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.
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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.
‘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.
Emotions, International Relations, and the everyday: Individuals’ emotional attachments to international organisations
Anne-Marie Houde discusses her new Review of International Studies (RIS) article.
‘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.
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.
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.
Existentialism and International Relations: In it up to our necks
The authors discuss the key arguments from their Review of International Studies (RIS) article.
In discussion: Laura McLeod
We talk to Laura McLeod, a new BISA trustee, to get to know her a little better.
Conceptual politics and resilience-at-work in the European Union
The authors discuss the key arguments from their Review of International Studies (RIS) article.
The power of interpersonal relationships: A socio-legal approach to international institutions and human rights advocacy
Nina Reiners discusses the key points from her new RIS article.
Infrastructure and the integral state: Internal Relations, processes of state formation, and Gramscian state theory
Daniel McCarthy discusses the key points from his new RIS article.
Workshop summary: Global health science, technology and security
A review of the Global health science and security workshop held on 10 and 11 of May 2023.
Putting together a BISA conference: location, venue and costs
Juliet Dryden, BISA Director, shares some insights as to how the annual conference is put together.
A call for international dialogue: considerations of IR
Marianna Charountaki, Mary Hartford and Sarah Dorr consider meta-globalisation and associations.
Coloniality, gendered struggles and everyday politics of living
Niharika Pandit discusses the findings from her prize-winning PhD thesis.
Heidegger’s heritage: The temporal politics of authenticity, then and now
Andrew Hom discusses the key points from his new RIS article.
In discussion: Lee Jarvis
We talk to Lee Jarvis, a new BISA trustee, to get to know him a little better.
Women’s discursive agency in transitional justice policy-making: A feminist institutionalist approach
Authors Denisa Kostovicova and Vesna Popovski discuss the key points from their new RIS article.
The Black Fantastic in International Relations
Lester Spence discusses the key points from his new RIS article.
In discussion: Una McGahern
We talk to Una McGahern, a new BISA trustee, to get to know her a little better.
Accommodating Nutopia: The nuclear ban treaty and the developmental interests of Global South countries
Andrew Futter and Olamide Samuel discuss the key points from their new RIS article.
How should IR deal with the “end of the world”? Existential anxieties and possibilities in the Anthropocene
Dahlia Simangan discusses the key points from her new Review of International Studies (RIS) article.
In discussion: Simon Rushton
We talk to Simon Rushton, a new BISA trustee, to get to know him a little better.
A field guide to International Studies
Becky Alexis-Martin shares insights into undertaking successful fieldwork, as well as the challenges
In discussion: Juanita Elias
We talk to Juanita Elias, the new BISA vice-chair, to get to know her a little better.
In discussion: Marianna Charountaki
We talk to Marianna Charountaki, a new BISA trustee, to get to know her a little better.
Ontological security, myth, and existentialism
Authors Xander Kirke and Brent J Steele discuss the key points from their new RIS article.
Designing a course with your students as an early-career teacher: Collaborative pedagogy in times of precarity
In this article Zoë Jay discusses implements student-led learning in her pedagogical practices.
The latest in IR - summer book round up
Each quarter we bring you updates on the latest book releases from BISA members.
Crossed pandemics: Racism, police violence, and Covid-19 in Brazil and the United States
Marta Fernández discusses the key points of her new RIS article.
Presenting at #BISA2023: Interdisciplinary research in security studies
Tara Zammit gives a summary on her research and experience of presenting at #BISA2023.
Decolonising to reimagine International Relations: An introduction
Somdeep Sen discusses the key points from his new Review of International Studies (RIS) article.
Pan-African gender governance: The politics of aspiration at the African Union
Karmen Tornius discusses the key points from her new Review of International Studies (RIS) article.
Methodologies in International Relations: Doing systematic reviews
A recording of the online event which took place on 19 June 2023.
Review of International Studies Best Article Prize - Daniel Lambach in discussion
Find out more about RIS Best Article Prize winner Daniel Lambach and his award winning article.
After states, before humanity? The meta-politics of legality and the International Criminal Court in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Palestine
Janis Grzybowski and Filipe dos Reis discuss the key points from their new RIS article.
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