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Scotland’s role in foreign policy
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Research directors’ forum: What role for AI in international studies research?
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Empire of the stars—not yet? China as a ‘partial’ great power in space
Register for the upcoming Astropolitics Working Group event!
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Spotlight on: Margarida Gama
PhD candidate Margarida Gama shares her research interests and future plans.
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Deadline extended: Call for papers - Postgraduate Network (PGN) Conference: Supporting research by emerging scholars
The PGN announces our in-person conference at Northumbria University, 30 April -01 May 2026.
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BISA at International Studies Association 2026
Find out about our sponsored panels, drinks reception and other BISA activities at ISA 2026.
Executive Committee
BISA is run by the trustees, our Executive Committee. The majority of trustees are elected by you
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The demise of conflict studies
Register for a new event from the Peackeeping, Peacebuilding and Human Rights Working Group.
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In discussion: Jamie J Hagen
We talk to Jamie J Hagen, our BISA EDI lead, to get to know her a little better.
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Call for nominations to serve on the BISA Executive Committee 2025
We're pleased to announce we have six trustee positions up for election to the Executive Committee.
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Reconstructing imperialism: From the new imperialism to the new geopolitics
David K. Johnson discusses the key points from his new RIS article.
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The Ford Foundation and the development of international relations in China
Shuhong Huo, Inderjeet Parmar, and Ferran Perez Mena discuss key points from their new RIS article.
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2026 annual BISA/FCDO Model NATO takes place in London
100 participants from 32 universities across the UK, Canada and France took part this year's Model.
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Call for papers: New thinking and new directions for global nuclear politics
Make a submission now for the Global Nuclear Order Working Group online conference 2026.
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IR career starters - February 2026
Over 300 internships, traineeships, fellowships and entry-level positions in IR.
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Great power competition for global leadership in artificial intelligence (AI): Reconstructing AI narratives of the United States, China and the European Union
Jakob Landwehr-Matlé, Kai Oppermann and Daniel Lambach discuss key points from their RIS article.
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Academy of Social Sciences Fellow awards spring 2026
Several members of BISA have been accepted as Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences.
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Imagining the future of research on South East Europe
The South East Europe Working Group are holding an in-person workshop in collaboration with LSEE and King’s College London
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Energy cooperation and competition
Register for a new event from the Foreign Policy Working Group.
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The symbolic life of rebellion: Reading affective economies of contestation
Register for a new Critical Alternatives in World Politics Working Group virtual event.
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Traversing memories in global politics
Join the Emotions in Politics and International Relations Working Group for a virtual roundtable.
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‘If it makes you happy, it can’t be that bad’: Liberal enjoyment and complicity in popular culture
Zoë Jay discusses the key points from her new RIS article.
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New Books Network podcast - States of transition
Pauline Heinrichs talks to Peter Newell about his latest book.
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IR career starters - March 2026
Over 300 internships, traineeships, fellowships and entry-level positions in IR.
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Careers in foreign policy and international affairs
Join the BISA/BFPG undergraduate network for a virtual networking and careers session.
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Between the national and the personal: The interactional production of agency in diplomacy
Roni Berkowitz, Gadi Heimann and Zohar Kampf discuss the key points from their new RIS article.
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New Books Network podcast - African climate futures
Pauline Heinrichs talks to Carl Death about his latest book.
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The benefits of trusteeship for early-career researchers
BISA EDI lead Jamie Hagen discusses the benefits for early-career researchers acting as trustees.
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Ground Level: Everyday Political Economy - podcast episode with Juanita Elias
A new podcast from Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute features our Chair, Juanita Elias.
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