Critical studies on terrorism and counter-terrorism conference 2020
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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
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.
Using role-play in a classroom: pros and cons
Anna Kruglova, winner of the 2020 BISA PG teaching award, discusses the pros and cons of role-play.
NGO data links
A selection of links to data repositories and research institutions on NGOs.
International Political Economy Working Group book prize - call for nominations now open
Details of the call for nominations for the BISA IPEG book prize (best book published in 2019)
COVID-19 - BISA Global Health Working Group research and response
A look at the activities of the Global Health Working Group and members during the COVID-19 crisis.
Trump opens the door for a deadlier arms race, and the danger of 'limited' nuclear war
Inderjeet Parmar and Atul Bhardwaj discuss the decision to walk away from the Open Skies Treaty.
‘No buildings from September: what on earth do we do about the learning experience’? – event takeaways and reflections
Chrissie Duxson, BISA’s Communications Manager, reflects on the recent one-day conference from Aula.
Networking in an age of social distancing
Peter Finn provides tips from a range of academics on how to network in an age of social distancing.
Workshop report: Critical Mappings and Future Directions of South East Europe and the International
Our South East Europe working group discuss their latest workshop held in Belfast.
Best of the week - 24 April 2020
Juliet Dryden brings you the best podcasts and readings on COVID-19 this week, as well as other news
Books for the lockdown
BISA Chair, Mark Webber, asked academics and publishers what lockdown reading they would recommend.
Resources for online teaching
We pulled together a list covering online teaching, inclusion and help from publishers.
The tricky path from offline to online teaching; five misconceptions
Dan Hough shares best practice on the transition from offline to online teaching
How do colonial legacies shape the contemporary global political economy?
Nick Bernards, a BISA Early-Career Small Research Grant recipient, discusses his research
Effective teaching goes ‘Behind the Headlines’
The teaching strategies and innovations that made ‘Behind the Headlines’ a successful UG module
Interview with Jason Dittmer: Assemblage theory and comic book politics
Part five of the Post-Structural Politics interview series
Where did we come from? International Relations in Britain before BISA
The origins of BISA and International Relations in the 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
'The West and the Rest: Challenging the Emotions Research Agenda' - workshop review
Our Emotions in Politics and IR working group held a workshop 'The West and the Rest'.
FPWG Event Report: Understanding foreign policy making within Area Studies
FPWG members discussed the relationship between Foreign Policy Analysis and Area Studies.
Postgraduate workshop on International Migration Politics, including the IPMRD best book and best article awards
A one-day postgraduate workshop on the International Politics of Migration incorporating the awards.
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.
FPWG Event Report: Social Movements and Policy Outcomes: How right-wing grassroots groups influence foreign policy
FPWG supported a workshop on how right-wing grassroots groups influence foreign policy.
FPWG Event report: Conceptualising Remote Warfare: The Past, Present, and Future
The FPWG and the Oxford Research Group held a joint workshop aimed at conceptualising remote warfare
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.
Methods for NGO-related research – 2018 workshop review
A review of the NGO working group's 2018 workshop - a webinar for postgraduates.
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