The Shifting Tides of Global Governance—A Conversation with Michael Zürn

In our very first episode in our series Global Governance Beyond Neoliberalism, our host Hagen Schulz-Forberg sits down with political scientist Michael Zürn as they explore the intersections of global governance and international relations in the current political climate. The two discuss Zürn’s work with the analytical categories of NALFI (Normativity, Authority, Liberalism, Fragmentation, Inequality), democratic regression and the tensions between national democracy and transnational authorities. Are we moving beyond our traditional understandings of Global Governance? Do transnational authorities have too big of a grasp on national democracies? Are we moving towards a post-democracy understanding of international relations? If so, what will happen?

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Global Perspectives
Published
2026-01-01
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https://doi.org/10.1525/gp.2026.159010
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Globalization and political ideologies
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The Shifting Tides of Global Governance—A Conversation with Michael Zürn

Hagen Schulz-Forberg, Michael Zürn
Global Perspectives
Globalization and political ideologies
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The Shifting Tides of Global Governance—A Conversation with Michael Zürn

Hagen Schulz-Forberg, Michael Zürn
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Abstract

In our very first episode in our series Global Governance Beyond Neoliberalism, our host Hagen Schulz-Forberg sits down with political scientist Michael Zürn as they explore the intersections of global governance and international relations in the current political climate. The two discuss Zürn’s work with the analytical categories of NALFI (Normativity, Authority, Liberalism, Fragmentation, Inequality), democratic regression and the tensions between national democracy and transnational authorities. Are we moving beyond our traditional understandings of Global Governance? Do transnational authorities have too big of a grasp on national democracies? Are we moving towards a post-democracy understanding of international relations? If so, what will happen?

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