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#BISA2021 event recordings - watch back now

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Our first fully virtual conference took place on 21 to 23 June 2021 and was a great success. Here we bring you recordings of some of the main events.

Firstly you can watch back all three of the fantastic keynotes - 'Geographies of Racism' (Sponsored by Polity), 'Forget International Studies?' (Sponsored by Cambridge University Press) and 'In discussion with Dr Agnes Callamard' (Sponsored by Palgrave Macmillan).

We were also pleased to host three public events at the 2021 conference - one with RUSI and two with Chatham House.

Last, but certainly not least, we highly recommend watching the informative and inspiring widening participation panel: 'Vicarious identities in everyday lives', as well as the recording of our Chair's address and prize giving.

These the recordings are embedded below for your convenience. You can also find them on our YouTube channel.

Geographies of Racism (Sponsored by Polity)

Speakers: Professor Gary Younge (University of Manchester), Dr Olivia Rutazibwa (University of Portsmouth), Professor Robbie Shilliam (Johns Hopkins)

Roundtable: Forget International Studies? (Sponsored by Cambridge University Press)

Speakers: Dr Heba Youssef (University of Brighton), Dr Jenna Marshall (Universität Kassel), Dr Lata Narayanaswamy (University of Leeds), Professor Sabelo Ndlovu-Gatsheni (University of Bayreuth), Dr Sithembile Mbete (University of Pretoria), Dr Swati Parashar (University of Gothenburg)

In discussion with Dr Agnes Callamard Sponsored by Palgrave Macmillan)

Speakers: Dr Agnes Callamard (UN/Amnesty International), Dr James Rogers (University of Southern Denmark)

Widening participation panel: Vicarious identities in everyday lives

Speakers: Shahnaz Akhter (University of Warwick); Joseph Haigh (University of Warwick); Tonio Incluli; Lily-Mae Barton; Saarah Khalifa; Alex Ignat; Mia Mattu.

Hear fantastic speakers, including three post-16 students, discuss the curriculum, Muslim women and more.

Chair's address and prize giving

Speakers: Mark Webber (University of Birmingham); Ruth Blakeley (University of Sheffield).

World Order in the 21st Century: Illiberal Orders, a Concert of Power, or a Western Revival? - with Chatham House

Speakers: Charlie Kupchan (Georgetown University); Rana Mitter (University of Oxford); John Ikenberry (Princeton University); Jennifer Welsh (McGill University); Daniel Nexon (Georgetown University); Alex Cooley (Barnard College); Peter Trubowitz (LSE). Chair: Leslie Vinjamuri (Chatham House).

The Middle East, Geopolitics, and International Studies Today - with RUSI

Speakers: Bader Al-Saif (Carnegie Middle East Centre); Lina Khatib (Chatham House); Ziya Meral (RUSI); Dina Esfandiary (Crisis Group); Hisham A Hellyer (University of Cambridge). Chair: Hisham A Hellyer (University of Cambridge).

Domestic Politics and Foreign Policies: Interests, Articulation, Content and Impact - with Chatham House

Speakers: ‘New India, New Foreign Policy?’ - Dr Gareth Price (Senior Research Fellow, Chatham House); ‘Is European Foreign Policy Populism that Different?’ - (Dr Angelos Chryssogelos, Associate Fellow, Chatham House); ‘Just Know-Nothings and John Birch-erism Updated? US Foreign Policy under Trump and the Hangover’ - Dr Christopher Sabatini (Senior Research Fellow, Chatham House); ‘Brazil, Bullets, Beef and the Bible: Bolsonaro’s Politics Meet the World’ - Elena Lazarou (Associate Fellow, Chatham House); Chair - Dr Renata Dwan (Deputy Director, Chatham House).