The news media and (dis)information as a foreign policy tool
Dr Natalie Martin discusses the importance of news media in foreign policy.
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Foreign Policy (FPWG)
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Our working group aims to analyse foreign policy-making, from individual and group decisions and policy processes within states to how foreign policies are received externally and forged in multilateral forums. We bring together a wide variety of people ranging from academics and diplomats to journalists and politicians. We welcome all approaches that help to examine foreign policy, especially (but not exclusively) British foreign policy. Whilst we welcome collaborative projects, if you're working on the US you should see the US foreign policy working group as your first port of call.
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News and analysis
A call for international dialogue: considerations of IR
Marianna Charountaki, Mary Hartford and Sarah Dorr consider meta-globalisation and associations.
Book presentation: Foreign policy aspects of international law
A recording of the online event which took place on 5 May 2023.
Women in Foreign Policy Making
An online event organized by BISA FPWG on the occasion of International Women's Day.
Foreign policy in times of conflict: research without fieldwork
A zoom event convened under the auspices of the Foreign Policy Working Group.
International and regional foreign policies in action: Armenia and the EU
A zoom event convened under the auspices of the Foreign Policy Working Group with Ambassador Makunts
Call for blog submissions, Foreign Policy Working Group
The Working Group conveners seek blogs that explore new ideas or illuminate diverse frameworks.
New series on Non-State Actors in International Relations seeks book proposals
Foreign Policy Working Group convener Marianna Charountaki is editing a series on Non-State Actors.
Upcoming events
The rise of the Global South and its impact on foreign policy dynamics
An event discussing the expansion of the BRICS bloc and the impact of the rise of the Global South.
Past events
Laying the ground for Italian Foreign Policy analysis
A virtual event that will analyse Italy's foreign policy formulation and decision-making.
Book launch: Non-State Actors and Foreign Policy Agency – Insights from Area Studies
A book launch event brought to you by the Foreign Policy Working Group.
Foreign Policy Working Group AGM 2023: A welcome call
The Annual General Meeting of the Foreign Policy Working Group
New trends in the study of Foreign Policy in Europe
A hybrid roundtable has been organised by the BISA Foreign Policy Working Group and EISA.
Book presentation: Foreign policy aspects of international law
This event will discuss Kaleem Hussain's 'Peace and Reconciliation in International and Islamic Law'
Dis(information) as a foreign policy tool
A Foreign Policy Working Group event considering different aspects of "disordered information".
Women in Foreign Policy making
A Foreign Policy Working Group event discussing the role of women in foreign policy making.
Understanding emerging world (dis)orders: Research networks and new paradigms in foreign policy research
A discussion between scholars from the Politics of Disorder research network, University of Lincoln.
Foreign policy in times of conflict: Research without field work
A discussion on the impact of security concerns on field work research.
International and regional foreign policies in action: Armenia and the EU
A Foreign Policy Working Group discussion about the priorities of the Armenian Foreign Policy
Women in foreign policy research and beyond
Extensive roundtable on women in foreign policy research.
The role of think tanks in the foreign policy-making process
What is the role of think tanks in foreign policy formulation?
India’s foreign policy: a book discussion
A look at the foreign policy of UPA in the years 2004-2014
What does the withdrawal from Afghanistan mean for peacebuilding, multilateral institutions and the region?
What does the withdrawal from Afghanistan mean for peacebuilding and multilateral organisations?
The return of neutral foreign policies: Eurasian developments
Neutrality policies in Europe, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia after 1991.
Foreign policy analysis in the Middle East: leadership, threat perception and intervention
A discussion on Robert Mason's new textbook 'New Perspectives on Middle East Politics'.
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