With storms brewing and international conflicts abound we are happy to announce our prescient and excited workshop with Prof. Rakhyun Kim from Utrecht University on “Studying International Organizations in Turbulent Times – new challenges and chances”.
On Thursday, 16 April 2026 from 1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. we are inviting scholars and students on all levels to join us in sharing and discussing their research on international organizations and negotiations. The meeting will take place in Kolingasse 14-16.
Content
International organizations are at a crossroad: they face increasing challenges in recent years – from individual populist leaders and governments, through increasing regime complexity (Morin & Kim 2025) and organizational overlaps. The UN under immense pressure is undergoing the UN 80 reform (UN 2025) – driven by current financial cuts and as some organizations appear paralyzed or ineffective (Kim & Bridgewater 2025). While there is widespread recognition that international organizations need to change, possibly also dismantling organizations, there is also the recognition that contemporary issues – from climate change, biodiversity loss to artificial intelligence or pandemics – are global and require multilateral solutions and there is no good alternative to the UN (Bridgewater et al 2024).
This workshop seeks to bring together theoretical, empirical, and methodological contributions researching international organizations, institutional change or multilateral reform, exploring how research can contribute to understand and address the current challenges.
How to participate?
Send an abstract (up to 300 words) clearly outlining your proposed contribution. The deadline for submission is April 06 2026.
Please send your abstract to env.powi@univie.ac.at with the subject line: Abstract Submission – Workshop International Organizations.
