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Here we bring you editorial and analysis on the hot topics in International Relations, including summaries from our two journals and research from our members and working groups.
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Using role-play in a classroom: pros and cons
Anna Kruglova, winner of the 2020 BISA PG teaching award, discusses the pros and cons of role-play.
NGO data links
A selection of links to data repositories and research institutions on NGOs.
International Political Economy Working Group book prize - call for nominations now open
Details of the call for nominations for the BISA IPEG book prize (best book published in 2019)
COVID-19 - BISA Global Health Working Group research and response
A look at the activities of the Global Health Working Group and members during the COVID-19 crisis.
Trump opens the door for a deadlier arms race, and the danger of 'limited' nuclear war
Inderjeet Parmar and Atul Bhardwaj discuss the decision to walk away from the Open Skies Treaty.
‘No buildings from September: what on earth do we do about the learning experience’? – event takeaways and reflections
Chrissie Duxson, BISA’s Communications Manager, reflects on the recent one-day conference from Aula.
Networking in an age of social distancing
Peter Finn provides tips from a range of academics on how to network in an age of social distancing.
Workshop report: Critical Mappings and Future Directions of South East Europe and the International
Our South East Europe working group discuss their latest workshop held in Belfast.
Best of the week - 24 April 2020
Juliet Dryden brings you the best podcasts and readings on COVID-19 this week, as well as other news
Books for the lockdown
BISA Chair, Mark Webber, asked academics and publishers what lockdown reading they would recommend.
Resources for online teaching and lockdown
We pulled together a list covering online teaching, inclusion and help from publishers.
The tricky path from offline to online teaching; five misconceptions
Dan Hough shares best practice on the transition from offline to online teaching
How do colonial legacies shape the contemporary global political economy?
Nick Bernards, a BISA Early-Career Small Research Grant recipient, discusses his research
Effective teaching goes ‘Behind the Headlines’
The teaching strategies and innovations that made ‘Behind the Headlines’ a successful UG module
Interview with Jason Dittmer: Assemblage theory and comic book politics
Part five of the Post-Structural Politics interview series
Why study International Relations?
An International Relations degree will include insights from various intersecting disciplines, including Political Science, Economics, History and Sociology.
What is International Relations?
An article by Mark Webber, BISA Chair and Professor at the University of Birmingham, on the definition of International Relations.
Where did we come from? International Relations in Britain before BISA
The origins of BISA and International Relations in the UK.
BISA GNO Annual Conference 2019 - University of Portsmouth
BISA GNO Annual Conference, November 2019, Portsmouth: view the programme here
Interview with Maja Zehfuss: Critically reading war, politics and ethics
Part four of the Post-Structural Politics interview series
Translation in/of world politics: Language, practices, power
The Interpretivism in IR working group held a two-day event - Translation in/of World Politics: Language, Practices, Power - at SOAS, University of London, on 17 and 18 January 2020.
'The West and the Rest: Challenging the Emotions Research Agenda' - workshop review
Our Emotions in Politics and IR working group held a workshop 'The West and the Rest'.
Postgraduate workshop on International Migration Politics, including the IPMRD best book and best article awards
A one-day postgraduate workshop on the International Politics of Migration incorporating the awards.
Interview with Claudia Aradau: Self and Other in an age of algorithmic reason
Part three of the Post-Structural Politics working group interview series
Strategies and practices for teaching International Studies
Cornelia-Adriana Baciu - awarded the BISA Prize for Excellence in Teaching International Studies by a Postgraduate in 2019 – discusses the evaluation and teaching strategies she used.
From attending the US Foreign Policy Conference to finding a PhD program: A personal journey
Ellis Robyn Mallet discusses choosing and securing a place on a PhD programme.
FPWG Event Report: Social Movements and Policy Outcomes: How right-wing grassroots groups influence foreign policy
FPWG supported a workshop on how right-wing grassroots groups influence foreign policy.
FPWG Event report: Conceptualising Remote Warfare: The Past, Present, and Future
The FPWG and the Oxford Research Group held a joint workshop aimed at conceptualising remote warfare
The Urban Salon: from postcolonial critique to decolonising urban studies, a panel discussion
The Urban Salon is a London-wide network exploring international and comparative urban issues.
Britain, empire and the hostile environment
The question of borders and migration is one of the most contested and urgent issues of our time.
Workshop review: the UK and UN peace operations after Brexit
The Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding Working Group organised a workshop which examined the United Kingdom’s relationship with United Nations peace operations.
Decolonising Marx’s Capital Reading Group
Details of the CPD Working Group panel held at the BISA 2018 conference and further reading ideas.
Methods for NGO-related research – 2018 workshop review
A review of the NGO working group's 2018 workshop - a webinar for postgraduates.
Interview with Debbie Lisle: Polysemic Images, Bordering Imaginaries
Part two of the Post-Structural Politics Working Group interview series
Introducing the Post-Structural Politics Interview Series: Martin Coward on Network Metaphors, Atmospheric Assemblages
Part one of the Post-Structural Politics Working Group interview series
Legality and legitimacy of INGOs - 2016/17 workshop review
A summary of the 'Legality and legitimacy of INGOs workshop with links to the annual reports.
Working with alternative traditions of thought
Details of the CPD Group's 2016 annual workshop and event reflections from Robin Dunford.
Exploring epistemic violence workshop, February 2016
An in depth look at the papers and findings presented during the 2016 workshop.
When and how to use the term subaltern?
Following the 2015 CPD group workshop, Shabnam Holliday discusses the term subaltern and its use.
Event reflections - Thinking with/against/past the “Subaltern”
Event reflections from the CPD Group's 2015 annual workshop.
NGOs in global governance - 2015 workshop review
A review of the NGOs in global governance workshop at City University.
BISA at 40 workshop – impunity, security and the colonial frontier
The CPD Group sponsored a workshop as part of the 40th anniversary of BISA celebrations.
Event reflections - Colonial, Postcolonial and Decolonial early career mentoring workshop
A mentoring workshop with senior scholars in the field focused around providing a space for advice.
Emancipation without agenda? A review of the 2015 roundtable
Philipp Lottholz (University of Birmingham) organised a roundtable which took place in May 2015.
What can the face tell us about politics?
Images of the face are striking, whether they are snapshots or carefully composed portraits. What is it that makes these images so powerful?
Reflections on the 'Decolonial Summer School: democracy, slavery, and the decolonial option'
The CPD Working Group sponsored a PhD student to attend the Decolonial Summer School in Netherlands.
Decolonise everything (together)!
Amber Murrey discusses the term 'decolonisation' following the CPD Group's 2014 workshop.
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