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Take Five - 5 September 2025
Eve Harrison-Taylor gives you a rundown of the 5 best IR podcasts and articles this fortnight.
IR career starters - September 2025
Over 300 internships, traineeships, fellowships and entry-level positions in IR.
Call for papers: Teaching ethics in dark times
The Ethics and World Politics Working Group are asking for submissions for their upcoming workshop.
Join the PGN Committee for 2025-2026 - DEADLINE EXTENDED
Nominations are open for prospective candidates to the 2025/26 Postgraduate Network (PGN) Committee.
Call for top five favourite books – Partnership with Shepherd.com
Members can benefit from publicity for their books through our partnership with Shepherd.com.
Critical Alternatives for World Politics Working Group launches and call for conveners
Join the new Critical Alternatives for World Politics Working Group convenor team!
New conveners and call for expressions of interest
Call for papers: virtual seminar international relations and technology geopolitics security defence
Event summary: ecocide in global politics
Find out about the International Law and Politics Working Group joint workshop in Bristol.
IR career starters - August 2025
Over 300 internships, traineeships, fellowships and entry-level positions in IR.
Take Five - 25 July 2025
Eve Harrison-Taylor gives you a rundown of the 5 best IR podcasts and articles this fortnight.
Call for papers: Third Astropolitics Working Group workshop
The call for papers is open for the AWG workshop taking place on 9 December 2025.
Take Five - 11 July 2025
Eve Harrison-Taylor gives you a rundown of the 5 best IR podcasts and articles this fortnight.
IR career starters - July 2025
300 internships, traineeships, fellowships and entry-level positions in International Relations.
Call for papers: Critical Studies on Terrorism annual virtual conference
The call for papers is open for the CST WG online conference taking place on 9 September 2025.
50 years and counting: reflecting on the discipline and profession of International Studies
If you missed our roundtable at #BISA2025 featuring former BISA chairs, watch the recording now.
Event recording: Hostile terrain - researching gender and abuse in the military amid backlash and backsliding
If you missed the virtual event from Critical Military Studies Working Group, catch up here.
Join the Critical Studies on Terrorism convener team!
Become a co-convener for the Critical Studies on Terrorism Working Group.
Event summary: The future of NATO
Found out more about War Studies Working Group event 'The future of NATO'
BISA 2025 prize winners announced
We're delighted to announce the winners of this year's BISA prizes.
BISA 2025 - Critical Studies on Terrorism Working Group Programme
BISA 2025 working group programme
Open letter to the UK Government: The future of International Studies and funding pressures in higher education
BISA, PSA and UACES have written a letter to express concern about the funding challenges in UK HE.
Statement on challenges facing higher education and the impact on International Studies
We are deeply concerned about the ongoing crisis in UK higher education and the threats it poses.
IR career starters - June 2025
300 internships, traineeships, fellowships and entry-level positions in International Relations.
Trustee election results 2025 announced
We are pleased to announce the newly elected members of our Executive Committee.
#BISA2026 conference to be held in Brighton
We are excited to announce that in 2026 our flagship annual conference will be held in Brighton.
Nominations open for the International Political Economy Working Group Book Prize 2025
Nominations for the annual IPEG Working Group Book Prize are open now.
Announcing the winners of the Colonial, Postcolonial, Decolonial Working Group Early-Career Researcher Paper Prize 2025
Winners of the 2025 prize sponsored by Review of International Studies have been announced.
Call for papers: International Political Economy in a world on fire
Submit your papers for the new International Political Economy Workshop!
IR career starters - May 2025
Over 350 internships, traineeships, fellowships and entry-level positions in International Relations
Call for submissions - BISA sponsored panels/roundtables to ISA 2026
BISA is invited to submit up to four panels/roundtables annually for inclusion in the ISA programme.
Call for papers: BISA-ISA joint workshops - Transforming the international: Scholarship and solidarity in a world of inequalities
Submit your paper proposal for the BISA-ISA joint workshops taking place in October 2025.
Early-Career Environment and Climate Politics Paper Prize
A new prize for early-career researchers who present at BISA's main, in-person conference.
Executive Committee candidates 2025 announced - vote now!
Voting is open for elections to our Executive Committee. View all the nominations and how to vote.
Call for papers: US Foreign Policy Working Group annual conference
The US Foreign Policy Working Group are seeking submissions for their annual conference.
BISA PGN Conference 2025 Programme
The BISA PGN Conference final programme is now available!
Call for papers: ecocide in global politics
The International Law and Politics Working Group are seeking presentations for their workshop.
IR career starters - April 2025
214 internships, traineeships, fellowships and entry-level positions in International Relations.
Academy of Social Sciences Fellow Award Spring 2025
Several members of BISA have been accepted as Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences (AcSS).
Susan Strange Best Book Prize 2025 shortlist announced
Three excellent books made the list and will be judged by a committee appointed by a BISA trustee.
Take Five - 28 March 2025
Eve Harrison-Taylor gives you a rundown of the 5 best IR podcasts and articles this fortnight.
Call for abstracts: publishing in war and security studies
Submit your abstracts for the Publishing in War and Security Studies event at #BISA2025.
L.H.M. Ling Outstanding First Book Prize 2025 shortlist announced
Four impressive books made the list and will be judged by a committee appointed by a BISA trustee.
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.
Take Five - 14 March 2025
Nathan Sadd brings you the five best IR-related podcasts and readings this fortnight. Take five.
Event summary: PGN workshop on AI and academia
The PGN discussed the challenges of AI and ethical strategies for its use in teaching and writing.
IR career starters - March 2025
242 internships, traineeships, fellowships and entry-level positions in International Relations.
2025 annual BISA/FCDO Model NATO takes place in London
Over 100 from 31 UK universities took part in the fifth annual Model NATO with FCDO.
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