Book talk - The psychic lives of statues: reckoning with the rubble of empire
join the EPIR Working Group and author Rahul Rao for a virtual book talk.
Upcoming events
The majority of our events are open to both members and non-members, though non-members usually need to pay a fee.
We continue to hold many of our events virtually, as this means we can engage with members both in the UK and abroad, as well as those with disabilities, those with caring responsibilities, and those for whom the costs of travel may be prohibitive. This is also in line with our environmental commitment, reducing the amount of travel required to bring colleagues together from around the world. We look forward to seeing you!
If you want to find out more about our previous events you can view a list or search by working group via our past events page. If you've missed one of our events you can find some of them on our YouTube channel.
The politics of Latin America
Join the Undergraduate Network to learn more about this fascinating region, which often goes understudied.
The parts and the whole: 'Earthrise' and the politics of seeing everything from nowhere
Join Environment and Climate Politics Working Group for an earth day keynote from Joanne Yao.
Zoomside chat: pleasure and depletion in contemporary militarism
Join the Gendering International Relations Working Group for a joint event with Critical Military Studies.
The future of EU-UK relations
This BISA/BFPG Undergraduate Network event will take place at Warwick University.
Postgraduate Network (PGN) Conference: Supporting research by emerging scholars
PGN Conference at Northumbria University, Newcastle – Programme Now Live!
UK public opinion on security and military spending
Join the Security Policy and Practice Working for a hybrid roundtable.
After Yaoundé: what does WTO MC14 mean for development?
Join the Global Politics and Development Working Group for a discussion on MC14.
Holding up the skies: is Starlink occupying low Earth orbit?
Register for a new event from the Astropolitics Working Group with speaker Mia Bennett.
Book talk: Currency of nihilism
Join the Critical Alternatives for World Politics Working Group for a virtual book talk.
Paganism in the Russo-Ukraine war: between extremism and empowerment?
Join the East Europe and Eurasian Security Working Group for a webinar on Paganism in the Russo-Ukraine War.
UK National Security Strategy: progress, setbacks and priorities
The Security Policy and Practice Working Group are hosting an event with KCL and Rethinking Security.
Book talk - The politics of feeling: populism, progressivism, liberalism
Join the Emotions Working Group for a book talk with authors Ben Anderson and Anna J Secor.
Postgraduate and early-career development day 2026
Register for the PG/ECR workshops taking place in Brighton in June 2026.
Undergraduate development day
Register for the first annual undergraduate development day to learn academic and professional skills.
Mid-career professional development skills workshop 2026
Register for the mid-career professional development workshops taking place in Brighton in June 2026.
Public lecture: Gaza as an epicentre - the breakdown of the international order
Professor Ilan Pappe will deliver public lecture in Brighton to open #BISA2026.
Power and politics in the war machine: global social forces, local resistance
Public event at BISA 2026, organised in partnership with the Sussex International Relations Department, Pluto Press, and Lark and Bloom Library
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