A group photo of the participants in the BISA 50th anniversary former Chair roundtable in Belfast. Left to Right is Juliet Dryden, Barry Buzan, Kyle Grayson, Mark Webber, Caroline Kennedy Pipe, Ruth Blakeley, Richard Whitman, Chris Hill and Chris Brown

50 years and counting: reflecting on the discipline and profession of International Studies

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In celebration of our 50th anniversary, and as part of the #BISA2025 conference in Belfast, we held a roundtable of distinguished former BISA Chairs to discuss how international relations –  as a set of global relations and as a scholarly discipline -  has changed over the last five decades.

The roundtable featured:

  • Professor Barry Buzan (BISA Chair, 1988–1990)
  • Professor Chris Brown (1997-1999)
  • Professor Christopher Hill (1999-2001)
  • Professor Caroline Kennedy-Pipe (2005 – 2007)
  • Professor Richard Whitman (2018 – 2019)
  • Professor Ruth Blakeley (2021-2023)
  • Chaired by Professor Mark Webber (2019-2021)