BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//eluceo/ical//2.0/EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:150ae8ae25812f68b18b7c44c1e46ada DTSTAMP:20260612T075032Z SUMMARY:The Higher Research Seminar: Anders Uhlin\, Lund University - “Le gitimation and delegitimation of international organizations: ASEAN in com parative perspective” DESCRIPTION:Kontakt: Jonathan.Polk@svet.lu.se\n\nLegitimation Practices and Legitimacy Beliefs in International Governance: The ASEAN ExperienceIn a time when the rule-based international order is deeply contested\, debates about the legitimacy of international organizations (IOs) occupy a centra l place in international relations scholarship. Extant research has provid ed significant insights into citizens’ and elites’ legitimacy beliefs vis-à-vis different IOs\, the discursive self-legitimation IOs engage in through various forms of public communication\, how other state and non-st ate actors use social (and traditional) media to legitimize or delegitimiz e IOs\, and how actions such as institutional reforms and street demonstra tions may boost or challenge beliefs in the legitimacy of IOs. However\, t hese strands of research are still not sufficiently linked. Through an in- depth case study of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)\, f ocusing on the interaction between legitimacy beliefs and (de)legitimation discourses and actions\, the book integrates major analytical dimensions that have so far tended to be treated separately. The overarching research question is: How and when is ASEAN legitimized and delegitimized\, and ho w does this relate to legitimacy beliefs about this international organiza tion? The aim is to draw on the ASEAN experience to gain new insights abou t key mechanisms of legitimation politics in international governance. Dra wing on diverse datasets\, including survey and social media data\, ASEAN is compared to other IOs in terms of legitimacy beliefs and (de)legitimati on practices. The innovative theoretical framework is applied in context-s ensitive analyses using multiple data sources\, including survey data\, do cuments\, and qualitative interviews with leading politicians\, diplomats\ , and civil society activists. The book traces how the legitimation politi cs related to ASEAN have evolved over time since its establishment in 1967 . It provides an in-depth analysis of civil society actors as agents and a udiences of (de)legitimation and pays particular attention to legitimacy i mplications of the Myanmar crises and the admission process of Timor-Leste . \;Anders Uhlin - Professor of Political Science \;His research f ocuses on civil society activism\, problems of democratization\, and globa l and regional governance institutions. Uhlin has conducted research on th e legitimacy of international organizations\, which\, among other publicat ions\, has resulted in the edited volume  \;Legitimation and Delegitim ation in Global Governance (Oxford University Press\, co-edited with Magda lena Bexell and Kristina Jönsson). \;Another research project concern s \;civil society elites in Cambodia and Indonesia. Uhlin has also con ducted research on civil society elites in a European context within the r esearch program \;Civil Society Elites? \;He is currently completi ng a research monograph on legitimacy challenges facing the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Uhlin has been \;teaching and superv ising widely on all levels\, for example\, within the fields of developmen t studies\, international politics\, and democratization. In 2011\, he was promoted to Excellent Teaching Practitioner (ETP).The Higher Research Sem inar is the main collective seminar of the Department. The research staff and invited national and international leading scholars present ongoing re search and analyses of a broad range of exciting topics of relevance for P olitical Science.The Higher Research Seminar is held on Wednesdays\, 13.15 to 14.30 in Eden 367\, unless otherwise indicated. PhD Mid-term seminars 13:15 to 14:45. \;Convenors: Robert Klemmensen and Jonathan PolkThe se minars are open to the public. Welcome to join us!The Higher Research Semi nar | Department of Political Science\n\nMer information om händelsen: ht tps://www.svet.lu.se/evenemang/higher-research-seminar-anders-uhlin-lund-u niversity-legitimation-and-delegitimation-international DTSTART;TZID=GMT:20260610T111500 DTEND;TZID=GMT:20260610T123000 LOCATION:Large conference room\, Eden 367. END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR