From follow the money towards infrastructural geopolitics: How financial technologies enable (changing) security regimes
Carola Westermeier discusses the key points from her Review of International Studies article.
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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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Civilian resistance: everyday digital technologies in the Russian-Ukrainian war
The second EJIS and CGSC annual lecture took place on 17 November 2022 with Olga Boichak.
The Anthropocene rupture in international relations: Future politics and international life
Tom Lundborg discusses the key points from his Review of International Studies article.
IPEG 2022 Book Prize winner announced
The winner of the 2022 IPEG Book prize for best IPE book published in 2021 has been announced.
The latest in IR - autumn book round up
Each quarter we bring you updates on the latest book releases from BISA members.
Event Report: ‘The Future Of (Post)-Pandemic Health Security – A Global Perspective’
A summary of the Global Health Working Group’s online event held on the 12th of May 2022.
Problematising war: Towards a reconstructive critique of war as a problem of deviance
Author Christine Andrä summarises her Review of International Studies article in a short video.
Snapshots podcast: episode five - Dr Stephen Roberts
Episode five of the Global Health Working Group's podcast discusses health security and data.
Serbian Paramilitaries and the Breakup of Yugoslavia: Insights from War Crimes Trials
Dr Iva Vukušić introduces here recent book, Serbian Paramilitaries and the Breakup of Yugoslavia.
Unlearning as pedagogical practice: relational, embodied and place-based shifts
Claire Timperley and Kate Schick discuss their their pedagogical practices and research.
Coalition of the unWilling and unAble: European Realignment and the Future of American Geopolitics
John R Deni talks about his recent book on European realignment and American geopolitics.
EJIS conversations - The evolution of the international peace architecture
Ted Newman talks to Oliver Richmond about his EJIS article on international peace architecture.
Partnering internationally to provide opportunities for students in international studies
An innovative project in peacebuilding with students from Royal Holloway and the IPCS in Somalia.
On being Chinese and being complexified: Chinese IR as a transcultural project
Inho Choi discusses the key arguments from his Review of International Studies (RIS) article.
In discussion: James Rogers
Juliet Dryden interviews James on the War Studies Working Group, drone research, Ukraine and more.
In discussion - Shirin Rai
Distinguished Contribution Prize winner Shirin Rai discusses her research, career and more.
Astropolitics Working Group Mission Statement
The mission statement of the Astropolitics Working Group
Making sense of the State: Citizens and state buildings in South Africa
South African citizens understand and construct the state by seeing and feeling its buildings.
Addressing the global challenge of mass atrocity crimes: Looking ahead to the 2022 BISA IR2PWG annual conference
A reflection on the past decade of the IR2PWG and an overview of the conference to come.
Why should I edit an academic journal or book series?
The BISA Exec answer questions on the benefits of editing journals and books. Why should you bother?
Guilty knowledge: A postcolonial inquiry into knowledge, suspicion, and responsibility in the fight against terrorism financing
Tasniem Anwar summarises the new RIS article on a postcolonial study into terrorism financing.
From theory to practice; PhDs in international affairs
Alexander Borum discusses taking your PhD into the more operational side of international affairs.
The global tree: Forests and the possibility of a multispecies IR
A discussion of the forest in 3 contexts: the global, the (post)colonial, and from the tree itself.
Snapshots podcast: episode four - Professor Sophie Harman
Episode four of the Global Health Working Group's podcast features Professor Sophie Harman.
Decolonising the UK curriculum should be the start of a much wider process
How national identity and global socioeconomic events restrict decolonisation work in universities.
Shape the future of the Politics and International Relations Degree
QAA consultation on the 5th edition of the Politics and International Relations Benchmark Statement
What makes a region and what do regions do? Networks, territoriality, and the emergence of the Amazon region in World Politics
A processual–relational perspective on region-making and its effects in work politics.
Critical Studies on Terrorism annual conference – event review
Find out all about the Critical Studies on Terrorism Annual Conference 2022 and the new conveners.
International studies on the ground, on canvas, on a boat: Veterans’ stories in transition
Nick Caddick introduces 'Stories in Transition'; a project, following life from military to civilian
EuroPride Banned! How uncertainty around Europride only benefits the Serbian president
Koen Slootmaeckers reflects on the ban of the EuroPride in Serbia in 2022.
Polycentric governance of transit migration: A relational perspective from the Balkans and the Middle East
Maria Koinova discusses her Review of International Studies (RIS) article with Juliet Dryden.
The culture struggle, African Union and eliminating violence against women
The African Union’s culture-vs.-rights policy approach to violence against women.
In discussion: Helena Farrand Carrapico
We talk to Helena Farrand Carrapico, a new BISA trustee, to get to know her a little better.
In discussion: Geoffrey Swenson
We talk to Geoffrey Swenson, one of the new BISA trustees, to get to know him a little better.
Pathways to socialisation: China, Russia, and competitive norm socialisation in a changing global order
Kazushige Kobayashi discusses his Review of International Studies (RIS) article with Juliet Dryden.
The latest in IR - summer book round up
Each quarter we bring you updates on the latest book releases from BISA members.
In discussion: Andrew Mumford
We talk to Andrew Mumford, one of the new BISA trustees, to get to know him a little better.
Can the Global South shape international norms through the appointment of leaders who implement these norms in peace operations?
Christoph Harig and Nicole Jenne summarise their Review of International Studies article.
The politics of austerity: global and local
Catch up on the main talking points from this public event held at #BISA2022 in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Review of International Studies Best Article Prize - Thomas Kwasi Tieku in discussion
Find out more about RIS Best Article Prize joint winner Thomas Tieku and his award winning article.
Review of International Studies Best Article Prize - Maria Mälksoo in discussion
Find out more about RIS Best Article Prize joint winner Maria Mälksoo and her award winning article.
The Falklands War at 40: voices of the conflict - Event review and podcast
Missed this joint CWD and BIHG event? Find out what was discussed and listen to the recording.
Snapshots podcast: episode three - Dr Anne Roemer-Mahler
Episode three of the Global Health Working Group's podcast features Dr Anne Roemer-Mahler.
Wind of change: peacemaking in a multipolar world order
Sara Hellmüller explains how macro-level perspective can improve analysis of contemporary mediation.
The in-between
Sofia Doyle and Dr Jana Fey discuss the precarity of casualised work in HE for our special series.
Banalities, dissent, and support
Dr Terri-Anne Teo and Dr Elisa Wynne-Hughes explore the experiences of migrants working in UK HE.
Carrying the world on our shoulders: the burden of self care in academia
Dr Sana Rahim discusses how to address the wellbeing of women in academia.
Equally precarious? Precarity, excellence, and the prospect of an academic career for a ‘non-traditional’ scholar
Dr Sanja Djerasimovic discusses 'precarity on the road to permanence' in our new special series.
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