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BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · 3h

LAST chance to sign up for tomorrow's BISA CRIPT WG event! 🚨

'Postgraduate masterclass: Pacifism and critical international political theory in a time of genocide and war' w/ Richard Jackson from University of Otago 🌎

Sign up now 👉 https://ow.ly/FpG850XaQKZ

Kieran O’Meara

Postgraduate masterclass: Pacifism and critical international political theory in a time of genocide and war- Contemporary Research on International Political Theory (CRIPT) | BISA

- Contemporary Research on International Political Theory (CRIPT) Working Group

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Rosaleen Duffy @rosaleenduffy.bsky.social · 7h

📺 Really looking forward to this event organised by the terrific by @bisa-ecpwg.bsky.social team. The session will be especially useful for #ECRs in environmental research & thinking about different career pathways. It’s online and open to everyone @mybisa.bsky.social. Tune in on Friday ⬇️

Environment and Climate Politics Working Group @bisa-ecpwg.bsky.social · 8h

Event this Friday, 17th Oct!

Pathways for environment research: academia, activism, policy.

Three excellent speakers will talk about their different paths through environmental research.

Online - free - 1 til 2.30pm BST - register!

www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...

Pathways for environment research: academia, activism, policy- Environment and Climate Politics | BISA

- Environment and Climate Politics Working Group

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BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · 5h

📢We have kicked of todays event with our Gendering International Relations Working Group!

⭐️Today we are joined by Dr Caitlin Biddolph to discuss her book "Queering Governance and International Law" alongside discussants Dr Sam Ritholtz and Prof Gina Heathcote.

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BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · 6h

Upcoming BISA event 🌟

'Reimagining internationalisation in International Studies: from global structures to academic responsibility' w/ Simon Rushton Marianna Charountaki Daniela Irrera and sponsored by ISA and European Consortium for Political Research 📚

Find out more 👉 https://ow.ly/w8yZ50XaQHv

A neat stack of books placed on a rustic wooden stool, perfect for reading scenes.

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BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · 1d

European Journal of International Security updates! 🎉

Matthew Ford and Simone Tholens are joining EJIS as associate editors 🌟

And just published - new #openaccess FirstView articles 📚

Read more about the update here! 👉 https://ow.ly/708K50XajW7

Ruth Deyermond Amira Jadoon Olivier Schmitt

An update from the European Journal of International Security

Our journal bring you updates on new associate editors and FirstView articles.

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Nina C. Krickel-Choi @nckc.bsky.social · 1d

📢Call for Abstracts📢
Bianca Naude and I are looking to put together a panel on state personhood for #BISA2026!

We are looking for new conceptualizations of state personhood, new critiques, as well as reflections on relevant post-2004 disciplinary and political developments!✨

@mybisa.bsky.social

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BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · 1d

🚨NEW🚨
We are launching a new Undergraduate Network for IR & Foreign Policy with British Foreign Policy Group for undergrads across the UK to learn, engage, and network in ways that go beyond the classroom 🌟

First meeting on Weds 👉 https://ow.ly/b3jw50XajTR

Evie Aspinall @julietdryden.bsky.social

Wooden globe displayed in vintage library.

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BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · 1d

Last chance to sign up for BISA Gendering IR Working Group Book Talk tomorrow! 📚

'Queering Governance and International Law' by Dr Caitlin Biddolph (University of Technology Sydney) w Prof Gina Heathcote, Dr Samuel Ritholtz and Prof Laura Sjoberg 🌟

Sign up for free 👉 https://ow.ly/ZIRA50XajNL

Book talk: Queering Governance and International Law- Gendering International Relations (GIRWG) | BISA

- Gendering International Relations (GIRWG) Working Group

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BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · 1d

Last chance to sign up for BISA Gendering IR Working Group Book Talk tomorrow! 📚

'Queering Governance and International Law' by Dr Caitlin Biddolph (University of Technology Sydney) w Prof Gina Heathcote, Dr Samuel Ritholtz and Prof Laura Sjoberg 🌟

Sign up for free 👉 https://ow.ly/ZIRA50XajNL

Book talk: Queering Governance and International Law- Gendering International Relations (GIRWG) | BISA

- Gendering International Relations (GIRWG) Working Group

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Matthew Waites (he or they) @matthewwaites.bsky.social · 2d

Lovely workshop on Queering/Querying International Political Economy organised by @dramylind.bsky.social & @sriprateekraj.bsky.social in first ISA-BISA Workshops in Newcastle. Inc. paper by Tanvir Alim my PhD student on resourcing in Bangladesh & West Bengal @isanet.bsky.social @mybisa.bsky.social

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chrisfeathers.bsky.social @chrisfeathers.bsky.social · 2d

We've had a great time at the inaugural BISA-ISA Workshops. Our workshop: "Al Pedagogies: Practice, Prompts and Problems in Contemporary Higher Education" had some brilliant discussions and fascinating papers! @mybisa.bsky.social

BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · 2d

It’s the final day of our joint workshops with @isanet.bsky.social in Newcastle!
We hope everyone has got something positive from their experience 🥰
#BISAISA2025
@isanetexdir.bsky.social @julietdryden.bsky.social @skylerehawkins.bsky.social
@chrisfeathers.bsky.social

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BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · 2d

It’s the final day of our joint workshops with @isanet.bsky.social in Newcastle!
We hope everyone has got something positive from their experience 🥰
#BISAISA2025
@isanetexdir.bsky.social @julietdryden.bsky.social @skylerehawkins.bsky.social
@chrisfeathers.bsky.social

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BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · 3d

Lovely atmosphere at day 2 of our BISA and @isanet.bsky.social joint workshops in Newcastle!
#BISAISA2025
@skylerehawkins.bsky.social
@nclpolitics.bsky.social
@julietdryden.bsky.social

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BISA Gendering IR Working Group @girwgbisa.bsky.social · 3d

Our first event of the new academic year is coming up on Tuesday! 🥳 Make sure to sign up using the link below. 📚

BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · 29d

🎉 'Queering Governance and International Law' by Dr Caitlin Biddolph w commentators Prof Gina Heathcote, @sritholtz.bsky.social and moderated by Dr Laura Sjoberg:

A Gendering International Relations WG Book Talk on 14 October! 📚

Sign up is free and open to all 👉

Book talk: Queering Governance and International Law- Gendering International Relations (GIRWG) | BISA

- Gendering International Relations (GIRWG) Working Group

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Dr Eszter Simon @dresztersimon.bsky.social · 3d

Hi #populism folks! Please, get in touch if you are putting a panel together on #populistforeignpoicy for #BISA2026 and need one more paper.
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Matthew Waites (he or they) @matthewwaites.bsky.social · 4d

Attending inaugural BISA-ISA Joint Workshops in Newcastle, UK - welcome session with useful exchanges on topics including responses to authoritarian populism, AI & need for more accessible conferencing, inc. virtual conferencing. @isanet.bsky.social @mybisa.bsky.social @uofgsociology.bsky.social

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MJ Bosia ExDir @isanetexdir.bsky.social · 4d

Pleased to gather with BISA and @isanet.bsky.social for our first joint conference

BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · 4d

Welcome! Our @isanet.bsky.social and BISA workshops have begun in Newcastle with a roundtable on transforming the international
@isanetexdir.bsky.social @skylerehawkins.bsky.social @audieklotz.bsky.social
@julietdryden.bsky.social
@nclpolitics.bsky.social
#BISAISA2025

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Review of International Studies @risjnl.bsky.social · 4d

📆 Mark your calendars! 📆

Be sure to join us for this event and hear from our editors Maria Mälksoo, Soumita Basu, and Priya Dixit.

BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · 4d

Upcoming Africa and International Studies WG event 📚

'Meet the editors: publishing webinar' with Review of International Studies - meet some of the editorial team and engage with getting a behind the scenes look at the processes of publication! 🎉

👉 https://ow.ly/YJvf50X9zNT

Meet the editors: publishing webinar with the Review of International Studies- Africa and International Studies | BISA

- Africa and International Studies Working Group

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BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · 4d

Upcoming Africa and International Studies WG event 📚

'Meet the editors: publishing webinar' with Review of International Studies - meet some of the editorial team and engage with getting a behind the scenes look at the processes of publication! 🎉

👉 https://ow.ly/YJvf50X9zNT

Meet the editors: publishing webinar with the Review of International Studies- Africa and International Studies | BISA

- Africa and International Studies Working Group

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BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · 4d

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BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · 4d

Welcome! Our @isanet.bsky.social and BISA workshops have begun in Newcastle with a roundtable on transforming the international
@isanetexdir.bsky.social @skylerehawkins.bsky.social @audieklotz.bsky.social
@julietdryden.bsky.social
@nclpolitics.bsky.social
#BISAISA2025

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chrisfeathers.bsky.social @chrisfeathers.bsky.social · 4d

Great to be in Newcastle for the first day of the #BISAISA2025 conference. I'm convening the "AI Pedagogies: Practice, Prompts and Problems in Contemporary Higher Education" workshop with the brilliant Hillary Briffa. Can't wait to meet everyone!
@mybisa.bsky.social

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BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · 4d

We are set up and ready to welcome you to the inaugural BISA-ISA workshops!!
Registration is open and at 1pm a roundtable on the workshop theme - Transforming the International: Scholarship and Solidarity in a World of Inequalities
#BISAISA2025
@isanet.bsky.social
@julietdryden.bsky.social

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BISA Gendering IR Working Group @girwgbisa.bsky.social · 4d

The @mybisa.bsky.social Gendering IR Working Group is now on Bluesky (and LinkedIn)! 🥳 Follow us here for updates and upcoming events.

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BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · 4d

Awesome photo!!