The rise of the Global South and its impact on foreign policy dynamics
An event discussing the expansion of the BRICS bloc and the impact of the rise of the Global South.
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Past events
Terrorism, counter-terrorism, and the permissibility of violence
A roundtable event from the Critical Studies in Terrorism Working Group and BRISMES.
Undergraduate climate change simulation 2023
An annual student experience event designed to raise awareness of the politics of climate change.
Global Health Working Group Annual General Meeting 2023
The Annual General Meeting of the Global Health Working Group.
A 'Zoomside' chat about the book 'Good Soldiers Don’t Rape'
Join the Gendering International Relations Working Group for a chat about the book.
A historical sociology of housing and rentierism: the Spanish case of 'Residential Capitalism'
A workshop brought to you by the Historical Sociology and International Relations Working Group.
Laying the ground for Italian Foreign Policy analysis
A virtual event that will analyse Italy's foreign policy formulation and decision-making.
PGN Touchbase Wednesday
Meet the new PGN committee and have your say on what events you will like to see this year.
Book proposals and publishing
Learn how to create a book proposal and navigate the academic publishing process with Astropolitics.
Naked Empire - A public roundtable
This public roundtable event marks 10 years since the CPD Working Group's founding.
Naked Empire: New tools/old stories and the colonial inheritance of the rules-based order
The 10th Colonial, Postcolonial and Decolonial Annual Early Career Researcher Workshop.
Book launch: Non-State Actors and Foreign Policy Agency – Insights from Area Studies
A book launch event brought to you by the Foreign Policy Working Group.
International Studies of the Mediterranean, Middle East & Asia Working Group AGM 2023
The Annual General Meeting of the ISMMEA Working Group.
Worlding from South East Europe, remaking International Relations
A workshop to bring together methodologically, conceptually, and topically innovative interventions.
'The Humanity of Universal Crime': A roundtable
Sinja Graf will discuss her recent publication followed by reflections from the panel and a Q&A.
Celebrating prizewinning new research on Emotions in Politics and IR
An Emotions in Politics and IR Working Group event to celebrate the winners of the 2023 thesis prize
Annual General Meeting
Our Annual General Meeting 2023 will now take place on 11 October at 3pm. All full members welcome.
Looking into a crystal ball: Exploring the future direction of the nuclear field
A roundtable event to discuss the future direction of the nuclear field within Europe.
Foreign Policy Working Group AGM 2023: A welcome call
The Annual General Meeting of the Foreign Policy Working Group
Women’s International Thought: A masterclass
Kim Hutchings and Patricia Owens will discuss the motivation for the award-winning anthology.
BISA/PSA Heads of Department meeting
In the next meeting we will be discussing the British Academy Disciplinary Analysis of Politics & IR
Critical Studies on Terrorism annual conference: The future of Critical Terrorism Studies
The Critical Studies on Terrorism annual conference takes place virtually for 2023.
Research directors' forum - FRAP consultation
Our next research directors' forum meeting will be an open discussion on the FRAP consultation.
US Foreign Policy Working Group Annual Conference
The 15th Annual Conference of the US Foreign Policy Working Group.
Second Annual Conference of the International Studies and Emerging Technologies Working Group
The second annual conference of the ISET Working Group held in Dublin.
Piecing the peace together: hybridisation processes and the local
A hybrid event taking part in Madagascar as part of the HYBRICON Project.
Screening of 'Black Bauhinia' followed by Q&A session with the director and the producers
A film about Hong Kong localism and the independence movement.
War Studies keynote: Professor Sir Hew Strachan 'Is the nature of war changing?'
Professor Sir Hew Strachan will give a public talk as part of #BISA2023.
Towards a feminist foreign policy in Scotland: Pitfalls, promises and lessons learned
A roundtable and lunch sponsored by the Scottish Council on Global Affairs. Part of #BISA2023.
'Whiskey and IR' podcast: #BISA 2023
A live version of the podcast followed by a roundtable with optional whisky.
Uncomfortable histories: decolonising our universities?
A public lecture at the University of Glasgow, part of #BISA2023
Postgraduate and early-career development day
A one-day mini conference to provide support for PGN/early-career colleagues. The first ECN event.
Methodologies in International Relations: Doing systematic reviews
A virtual event from the Africa and International Studies Working Group.
New trends in the study of Foreign Policy in Europe
A hybrid roundtable has been organised by the BISA Foreign Policy Working Group and EISA.
Refusing carcerality - A public roundtable
The conversations at this public roundtable will aim to encourage an interrogation of carcerality.
Russia's war in Ukraine and International Law
A joint event from RES and the International Law and Politics Working Group.
After May 14: The future of Turkish democracy
This event will give insights from renowned scholars and experts of Turkish politics.
NATO’s new front: Allied deterrence goes East
A keynote lecture by Dr Maria Mälksoo, University of Copenhagen.
The future of UK space
The Astropolitics Working Group invites you to a roundtable on the future of the UK in space.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Forum
A new BISA EDI Forum open to all EDI leads and those interested in the discipline.
How do we know? Making sense of ‘voids’ in global politics
A two-day workshop by the Interpretivisim in International Relations Working Group in Cardiff.
CGSC and EJIS Conference 2023: Security in a Time of 'Polycrisis'
The Centre for Global Security Challenges and the EJIS Conference 18-19 May.
International Political Economy Working Group Book Prize lecture
Professor Campling and Professor Colás will give a public lecture on their book.
Navigating academia in times of (permanent) crisis: Publishing, job applications, post-doc funding and research time
An ECR and PhD event as part of the IPEG annual workshop.
Building solidarity in times of permacrisis: IPEG annual workshop
A two-day workshop from the International Political Economy Working Group at King's College London.
Humour and politics in Africa: Beyond resistance
This event will explore the relationship between humour and politics in Africa.
Book presentation: Foreign policy aspects of international law
This event will discuss Kaleem Hussain's 'Peace and Reconciliation in International and Islamic Law'
Multispecies international politics
A virtual event brought to you by BISA and the Review of International Studies. Open to all.