Vernacular Security, Radicalisation, and Counter-radicalisation
A blog post from the authors on the concept of ‘vernacular security’ and how it led to their book.
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
UG event series - Security in surprising places
A recording of the first in a series of free undergraduate events. This one with speaker Lee Jarvis.
How to approach a PhD supervisor
The first of a series of helpful guidance on doing a PhD in the UK. Who should you approach and how?
Growth hegemony and post-growth futures: A complex hegemony approach
Author Michael J Albert discusses his new Review of International Studies (RIS) article.
Trauma-informed Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (TiCBT) to aid reintegration of former terrorists and their families in Nigeria: A pilot study
Tarela Ike discusses her BISA-funded research and shares methodology, findings and a video summary.
Are propagandists combatants? Analysing the ethical status of propagandists in warfare
Author Marie Robin discusses her new Review of International Studies (RIS) article.
The latest in IR - winter book round up
Each quarter we bring you updates on the latest book releases from BISA members.
Between race and animality: European borders, ‘colonial dogs’, and the policing of humanity
Tarsis Brito discusses the key points from his new Review of International Studies (RIS) article.
Book proposals and publishing
Catch up on the recent Astropolitics book proposals and publishing workshop with Bleddyn Bowen.
Cosmologies of conquest: The Renaissance foundations of modern international thought
Jens Bartelson discusses the key points from his new Review of International Studies (RIS) article.
Perspectives from the Global South on Russia's war in Ukraine
A recording of the virtual event held on 26 January 2024.
Un-suturing Westphalian IR via non-Western literature: A Grey Man (1963)
Young Chul Cho and Jungmin Seo discuss the key points from their new Review of International Studies (RIS) article.
Navigating nuclear narratives in contemporary television: The BBC’s Vigil
Author Emily Faux discusses her new Review of International Studies (RIS) article.
Race and systemic crises in international politics: An agenda for pluralistic scholarship
Andrew Rosenberg discusses his new Review of International Studies (RIS) article.
Reflections from the outgoing Review of International Studies editors
The outgoing 2020-2023 RIS editorial team look back on the achievements of the past four years.
Creative pedagogy: teaching the international innovatively and intimately
In this article Laura Mills discusses her innovative and creative pedagogical practices.
The best books on the politics of war
Andrew Payne shares his best books on the politics of war. Originally published with Shepherd.
Take Five - 1 December 2023
Dominic Hart brings you the five best IR-related podcasts and readings this fortnight. Take five.
The double-helix entanglements of transnational advocacy: Moral conservative resistance to LGBTI rights
The authors discuss their new Review of International Studies (RIS) article.
Snapshots podcast: episode seven - Dr Nadine Voelkner
Episode seven of the Global Health Working Group's podcast features Dr Nadine Voelkner.
Coping with international politics: A case study of Hong Kong
The authors discuss their new Review of International Studies (RIS) article.
Towards a post-imperial and Global IR?: Revisiting Khatami’s Dialogue among Civilisations
The authors discuss their new Review of International Studies (RIS) article.
Universities and allocations for the annual BISA climate negotiation simulation
In two weeks time we host the third annual climate negotiation simulation at Goodenough College.
CPD Paper Prize Winner 2022: Decolonial Aesthesis and Racial Capitalism in the Postcolonial Arab Gulf States
Lead editor of Review of International Studies, Martin Coward, interviews Maia Entwistle
Towards a Feminist Geopolitics of Economic Sanctions and Gendered Insecurity
Lead editor of Review of International Studies, Martin Coward, interviews Asma Abdi
Becoming a humanitarian state: A performative analysis of ‘status-seeking’ as statecraft in world politics
Ali Bilgic discusses his new Review of International Studies (RIS) article.
The latest in IR - autumn book round up
Each quarter we bring you updates on the latest book releases from BISA members.
CPD Paper Prize Honourable Mention 2023: Theorising Peru Profundo
Lead editor of Review of International Studies, Martin Coward, interviews George Ygarza.
CPD Paper Prize Honourable Mention 2023: A Pilgrimage Back to the Self
Lead editor of Review of International Studies, Martin Coward, interviews Sara Abdel Ghany.
CPD Paper Prize Winner 2023: Racial/Gender Capitalism in Malaysia: Contested Scripts, Muted Repertoires
A video interview with the winner of the CPD Paper Prize for 2023, by Martin Coward.
‘The Museum Will Not Be Decolonised’: The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s African Origin of Civilisation exhibition 2021-.
This article discusses how the museum will not be decolonised, in reference to the Met's exhibition.
On Carcerality, Counterextremism, Counterterrorism and Criminology
In this article, Aaron reflects on Carcerality, Counterextremism, Counterterrorism and Criminology.
belonging in between
a short film about belonging in between, by Mazvita Zhou
Historicising Countertransference across Terrains of Colonial Trauma: Reimagining Universalism from Below
In this article, Nichola Khan proposes historicising countertransference to reimagine universalisms.
On Knowledge-making in the Arab World: Polycrises, Polarisation, and Impossibilities
In this article, Ali Kassem discusses knowledge-making in the Arab World.
STORIES I WISH I COULD(N’T) TELL: Reflections from a train to nowhere
A reflection on stories she wishes she couldn't tell, or reflections from a train to nowhere.
Deviance and Normativity in Egypt’s Counterrevolution
In this article, Amira Abdelhamid discusses deviance and normativity in Egypt’s counterrevolution.
On Prisons, by Acabatha
A reflection on prison, by Acabatha Christie.
Emotions, International Relations, and the everyday: Individuals’ emotional attachments to international organisations
Anne-Marie Houde discusses her new Review of International Studies (RIS) article.
Gathering in vulnerable times: conferences, care, and bringing each other along
Roxani Krystalli discusses what she has learned from her students gathering in vulnerable times.
‘Chống dịch như chống giặc’ (‘Fighting the pandemic like fighting the invader’): Audience agency and historical resources in Vietnam’s early securitisation of Covid-19
The authors discuss their new Review of International Studies (RIS) article.
The news media and (dis)information as a foreign policy tool
Dr Natalie Martin discusses the importance of news media in foreign policy.
IR Career Starters - November 2023
382 internships, traineeships, fellowships and entry-level positions in International Relations.
Empathic diplomacy and the making of the Iran nuclear deal
Josh Baker discusses his research on empathy in the making of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
CPD Statement in Solidarity with Palestine
Statement in solidarity with Palestine
In discussion: Michael Cox
Michael Cox discusses the US, China, Russia, advice for early-career scholars and a forthcoming book
Looking into a crystal ball: Exploring the future direction of the nuclear field
A summary and recording of the GNO Working Group event which took place on 27 September 2023.
In discussion: Laura McLeod
We talk to Laura McLeod, a new BISA trustee, to get to know her a little better.
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