Africa and the backlash against international courts
Peter Brett and Line Engbo Gissel outline key findings from book on Africa and International Courts.
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
How do stakeholders perceive institutions in a field with institutional complexity? Understanding legitimacy in global renewable energy governance
Naghmeh Nasiritousi and Hugo Faber discuss their new article published in BISA journal RIS.
Research profile: Tom Vaughan on South Africa and global nuclear order
Tom Vaughan, PGN Chair, discuses his PhD research on South Africa and global nuclear order.
News: FCDO Historians
Information, News and Events, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Historians
Q&A with 2019 Thesis Prize Winner Dr James Southern
British International History Group, James Southern, Michael L. Dockrill Thesis Prize, 2019
The Brandt Line after forty years: The more North–South relations change, the more they stay the same?
Nicholas Lees discusses his new article published in BISA journal Review of International Studies.
Disruption by design: planetary programming in the aftermath of geopolitics
Find out about, and watch back, this fantastic Review of International Studies forum on geopolitics.
Judicial diplomacy: International courts and legitimation
We interview Theresa Squatrito on her Review of International Studies article and it's implications.
The Births of International Studies in China
How IR emerged and developed in China, against the background of a Sinocentric world order.
A look back at the Post-Structural Politics Working Group convenors
Here we look back at the past convenors of the Post-Structural Politics Working Group
Publishing with Review of International Studies
Lead editor, Martin Coward, discusses the scope of the journal and hints and tips for submitters.
Memory and South East Europe: Global currents of activism and contestation
A review of roundtable- ‘Memory and South East Europe: activism and global currents of contestation’
Do you want to write a COVID dissertation?
Professor Sophie Harman gives some advice about coming up with dissertation topics related to COVID.
Performing civilisational narratives in East Asia: Asian values, multiple modernities, and the politics of economic development
Yong Wook Lee discusses the article published in BISA journal Review of International Studies.
Critical studies on terrorism and counter-terrorism conference 2020
Parts of the annual CST conference are now available on demand. Listen to the keynote and roundtable
Party conventions and the US presidential election
Dr Mark Shanahan, Head of Politics and IR at Reading discusses party conventions and the US election
How do non-democratic governments engage citizens in policy-making? Introducing ‘participatory authoritarianism’
Catherine Owen discusses her recent article in BISA journal Review of International Studies.
The South, the West, and the meanings of humanitarian intervention in history
Patrick Quinton-Brown summarises and discusses his recent article for BISA journal RIS.
Contentious colonies: The positional power of imperial peripheries
Juliet Dryden interviews RIS author Sindre Gade Viksand.
Teaching IPE online: thinking about ‘pandemic pedagogies’ in the IPE classroom
Some reflections on teaching International Political Economy online.
‘Solemn and just demands’: Seeking apologies in the international arena
Tracy Adams and Zohar Kampf provide a concise summary of their new article from BISA journal RIS.
The political use of victimhood: Spanish collective memory of ETA through the war on terror paradigm
Juliet Dryden interviews RIS authors Charlotte Heath-Kelly and Laura Fernández de Mosteyrín.
Access to information in a changed learning environment
Stephen Thornton looks at changed access to information resources as a result of the pandemic.
Publications from IPMRD Working Group members
Publications from IPMRD Working Group Members
In discussion...Margot Light
Margot Light discusses her early life, the fall of the Soviet Union and her passion for teaching.
The politics of training peacekeepers on gender
Aiko Holvikivi, winner of the 2020 Michael Nicholson Thesis Prize, discusses her thesis.
Beyond alternative: assessment as the forgotten piece in online learning
Academics from our joint webinar series look at barriers to change, assessment and feedback.
In discussion...The Africa and International Studies Working Group
Find out all about the new Africa Working Group conveners and their plans for the coming months.
Polling open: PGN Committee elections 2020/21
Vote now for the new PGN committee via Survey Monkey until 22 July.
Meet the editors - journals unmasked
Watch our recent 'Meet the editors' event at your leisure and find out what was discussed.
Writing a social sciences PhD proposal
Professor Alison Phipps looks at the common elements of a good social sciences PhD proposal.
Using role-play in a classroom: pros and cons
Anna Kruglova, winner of the 2020 BISA PG teaching award, discusses the pros and cons of role-play.
NGO data links
A selection of links to data repositories and research institutions on NGOs.
International Political Economy Working Group book prize - call for nominations now open
Details of the call for nominations for the BISA IPEG book prize (best book published in 2019)
COVID-19 - BISA Global Health Working Group research and response
A look at the activities of the Global Health Working Group and members during the COVID-19 crisis.
Trump opens the door for a deadlier arms race, and the danger of 'limited' nuclear war
Inderjeet Parmar and Atul Bhardwaj discuss the decision to walk away from the Open Skies Treaty.
‘No buildings from September: what on earth do we do about the learning experience’? – event takeaways and reflections
Chrissie Duxson, BISA’s Communications Manager, reflects on the recent one-day conference from Aula.
Networking in an age of social distancing
Peter Finn provides tips from a range of academics on how to network in an age of social distancing.
Workshop report: Critical Mappings and Future Directions of South East Europe and the International
Our South East Europe working group discuss their latest workshop held in Belfast.
Best of the week - 24 April 2020
Juliet Dryden brings you the best podcasts and readings on COVID-19 this week, as well as other news
Books for the lockdown
BISA Chair, Mark Webber, asked academics and publishers what lockdown reading they would recommend.
Resources for online teaching and lockdown
We pulled together a list covering online teaching, inclusion and help from publishers.
The tricky path from offline to online teaching; five misconceptions
Dan Hough shares best practice on the transition from offline to online teaching
How do colonial legacies shape the contemporary global political economy?
Nick Bernards, a BISA Early-Career Small Research Grant recipient, discusses his research
Effective teaching goes ‘Behind the Headlines’
The teaching strategies and innovations that made ‘Behind the Headlines’ a successful UG module
Interview with Jason Dittmer: Assemblage theory and comic book politics
Part five of the Post-Structural Politics interview series
What is International Relations?
An article by Mark Webber, BISA Chair and Professor at the University of Birmingham, on the definition of International Relations.
Where did we come from? International Relations in Britain before BISA
The origins of BISA and International Relations in the UK.
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