Jonas Tallberg
jonastallberg.bsky.social
Jonas Tallberg
@jonastallberg.bsky.social
Professor of Political Science, Stockholm University. Global Governance, International Political Economy, EU Politics. https://www.su.se/english/profiles/jtall-1.183532
Does popular legitimacy matter for international organizations? In our new article @thejop.bsky.social, @tsommerer.bsky.social and I provide unique experimental evidence that politicians are responsive to popular legitimacy when deciding on the authority and resources of IOs.
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Effects of Popular Legitimacy on International Organizations: An Elite Survey Experiment | The Journal of Politics
Whether or not popular legitimacy matters for international organizations (IOs) is a topic of extensive assumption but little rigorous research. A key obstacle has been the methodological difficulties...
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November 18, 2025 at 8:46 AM
A timely collection of great articles on the UN, including my piece with @lisadellmuth.bsky.social on the legitimacy of the UN.
Review of International Studies #freetoread articles for the UN's 80th anniversary! 🎉

Exploring all aspects of the UN from its creation to it's failures to measure up to its ideals and values 📚

Read here: https://ow.ly/P2FJ50X7NPZ
Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR Jonas Tallberg
October 7, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Reposted by Jonas Tallberg
How do democracies and autocracies differ (or not) in the way they design international organizations? Check out our new article!👇
May 5, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Many thanks to @stefwalter.bsky.social, the DISINTEGRATION project team, and fellow advisors @sarahobolt.bsky.social and @dustintingley.bsky.social for two days of stimulating discussions and fun company in the Swiss countryside!
What a pleasure to reflect on the learnings, achievements and ways forward from the DISINTEGRATION project with former and current team members and our wonderful advisory board at Kloster Fischingen.

Great presentations, a quiz, beer tasting and many ideas for next steps.
April 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Thrilled to publish "Does public participation foster stakeholder support for policy proposals? Evidence from the EU." in the Policy Studies Journal @psjeditor.bsky.social. Co-authored with @norbidunn.bsky.social. Part of my @erc.europa.eu. Open access: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
<em>Policy Studies Journal</em> | PSO Public Policy Journal | Wiley Online Library
We examine whether and how public participation in policymaking contributes towards fostering stakeholder support for policy proposals formulated in the bureaucratic arena. We explain how key markers...
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April 11, 2025 at 7:29 AM
A real treat to visit Bergen and @sampol.bsky.social for a talk and great conversations about democracy, autocracy, and international cooperation!
Sampol seminar today with Professor Jonas Tallberg, Stockholm University, presenting his ERC Advanced Grant project “Democracy, Autocracy, and International Cooperation.” Thanks for visiting and sharing @jonastallberg.bsky.social !
April 2, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Important new book from Maria Debre on autocratic states and international cooperation!👇
The Dictators’ Club: How Regional Organizations Sustain Authoritarian Rule (OUP) is out now! 📚

We live in an age of rising authoritarianism. Many assume that regional organizations (ROs) are key to help protect democracy and human rights - but what if they do the opposite?
March 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Does legitimacy really matter for IOs? A question of extensive assumption and disagreement. We provide the first elite experimental evidence of legitimacy’s effect👇
February 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Check out our new working paper on how democracies and autocracies design international organizations👇
February 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Thrilled to see this article out @iojournal.bsky.social! We show that people perceive international organizations as ideological and consider them more legitimate if they are ideologically closer to people's own beliefs. @meckerehrhardt.bsky.social @lisadellmuth.bsky.social

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Ideology and Legitimacy in Global Governance | International Organization | Cambridge Core
Ideology and Legitimacy in Global Governance - Volume 78 Issue 4
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January 22, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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🙌 #polisky #Europesky Interested in how #ideology affects our beliefs in #globalgovernance? New survey and experimental data from 🇧🇷🇩🇪🇮🇩🇺🇸 show that people perceive int'l organizations as ideological & think these organizations are more legitimate if they are ideologically congruent with own beliefs
January 15, 2025 at 7:59 AM
We are advertising a PhD student position in polisci for research on democracy, autocracy, and international cooperation. Come join a great team on a critical question of our times! Deadline: 6 February👇

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PhD Student Positions - Stockholm University
PhD Student Positions
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January 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM