BISA/FCDO Model NATO 2023 – Over 100 students from 30 universities
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ISPL practitioner course in space warfare
Announcement of the new ISPL Practitioner Course in Space Warfare.
Women in Foreign Policy Making
An online event organized by BISA FPWG on the occasion of International Women's Day.
Announcing the results of CPD's second annual Early-Career Researcher Paper Prize
Congratulations to Christopher Choong Weng Wai on winning the Early-Career Researcher Paper Prize.
IR Career Starters - March 2023
442 internships, traineeships, fellowships and entry-level positions in International Relations.
New editorial teams for Review of International Studies and European Journal of International Security
We are delighted to announce the new editorial teams for our journals. The teams will start in 2024.
Joint letter to UEA from the Chairs of BISA, PSA and UACES on risks to the Department of Political, Social and International Studies
The Chairs have written to the University of East Anglia on their plan to cut staff costs by 30%.
Best of the fortnight - 24 February 2023
Louis Newstead brings you a roundup of the best podcasts and readings on IR news this fortnight.
Michael Dockrill Thesis Prize winner announced
Hamish McDougall (LSE) is announced as the winner of the 2022 Michael Dockrill Thesis Prize.
Best of the fortnight - 10 February 2023
Louis Newstead brings you a roundup of the best podcasts and readings on IR news this fortnight.
An update from the European Journal of International Security
EJIS share the latest FirstView articles, a new issue, a call for papers and an update on ISA 2023.
[DEADLINE EXTENDED] Call for abstracts - PGN 'Meet the Editors' event 2023
The Postgraduate Network (PGN) is excited to announce our flagship event of the academic year.
Call for papers: Building solidarity in times of permacrisis
A call for papers for the IPEG Working Group annual workshop, taking place in May 2023.
IR Career Starters - February 2023
249 internships, traineeships, fellowships and entry-level positions in International Relations.
Best of the fortnight - 27 January 2023
Juliet Dryden brings you a roundup of the best podcasts and readings on IR news this fortnight.
Call for papers - Centre for Global Security Challenges and European Journal of International Security Conference
A call for papers for the conference in May. The theme is Security in a Time of ‘Polycrisis’?
Call for contributions: How do we know? Making sense of ‘voids’ in global politics
A call for contributions for the IIR workshop at Cardiff University in May 2023.
Best of the fortnight - 13 January 2023
Juliet Dryden brings you a roundup of the best podcasts and readings on IR news this fortnight.
An update from the European Journal of International Security
EJIS share the latest FirstView articles, a new issue, news on ISA 2023 and special collections.
Call for Papers and Panels: Second Annual Conference of the International Studies and Emerging Technologies Working Group
A call for papers and panels for the ISET Working Group's 2023 annual conference.
Country allocations drawn for BISA/FCDO Model NATO 2023
A video of the country draw and a list of universities taking part in this year's Model NATO event.
BISA at ISA 2023 in Montréal
We’ll once again be joining colleagues at the International Studies Association conference in Canada
Into 2023 - A message from our Director
Juliet Dryden takes a look at the successes of 2022 and what's coming up in 2023 including #BISA2023
IR Career Starters - January 2023
237 internships, traineeships, fellowships and entry-level positions in International Relations.
Call for papers: The emotional politics of social movements in global politics
A call for papers for the Emotions in Politics & IR working group postgraduate/ECR virtual workshop.
Best of the fortnight - 16 December 2022
Juliet Dryden brings you a roundup of the best podcasts and readings on IR news this fortnight.
Call for papers: Wider advances in scholarship beyond the nuclear field
The call for papers for the Global Nuclear Order Working Group's 2023 virtual annual conference.
An update from the European Journal of International Security
EJIS share the latest FirstView articles, a new issue and a review of the annual lecture.
A festive message from BISA Chair, Ruth Blakeley
BISA Chair, Ruth Blakeley, addresses members before the winter break begins.
Best of the fortnight - 2 December 2022
Juliet Dryden brings you a roundup of the best podcasts and readings on IR news this fortnight.
Foreign policy in times of conflict: research without fieldwork
A zoom event convened under the auspices of the Foreign Policy Working Group.
IR Career Starters - December 2022
308 internships, traineeships, fellowships and entry-level positions in International Relations.
Best of the fortnight - 18 November 2022
Juliet Dryden brings you a roundup of the best podcasts and readings on IR news this fortnight.
BISA, UACES and PSA joint letter on the future of politics at Birkbeck
A letter in response to proposed changes to the Department of Politics at Birkbeck.
Call for expressions of interest – undergraduate climate negotiation simulation 2023
Details of the popular climate negotiation simulation event and how to express an interest.
Call for papers: Multidisciplinary futures of United Nations peace operations
A call for papers for a two-day Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding conference in February 2023.
An update from the European Journal of International Security
EJIS share the latest FirstView articles, a new issue, the EJIS blog, and the annual lecture.
Call for expressions of interest to host the BISA conference in 2024 or 2025
Want the BISA conference to come to your city? Find out what's required and put in your proposal.
Call for papers: Critical perspectives on NATO workshop
A call for papers for a workshop exploring perspectives on NATO from within and beyond the Alliance.
International and regional foreign policies in action: Armenia and the EU
A zoom event convened under the auspices of the Foreign Policy Working Group with Ambassador Makunts
Best of the fortnight - 4 November 2022
Juliet Dryden brings you a roundup of the best podcasts and readings on IR news this fortnight.
Call for papers: European Security Working Group 7th annual workshop -The Ukraine War and the remaking of European security
The call for papers for the seventh workshop of the European Security Working Group is open.
IR Career Starters - November 2022
260 internships, traineeships, fellowships and entry-level positions in International Relations.
#TouchBaseTuesday - Event Summary
First meeting of BISA PGN (post-graduate) to present the new board and the activities of next year
Grant applications open now!
Our Early-Career Small Research Grants and Learning and Teaching Small Grants are now open.
Best of the fortnight - 21 October 2022
Juliet Dryden brings you a roundup of the best podcasts and readings on IR news this fortnight.
Call for papers - European Journal of International Security
EJIS call for papers for the BISA 2023 conference.
Call for Papers: Astropolitics at BISA 2023, Glasgow
The new working group's call for papers for the 2023 Conference.