Nicolai Gellwitzki
@ngellwitzki.bsky.social
Lecturer (Assistant Professor) at the University of York. Researching public moods, emotions, and ontological security in International Relations
November 20, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Why it matters:
Understanding political myths is crucial—for scholars, policymakers, and anyone interested in the future of international relations. They determine what counts as legitimate, just, and possible in world politics.
Understanding political myths is crucial—for scholars, policymakers, and anyone interested in the future of international relations. They determine what counts as legitimate, just, and possible in world politics.
November 20, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Why it matters:
Understanding political myths is crucial—for scholars, policymakers, and anyone interested in the future of international relations. They determine what counts as legitimate, just, and possible in world politics.
Understanding political myths is crucial—for scholars, policymakers, and anyone interested in the future of international relations. They determine what counts as legitimate, just, and possible in world politics.
Transitional moment:
We are entering a new age of myth. Emerging narratives that crystallise into political myths will shape the ideas, institutions, and policies governing global politics for decades.
We are entering a new age of myth. Emerging narratives that crystallise into political myths will shape the ideas, institutions, and policies governing global politics for decades.
November 20, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Transitional moment:
We are entering a new age of myth. Emerging narratives that crystallise into political myths will shape the ideas, institutions, and policies governing global politics for decades.
We are entering a new age of myth. Emerging narratives that crystallise into political myths will shape the ideas, institutions, and policies governing global politics for decades.
Political myths rest on three foundations:
• Legitimacy for institutions
• Coherence in global norms
• Shared narratives that stabilise power
➡️ What’s new today: these myths are unraveling while the structures remain intact.
• Legitimacy for institutions
• Coherence in global norms
• Shared narratives that stabilise power
➡️ What’s new today: these myths are unraveling while the structures remain intact.
November 20, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Political myths rest on three foundations:
• Legitimacy for institutions
• Coherence in global norms
• Shared narratives that stabilise power
➡️ What’s new today: these myths are unraveling while the structures remain intact.
• Legitimacy for institutions
• Coherence in global norms
• Shared narratives that stabilise power
➡️ What’s new today: these myths are unraveling while the structures remain intact.
Today’s world:
Those myths are crumbling even as the institutions they supported endure. This creates a mythological vacuum, a space where new narratives must emerge to give legitimacy to global power structures.
Those myths are crumbling even as the institutions they supported endure. This creates a mythological vacuum, a space where new narratives must emerge to give legitimacy to global power structures.
November 20, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Today’s world:
Those myths are crumbling even as the institutions they supported endure. This creates a mythological vacuum, a space where new narratives must emerge to give legitimacy to global power structures.
Those myths are crumbling even as the institutions they supported endure. This creates a mythological vacuum, a space where new narratives must emerge to give legitimacy to global power structures.
Short take:
Political myths—the sacred narratives that legitimise power—are at the heart of global order. After WWII, myths of democracy, peace & cooperation structured the liberal international order.
Political myths—the sacred narratives that legitimise power—are at the heart of global order. After WWII, myths of democracy, peace & cooperation structured the liberal international order.
November 20, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Short take:
Political myths—the sacred narratives that legitimise power—are at the heart of global order. After WWII, myths of democracy, peace & cooperation structured the liberal international order.
Political myths—the sacred narratives that legitimise power—are at the heart of global order. After WWII, myths of democracy, peace & cooperation structured the liberal international order.
Can't wait to read it!! 🤓
June 24, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Can't wait to read it!! 🤓