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.
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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.
If you’d like to contribute an article please get in touch with our Communications Manager, Chrissie Duxson: Chrissie.Duxson@bisa.ac.uk
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.
Shape the future of the Politics and International Relations Degree
QAA consultation on the 5th edition of the Politics and International Relations Benchmark Statement
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.
What makes a region and what do regions do? Networks, territoriality, and the emergence of the Amazon region in World Politics
A processual–relational perspective on region-making and its effects in work politics.
Critical Studies on Terrorism 2022 Conference – event review
Find out all about the Critical Studies on Terrorism Annual Conference 2022 and the new conveners.
International studies on the ground, on canvas, on a boat: Veterans’ stories in transition
Nick Caddick introduces 'Stories in Transition'; a project, following life from military to civilian
EuroPride Banned! How uncertainty around Europride only benefits the Serbian president
Koen Slootmaeckers reflects on the ban of the EuroPride in Serbia in 2022.
Polycentric governance of transit migration: A relational perspective from the Balkans and the Middle East
Maria Koinova discusses her Review of International Studies (RIS) article with Juliet Dryden.
The culture struggle, African Union and eliminating violence against women
The African Union’s culture-vs.-rights policy approach to violence against women.
In discussion: Helena Farrand Carrapico
We talk to Helena Farrand Carrapico, a new BISA trustee, to get to know her a little better.
Pathways to socialisation: China, Russia, and competitive norm socialisation in a changing global order
Kazushige Kobayashi discusses his Review of International Studies (RIS) article with Juliet Dryden.
In discussion: Geoffrey Swenson
We talk to Geoffrey Swenson, one of the new BISA trustees, 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.
In discussion: Andrew Mumford
We talk to Andrew Mumford, one of the new BISA trustees, to get to know him a little better.
Can the Global South shape international norms through the appointment of leaders who implement these norms in peace operations?
Christoph Harig and Nicole Jenne summarise their Review of International Studies article.
The politics of austerity: global and local
Catch up on the main talking points from this public event held at #BISA2022 in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Review of International Studies Best Article Prize - Thomas Kwasi Tieku in discussion
Find out more about RIS Best Article Prize joint winner Thomas Tieku and his award winning article.
Review of International Studies Best Article Prize - Maria Mälksoo in discussion
Find out more about RIS Best Article Prize joint winner Maria Mälksoo and her award winning article.
Snapshots podcast: episode three - Dr Anne Roemer-Mahler
Episode three of the Global Health Working Group's podcast features Dr Anne Roemer-Mahler.
Wind of change: peacemaking in a multipolar world order
Sara Hellmüller explains how macro-level perspective can improve analysis of contemporary mediation.
The Falklands War at 40: voices of the conflict - Event review and podcast
Missed this joint CWD and BIHG event? Find out what was discussed and listen to the recording.
The in-between
Sofia Doyle and Dr Jana Fey discuss the precarity of casualised work in HE for our special series.
Banalities, dissent, and support
Dr Terri-Anne Teo and Dr Elisa Wynne-Hughes explore the experiences of migrants working in UK HE.
Carrying the world on our shoulders: the burden of self care in academia
Dr Sana Rahim discusses how to address the wellbeing of women in academia.
Equally precarious? Precarity, excellence, and the prospect of an academic career for a ‘non-traditional’ scholar
Dr Sanja Djerasimovic discusses 'precarity on the road to permanence' in our new special series.
The latest in IR - spring book round up
Each quarter we bring you updates on the latest book releases from BISA members.
Gender, race and the intersections of precarity - a new blog series
Skyler Hawkins continues the conversation from our report of 2021, and will host a workshop.
Why sticking plasters are not enough
Dr Orly Siow writes for the special series: 'Gender, race, and the intersections of precarity.'
Snapshots podcast: episode two - Professor Adam Kamradt-Scott
Episode two of the Global Health Working Group's podcast features Professor Adam Kamradt-Scott.
Event summary: navigating conferences
An overview of the key points from the PGN's navigating conferences event.
Careers spotlight: Dr Renée Martin-Nagle
Dr Renée Martin-Nagle shares her post-PhD career path, as part of our new Careers Spotlight series.
Machine learning political orders
Louise Amoore discusses her Review of International Studies (RIS) article with editor Martin Coward.
Event summary: pursuing non-academic careers post-PhD
A summary of Stephanie Rinaldi, Caroline Metz, and Anni Pues' discussion on post-PhD careers.
Why studying the late twentieth century is crucial for understanding IR today
Sam Dixon explores how the discipline of IR changed in the late twentieth century.
Career spotlight: Dr Laura White
Dr Laura White tells us about her post-PhD career path in our careers spotlight series.
Interspecies cosmopolitanism: Non-human power and the grounds of world order in the Anthropocene
Anthony Burke talks to Review of International Studies editor, Martin Coward, about his article.
Snapshots podcast: episode one - Dr Nicholas Thomas
The first episode of the Global Health Working Group's podcast looks at the work of Nicholas Thomas.
Torturous journeys: Cruelty, international law, and pushbacks and pullbacks over the Mediterranean Sea
Watch Jamal Barnes discuss the key takeaways from his article in Review of International Studies.
The politics of (non-)knowledge at Europe's borders: Errors, fakes, and subjectivity
Claudia Aradau and Sarah Perret summarise the key points from their RIS article.
EJIS conversations - Decolonising war
We talk to Tarak Barkawi about his popular European Journal of International Security article.
Taking part in Model NATO - A case study
We talk to student delegate Becci Dugdale (Westminster) about her experience at Model NATO 2022.
Beyond formal powers: Understanding the African Union's authority on the ground
Antonia Witt discusses the key points from her RIS article on International Organisations (IO).
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