BISA at 50: reflecting on the discipline and profession of International Studies
Join us at #BISA2025 for a roundtable of distinguished former BISA chairs.
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IR career starters- January 2025
376 internships, traineeships, fellowships and entry-level positions in International Relations.
Inaugural BISA-ISA joint workshops
Submit your proposal for the inaugural BISA-ISA joint workshop
Take Five - 3 January 2025
Nathan Sadd brings you the five best IR-related podcasts and readings this fortnight. Take five.
Into 2025 - Happy birthday to BISA!
BISA Director and CEO, Juliet Dryden, takes a look back at 2024 and a look ahead to 2025.
REF 2029 main and sub-panel recruitment
REF 2029 has opened applications for its panels. There are two closing dates depending on role.
Take Five - 20 December 2024
Nathan Sadd brings you the five best IR-related podcasts and readings this fortnight. Take five.
Call for Papers: Research workshop - The political universes of international courts
Workshop from International Law and Politics and the University of Glasgow School of Law.
Fourth annual climate negotiation simulation takes place in partnership with Chatham House
Find out what went on at this year's climate simulation and which universities won the awards.
Call for papers - Roundtable: Local-level peacebuilding: between theory and practice
Call for papers for a Peacekeeping, Peacebuilding and Human Rights Working Group roundtable.
Event summary: Navigating fellowships and postdoctoral pathways
Dr Morgana and Dr Kaleem shared their advice for prospective fellowship applicants.
#BISA2025 War Studies Working Group keynote announced – Professor Michael Cox
The War Studies keynote will be given by esteemed global scholar, Professor Michael Cox (LSE).
IR Career Starters - December 2024
405 internships, traineeships, fellowships and entry-level positions in International Relations.
Call for papers: Hubris in International Relations research workshop
Call for papers for a 'Hubris in International Relations' workshop taking place in Belfast in 2025.
A festive message from BISA Chair, Kyle Grayson
BISA Chair, Kyle Grayson, addresses and thanks members before the winter break begins.
Call for special issue proposals - Review of International Studies
The call for RIS special issue proposals is open. Find out more and submit yours by 24 February 2025
Take Five - 22 November 2024
Nathan Sadd brings you the five best IR-related podcasts and readings this fortnight. Take five.
Call for expressions of interest - BISA/FCDO Model NATO 2025
We will once again be holding a model NATO with the FCDO. Up to 32 universities can participate.
Climate negotiation simulation 2024 keynotes and countries announced
29 universities from across the UK will take part alongside participants from Chatham House.
Call for abstracts - Between continuities and ruptures: exploring violence and resistance in south-east Europe
Call for abstracts for the South East Europe Working Group and University of Liverpool workshop.
Bimonthly online peer-review workshops
New Bimonthly peer-review online workshops from the East Europe and Eurasian Security Working Group.
An update from the European Journal of International Security
EJIS share the latest FirstView articles and information about the BISA 2025 conference.
Call for papers: Global health research and pedagogy workshop
The Global Health Working group are holding a interdisciplinary research and pedagogy workshop.
IR Career Starters - November 2024
400 internships, traineeships, fellowships and entry-level positions in International Relations.
Take Five - 8 November 2024
Nathan Sadd brings you the five best IR-related podcasts and readings this fortnight. Take five.
Cynthia Enloe to give #BISA2025 public lecture in Belfast
The BISA conference will commence with a public lecture given by Professor Cynthia Enloe on 17 June.
International Studies of the Mediterranean, Middle East & Asia paper prize for early career scholars
Announcing the inaugural paper prize for early-career scholars for the ISMMEA Working Group.
Joint CfP for BISA 2025: Critical Studies on Terrorism and Colonial, Postcolonial and Decolonial Working Groups
Call for papers for the #BISA2025 conference from the CPD and CST working groups.
Take Five - 25 October 2024
Dominic Hart brings you the five best IR-related podcasts and readings this fortnight. Take five.
Call for papers - Deep Impact: Policy-relevant space research beyond STEM
Details of the call for papers for the Astropolitics Working Group second annual workshop.
#BISA2025 conference keynote announced
We are thrilled to announce our keynote speaker for #BISA2025 - Professor Roland Bleiker.
Call for expressions of interest – climate negotiation simulation 2024/5
Our annual climate negotiation simulation event – now in partnership with Chatham House.
Review of International Studies launch new podcast
The first episode of the new Review of International Studies podcast is available to listen to now.
Take Five - 11 October 2024
Dominic Hart brings you the five best IR-related podcasts and readings this fortnight. Take five.
Call for expressions of interest - Knowledge exchange workshop: Critical Military Studies and Defence Research Network
Express an interest for this in-person workshop taking place on 18 November. Places are limited.
Call for papers: European Security Working Group 8th annual workshop - European security cooperation in times of European and global elections
Call for Papers for the European security Working Group's 8th annual workshop
Announcing the Global Politics and Development Working Group
Introducing the Global Politics and Development Working Group, its aim and its conveners.
International Political Economy Working Group 2024 Book Prize winner announced
The winner of the 2024 IPEG Book prize for best IPE book published in 2023 has been announced!
IR Career Starters - October 2024
396 internships, traineeships, fellowships and entry-level positions in International Relations.
Colonial, Postcolonial and Decolonial paper prize for early-career scholars
Colonial, Postcolonial and Decolonial paper prize for early-career scholars - nominations open now.
Member update: Introducing a new procurement and partnerships policy
Professor Kyle Grayson introduces a Procurement and partnership policy to guide BISA into the future
New Voices in Cultural Relations - Read the winning dissertations
In June we announced the winner and commendations for this prize. Now you can read the essays.
A year in working groups - 2023/24
Find out what each of our working groups achieved in the previous academic year.
Call for papers - Anti-imperial feminist architectures of resistance
Call for papers for the Colonial, Postcolonial, Decolonial Working Group annual workshop in London.
Take five - 27 September 2024
Dominic Hart brings you the five best IR-related podcasts and readings this fortnight. Take five.
New postgraduate working group convenor
Introducing our new post graduate working group convenor.
Announcing the new Colonial Postcolonial and Decolonial Working Group conveners
The Colonial Postcolonial and Decolonial Working Group (CPD) welcome three new co-conveners.
Take five - 13 September 2024
Dominic Hart brings you the five best IR-related podcasts and readings this fortnight. Take five.
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