Excellence in Teaching International Studies by a Postgraduate Student Prize
This award recognises postgraduate students who have contributed to the positive learning experience of students in International Studies.
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Early Career Excellence in Teaching International Studies Prize
This award recognises those early career academics, or teams of academics, who have contributed to the positive learning experience of students in International Studies within the first seven years of their career.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Prize
This prize recognises significant contributions to promoting a more inclusive discipline.
Working Group of the Year Prize
This prize celebrates the achievements of working groups. Working groups are at the heart of BISA.
Event
International Studies and Emerging Technologies symposium: emerging technologies and global dis/re/order
Join the ISET Working Group for a one-day online syposium.
Susan Strange Best Book Prize
We award the Susan Strange Book Prize for an outstanding book published in any field of IR.
L.H.M. Ling Outstanding First Book Prize
The L.H.M. Ling First Book Prize is for an original, innovative, first book by an early-career scholar.
Working group
War Studies
At the heart of the group is a desire to bring focus back onto war in all its forms as a phenomen
Analysis
Pakistani conflictual world-making in international politics: The Afghan–Soviet War, Cold War counter-insurgency, and the struggles for decolonisation
Asad Zaidi discusses the key points from his new RIS article.
Analysis
Why did the Netherlands apologize? Slavery, justice, and the political conditions of state apologies in Europe
Bart-Jan Zandee and Salvador Santino Regilme discuss the key points from their new RIS article.
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Peacekeeping, Peacebuilding and Human Rights
Welcome to the Peacekeeping, Peacebuilding and Human Rights Working Group.
Analysis
The best books on queer movement building
Jamie Hagen gives us her best books to understand queer movement building.
News
BISA members awarded early-career and learning and teaching grants
We’re pleased to announce this year’s awardees and the projects they’ll be undertaking.
Analysis
Review of International Studies podcast - episode five
In the fifth podcast episode, Seb Kaempf discusses Global Environmental Issues with Poppy S. Winanti
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Call for papers: Africa and International Studies early-career best paper prize 2026
The Africa and International Studies Working Group are running a new prize with RIS!
Working group
Environment and Climate Politics
The new Environment and Climate Politics Working Group is a group that encompasses all research a
Working group
Gendering International Relations (GIRWG)
We are researchers, teachers and activists concerned with questions of gender in the political an
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Careers outside academia: From PhD to practice
Join the Postgraduate Network for a discussion about careers outside of academia.
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Iran uprising 2026 – from economic collapse to nationwide defiance
Join the ISMMEA Working Group for a virtual event about the pressing issues in Iran.
Learning and Teaching Small Grants
The Learning and Teaching Small Grants are provided to support a discrete piece of international studies related teaching activity and/or pedagogic research. The value of the award is up to £3,000.
Early Career Small Research Grants
We launched the Early Career Small Research Grants (ECSRG) in 2015 in celebration of our 40th anniversary, and provide up to £3,000 per grant.
News
Call for experts: Policy Lab on governance and artificial intelligence (AI)
We are bringing together leading academics and policy makers to generate insights that inform policy
Analysis
Review of International Studies podcast - episode eight
In the eighth podcast episode, Seb Kaempf discusses 'Seeing and sensing world politics' with Professor Roland Bleiker.
Event
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
Analysis
Overlooked dimensions: Emotions in environmental movements and green politics
Dr Efser Rana Coşkun on her new book Unraveling Emotions in Environmental Movements and Green Politics.
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Nuclear Politics and Security Paper Prize for Early Career Researchers – with European Journal of International Security (EJIS)
Announcing Global Nuclear Order's Paper Prize for Early Career Researchers, in conjunction with EJIS
Policy lab expression of interest form
An expression of interest form for academic experts for BISA policy labs.
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Trump, US foreign policy, and international law
Join the ILAW Working Group for an event on Trump and foreign policy.
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Post-92 forum: Developing and advocating for politics and international relations research and teaching
Join Nick Caddick for BISA's first post-92 forum
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