Thanks to a great team of contributors: William Scheuerman, Marija Antanaviciute, Kamilla Stullerova, Shannon Brincat, Emma Christie, Jonato Luciano Dos Santos, George Lawson and Catherine Hirst, Jens Steffek, Duncan Bell, Daniel Deudney, Aysem Mert and Lauren Horn.

Delighted to welcome Prof Dominic O’Sullivan as this year’s guest speaker for our 2025 Annual Lecture on Indigenous Diplomacy! Citizenship, Sovereignty & Self-Determination: UNDRIP & the Democratic State 📆: Thu 6 Nov, 5:30PM 🎟️: https://events.humanitix.com/2025-indigenous-diplomacy-annual-lecture

What does it mean to think ethically in theory itself? We're delighted to welcome Prof Kimberly Hutchings (@qmul.bsky.social) to present 'Critique & Complicity: Pluriversality & the Ethics of Theoretical Practice'. Thurs 23 Oct, 5.30PM 🎟️: quicklink.anu.edu.au/tyos @anu-asiapacific.bsky.social

jobs.ac.uk/job/DOR845/lecturer-in-international-relations and jobs.ac.uk/job/DOR850/l... @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social @mybisa.bsky.social @isanet.bsky.social Deadline is 13 October 2025 #InternationalRelations #PublicPolicy

JOB! Permanent Lecturer / Senior Lecturer position (education focused) in Political Economy at the University of Sydney.

Stuart Hall Essay Prize. Please disseminate: www.stuarthallfoundation.org/foundation/s...

For IR folks interested in utopia and theory, @mattfluck.bsky.social and I are co-editing a volume, Reclaiming Utopia in International Relations, to be published by Bristol University Press (@brisunipress.bsky.social) next year #polisky

Did you miss this year’s Fred Halliday Memorial Lecture? Featuring Prof @georgelawson.bsky.social, Dr @jasminekgani.bsky.social, and Prof Toby Dodge, the event explored the relationship between revolutions and world order in contemporary geopolitics. 🎥 Watch the full recording here: bit.ly/3ZybKP3

Come along tonight to what will be a great Fred Halliday Memorial Lecture. Speaker: George Lawson Discussant: Jasmine Gani Chair: Toby Dodge www.lse.ac.uk/Events/2025/... @lseir.bsky.social

Join us for the Fred Halliday Memorial Lecture 2024/25, where Prof @georgelawson.bsky.social, Dr @jasminekgani.bsky.social, and Prof Toby Dodge will explore the relationship between revolutions and world order in contemporary geopolitics. 🎫 Find out more & register to attend online: bit.ly/4kh5uTy

Trump's 100 days in 100 seconds. From yours truly. Watch/share/subscribe: zeteo.com/subscribe

Thank you to everyone who joined us for Open Day 2025 at ANU! 🙌🎉 For many, Open Day is the first step toward an exciting future. We hope the possibilities at our College inspired you. Start your journey with us today! quicklink.anu.edu.au/6644 @anubellschool.bsky.social

@georgelawson.bsky.social reflecting on 75 years of IR/area studies at the ANU. This intro to the special issue is a compelling set of reflections on Aussie IR from a UK expat. Main takeaway: the ANU is still a cracking place to do IR, and the future of IR, at the ANU at least, is in good hands. 🙌🏻

Today is our most favourite day of the year! When we welcome our 110+ new postgrad students embarking on their ANU masters in: - Int'l Relations - Strategic Studies - Peace & Conflict Studies - Diplomacy - Int'l Law & Diplomacy - Political Science - Pacific Development WELCOME to the Bell School!

🚨 A moment to take stock & identify public responsibilities of scholars? Read Lawson's introduction to our special section of latest edition. Free access to end of March only. ⬇️ @anubellschool.bsky.social #AcademicPublishing #InternationalRelations #AcademicSky www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

🚨Troath and Ainley address "ethical contestations and power shifts taking place in global politics," and imagine just political futures in their contribution to 'Toward a different IR'. #openaccess #InternationalRelations #AcademicPublishing www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Been a long time coming but finally this paper on “Vision and Method in Global Historical Sociology” with @georgelawson.bsky.social is published: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

'The Australian' newspaper has announced Bell School's A/Prof Marcus Mietzner as Australia's top researcher in Asian studies and history. A huge congratulations to Marcus, from the Department of Political and Social Change and the Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs! Wonderful achievement!

You asked for the starter pack. Who should we add? go.bsky.app/Ct9KLhM

For those interested in social movement research, a good starter pack go.bsky.app/U8AjoRy

“In this new political era, the dominant military power in the capitalist world-system is ruled by a Venn Diagram of baddies—ethnonationalists, oligarchs, tech bros, and national security hawks. These are counter-revolutionaries, literally” www.un-diplomatic.com/p/the-counte...

Happy to report that Sage have lifted restrictions on my article on Myanmar's Nwe Oo revolution so that it can now be downloaded for free without an institutional subscription.

We invite submissions for the second Stuart Hall Essay Prize. The award aims to stimulate a new generation of thinkers who can offer original, lively and topical contributions to the lines of political, cultural and educational inquiry which Hall pursued. www.stuarthallfoundation.org/projects/the...

Please circulate through your networks. Call for expressions of interest for a fully funded short term research fellowship in Australia for a Myanmar academic or researcher Members of minority groups are encouraged to apply.

26 January 1988: Indigenous Australian Burnum Burnum travels to England and plants a flag in the White Cliffs of Dover, claiming Britain for the Indigenous people of Australia

Hey IR folks, Australasia's biannual festival of International Relations (the OCIS conference) is in the beautiful city of Sydney next July. Join us in the land of Oz! ocis.org.au/call-for-pap...

The IR Dept at ANU is hiring a lecturer ('research fellow'), on a 2-year contract, /w possible extension to 4. Very friendly department. Esp. interested in peace & conflict studies and humanitarianism. Happy to chat if interested. Details here. Polisky PSJMinfo jobs.anu.edu.au/jobs/lecture...

Early drop for newsletter patrons! With @lefteleven.bsky.social we discuss what links counter-revolution, imperialism, and anti-communism. Inside the reactionary worldmaking of counter-insurgency www.un-diplomatic.com/p/the-reacti...