Prof. Dr. Lisbeth Zimmermann

Associate Fellow

Dr. Lisbeth Zimmer­mann is Professor of Politi­cal Science with a focus on Inter­national Institu­tions and Peace Processes at Goethe Univer­sity Frank­furt/M. She is also an Associate Fellow in PRIF's Research Depart­ment Inter­national Insti­tutions, where she is leading the project “The Effects of Far Right Challenges on Inter­national Organi­zations (FARRIO)”.

Lisbeth Zimmermann
zimmermann(at)prif.org

CV

Projects

Publications

  • Contestation from Within: Norm Dynamics and the Crisis of the Liberal International Order
    | 2024
    Lesch, Max; Zimmermann, Lisbeth; Deitelhoff, Nicole (2024): Contestation from Within: Norm Dynamics and the Crisis of the Liberal International Order, Global Studies Quarterly, 4: 2. DOI: 10.1093/isagsq/ksae022
  • Contestation and norm change in whale and elephant conservation: Non-use or sustainable use?
    | 2021
    Peez, Anton; Zimmermann, Lisbeth (2021): Contestation and norm change in whale and elephant conservation: Non-use or sustainable use?, Cooperation and Conflict. DOI: 10.1177/00108367211047138
  • Norms under Challenge: Unpacking the Dynamics of Norm Robustness
    | 2019
    Deitelhoff, Nicole; Zimmermann, Lisbeth (2019): Norms under Challenge: Unpacking the Dynamics of Norm Robustness, Journal of Global Security Studies, 4: 1, 2-17.
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  • Unlocking the agency of the governed: contestation and norm dynamics
    | 2018
    Zimmermann, Lisbeth; Deitelhoff, Nicole; Lesch, Max (2018): Unlocking the agency of the governed: contestation and norm dynamics, Third World Thematics: A TWQ Journal, 1–18. DOI: 10.1080/23802014.2017.1396912
  • More for Less: The Interactive Translation of Global Norms in Postconflict Guatemala
    | 2017
    Zimmermann, Lisbeth (2017): More for Less: The Interactive Translation of Global Norms in Postconflict Guatemala, International Studies Quaterly. DOI: 10.1093/isq/sqx044
  • Beyond Diffusion: Cyclical Translation of International Rule-of-law Commission Models in Guatemala
    | 2017
    Zimmermann, Lisbeth (2017): Beyond Diffusion: Cyclical Translation of International Rule-of-law Commission Models in Guatemala, Journal of International Relations and Development. DOI: 10.1057/s41268-017-0096-y
  • "Inter-National" Habermas: Contestation and Understanding under Conditions of Diversity
    | 2017
    Zimmermann, Lisbeth (2017): "Inter-National" Habermas: Contestation and Understanding under Conditions of Diversity, Polity, 49: 1, 149-155. DOI: 10.1086/689976
  • Between Banyans and battle scenes
    | 2016
    Wolff, Jonas; Zimmermann, Lisbeth (2016): Between Banyans and battle scenes. Liberal norms, contestation, and the limits of critique, Review of International Studies, 42: 3, 513–534. DOI: 10.1017/0260210515000534
  • Zwischen Anspruch und Wirklichkeit
    | 2014
    Zimmermann, Lisbeth; Glaab, Katharina (2014): Zwischen Anspruch und Wirklichkeit. Zoologische Betrachtungen des IB-Nachwuchs und seiner Publikationstätigkeit, Zeitschrift für Internationale Beziehungen, 21: 2, 121-131. DOI: 10.5771/0946-7165-2014-2-121
  • Same Same or Different?
    | 2014
    Zimmermann, Lisbeth (2014): Same Same or Different?. Norm Diffusion Between Resistance, Compliance, and Localization in Post-conflict States, International Studies Perspectives, 17: 1, 98–115. DOI: 10.1111/insp.12080
  • From the Heart of Darkness: Critical Reading and Genuine Listening in Constructivist Norm Research
    | 2014
    Deitelhoff, Nicole; Zimmermann, Lisbeth (2014): From the Heart of Darkness: Critical Reading and Genuine Listening in Constructivist Norm Research. A Reply to Stephan Engelkamp, Katharina Glaab, and Judith Renner, World Political Science Review, 10: 1, 17-31.
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  • Muss Ordnung sein?
    | 2013
    Zimmermann, Lisbeth; von Staden, Andreas; Marciniak, Angela; Wallbott, Linda; Arndt, Friedrich (2013): Muss Ordnung sein?. Zum Umgang mit Konflikten zwischen normativen Ordnungen, Zeitschrift für Internationale Beziehungen, 20: 1, 35–60.
  • Aus dem Herzen der Finsternis: Kritisches Lesen und wirkliches Zuhören der konstruktivistischen Normenforschung
    | 2013
    Deitelhoff, Nicole; Zimmermann, Lisbeth (2013): Aus dem Herzen der Finsternis: Kritisches Lesen und wirkliches Zuhören der konstruktivistischen Normenforschung. Eine Replik auf Stephan Engelkamp, Katharina Glaab und Judith Renner, Zeitschrift für Internationale Beziehungen, 20: 1, 61–74.
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  • Wann beginnt der (Demokratische) Frieden?
    | 2009
    Zimmermann, Lisbeth (2009): Wann beginnt der (Demokratische) Frieden?. Regimewechsel, Instabilitäten, Integration und deren Einfluss auf den Konflikt zwischen Ecuador und Peru, Zeitschrift für Internationale Beziehungen, 16: 1, 39–73.
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  • There Is Life in the Old Dog yet: Assessing the Strength of the International Torture Prohibition.
    | 2023
    Lesch, Max; Zimmermann, Lisbeth (2023): There Is Life in the Old Dog yet: Assessing the Strength of the International Torture Prohibition., in: Krieger Heike; Liese, Andrea (eds), Oxford: Oxford University Press, 100–117. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780192855831.003.0006
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  • Private Regulierung und öffentliche Ordnung in der Weltgesellschaft
    | 2018
    Deitelhoff, Nicole; Albert, Mathias; Zimmermann, Lisbeth (2018): Private Regulierung und öffentliche Ordnung in der Weltgesellschaft, in: Albert, Mathias/Deitelhoff, Nicole/Hellmann, Gunther (eds), Ordnung und Regieren in der Weltgesellschaft, Wiesbaden: Springer VS.
  • Lateinamerika: Weiterer Bedeutungsverlust der USA absehbar
    | 2017
    Wolff, Jonas; Zimmermann, Lisbeth (2017): Lateinamerika: Weiterer Bedeutungsverlust der USA absehbar, in: Fehl, Caroline/Fey, Marco (eds), „America first“: Die Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik der USA unter Präsident Trump, Frankfurt/M, 41–42.
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  • Im Schatten der „Festung Europa“?
    | 2007
    Zimmermann, Lisbeth; Davenport, Thomas; Hansen, Claus Bech; Mahling, Madlena (2007): Im Schatten der „Festung Europa“?. Der Einfluss der EU auf die Regulation von Transitmigration in der Ukraine, in: Studienkolleg zu Berlin (eds), Projekt Junges Europa 3, Saarbrücken: Wehrhahn Verlag, 53–84.

  • International Norm Disputes
    | 2023
    Zimmermann, Lisbeth; Deitelhoff, Nicole; Lesch, Max; Arcudi, Antonio; Peez, Anton (2023): International Norm Disputes. The Link Between Contestation and Norm Robustness, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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  • Global Norms with a Local Face
    | 2017
    Zimmermann, Lisbeth (2017): Global Norms with a Local Face. Rule-of-Law Promotion and Norm Translation, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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  • Things We Lost in the Fire: How Different Types of Contestation Affect the Robustness of International Norms
    | 2018
    Deitelhoff, Nicole; Zimmermann, Lisbeth (2018): Things We Lost in the Fire: How Different Types of Contestation Affect the Robustness of International Norms, International Studies Review.
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  • Pragmatism as Principle
    | 2017
    Zimmermann, Lisbeth (2017): Pragmatism as Principle. The Comeback of Hybrid Courts, PRIF Report, 150, Frankfurt/M.
  • Prinzip Pragmatismus: Das Comeback der hybriden Gerichte
    | 2017
    Zimmermann, Lisbeth (2017): Prinzip Pragmatismus: Das Comeback der hybriden Gerichte, HSFK-Report, 6, Frankfurt/M.

  • Things We Lost in the Fire
    | 2013
    Deitelhoff, Nicole; Zimmermann, Lisbeth (2013): Things We Lost in the Fire. How Different Types of Contestation Affect the Validity of International Norms, PRIF Working Paper, 18, Frankfurt/M.
  • Same Same or Different?
    | 2010
    Zimmermann, Lisbeth (2010): Same Same or Different?. Local Reactions to Democracy Promotion between Take-over and Appropriation, PRIF Working Paper, No.02.