Where did we come from? International Relations in Britain before BISA
The origins of BISA and International Relations in the UK.
Articles
Here we bring you editorial and analysis on the hot topics in International Relations, including summaries from our two journals and research from our members and working groups.
If you’d like to contribute an article please get in touch with our Communications Manager, Chrissie Duxson: Chrissie.Duxson@bisa.ac.uk
Why study International Relations?
An International Relations degree will include insights from various intersecting disciplines, including Political Science, Economics, History and Sociology.
What is International Relations?
An article by Mark Webber, BISA Chair and Professor at the University of Birmingham, on the definition of International Relations.
BISA GNO Annual Conference 2019 - University of Portsmouth
BISA GNO Annual Conference, November 2019, Portsmouth: view the programme here
Interview with Maja Zehfuss: Critically reading war, politics and ethics
Part four of the Post-Structural Politics interview series
Translation in/of World Politics: Language, Practices, Power
The Interpretivism in IR working group held a two-day event - Translation in/of World Politics: Language, Practices, Power - at SOAS, University of London, on 17 and 18 January 2020.
A look back at the Post-Structural Politics Working Group convenors
Here we look back at the past convenors of the Post-Structural Politics Working Group
Interview with Claudia Aradau: Self and Other in an age of algorithmic reason
Part three of the Post-Structural Politics working group interview series
Strategies and practices for teaching International Studies
Cornelia-Adriana Baciu - awarded the BISA Prize for Excellence in Teaching International Studies by a Postgraduate in 2019 – discusses the evaluation and teaching strategies she used.
Workshop review: the UK and UN peace operations after Brexit
The Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding Working Group organised a workshop which examined the United Kingdom’s relationship with United Nations peace operations.
Interview with Debbie Lisle: Polysemic Images, Bordering Imaginaries
Part two of the Post-Structural Politics Working Group interview series
Introducing the Post-Structural Politics Interview Series: Martin Coward on Network Metaphors, Atmospheric Assemblages
Part one of the Post-Structural Politics Working Group interview series
What can the face tell us about politics?
Images of the face are striking, whether they are snapshots or carefully composed portraits. What is it that makes these images so powerful?