Other Advocacy

The Assocation currently undertakes a number of other advocacy & knowledge exchange activities.

British Academy HSS Learned Societies and Subject Associations Network

The Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) Learned Societies and Subject Associations Network (HSS LSSA) is convened by the British Academy to bring together society represenatives from across the HSS disciplines including BISA, to discuss a range of issues and policy developments. The network meets every six months at the British Academy, usually inviting speakers from the higher education sector to stimulate debate.

Research Excellence Framework and Comprehensive Spedning Review 10 March 2015
Governance of Learned Socities and Research Excellence Framework 23 May 2014
Gender Equality Mark and Secondary Education Curriculum Thursday 14 November 2013 More information (summary of the discussion; presentation)
Strategy and funding: 2013 to 2018 Monday 22 April 2013 More information (includes presentations and a summary of the discussion)
Open Access for Humanities and Social Sciences Monday 22 October 2012 More information (including presentations and audio)

ESRC annual meeting with Learned Societies

BISA participates in this annual opportunity for learned societies to discuss key developments and current activities at the ESRC.

6th annual meeting - 4th Feburary 2015 Agenda - meeting slides
5th annual meeting - meeting slides
4th annual meeting -
3rd annual meeting -
2nd annual meeting - 27th October 2010 Notes from meeting
1st annual meeting - 24th July 2009

AHRC annual meeting with subject associations

BISA particpates in annual meetings with the AHRC to discuss key issues and events.

2014 Agenda 25th september 2014

2013 Agenda 26th september 2013

Campaign for Social Science

The Association endorses the Academy for Social Science (AcSS)'s Campaign for Social Science (CfSS).

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We are delighted that you are considering renewing your membership or rejoining the association, your continued support is very much appreciated. BISA has a number of new membership categories please ensure your membership category still applies to you.

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Celebrating BISA's 40th Anniversary

The British International Studies Association marks it's 40th anniversary during 2015.

The History

A British International Studies Association (BISA) was proposed by the British Coordinating Committee for International Studies (BCCIS) in 1973, following much debate and dicussion about creating a mutli-disciplinary forum for the study of international affairs. In Jan 1974 a meeting was held at the 14th Bailey Conference on International Studies at the University of Surrey, and at that time, a draft interim constitution was agreed for the establishment of the association. The first, and an interim executive committee was:

Professor A Buchan Chairman, RJ Jones Secretary, Susan Strange Treasurer, Professor PA Reynolds, Professor G Goodwin, Professor D Wrightman, Dr CM Mason, Dr T Taylor, Professor A James and Professor J Spence.

The Interim Committee proposed that BISA should serve the needs, and reflect the interests, of those engaged in research and teaching of international studies at advanced levels. The following members were Co-opted onto the committee at the first Executive committee meeting 23rd January 1974 Professor I MacGibbon, Professor Colin Cherry, Professor Dilks, Dr M Nicholson and P Oppenheimer.

The BISA Foundation Conference was entitled "The New Dimensions of Foreign Policy", and was held at Lincoln College, Oxford. On 2nd January 1975 where the first AGM was held and that was the moment at which BISA was formally founded.

The Celebrations

Not only is BISA marking this at our annual conference in London along with the BISA @ 40 workshops, but the association website will contain a number of new features, that will become available during the lead into the June conference and will include:

• Email address and password login rather than membership number and password

• Access to online BISA journals – option to purchase hard copy RIS

• Subscription to different types of newsletters

• New membership categories and prices

• An international studies blog

• News items

• List your events and calls for papers on the BISA website

• The BISA knowledge bank

• International Studies event listings and calls for papers (advertise your open events)

• Online Direct Debit membership payments for those with UK bank accounts

• Twitter feed on our home page

• Working group membership

Why Study International Studies

What is International Relations?

International Relations, sometimes called International Studies, is a branch of Political Science that examines the role of states, international alliances, NGOs and multinational companies in an increasingly globalised world. International Relations (IR) deals with issues like sovereignty, environmentalism, development and human rights in the context of global affairs and is also concerned with the policies of individual states as far as they impact on the affairs of other states.

Why Study International Relations?

Studying International Relations at university will give you a great starting point for a career in research, journalism, social policy or development, to name but a few, as IR teaches you how to unravel the complex and often invisible network of factors that means events in one part of the globe can have unlikely consequences in another. International Relations will help you develop highly sought-after skills that can be applied to any career, including:

    Research and Administrative skills
    Critical analysis skills
    Scientific method
    Cross-cultural awareness

Which Careers Can International Relations Lead to?

After graduating from an International Relations course at university you will have a huge range of employment opportunities. An International Relations degree can lead to employment in the civil service or a career as an analyst or policy advisor for the numerous organisations that require IR expertise. Graduates seeking jobs with NGOs will find that a degree in International Relations gives them a significant advantage over the competition for these heavily over-subscribed positions. Graduates in International Relations may also want to use their expertise to build a career in business, journalism, politics or activism. In any profession, an employer will value an International Relations graduateÔÇÖs research and analysis skills.

Book series Editorial Team and Board

Managing Editors

Christian Reus-Smit

Nicholas J. Wheeler

Editorial Board

James Der Derian, Brown University

Martha Finnemore, George Washington University

Lene Hansen, University of Copenhagen

Robert Keohane, Duke University

Rachel Kerr, King’s College London

Theo Farrell, King’s College London

Jan Aart Scholte, University of Warwick

Peter Vale, Rhodes University

Kees Van Der Pijl, University of Sussex

Jutta Weldes, University of Bristol

Jennifer Welsh, University of Oxford

William Wohlforth, Dartmouth College