British International Studies Association

Engaging the International Studies community

Virtual conference registration is open!

Register now as a participant or purchase a special observer rate ticket. Find out more and view the programme on the virtual conference pages. 13-15 January 2025.

Events

Book talk: 'Securing Peace in Angola and Mozambique: The Importance of Specificity in Peace Treaties'

16 September 2024, Zoom

UG event series - Deconstructing political discourse: An introduction

18 September 2024, Zoom

Rethinking methodologies in international relations: towards an interdisciplinary approach using randomised control trials

18 September 2024, Zoom

The genocide question before the International Court of Justice

19 September 2024, Zoom

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Take Five - 13 September 2024

Dominic Hart brings you the five best IR-related podcasts and readings this fortnight. Take five.

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Back to the bad old days of the OAU? Why there has never been a Pan-African consensus on the legitimacy of coups d’état

Article by Peter Brett (Queen Mary- university of London)

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Worlding from South East Europe - Remaking International Relations

The call for applications for the South East Europe Working Group explorative workshop in October.

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IR Career Starters - September 2024

The latest internships, traineeships, fellowships and entry-level positions in IR from Alex Borum.

Critical Studies on Terrorism Annual Conference. The label of terrorism and the permissibility of violence

Critical Studies on Terrorism 2024 Conference - event review

Find out all about the Critical Studies on Terrorism 2024 Conference which took place in Sheffield.

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Meet the new Postgraduate Network (PGN) committee

Introducing the new Postgraduate network committee (PGN) for the next academic year.

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European Journal of International Security now fully open access

All articles accepted to our journal EJIS from 9 September 2024 will be fully open access.

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Student voices – Moving abroad and the highs and lows of PhD life

We look at students’ experience of moving to the UK and the biggest challenges/joys of doing a PhD.

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