Playing doomsday: Video games and the politics of nuclear weapons
Carolina Pantoliano discusses her new RIS article along with the video abstract.
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Event Summary: What is Academic Writing and How to Get Better at It
Anne Wilson led an interactive workshop demystifying academic writing
BISA at 50: Reflections and perspectives - Shaping a global IR to respond to global challenges
In part two of our discussions with former chairs, they discuss how BISA has shaped global IR.
What does ‘survival’ mean and require in an age of nuclear weapons?
Author Laura Considine discusses the new Review of International Studies (RIS) article.
In discussion – Nicholas Wright
We talk to Nicholas Wright, a co-opted BISA trustee, to get to know him a little better.
BISA at 50: Reflections and perspectives – Insights from former Chairs
We set out to reveal the wisdom of some BISA past Chairs including Ruth Blakeley and Stuart Croft.
Topos of threat and metapolitics in Russia’s securitisation of NATO post-Crimea
Anni Roth Hjermann and Julie Wilhelmsen discusses their new Review of International Studies (RIS) article
A-Z of IR: S is for the 'Security Dilemma' and T is for 'Trust'
Part ten of Adrian Gallagher's A-Z of IR series. The series continues each week.
A-Z of IR: Q is for 'Queer Theory' and R is for 'Responsibility to Protect (R2P)'
Part nine of Adrian Gallagher's A-Z of IR series. The series continues each week.
Comparative Regionalism beyond Europe versus the rest
Tobias Lenz discusses the key points from the authors new Review of International Studies article.
The narrow repertoire of climate security
In the latest Environment article, Dr Robert Cullum discusses climate security and 'worldmaking'.
State violence against migrant women: Ontological security, threat, and legitimacy
Alexandria Innes discusses the key points from her new Review of International Studies article.
BISA at 50: Reflections and perspectives - Michael Cox
In the first of a series of articles, Michael Cox discusses memories of BISA and its achievements.
The Rousseauian roots of neorealism
Joseph Clarkson discusses the key points from his new Review of International Studies article.
The latest in IR - winter book round up
Each quarter we bring you updates on the latest book releases from BISA members.
A-Z of IR: O is for 'Order' and P is for 'Power'
Part eight of Adrian Gallagher's A-Z of IR series. The series continues each week.
A theory of international technology regulation
Florian Rabitz discusses his new Review of International Studies (RIS) article.
A-Z of IR: M is for 'Money' and N is for 'Nuclear Weapons'
Part seven of Adrian Gallagher's A-Z of IR series. The series continues each week.
The best books that explore the role of neutral countries in times of war, and in shaping the world
Edward Corse shares his best books on the role of neutral countries. Published with Shepherd.
Time to rethink climate in/vulnerability
Dr Charlotte Weatherill discusses the concept of 'climate vulnerability'.
A-Z of IR: K is for 'Kleptocracy' and L is for 'Legitimacy'
Part six of Adrian Gallagher's A-Z of IR series. The series continues each week.
Norm expressivism and punishment in International Relations
Cornelia Baciu discusses the key points from her new Review of International Studies article.
A-Z of IR: I is for 'International' and J is for 'Just War Theory'
Part five of Adrian Gallagher's A-Z of IR series. The series continues each week.
A-Z of IR: G is for 'Gender' and H is for 'Hegemony'
The fourth part of Adrian Gallagher's A-Z of IR series. The series continues each week.
Children’s games and global politics: Masculinity, militarism, and the warrior hero
Lee Jarvis discusses the key points from his new Review of International Studies article.
Green Pan-Africanism: Normative power and the making of a regional sustainability order
Kennedy Mbeva discusses the key points from his new Review of International Studies article.
Routines die hard: Ontological security and audience agency in securitisation
The authors discuss the key points from their new Review of International Studies article.
Adaptive politics, or countering the myth of German transformation after 1945
Laura Jung discusses the key points from her new Review of International Studies article.
‘Here there be monsters’: Confronting the (post)coloniality of Britain’s borders
The authors discuss their new Review of International Studies (RIS) article.
Economisation as boundary work: Integrating climate change into IMF surveillance
Jakob Skovgaard discusses the key points from his new Review of International Studies article.
The best books on the effectiveness of international criminal courts
Tom Buitelaar shares his best books on international criminal courts. Published with Shepherd.
History in the plural: Reconfigurations of past-present-future
Author Zeynep Gülşah Çapan discusses the new Review of International Studies (RIS) article.
Variation in states’ discursive (de)legitimation of international institutions: The case of the Arctic Council
Nicholas Olczak discusses the key points from his new Review of International Studies article.
A-Z of IR: E is for 'Eurocentrism' and F is for 'Failed States'
The third two subjects of Adrian Gallagher's A-Z of IR series. The series continues each week.
Take Five - 5 December 2024
Nathan Sadd brings you the five best IR-related podcasts and readings this fortnight. Take five.
A-Z of IR: C is for 'Cooperation' and D is for 'Democracy'
The second two subjects of Adrian Gallagher's A-Z of IR series. The series continues each week.
How to entrap your protector: Reassessing entrapment in light of the Crimean War crisis
Author Tudor Onea discusses the key points from his new Review of International Studies article.
Governing on par with states: Private power and practices of political normalisation
Author Juanita Uribe discusses her new Review of International Studies (RIS) article.
A-Z of IR: A is for 'Anarchy' and B is for 'Balance of power'
The first two subjects of Adrian Gallagher's A-Z of IR series. The series continues each week.
Beat the elite or concede defeat? Populist problem (re-)representations of international financial disputes
Stephan Fouquet discusses the key points from his new Review of International Studies article.
The best books to understand US-China strategic competition in a changing international order
Zeno Leoni shares his best books on US-China strategic competition. Published with Shepherd.
Revisiting the ‘stability–instability paradox’ in AI-enabled warfare: A modern-day Promethean tragedy under the nuclear shadow?
James Johnson discusses the key points from his new Review of International Studies article.
Hello from the Environment and Climate Politics Working Group conveners
Welcome to the newly revamped Environment and Climate Politics Working Group.
Unlocking the pedagogical potential of videogames in international studies
Dr Jane Kirkpatrick discusses her BISA Learning and Teaching Small Grant funded project.
Not anxious enough: The discursive articulation of ontological security in the European Parliament
The authors discuss the key points from their new Review of International Studies article.
Better safe than sorry: Why great powers accommodate high-value hedgers
The authors discuss the key points from their new Review of International Studies article.
Why study international relations in the UK?
Here are the top 10 reasons why studying international relations in the UK is a great choice.
Nuclear existentialism: On the philosophical response to life and death under the bomb
The author discusses the key points from his new Review of International Studies article.
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