Best of Review of International Studies 2020/21 – editors’ picks
Having showcased more than 30 articles in 2020/21, we asked RIS editors for their favourite pieces.
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
In discussion – Ruth Blakeley and Kyle Grayson, BISA Chair and Vice-Chair
Ruth Blakeley and Kyle Grayson discuss upcoming plans for BISA, research and advice for ECRs.
Losing control: a chequered history
Former BISA Chair Paul Rogers discusses global security, 9/11 and the fourth edition of his book.
Sexuality and Queer Political Economy with Dr Nicola Smith
The first of a series of IPEG Interviews on Embodied Inequality, led by convener Dr Ben Richardson.
Getting your research into Parliament
The best ways to get your research into Parliament, and how to achieve effective academic engagement
The latest in IR - summer book round up
Each quarter we'll be bringing you updates on the latest releases by BISA members.
Between imagining and institutionalising a society of fascist states
Kye J Allen discusses his new article in BISA journal Review of International Studies (RIS).
The Legon School of International Relations
Watch Thomas Kwasi Tieku discuss his new article from BISA journal Review of International Studies.
Telling stories strategically: How Sweden, Canada, France, and Mexico interpret gender norms in their Feminist Foreign Policies (FFPs)
Ekatherina Zhukova, Malena Rosén Sundström, and Ole Elgström discuss their new RIS article.
#BISA2021 event recordings - new videos added
Missed out on our 2021 annual conference? Watch back some of the key events at your leisure.
Rethinking the history of UN peacekeeping
Michael Nicholson Thesis Prize winner 2021, Margot Tudor, discusses peacekeeping operations, 1956-71
Space, scale, and global politics: Towards a critical approach to space in International Relations
Daniel Lambach discusses his RIS article on space matters for global politics using Arctic Security.
At Europe’s edge: migration and crisis in the Mediterranean
Vicki Squire shares her reflections on this IPMRD group prize-winning book by Cetta Mainwaring.
Role and relation in Confucian IR: Relating to strangers in the states of nature
Chih-yu Shih discusses his Review of International Studies article on conceptions of relationality.
Gender inclusion transforms rather than threatens elite bargains to end conflict
Alexandra Phelan and Jacqui True discuss how women continue to be excluded from peace processes.
Review of International Studies Best Article Prize in discussion: Returning to the root
David Duriesmith and Sara Meger discuss their feminist IR article with RIS editor Martin Coward.
A time to tackle disadvantage - Chris Hanretty on his recent report on career trends in PIR departments
Chris Hanretty (Royal Holloway, University of London) gives his thoughts on the key report findings.
Review of International Studies Best Article Prize in discussion: Topological twists in the Syrian conflict
José Ciro Martínez discusses his 2020 BISA award-winning article with RIS editor Martin Coward.
Africa and the decolonisation of international relations: a roundtable report
A report on the roundtable event: 'Africa and the decolonisation of international relations'.
The economic corridors paradigm as extractivism: Four theses for a historical materialist framework
Charlie Thame gives a five-minute summary of this Review of International Studies article.
How do international organizations interact?
Understanding cooperation, competition and adaptation through the lens of organizational ecology.
Event catch up and review - Health diplomacy in times of pandemic
A summary and recording of the recent joint Global Health and Foreign Policy Working Group event.
Confronting the gated community: Towards a decolonial critique of violence beyond the paradigm of war
Henrique Tavares Furtado discusses his Review of International Studies article with Juliet Dryden.
The China-Factor: Sino-British relations and the conundrum of economic and security interests
A taster of a deeper academic discussion on this topic taking place at the BISA 2021 conference.
What constitutes successful covert action?
A summary of this new Review of International Studies article, and an interview with Rory Cormac.
Exploring the determinants of regional health governance modes in the Global South: A comparative analysis of Central and South America
Juliet Dryden, speaks to Giovanni Agostinis and Kevin Parthenay about their new RIS article.
Teaching international politics on Zoom: tips for fun activities
Patrick Pinkerton from UCL shares teaching tips for Zoom ice-breakers, role play and quizzes.
Refugees’ cross-border strategies and international organisations
How and why do international institutions struggle with transnationalism? A RIS article summary.
NATO's strategic narratives: Angelina Jolie and the alliance's celebrity and visual turn
Watch Katharine A M Wright and Annika Bergman Rosamond discuss their new article in BISA journal RIS
What’s your problem?
Ilan Baron talks to Jade Schiff about political theory & why problems or questions are so important.
The heart of bureaucratic power: explaining international bureaucracies’ expert authority
BISA Director Juliet Dryden speaks to Andrea Liese about her Review of International Studies article
Ideas, stories and teaching International Relations
In the latest in the series from Ilan Baron, he discusses ideas and story telling.
Reappraising the Chinese School of International Relations: a postcolonial perspective
Yih-Jye Hwang dicusses a new RIS article that revisits the enterprise of the Chinese School of IR.
Who’s afraid of memory laws? Introducing ‘militant memocracy’ in International Relations
Maria Mälksoo discusses her new article in BISA journal Review of International Studies.
In discussion: Richard Whitman - The role of professional associations and BISA
We ask Richard why professional associations are so important and why you should get involved.
Nuclear weapons, extinction, and the Anthropocene: reappraising Jonathan Schell
Juliet Dryden, speaks to Rens van Munster and Casper Sylvest about their new RIS article.
The forgotten history of militant conservatism in IR
Jean-François Drolet and Michael C Williams discuss their Review of International Studies article.
How can we make sure states do not only sign international anticorruption agreements, but also comply with them?
Hortense Jongen discusses her new article in BISA journal Review of International Studies.
Batman, Star Wars, and essay writing
In the latest in the series from Ilan Baron, Patrick Jackson talks essay writing and popular culture
Colonial, Postcolonial and Decolonial (CPD) research networks
CPD builds relationships with cognate inter-disciplinary research centres worldwide. Find out who.
Classic readings on the colonial inflections of global order
The CPD Working Group's suggested classic readings on the colonial inflections of global order.
Just Riot Theory - What is it? Why isn't there one? Why is it important?
In the third in the series from Ilan Baron, he interviews Jonathan Havercroft on his riot article.
Imagining (in)security: NATO's collective self-defence and post-9/11 military policing in the Mediterranean Sea
We interview Julien Pomarède about his new Review of International Studies article.
Military responses to COVID-19, emerging trends in global civil-military engagements
Fawzia Gibson-Fall discuss her timely new article from BISA journal Review of International Studies
Interview with Lene Hansen: Security, visuals and Icons in IR
Part six of the Post-Structural Politics working group's interview series.
The disorientating dilemma
In the second in the series from Ilan Baron, he interviews Andy Paras (Guelph) on research questions
Citizen-centred or state-centred? The representational design of International Parliamentary Institutions
Jofre Rocabert and Thomas Winzen discuss their new article in Review of International Studies.
Assessing the factors that impede student engagement within the Criminology discipline: a pedagogically oriented action research to improve
Tarela Ike discusses the findings from her BISA-funded research project on student engagement.
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