China builds influence using African parliaments
China donated a parliament building to Lesotho to gain influence through access to political elites.
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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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How to: LinkedIn and International Relations
Alexander Borum gives advice on how to make your International Relations LinkedIn profile stand out.
The latest in IR - winter book round up
Each quarter we bring you updates on the latest book releases from BISA members.
Reflections on convening the Environment Working Group
Environment Working Group founder John Vogler reflects on his experience in convenership.
Gothic visibilities and International Relations: Uncanny icons, critical comics, and the politics of abjection in Aleppo
The authors discuss the key points from their new RIS article on gothic visibilities in Aleppo.
International politics of migration in times of ‘crisis’ and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic
A new open access Research Note on how the pandemic has shaped trade-offs in migration governance.
How to: International Relations tests and interviews
Alexander Borum gives advice on recruitment tests and interviews in International Relations.
The multispecies experience of wartime: White phosphorus and the toxic time of war
Matthew Leep discusses the key points from his Review of International Studies (RIS) article.
Understanding IR as Social Science Series: The planetary challenges that require IR to come to terms with natural and earth relations
The second of a series of IRSS talks discussing 'IR as a social science' on 17 January 2023.
How to: International Relations cover letter
Alexander Borum gives advice on successful International Relations cover letters
Writing workshop event summary
Missed the PGN writing workshop?Catch up on key points from the event with Dr Clare Lynch now.
How to: International Relations CV
Alexander Borum discusses aspects of successful International Relations CVs.
The A.I.R. Club: research with African adolescents
A case for engaging young Africans not only about 'youth' but more broadly in research about Africa.
Why you should give up your valuable time to be a working group convener
We asked conveners about the role, the skills they learnt, and the benefits to their career.
Constructing victims: Suffering and status in modern world order
The authors discuss the key points from their Review of International Studies (RIS) article.
Teaching skills event summary
A summary of the key points from the PGN workshop on teaching skills for PGRs and ECRs.
Do diplomats trust online - and if so, how?
Kristin Anabel Eggeling & Larissa Versloot discuss new RIS article on online diplomacy and trust
In discussion - Christopher Hill
Distinguished Contribution Prize winner Christopher Hill discusses his research and career.
IR's Roads to Freedom: Rereading Jean-Paul Sartre's trilogy as an International Relations text
Lucian Ashworth discusses the key points from his Review of International Studies (RIS) article.
Postgraduate Network speed mentoring- Event summary
A write up from the first Postgraduate Network speed mentoring event in November 2022.
Capacitating militarised masculinity: Genitourinary injuries, sex/sexuality, and US military medicine
Jenn Hobbs discusses the key arguments from her Review of International Studies (RIS) article.
Intervention and Responsibility to Protect annual conference – event review
Event review of the Intervention & Responsibility to Protect WG conference
Global intellectual history in International Relations: Hierarchy, empire, and the case of late colonial Indian international thought
Martin Bayly discusses the key points from his Review of International Studies (RIS) article.
From follow the money towards infrastructural geopolitics: How financial technologies enable (changing) security regimes
Carola Westermeier discusses the key points from her Review of International Studies article.
Civilian resistance: everyday digital technologies in the Russian-Ukrainian war
The second EJIS and CGSC annual lecture took place on 17 November 2022 with Olga Boichak.
The Anthropocene rupture in international relations: Future politics and international life
Tom Lundborg discusses the key points from his Review of International Studies article.
IPEG 2022 Book Prize winner announced
The winner of the 2022 IPEG Book prize for best IPE book published in 2021 has been announced.
The latest in IR - autumn book round up
Each quarter we bring you updates on the latest book releases from BISA members.
Event Report: ‘The Future Of (Post)-Pandemic Health Security – A Global Perspective’
A summary of the Global Health Working Group’s online event held on the 12th of May 2022.
Problematising war: Towards a reconstructive critique of war as a problem of deviance
Author Christine Andrä summarises her Review of International Studies article in a short video.
Snapshots podcast: episode five - Dr Stephen Roberts
Episode five of the Global Health Working Group's podcast discusses health security and data.
Unlearning as pedagogical practice: relational, embodied and place-based shifts
Claire Timperley and Kate Schick discuss their their pedagogical practices and research.
Serbian Paramilitaries and the Breakup of Yugoslavia: Insights from War Crimes Trials
Dr Iva Vukušić introduces here recent book, Serbian Paramilitaries and the Breakup of Yugoslavia.
Coalition of the unWilling and unAble: European Realignment and the Future of American Geopolitics
John R Deni talks about his recent book on European realignment and American geopolitics.
EJIS conversations - The evolution of the international peace architecture
Ted Newman talks to Oliver Richmond about his EJIS article on international peace architecture.
Partnering internationally to provide opportunities for students in international studies
An innovative project in peacebuilding with students from Royal Holloway and the IPCS in Somalia.
On being Chinese and being complexified: Chinese IR as a transcultural project
Inho Choi discusses the key arguments from his Review of International Studies (RIS) article.
In discussion: James Rogers
Juliet Dryden interviews James on the War Studies Working Group, drone research, Ukraine and more.
In discussion - Shirin Rai
Distinguished Contribution Prize winner Shirin Rai discusses her research, career and more.
Astropolitics Working Group Mission Statement
The mission statement of the Astropolitics Working Group
Making sense of the State: Citizens and state buildings in South Africa
South African citizens understand and construct the state by seeing and feeling its buildings.
Why should I edit an academic journal or book series?
The BISA Exec answer questions on the benefits of editing journals and books. Why should you bother?
Addressing the global challenge of mass atrocity crimes: Looking ahead to the 2022 BISA IR2PWG annual conference
A reflection on the past decade of the IR2PWG and an overview of the conference to come.
Guilty knowledge: A postcolonial inquiry into knowledge, suspicion, and responsibility in the fight against terrorism financing
Tasniem Anwar summarises the new RIS article on a postcolonial study into terrorism financing.
From theory to practice; PhDs in international affairs
Alexander Borum discusses taking your PhD into the more operational side of international affairs.
The global tree: Forests and the possibility of a multispecies IR
A discussion of the forest in 3 contexts: the global, the (post)colonial, and from the tree itself.
Snapshots podcast: episode four - Professor Sophie Harman
Episode four of the Global Health Working Group's podcast features Professor Sophie Harman.
Decolonising the UK curriculum should be the start of a much wider process
How national identity and global socioeconomic events restrict decolonisation work in universities.
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