The Postgraduate Network (BISA PGN) is excited to announce a full program for our upcoming conference titled Emerging Trends in Global Politics: Exploring the latest developments and future directions. This online conference aims to be a pivotal platform for PhD students and Early-Career researchers from across the globe to showcase their innovative research, engage with pressing challenges in international studies, and explore avenues for professional growth.
Conference programme
10:00-10:10am: Welcome Remarks, Ndidi Olibamoyo (PGN Chair) and Juliet Dryden (BISA Director/CEO)
10:10-10:25am: Keynote Address, Guest Speaker, Professor Victoria M. Basham, Head of Department of Politics and International Relations, Cardiff University.
10:30-12:00pm: Parallel Sessions (A&B)
Session A: Domestic Choices with Global Consequences: The Ripple Effects of the Climate Transition and Elections on International Relations
PGN Facilitators: Adam Barnett, Election and Events Officer and Ndidi Olibamoyo, PGN Chair
Moderator: Richard Beardsworth, Leeds University
Participants: 10 minutes for each
Part 1
- Dr M. Sudhir Selvaraj, University of Bradford, International Religious Freedom Advocacy and Modi’s India
- Samuel Segun, Southwestern University Nigeria, The Judiciary, Electoral Petitions, and Nigeria’s International Image, 1999-2023
Part 2
- Christopher McAteer, York University Canada, Conceptualising the multiple temporal scales of the world politics of climate change.
- Ruth Oore-ofe Ogunnowo Chrisland, University Nigeria, An Assessment of the challenges of actualising the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) Agreement in Nigeria
- Olesia Tsybulko, Association of Reintegration of Crimea, Kyiv, Russian Aggression in Ukraine and Current Challenges for Climate Justice
Session B: Armed Conflicts and the Shifting Dynamics of International Order
PGN Facilitators: Jacob Hickey, Communications Officer, Assala Khettache, Vice Chair
Moderator: Dr Samuel Jarvis, York St John University
Participants:
- Namir Shabibi, University of Westminster, Re(visiting the politics of covert paramilitary action in the ‘War on Terror’
- Yana Grebennikova, Independent researcher, how does the Wagner Group function as a factor in stabilising Civil-Military Relations within the Russian Context?
- Raju Verma, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, Defensive and Offensive Realism: Case Study of U.S. Foreign Policy Since the 1990’s to 2008
- Riccardo Gaso, University of Bologna, Assessing Turkey’s Foreign Policy Behaviour as a Regional Power between NATO and Russia
- Oleksandra Dehtiarova, National Aviation University Kyiv, Strengthening effectiveness of youth rights protection mechanisms in conditions of displacement and occupation.
12:00-12:45pm: Lunch Break
12:45-13:45pm: Workshop- Navigating Big Conferences
Speakers: Prof Kyle Grayson, Newcastle University & Juliet Dryden, BISA Director
Facilitators: PGN Committee
13:45-13:50pm: Stretch Break
13:50-14:50pm: Roundtable Discussion ( A talk with BISA working groups on Emerging Trends in Global Politics)
BISA working groups: 1. Gendering International Relations (GIRWG)
2. War Studies
3. To Be Confirmed
Facilitators: PGN Committee
14:50-15:00pm: Closing Remarks: Assala Khettache, Vice Chair (PGN Committee)
We look forward to receiving your participation at the conference.