Dr Joerg Friedrichs

Joerg Friedrichs is University Lecturer at the Department of International Development (Queen Elizabeth House) and Official Fellow of St Cross College, Oxford. While his theoretical interest is concentrated in the fields of international relations and political sociology, he takes a broad transdisciplinary approach to academic research. 

Over the last few years, he has concentrated his work on the social and political aspects of climate change and energy scarcity (The Future Is Not What It Used to Be: Climate Change and Energy Scarcity, MIT Press, to be published in August 2013). He has also published articles on the twisted rationality of denial, security regionalism in East Asia, and pragmatic research methodology. Most of his previous work was dedicated to international police cooperation, European approaches to international relations theory, and ancient Greek historiography.

Recently, Joerg has developed a growing interest in global Islamism and cosmopolitan world society as rival globalization projects, as well as the political position of Muslim-majority countries and Muslim minorities in the emerging post-Western world order.

He finalized his study of Classics at the universities of Munich, Tübingen and Rome with a book on political rhetoric in the historiography of Thucydides (2000). His doctoral studies in Political Science at the University of Munich led to a second book, on European approaches to international relations theory (2004). His postdoctoral research at International University Bremen was summarized in a third book, accounting for the preferences of large European states with regard to international police cooperation (2008).

In addition to his research monographs, Joerg has published articles in peer-reviewed journals such as International Organization, Energy Policy, Asian Survey, and Philosophical Psychology. A full list of his publications is available here. A selection of recent publications is freely available for download here.

For more information, see his personal website.

Joerg Friedrichs teaches mostly for the MSc in Global Governance and Diplomacy. He teaches an option on The Politics of Nongovernmental Organizations, and another on Multilevel Governance and Regional Integration. Together with John Gledhill, he teaches a third option on Emerging Security Issues, as well as qualitative research methods.

Joerg is Director of Graduate Studies during Michaelmas Term 2012.

ODID Research Students supervised

• Annette Idler

Books and Monographs

Friedrichs, Joerg (forthcoming) The Future Is Not What It Used to Be: Climate Change and Energy Scarcity, Cambridge: MIT Press

Friedrichs, Joerg (2008) Fighting Terrorism and Drugs: Europe and International Police Cooperation, London and New York: Routledge (Monograph)

Friedrichs, Joerg (2004) European Approaches to International Relations Theory: A House with Many Mansions, London and New York: Routledge (Monograph)

Friedrichs, Joerg (2000) Aufschlussreiche Rhetorik: Ein Versuch uber die Redekultur und ihren Verfall bei Thukydides, Wurzburg: Ergon

Journal Articles and Special Issues

Friedrichs, Joerg (forthcoming) 'Useful Lies: The Twisted Rationality of Denial', Philosophical Psychology (Download from external site)

Friedrichs, Joerg (2012) 'East Asian Regional Security: What the ASEAN Family Can (Not) Do', Asian Survey 52 (4): 754-76 (Download from external site)

Friedrichs, Joerg (2011) 'Peak Energy and Climate Change: The Double Bind of Post-normal Science', Futures 43(4): 469-77 (Download from external site)

Friedrichs, Joerg (2010) 'Global Energy Crunch: How Different Parts of the World Would React to a Peak Oil Scenario', Energy Policy 38(8): 4562-69 (Download from external site)

Friedrichs, Joerg (with C Friedsendorf) (2009) 'The Mercenary Debate: Privatized Security Cripples State-building; Iraq is a Case in Point', The American Interest 4(6) : 43-8 (Download from external site)

Friedrichs, Joerg (2009) 'From Positivist Pretence to Pragmatist Awareness: Varieties of Pragmatic Methodology in IR Scholarship', International Studies Review 11(3): pp 645-8

Friedrichs, Joerg (with F Kratochwil) (2009) 'On Acting and Knowing: How Pragmatism Can Advance International Relations Research and Methodology', International Organization 63(4): 701-31 (Download from external site)

Friedrichs, Joerg (2006) 'Defining the International Public Enemy: The Political Struggle Behind the Legal Debate on International Terrorism', Leiden Journal of International Law 19(1): 69-91

Friedrichs, Joerg (2003) 'What's New About the New Middle Ages?', Leiden Journal of International Law 16(3): 649-53

Friedrichs, Joerg (2001) 'International Relations Theory in France', Journal of International Relations and Development 4(2): 118-37

Friedrichs, Joerg (2001) 'The Meaning of New Medievalism', European Journal of International Relations 7(4): 475-502

Chapters

Friedrichs, Joerg (2012) 'Peak Oil Futures: Same Crisis, Different Response'. In Oliver Inderwildi, Sir David King (eds) Energy, Transport and the Environment, London: Springer: pp 55-75

Friedrichs, Joerg (2010) 'What Do We Mean When We Say Substance Matters?'. In O Kessler, R Hall, C Lynch, N Onuf (eds) On Rules, Politics and Knowledge: Friedrich Kratochwil, International Relations and Domestic Affairs, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan: 74-83

Friedrichs, Joerg (with C Friesendorf) (2010) 'The Privatization of Force and its Consequences: Unintended but not Unpredictable'. In C Daase, C Friesendorf (eds) Rethinking Security Governance: The Problem of Unintended Consequences , London and New York: Routledge: 176-97

Friedrichs, Joerg (with O Waever) (2009) 'Western Europe: Structure and Strategy at the National and Regional Levels'. In A B Tickner, O Waever (eds) International Relations Scholarship Around the World: Worlding Beyond the West, London and New York: Routledge: pp 261-85

Friedrichs, Joerg (2009) 'Global Governance as Liberal Hegemony'. In J Whitman (ed) Governance and Global (Dis)orders: Trends Transformations and Impasses, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan: pp 105-22

Friedrichs, Joerg (2006) 'When Push Comes to Shove: The Territorial Monopoly of Force and the Travails of Neomedieval Europe'. In M Burgess, H Vollaard (eds) State Territoriality and European Integration, London and New York: Routledge: pp 228-51

Friedrichs, Joerg (2006) 'The Nordic Countries'. In K E Jorgensen, T B Knudsen (eds) International Relations in Europe: Traditions, Perspectives and Destinations, London and New York: Routledge: pp 125-48

Friedrichs, Joerg (2005) 'Politiche Nazionali a Confronto: Germania e Regno Unito'. In G Vacca (ed) Dalla Convenzione alla Costituzione, Bari: Dedalo: pp 253-67

Friedrichs, Joerg (2005) 'Global Governance as the Hegemonic Project of Transatlantic Civil Society'. In M Lederer, P Muller (eds) Criticizing Global Governance, Basingstoke and New York: Palgrave Macmillan: pp 45-68

Friedrichs, Joerg (2004) 'The Neomedieval Renaissance: Global Governance and International Law in the New Middle Ages'. In I F Dekker, W G Werner (eds) Governance and International Legal Theory, Leiden and Boston: Martinus Nijhoff: pp 3-36

Other Publications

Friedrichs, Joerg (2006) 'New Medievalism'. In J A Scholte, R Robertson (eds) Encylopedia of Globalization Vol 3, London and New York: Routledge: pp 873-75