Steve Biedermann

Curiculum Vitae

Steve Biedermann is a Research and Teaching Associate at the Chair of International Political Economy. His research focuses on international organizations and global governance. His special interest is in informal intergovernmental organizations and informal modes of governance. Previously, Steve worked in the project “Embracing Change: Overcoming Obstacles and Advancing Democracy in the European Neighbourhood” (EMBRACE) at the University of Würzburg’s Chair of International Relations as well as at the Chair of International Relations at the University of Jena.

Steve obtained his BA in Political Science and MA in International Organization and Globalization from the University of Jena, where he is also completing his PhD project “Unpacking Informality: Understanding Variations in the Design of Informal Intergovernmental Organizations (IIGOs).“

Full CV

Since 03/2025 Research & Teaching Associate, Chair of International Political Economy, Helmut Schmidt University

Since 04/2024 Research & Teaching Associate, Chair of International Relations and European Studies, Julius Maximilians University Würzburg

09/2021 – 02/2022 Visiting Fellow, Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals

04/2020 – 03/2024 Research & Teaching Associate, Chair of International Relations, Friedrich Schiller University Jena

10/2016 – 03/2020 Research & Teaching Associate, Chair of International Organizations, Friedrich Schiller University Jena

Research

• Informal and formal intergovernmental Organizations
• IO Crisis and Conflict Management
• Global Governance
• International Order(s)

Publications

Selected Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals

• Biedermann, Steve/Tantow, Philip M. (forthcoming): “Informelle Intergouvernementale Organisationen in grenzüberschreitenden Krisen.” In: Zeitschrift für Internationale Beziehungen, 32(2).

All Publications

Selected Conference and Workshop Contributions

• 06/2025 The Social Purpose of Informal Intergovernmental Organizations and the Informal Ordering of the World, Workshop “Reconstructing the World Polity: Social Purpose and International Order,” The Hague | paper giver & discussant
• 05/2025 State Capacity and the Effect of EU Democracy Assistance on Levels of Democracy: A Time-Series Cross-Sectional Analysis, 2007-2021, ECPR Joint Sessions of Workshops 2025, Prague| paper giver (with Sonja Grimm and Karina Shyrokykh)
• 03/2025 The European Union in Informal Intergovernmental Organizations: Mapping an Emerging Research Agenda, 66th Annual Convention of the International Studies Association (ISA), Chicago | paper giver (with Sonja Grimm)
• 09/2024 Patterns of Informal Intergovernmental Organizations (IIGOs): Scope, Membership and Institutionalization, 29th Academic Convention of the German Political Science Association (GPSA), Göttingen | paper giver
• 03/2024 Varieties of Informal Intergovernmental Organizations (IIGOs): How Differences in Design Matter for Informal Governance, 65th Annual Convention of the International Studies Association (ISA), San Francisco | paper giver
• 07/2023 Informal Intergovernmental Organizations in Transboundary Crises: Exploring the Crisis-Informality-Nexus, European Workshops in International Studies (EWIS), Amsterdam | paper giver & discussant

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Letzte Änderung: 18. June 2025