British International Studies Association

Engaging the International Studies community

Donate to our AspIRing Scholars Fund

Your support today, through donations or a gift in your Will, can nurture new talent, grow knowledge, and drive the research that shapes a brighter future for all. Donate now.

Events

Africa and International Studies Working Group Annual General Meeting

18 June 2026, Zoom, Online

Zoomside chat: military victory beyond the battlefield: outside wartime

22 June 2026, Zoom, Online

Unsettling feelings: colonial archives, decolonial possibilities

23 June 2026, Zoom, Online

See more events

Latest from BISA

Multiple nations flags on poles in the sky

IR career starters - June 2026

Hundreds of relevant positions for those dreaming of a career in international affairs.

A globe against a map

The politics of partisan memory: Last letters of anti-fascist resistance in Italy and France (1943–2003)

Alexandra De Ciantis and Daniel R. Brunstetter discuss the key points from their new RIS article.

BISA prize winners 2026

BISA 2026 prize winners announced

We're delighted to announce the winners of this year's BISA prizes.

Scrabble letters arrange to make the word 'election'

Trustee election results 2026 announced

We are pleased to announce the newly elected members of our Executive Committee.

A globe set upon a stack of books

The best books about the politics of controversial statues

Rahul Rao gives us his best books as part of our Book DNA partnership series.

Image of the London gherkin and financial district

Nominations open for the International Political Economy Working Group Book Prize 2026

Nominations for the annual IPEG Working Group Book Prize are open now.

close up of a tree

Call for papers: (En)countering violence: critical approaches to studying and representing violence, and dangerous and disposable subjects

Submit a paper the upcoming Critical Alternatives for World Politics symposium.

3 women laughing in a circle

Call for expressions of interest to host the BISA conference in 2028 or 2029

We are seeking expressions of interest to host the annual BISA conference in June 2028 or 2029.

See more news and analysis

Donate to our AspIRing Scholars Fund

Your support today, through donations or a gift in your Will, can nurture new talent, grow knowledge, and drive the research that shapes a brighter future for all.