Review of International Studies podcast - episode five

BISA journal Review of International Studies (RIS) has released the fifth episode of its new podcast.

The aim of the podcast is to foster conversations about some of the most pressing issues of our time and to facilitate reflections on the latest developments in International Relations. The podcast is hosted by Associate Professor Sebastian Kaempf (The University of Queensland), who is also an editor of the journal.

In this episode we talk about 'global environmental issues', the editor’s selection put together for the Review by Professor Poppy S. Winanti from the Universitas Gadjah Mada in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The selected articles examine unprecedented global issues, such as environmental degradation, indicating a shift in international relations (IR) studies. Scholars from Critical International Political Economy primarily lead this research, suggesting that traditional IR methods are inadequate for addressing the evolving dynamics in the global political economy. Additionally, this development underscores the growing significance of International Political Economy (IPE) as an essential subfield of IR. This trend emphasizes the diversity and richness of the discipline, expanding IR studies to include perspectives beyond state actors and incorporating experiences from the Global South, thus enriching contemporary IR scholarship. The whole special collection is free to read until the end of July 2025.

Creating conversations across articles, identifying linkages, bringing together articles that speak to similar topics is the purpose of the RIS editor's selections, which are published every three to six months. 

Listen to the podcast episode below, or wherever you get your podcasts, and make sure you give them a follow.