Articles by Steve Biedermann

October 7, 2025

Why the resurgence of power politics favours informal governance

Steve Biedermann
From Ukraine to global finance, informal organisations are stepping into gaps left by traditional institutions at a time of great power competition. With speed, flexibility, and a lack of constraining rules, these informal bodies are quietly reshaping international order write Steve Biedermann and Matthew Stephen
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Steve Biedermann
Research and Teaching Associate, Chair of International Political Economy, Helmut Schmidt University / University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg / PhD candidate, Friedrich Schiller University Jena

Steve's research focuses on informal intergovernmental organisations (IIGOs), international order(s), global governance, and crisis management.

Steve recently published research on the role of IIGOs in managing transboundary crises in the ZIB Journal of International Relations.

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