Why contexts matter for decolonising IR knowledge production
Beverley Loke and Catherine Owen discuss the key points from their new Review of International Studies (RIS) article.
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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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Post-growth agrifood systems: Towards an emancipatory politics
The authors discuss the key points from their Review of International Studies article.
Why formal inclusion is not enough in global governance
The authors discuss the key points from their Review of International Studies article.
A narrative approach to analysis of covert action
Author Jack Duffield discusses his new article from the Review of international studies.
Does the new Government’s Strategic Defence Review offer a window for rethinking UK defence policy?
The security policy and practice working group conveners discuss their recent BISA event.
Back to the bad old days of the OAU? Why there has never been a Pan-African consensus on the legitimacy of coups d’état
Peter Brett discusses the recent wave of West African military coups and the threats they provide.
Critical Studies on Terrorism 2024 Conference - event review
Find out all about the Critical Studies on Terrorism 2024 Conference which took place in Sheffield.
Student voices – Moving abroad and the highs and lows of PhD life
We look at students’ experience of moving to the UK and the biggest challenges/joys of doing a PhD.
Snapshots podcast: episode eight - Dr Anne-Sophie Jung
Episode eight of the Global Health Working Group's podcast features Dr Anne-Sophie Jung.
Student voices - PhD applications and funding in the UK
We look at why five students chose to do their PhD in the UK, finding a supervisor, funding and more
In discussion: Tim Edmunds
We talk to Tim Edmunds, 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.
Take Five - 26 July 2024
Dominic Hart brings you the five best IR-related podcasts and readings this fortnight. Take five.
Peace on display: Examining peace knowledge(s) in UK museums
Lydia Cole discusses how BISA ECSRG funding enabled her project on peace representation in the UK.
Enhance Your Teaching with the BISA YouTube Channel
Read more about BISA's YouTube Channel and how we use our online resources to enhance learning
Thinking Inside the Box Framework
J Simon Rofe discusses the project enabled by a BISA Learning and Teaching Small Grant Award.
#GlobalChallenges: Social media, pedagogy and International Studies
Read more about Dr Louise Pears' research on social media in the International Studies classroom.
Take Five - 12 July 2024
Dominic Hart brings you the five best IR-related podcasts and readings this fortnight. Take five.
The Visual Politics of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda: From the UN Security Council to Civil Society
Columba Achilleos-Sarll reports on the research she conducted with the help of the BISA ECSR Grant.
In discussion: Jack Holland
We talk to Jack Holland, a new BISA trustee, to get to know him a little better.
More than just the ‘‘Bop Lobby’’: Britain and the ‘‘independence’’ of Bophuthatswana
Daniel Feather discusses how BISA ECSRG funding helped him to further develop his research.
Militarisation in UN peace operations
Alexander Gilder discusses his research on UN peacekeeping practices funded by a BISA ECSRG.
International Relations and the non-human: Exploring animal culture for global environmental governance
Authors Teresa Lappe-Osthege and Rosaleen Duffy explain the key points from their RIS article.
Towards an abolitionist feminist peace: State violence, anti-militarism, and the Women, Peace and Security agenda
Authors Hannah Wright and Columba Achilleos-Sarll explain the key points from their RIS article.
Regime of torture: Guantánamo Bay’s ongoing detention and prosecutions of the CIA’s Rendition, Detention, and Interrogation prisoners
The authors explain the key points from their Review of International Studies article.
Degrowth, green growth, and climate justice for Africa
Author Chukwumerije Okereke discusses key points from his Review of International Studies article.
On making peace with nature: Visions and challenges towards an ecological diplomacy
The authors explain the key points from their Review of International Studies article.
Rapid response webinar recording - the ICC in Israel and Palestine: Law, politics, and arrest warrants
A recording of the International Law and Politics Working Group event from Tuesday 28 May 2024.
The terrestrial trap: International Relations beyond Earth
Authors Enrike van Wingerden and Darshan Vigneswaran discuss their new Review of International Studies (RIS) article.
The future of control/The control of the future: Global (dis)order and the weaponisation of everywhere in 2074
Author Mark Lacy explains the key arguments from his Review of International Studies article.
The best books on promoting the rule of law
Geoffrey Swenson shares his best books on promoting the rule of law. Published with Shepherd.
The best books on nuclear war (and how to stop it!)
Rhys Crilley shares his best books on on nuclear war (and how to stop it!). Published with Shepherd.
The latest in IR - spring book round up
Each quarter we bring you updates on the latest book releases from BISA members.
On the horizon: The futures of IR
Authors Martin Coward and Mat Paterson share thoughts on the future of International Relations.
AI and the future of IR: Disentangling flesh-and-blood, institutional, and synthetic moral agency in world politics
Author Toni Erskine explains the key arguments from her Review of International Studies article.
The best books to understand how populism works
Georg Loefflmann shares his best books on how to understand Populism. Published with Shepherd.
Post-Soviet power hierarchies in the making: Postcolonialism in Tajikistan’s relations with Russia
Author Karolina Kluczewska discusses her new Review of International Studies (RIS) article.
The best books for understanding the transformation of capitalism and globalisation
Vinícius Vieira shares his best books on the transformation of capitalism. Published with Shepherd.
Resilience as a ‘concept at work’ in the war in Ukraine: Exploring its international and domestic significance
Author Janine Natalya Clark discusses her new Review of International Studies (RIS) article.
UG event series - Essay writing: top tips
A recording of the second in a series of free undergraduate events.
Indigenous peoples at the heritage–climate change nexus: Examining the effectiveness of UNESCO and the IPCC’s boundary work
Author Pedram Rashidi discusses his new Review of International Studies (RIS) article.
Post-growth theories in a global world: A comparative analysis
Author Lorenzo Fioramonti discusses his new Review of International Studies (RIS) article.
Secular(ised) Christmas in Singapore and the Everyday (re)Production of Modernity/Coloniality
An article about the (un)secularity of Christmas and how it reproduces modernity/coloniality.
Degrowth, global asymmetries, and ecosocial justice: Decolonial perspectives from Latin America
Author Miriam Lang discusses her new Review of International Studies (RIS) article.
Writing a PhD application or proposal
In this second of our series on preparing for a PhD in the UK, we look at writing a proposal.
Legitimate governance in international politics: Towards a relational theory of legitimation
Author Wolfgang Minatti discusses his new Review of International Studies (RIS) article.
International politics of the everyday
Ilan discusses International Politics of the Everyday with Cynthia Enloe and student, Roisin.
‘Every one (re)membered’: Anxiety, family history, and militarised vicarious identity promotion during Britain’s First World War centenary commemorations
Author Joseph Haigh discusses his new Review of International Studies (RIS) article.
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