Tomorrow live from DC!

"Women and War in Sudan" from @timep.bsky.social is kicking off now. If you didn't get a chance to register, not to fear! You can still tune in LIVE here: youtube.com/live/N_ARHIo... Don't miss Mahitab Mahgoub, Mayada Hassanain, Jumana Eltgani, and Lina Marwan, moderated by Doug Christensen.

'Book talk - The psychic lives of statues: reckoning with the rubble of empire' 🌍 Upcoming Emotions in Politics and IR (EPIR) BISA Working Group book talk with Rahul Rao for a discussion on "what do we do with the monuments left behind by empire?" 📚 Sign up today 👉 https://ow.ly/nOoA50YFrW3

One year after our original essay appeared, @astra.bsky.social and I are thrilled to reveal the North American cover of our forthcoming book END TIMES FASCISM - and the Fight for the Living World. On bookshelves Sept 15th and now available for pre-order. Canada: is.gd/RNravu US: is.gd/U3nR3H

The Voice of Hind Rajab doesn't have to be an #Oscars winner to be an incredible film. It's truly one of the most devastating, yet powerful movies I've ever seen, and I encourage you to find a way to watch it www.thevoiceofhindrajabfilm.com

With @karenhao.bsky.social and 1400 friends at Vancouver's Chan Center. So much interest in her brilliant book Empire of AI. We went deep on gen AI's impacts on warfare, climate, labour, colonialism and psychosis. Heavy, but lots of love and determination in the room.

Between 2009 and 2023, campaigners in El Salvador secured the release of dozens of women imprisoned for abortion-related charges, miscarriages, stillbirths and obstetric emergencies. But now, under the country’s "state of emergency" imposed by dictator Nayib Bukele, progress is unravelling.

The registration deadline for #BISA2026 is today ‼️ Join us in Brighton in June: 'Is International Studies ready for what comes next? New thinking, new directions' 🎉 Register now 👉 https://conference.bisa.ac.uk Simon Rushton @julietdryden.bsky.social VisitBrighton Juanita Elias

Director of Leeds Institute for Societal Futures, Professor Louise Waite, shared expert commentary in The Times on the Anti‑Slavery Collective’s links to Princess Eugenie. Her research drives our challenge area Migration, Mobility & Belonging. Find out more here: bit.ly/4bgRJ5E #research #privilege

📣 Call for paper and panel proposals for the Centre for Global Security Challenges Conference 2026: New Ordering? World Politics and the Future of Global Challenges 📅 21st-22nd May 2026 📍 University of Leeds Deadline for proposals: 31st March 2026

🤝New partnership for the School! We’re pleased to share that the School of Politics and International Studies has joined West Yorkshire Citizens, the local chapter of @citizensuk.org Find out more about this new partnership here ⬇️ essl.leeds.ac.uk/politics-res...

My Voice My Choice coordinator Nika Kovač: "Today is a victory for women in Europe and a good day for European democracy. For the first time, the Commission confirms unequivocally that EU funds can be used to guarantee access to safe abortion care – particularly for women in vulnerable situations."

Discover your next steps to postgraduate study at our Masters Discovery Fair on Wednesday 11 March: 🧑‍💼 Explore career support and opportunities 💰 Get funding advice 💬 Speak to academic staff 🏙️ Learn about life as a postgraduate student at Leeds Find out more 👇 https://bit.ly/4s6w5GX

Sign the petition to convince the European Commission to change their mind on My Voice, My Choice. Unofficial info says the draft response has a negative attitude. Decision Feb 26. Still time to change their mind. Sign & share: sign.myvoice-mychoice.org/forms/europe...

Amazing news!!! 😍😍 Ministers from Austria, Estonia, Finland, France, Luxembourg, Poland, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden have sent a letter to the Commission to urge them to accept our initiative for safe abortion. Now, Ursula von der Leyen has no more excuses!

Do not miss this conversation with Prof Derek Edyvane about the politics of civility at Birkbeck on Thursday 5 March! You can sign up here: my.bbk.ac.uk/ords/f?p=832... More information about the book is available here: academic.oup.com/book/60427 @derekedyvane.bsky.social

➡️ New report from our Climate Evidence Unit: CCS (carbon capture & storage) could support the UK’s path to Net Zero, but only if deployed strategically & responsibly. It highlights key actions on governance, public engagement, flexibility & fair costs. Read more 👉 climate.leeds.ac.uk/our-work/cli...

We are delighted to announce that Frances O’Grady is to deliver the 2026 Alice Bacon Lecture! 📆12th March 2026 🕒18:30 - 19:30 📍Great Hall, University of Leeds This free public lecture is hosted by @cdpleeds.bsky.social Get your ticket here: shorturl.at/IV1Kl Find out more ⬇️ shorturl.at/aO97i

🚨 The deadline for #EISAPEC26 abstract submission is tomorrow!

Happy Year of the Fire Horse! 🔥🐎 We would like to wish everyone here at Leeds a year of passion, progress, and positive change. Keep exploring, keep learning, and make the most of every moment on campus.

🎉 Congratulations to Nijat Eldarov, winner of EISA's Best Graduate Paper Award! 🔗 Learn more about the paper and the committee's comments here: buff.ly/weiEpHI

Very good statement on the ways that extreme wealth/power concentration breeds depravity. The story of the Epstein Files, and of our time.

Throughout 2026, @timep.bsky.social will be programming around the 15 year anniversary of the Arab Uprisings. Our kick-off event on February 23 features an incredible line-up: Lina Attalah, Hamid Khalafallah, Razan Rashidi, and Samia Errazzouki, moderated by @michatobia.bsky.social.

Egyptian human rights defender Dr. Aida Seif El-Dawla has been ordered released on LE 100,000 bail after being questioned for 3 hours today by the Supreme State Security Prosecution on El-Nadeem's recent report on torture in prisons and other related publications involving torture victims.

For those in Cambridge, I'm giving a talk on Wednesday 18 February, 6-7:30pm, at St Catherine's college www.politicaleconomy.group.cam.ac.uk/events/dr-il...

Reminder that Francesca Albanese is not being targeted for a sentence twisted and lifted out of context in a speech. She is being targeted for daring to name the names of giant companies complicit in the crime of genocide. They would rather destroy international law than be accountable to it.

🚨 The #EISAPEC26 abstract deadline is coming up!

Only 2 weeks remaining to register for #BISA2026 ‼️ 'Is International Studies ready for what comes next? New thinking, new directions' to discuss, promote & develop international studies 🌍 👉 https://conference.bisa.ac.uk Simon Rushton @julietdryden.bsky.social VisitBrighton Juanita Elias

🏳️‍🌈LGBT+ History Month special!🏳️‍🌈 In this interview, Dr @jgreenwoodreeves.bsky.social shares the creative and collaborative influences behind his work, including @lawsadrag.bsky.social, a network that brings academics and drag artists together to explore lived experiences of law.👇 tinyurl.com/bdekpr99

🧵 Today at @timep.bsky.social, we're launching "The Arab Uprisings 15 Years On: More Than a Moment." I'd like to tell you a bit more. This year, we mark fifteen years since the Arab Uprisings, the single most significant event that changed my life and the life of so many in my generation. (1)

Dr Laura Considine (@lauracon.bsky.social) is quoted in this article published by @theipaper.com on the end of the New START nuclear arms control treaty between the US and Russia ⬇️ inews.co.uk/news/world/f...

We are delighted to announce that Professor Stuart McAnulla will deliver the fifth lecture in the 2025/26 Faculty of Social Sciences Inaugural Lecture Series Culture Wars UK: Is it Time for Universities to 'Rearm'? Wed 25th Feb, 4-5pm More info & tickets ⬇️ www.tickettailor.com/events/fssev...

🎉Congratulations to Dr Margherita Belgioioso for securing a fully funded ESRC White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership Collaborative Studentship Project title: Civil Resistance and the Onset of Peace Processes Collaborative partner: @berghoffnd.bsky.social Closing date: 11 March shorturl.at/oTTOx

🔊 Final Ep of S3 of Politics and Pedagogy we speak to the leads of 'Pedagogical Research Centres and Communities' across Politics and IR departments in the UK. Available across all platforms rss.com/podcasts/pol...

⏰ Remember to submit abstracts for #EISAPEC26 in Lisbon by 19 February! 🔗 Abstract submission guidelines can be found here: buff.ly/T1qTbM6

An ESRC White Rose DTP Collaborative Studentship is available in the School of Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds, with the project title: ‘Civil Resistance and the Onset of Peace Processes’. Please share widely phd.leeds.ac.uk/funding/453-... @polisatleeds.bsky.social

BISA, Review of International Studies, European Journal of International Security reception #ISA2026 🎉 Join us in Ohio as we showcase our 2 journals along with Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR 🌟 Register 👉 https://ow.ly/o7rC50Y9k4b #BISAISA26 International Studies Association

Leeds awarded 3 funded WRDTP Collaborative Studentships for 26/27 in the Security, Conflict & Justice pathway. • Emergency planning + resilience • Electronic monitoring + probation • Civil resistance + peace processes Apply by 11 March 2026 More🔗 bit.ly/4rpwBiO #Funding #PhD #Research #Leeds

starting soon! Talking with Yanis Varoufakis about deep fakes, digital doppelgangers, real doppelgangers, abandoning your personal brand...

⏰ Reminder: the deadline to submit abstracts to workshops at #EWIS2026 is Wednesday, 11 February! 🔗 More details and the submission form can be found here: buff.ly/3rM0vZr

📢New Publication! Congratulations to Dr Geoff Goodwin (@gbgoodwin.bsky.social) who has a new article published in New Political Economy. This introduces a new theory of decommodification to better understand socioecological transformations Read the open access article here ⬇️ shorturl.at/1zf86

Join the Contemporary Research on International Political Theory WG at their roundtable in a couple of weeks 🌟 Discussing the recently released 'Benevolence in International Relations: A Political Essay' by Frédéric Ramel 📚 Sign up now 👉 https://ow.ly/gfpV50Y7sip Kieran O’Meara

Check out our schedule of events this semester. We hope to see you there!

Check out our schedule of events this semester. We hope to see you there!

I published This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate in 2014. Lots of serious people explained that we didn't have time to tackle capitalism, climate was too important. Let the market fix it for us. The track record is 12 wasted years and a world on fire. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/c...

✅ WS Z - Middle Eastern Futures after October 7: Political imaginaries of national and regional orders 🔗 Find a full list of workshops and descriptions here: buff.ly/zIxO8WE

Check out Derek Edyvane's new post on 'The Page 99 Test' blog about his latest book, The Politics of Politeness: Citizenship, Civility, and the Democracy of Everyday Life. Find out what's on p. 99, and what it tells us about the book as a whole! page99test.blogspot.com/2025/11/dere...

Check out Derek Edyvane's new post on 'The Page 99 Test' blog about his latest book, The Politics of Politeness: Citizenship, Civility, and the Democracy of Everyday Life. Find out what's on p. 99, and what it tells us about the book as a whole! page99test.blogspot.com/2025/11/dere...

📣 I am delighted to announce our international conference “Facing Inequalities – Strategies for Change”, taking place on 6–7 November 2025 at the University of Graz.

#COP30 in Belém, Brazil is one week away. But what does the conference mean for the global south? ➡️ Simon Manda explores this in his blog written for the Priestley Centre: climate.leeds.ac.uk/a-global-sou... #GlobalSouth #ClimateJustice #UniOfLeeds