Beyond frameworks: Alternative pathways for AI governance in a fragmented world
A blogpost about supplementing AI frameworks with alternative governance systems.
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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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Susan Strange meets the everyday: The mundane sources of structural power
Kasper Arabi discuss the key points from his new RIS article.
Constructing business authority in global governance: A Bourdieusian account of multi-level meaning fixation
Adrian Calmettes and Dominic J Pfister discuss their new RIS article along with the video abstract.
In discussion: New Voices in Cultural Relations Prize 2025 winner - Zoha Siddiqui
Zoha Siddiqui discusses her prize-winning dissertation with Juliet Dryden and Christine Wilson.
Event summary: Navigating the publishing landscape
Watch the recording of the Africa and International Studies event 'Navigating the publishing landscape'
Take Five - 19 September 2025
Eve Harrison-Taylor gives you a rundown of the 5 best IR podcasts and articles this fortnight.
Abusing the international solidarity principle: Human rights, international solidarity, and the EU’s bilateral migration deals
Jamal Barnes and Samuel M Makinda discuss the key points from their new RIS article.
Ecocide: a 21st century international crime in the making?
Read Suwita Hani Randhawa's article on research supported by an Early Career Small Research Grant.
Revisiting the ‘darker side’ of democratic peace: Morgenthau, reflexivity, and the role of scholars in times of deception
Haro L Karkour discusses his new RIS article along with the video abstract.
Relational legitimation in dense institutional environments: The case of the UN Special Procedures
Monika Heupel discusses her new RIS article along with the video abstract.
Spotlight on: Santosh Kumar
PhD candidate Santosh Kumar shares his research interests and future plans.
Beyond production: Following nomadic space in IR
Srishti Malaviya discusses her new RIS article along with the video abstract.
American Pragmatism, the Frankfurt School, and the future of Critical International Relations Theory
Jason Ralph discusses his new RIS article along with the video abstract.
In memoriam: Professor Jack Spence - Memories from two students
In tribute to Professor Jack Spence, two of his former students share their memories.
Snapshots podcast: episode nine - Professor João Nunes
Episode nine of the Global Health Working Group's podcast features Professor João Nunes.
Affective sovereignty: A decolonising politics of emotion in Palestine
Jamal Nabulsi discusses his new RIS article along with the video abstract.
The Reverse Savages, Victims, Saviours metaphor of human rights
Shadi Mokhtari discusses her new RIS article along with the video abstract.
The middling of international hierarchies
John de Bhal discusses the key points from his new RIS article.
In discussion: Andrew Dorman
We talk to Andrew Dorman, a new BISA trustee, to get to know him a little better.
The latest in IR - summer book round up
Each quarter we bring you updates on the latest book releases from BISA members.
Studying state-private hybrid regimes of security governance through a focus on border security
Read Samah Rafiq's article on research that was supported by the BISA Early Career Small Research Grant.
Actions and reactions – Supporting members and developing BISA within the constraints of the Charities Act
Professor Kyle Grayson, reflects on the challenges facing professional associations and their trustees.
In discussion: Victoria Basham
We talk to Victoria Basham, a new BISA trustee, to get to know her a little better.
Digesting the UK's new National Security Strategy
Watch the recording of the SPP event 'Digesting the UK's new National Security Strategy'
But can it be applied? Reflections on the theory and practice of security
Read Norma Rossi's article on research that was supported by a BISA learning and teaching grant.
Spotlight on: Meredith Warren
PhD candidate Meredith Warren shares her research interests and future plans.
Catharsis, rearticulation of desire and ontological insecurity
Filip Ejdus and Marina Vulović discuss the key points from their new RIS article.
#BISA2025 keynote recording: Professor Roland Bleiker - Seeing and sensing world politics
Watch the #BISA2025 50th anniversary keynote from Roland Bleiker on seeing and sensing world politics.
Whose age of anxiety? Provincialising ontological insecurity
Alistair Markland discusses his new RIS article along with the video abstract.
BISA at 50: Reflections and perspectives - Supporting varied pathways
We asked some #BISA2025 delegates to share their reflections of the conference in Belfast.
Can we imagine what a future climate-changed world will be like?
Dr Carl Death discusses climate futures and African climate fiction.
BISA at 50: Reflections and perspectives – IPEG turns 54!
Juanita Elias and other former conveners discuss the International Political Economy Working Group.
BISA at 50: Reflections and perspectives - Finding our voice and bridging the gap
We asked some #BISA2025 delegates to share their reflections of the conference in Belfast.
Leadership decapitation in civil war: Leadership arrest and the negotiations between the state and the insurgents.
Ulaş Erdoğdu discusses the key points from his new Review of International Studies article.
The plural professional: How UN human rights experts construct their independence
Alvina Hoffmann discusses the key points from her new RIS article.
BISA at 50: Reflections and perspectives - Personal takes on #BISA2025
We asked some #BISA2025 delegates to share their reflections of the conference in Belfast.
Turkey’s balancing of renewables and security: A middle power in energy transition
Dr Yavuz Tuyloglu shares a summary of his BISA presentation on Turkey's climate politics.
Global Aid Rethink - episode six
Listen to the new podcast from the conveners of the Global Politics and Development Working Group.
Global Aid Rethink - episode four
Listen to the new podcast from the conveners of the Global Politics and Development Working Group.
Global Aid Rethink - episode five
Listen to the new podcast from the conveners of the Global Politics and Development Working Group.
Gender and land-use change in South and Southeast Asian resource frontiers
Read Saba Joshi's article on their research that was supported by the BISA Early Career Small Research Grant
Review of International Studies podcast - episode four
In the fourth podcast episode, Seb Kaempf discusses rethinking ritual dynamics with Maria Mälksoo.
Authenticity, performativity, and profilicity in international relations: Autocracies and the evolution of the liberal world order
Federico Salvati discusses the key points from his new Review of International Studies article.
Methods Summer School - Knowledge and tools for research with vulnerable populations
Margaret Ifeoma Abazie-Humphrey, discusses valuable takeaways and highlights from the course.
BISA at 50: Reflections and perspectives - Hope, inspiration and crisis
Charlotte Weatherill, co-convener of Environment and Climate Politics, shares reflections from #BISA2025.
BISA at 50: Reflections and perspectives - A historic setting for reconnecting with old acquaintances and meeting new ones
Brent J Steele, Professor at the University of Utah, shares reflections from #BISA2025 in Belfast.
BISA at 50: Reflections and perspectives - A landmark gathering for IPE scholars in Belfast
Julia Calvert and James Scott share their reflections of #BISA2025 in Belfast.
Methods Summer School - Knowledge, inspiration, and practical tools for development
Michael Mo discusses attending the BISA-sponsored PAIR methods summer school at Southampton.
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