Reappraising the Chinese School of International Relations: a postcolonial perspective
Yih-Jye Hwang dicusses a new RIS article that revisits the enterprise of the Chinese School of IR.
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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.
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Who’s afraid of memory laws? Introducing ‘militant memocracy’ in International Relations
Maria Mälksoo discusses her new article in BISA journal Review of International Studies.
In discussion: Richard Whitman - The role of professional associations and BISA
We ask Richard why professional associations are so important and why you should get involved.
Nuclear weapons, extinction, and the Anthropocene: reappraising Jonathan Schell
Juliet Dryden, speaks to Rens van Munster and Casper Sylvest about their new RIS article.
The forgotten history of militant conservatism in IR
Jean-François Drolet and Michael C Williams discuss their Review of International Studies article.
How can we make sure states do not only sign international anticorruption agreements, but also comply with them?
Hortense Jongen discusses her new article in BISA journal Review of International Studies.
Batman, Star Wars, and essay writing
In the latest in the series from Ilan Baron, Patrick Jackson talks essay writing and popular culture
Colonial, Postcolonial and Decolonial (CPD) research networks
CPD builds relationships with cognate inter-disciplinary research centres worldwide. Find out who.
Classic readings on the colonial inflections of global order
The CPD Working Group's suggested classic readings on the colonial inflections of global order.
Just Riot Theory - What is it? Why isn't there one? Why is it important?
In the third in the series from Ilan Baron, he interviews Jonathan Havercroft on his riot article.
Imagining (in)security: NATO's collective self-defence and post-9/11 military policing in the Mediterranean Sea
We interview Julien Pomarède about his new Review of International Studies article.
Military responses to COVID-19, emerging trends in global civil-military engagements
Fawzia Gibson-Fall discuss her timely new article from BISA journal Review of International Studies
Interview with Lene Hansen: Security, visuals and Icons in IR
Part six of the Post-Structural Politics working group's interview series.
The disorientating dilemma
In the second in the series from Ilan Baron, he interviews Andy Paras (Guelph) on research questions
Citizen-centred or state-centred? The representational design of International Parliamentary Institutions
Jofre Rocabert and Thomas Winzen discuss their new article in Review of International Studies.
Assessing the factors that impede student engagement within the Criminology discipline: a pedagogically oriented action research to improve
Tarela Ike discusses the findings from her BISA-funded research project on student engagement.
Time to break up with the international community? Rhetoric and realities of a political myth in Cambodia
We interview Katrin Travouillon & Julie Bernath about their Review of International Studies article.
Africa and the backlash against international courts
Peter Brett and Line Engbo Gissel outline key findings from book on Africa and International Courts.
How do stakeholders perceive institutions in a field with institutional complexity? Understanding legitimacy in global renewable energy governance
Naghmeh Nasiritousi and Hugo Faber discuss their new article published in BISA journal RIS.
Research profile: Tom Vaughan on South Africa and global nuclear order
Tom Vaughan, PGN Chair, discuses his PhD research on South Africa and global nuclear order.
Q&A with 2019 Thesis Prize Winner Dr James Southern
British International History Group, James Southern, Michael L. Dockrill Thesis Prize, 2019
News: FCDO Historians
Information, News and Events, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Historians
The Brandt Line after forty years: The more North–South relations change, the more they stay the same?
Nicholas Lees discusses his new article published in BISA journal Review of International Studies.
Judicial diplomacy: International courts and legitimation
We interview Theresa Squatrito on her Review of International Studies article and it's implications.
Disruption by design: planetary programming in the aftermath of geopolitics
Find out about, and watch back, this fantastic Review of International Studies forum on geopolitics.
The Births of International Studies in China
How IR emerged and developed in China, against the background of a Sinocentric world order.
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
Publishing with Review of International Studies
Lead editor, Martin Coward, discusses the scope of the journal and hints and tips for submitters.
Memory and South East Europe: Global currents of activism and contestation
A review of roundtable- ‘Memory and South East Europe: activism and global currents of contestation’
Do you want to write a COVID dissertation?
Professor Sophie Harman gives some advice about coming up with dissertation topics related to COVID.
Performing civilisational narratives in East Asia: Asian values, multiple modernities, and the politics of economic development
Yong Wook Lee discusses the article published in BISA journal Review of International Studies.
Critical studies on terrorism and counter-terrorism conference 2020
Parts of the annual CST conference are now available on demand. Listen to the keynote and roundtable
How do non-democratic governments engage citizens in policy-making? Introducing ‘participatory authoritarianism’
Catherine Owen discusses her recent article in BISA journal Review of International Studies.
Party conventions and the US presidential election
Dr Mark Shanahan, Head of Politics and IR at Reading discusses party conventions and the US election
The South, the West, and the meanings of humanitarian intervention in history
Patrick Quinton-Brown summarises and discusses his recent article for BISA journal RIS.
Contentious colonies: The positional power of imperial peripheries
Juliet Dryden interviews RIS author Sindre Gade Viksand.
Teaching IPE online: thinking about ‘pandemic pedagogies’ in the IPE classroom
Some reflections on teaching International Political Economy online.
‘Solemn and just demands’: Seeking apologies in the international arena
Tracy Adams and Zohar Kampf provide a concise summary of their new article from BISA journal RIS.
The political use of victimhood: Spanish collective memory of ETA through the war on terror paradigm
Juliet Dryden interviews RIS authors Charlotte Heath-Kelly and Laura Fernández de Mosteyrín.
Access to information in a changed learning environment
Stephen Thornton looks at changed access to information resources as a result of the pandemic.
Publications from IPMRD Working Group members
Publications from IPMRD Working Group Members
In discussion...Margot Light
Margot Light discusses her early life, the fall of the Soviet Union and her passion for teaching.
The politics of training peacekeepers on gender
Aiko Holvikivi, winner of the 2020 Michael Nicholson Thesis Prize, discusses her thesis.
Beyond alternative: assessment as the forgotten piece in online learning
Academics from our joint webinar series look at barriers to change, assessment and feedback.
In discussion...The Africa and International Studies Working Group
Find out all about the new Africa Working Group conveners and their plans for the coming months.
Polling open: PGN Committee elections 2020/21
Vote now for the new PGN committee via Survey Monkey until 22 July.
Meet the editors - journals unmasked
Watch our recent 'Meet the editors' event at your leisure and find out what was discussed.
Writing a social sciences PhD proposal
Professor Alison Phipps looks at the common elements of a good social sciences PhD proposal.
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