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In the Media (selection):
"Can Germany contain the rise of the far right?" Interview mit Michael Zürn, Dawn News English (Dawn Media Group, Pakistan), 08 September 2026.
"Der Aufstieg der AfD lässt sich offenbar nicht bremsen. Es ist Zeit für eine neue Strategie". Guest-contribution by Michael Zürn, in: Spiegel Online, 09 August 2026.
"Ein friedliches Miteinander ist und bleibt unser zentrales gemeinsames Interesse". In: Alle Seiten, 26 May 2026.
"The Shifting Tides of Global Governance—A Conversation with Michael Zürn". In: Global Perspectives. Collections: Global Governance beyond Neoloberalism. University of California Press, 19 March 2026.
Interview with Michael Zürn in „Kapital“ www.capital.bg/biznes/intervjuta_i_komentari/2026/02/11/4880014_intervju_mihael_cjurn_suvetut_za_mir_na_trump_e_novoto/ (Title „Trump's peace council is the new NATO of the United States"; in Bulgarian: „Съветът за мир на Тръмп е новото НАТО на САЩ“), published 11 Februar 2026.
"US-Friedensplan USA, die Ukraine und europäische Länder beraten". Deutschlandfunk-Interview with Michael Zürn, 23 November 2025.
"G20-Gipfel: Ein Treffen ohne die Großen". Deutschlandfunk-Interview with Michael Zürn, 22 November 2025.
Orbituary for Social Scientist Claus Offe: "Sogar der Staat hat Bedarf an soziologischer Aufklärung", by Steffen Mau and Michael Zürn (FAZ), 3 October 2025.
Publications (selection):
"International Orders and the Return of War". In: Global Perspectives, University of California Press, 02 June 2026.
Review by Michael Zürn in Perspectives on Politics on "Exit from International Organizations: Costly Negotiation for Institutional Change" by Inken von Borzyskowski and Felicity Vabulas. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2025, 412p. (forthcoming).
"Charting Global Futures: a Configurative Perspective on International Order". The Chinese Journal of International Politics, Volume 19, Issue 1, Spring 2026, Pages 42–63, https://doi.org/10.1093/cjip/poaf018 (29 January 2026).
"Autoritär und Populistisch: Was macht der Trumpismus mit Amerika?". Spektrum der Wissenschaft, 46/25, 17 November 2025, p. 61-67.
"Global governance and intergovernmental organizations: features and developments of authority beyond the nation state" (with Alexandros Tokhi, İrem Tuncer Ebetürk). In: The Institutions of Global Governance (Ed. by Jacint Jordana, Axel Marx, Marie Vandendriessche and Jan Wouters). Leuven Global Governance series, Edward Elgar Publishing, United Kingdom, 2025, pp. 44-64.
'Forms of Hierarchy in International Relations'. Review on Indirect Rule: The Making of U.S. International Hierarchy by David Lake, Political Science Quarterly, OUP, 07 October 2025.
„Krieg oder Frieden. Überlegungen zu einer neuen internationalen Ordnung“, WZB-Heft 189, September 2025, p. 6-10.
Kreuder-Sonnen, Christian; Schmotz, Alexander; Zürn, Michael: "The complex effects of regime complexity: a conflict model", in: European Journal of International Relations, 18 September 2025.
Eva Barlösius, Martin Carrier, Alexander Bogner, Michael Butter, Paula Diehl, Max-Emanuel Geis, Michael Jungert, Carsten Reinhardt, Torsten Wilholt & Michael Zürn: “Wissenschaftsreflexion: What is it? What is the need for it? Contemporary challenges for studies in science”, in: Minerva (Springer), 17 September 2025
Zürn, Michael (2025): "Angriffe auf die soziale Epistemologie und ihre Auswirkungen". In: Zeitschrift für Internationale Beziehungen, advance access, 11.08.2025, online: https://dx.doi.org/10.5771/0946-7165-2025-1.