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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

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Latest from BISA

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SOAS School of Methods – 'A view from somewhere': Situatedness, ‘truth’, and the power of honest humiliation

Phoebe Malone reflects on the first SOAS School of Methods for which she was sponsored to attend.

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SOAS School of Methods - Refining methodological approaches to prepare for fieldwork

Daniel Bioh discusses valuable highlights from the course in preparing for fieldwork in Ghana.

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IR career starters - June 2026

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

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Spotlight on: Tom Richardson

Tom Richardson shares his research interests and future plans with the Gendering IR Working Group.

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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.

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Trustee election results 2026 announced

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

BISA prize winners 2026

BISA 2026 prize winners announced

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

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The best books about the politics of controversial statues

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

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