I was very honoured to chair and help organise this special roundtable in honour of Prof Emma Hutchison at #BISA2025 - a moving tribute to her work on emotions and politics. Deep thanks to @rbleiker for his generous support, and to all the speakers who made it so meaningful 🌟

The EPIR Working Group was honoured to host this special #BISA2025 roundtable in memory of Prof Emma Hutchison - a moving tribute to her groundbreaking work on emotions and politics. Deep thanks to @rbleiker for his generous support, and to all the speakers who joined us 🌟

🌟 Join us for the EPIR Working Group lunch meeting at #BISA2025 - right after the roundtable in honour of Prof. Emma Hutchison! A chance to continue the conversation over lunch 📩 RSVP to [email protected] (for catering purposes) All welcome! #EPIR #EmotionsInIR #BISA25

🎉 We’re thrilled to announce the winners of the 2025 EPIR Thesis Prize! 🏆 Winners: Anne-Marie Houde & Uygar Baspehlivan 🎖 Honourable Mention: Shambhawi Tripathi Their theses impressed our judges with originality, critical insight, and innovative methods. Congratulations to all! 👏

🚨 BISA 2025 Conference Panel Alert: New Theoretical and Methodological Approaches to Emotions 📍 Blackstaff Room, Grand Central Hotel 🗓️19/06 / 15:00-16:30hs. Sponsored by the @BISAWG_Emotions #Belfast2025 #EPIR #EmotionsInIR #AffectInIR

🚨 Roundtable Alert at #BISA2025 in Belfast! Join us for a special roundtable celebrating the work of Prof Emma Hutchison 📍 Dublin Room, Europa Hotel 🗓️ Hosted by @BISAWG_Emotions and @MYBISA #Belfast2025 #BISAConference

📢We had a fascinating concluding event for the year today with @epir-bisa.bsky.social ! 👉📚Topic 'Emotions and the right – navigating feeling in the study of populism and reactionary politics' w/ @theoaiolfi.bsky.social @charlieprice.bsky.social @ubaspehlivan.bsky.social and Elisabeth Mörking

A great discussion and fantastic questions! These @mybisa.bsky.social working groups aren't just good fun, they're great spaces to share and develop ideas in a friendly academic space. 10/10 would recommend. Thank you for organising @epir-bisa.bsky.social and @annemhoude.bsky.social !

✨ New Convener Announcement We are delighted to announce the new member of our team: Albert Cano ! Albert is a PhD Candidate in IR at the LSE working on Lacanian psychoanalysis, ontological (in)security theory, and critical peacebuilding studies. Welcome!l, Albert! 🎉

Join us! Don’t forget to register!

EPIR THESIS PRIZE 2025 🚨 Nominations are OPEN for @epir-bisa.bsky.social + Brill Social Science Thesis Prize 2025 Awarded for the best doctoral thesis on emotions in Politics and IR Deadline: 28 Mar Learn more & apply: www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work... @mtrotem.bsky.social

NEW EVENT🚨 @epir-bisa.bsky.social has a new seminar w/ Nicholas Gribble (@uomsoss.bsky.social) on his new article: 'Dis-membering, re-membering: understanding the affective force of violence through fantasies in (post)war Sierra Leone' 3 Apr Register here👉 www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...

DON’T FORGET TO SEND US YOUR ABSTRACT Send us your abstract for our new workshop on the ‘Intersection of memory/trauma and the Politics of Emotions in IR Please send us your abstract (max. 250 words.) and a short biography by the end of 24 February to [email protected]

🚨EPIR THESIS PRIZE 2025 Nominations are OPEN for @BISAWG_Emotions + @Brill_Social Thesis Prize 2025 to be awarded for the best doctoral thesis on emotions in Politics and IR. Send the thesis with a short biography (150 words) and a CV to [email protected] Deadline: 28 March

‼️ EXTENDED DEADLINE: 24/02/2025 Send us your abstract for our new workshop on the ‘Intersection of memory/trauma and the Politics of Emotions in IR Please send us your abstract (max. 250 words.) and a short biography by the end of 24 February to [email protected]

‼️Send us your abstract!

🚨🤓 Send your abstract to our Postgraduate/ECR Virtual Workshop: 'Intersection of Memory/Trauma and the Politics of Emotions in IR' until 17/02/2025! www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...

🚨Do you want to be a co-convenor? The BISA Emotions in Politics and IR working group is seeking applications for the position of co-convenor! Please send a CV and a short statement of interest (no more than a paragraph) to [email protected] until 28 February! Join us!

‼️‼️Don’t forget to register!! See you all tomorrow!

‼️Join us this Thursday!

🚨Do you want to be a co-convenor? The BISA Emotions in Politics and IR working group is seeking applications for the position of co-convenor! Please send a CV and a short statement of interest (no more than a paragraph) to [email protected] until 28 February! Join us!

🚨🤓 Send your abstract to our Postgraduate/ECR Virtual Workshop: 'Intersection of Memory/Trauma and the Politics of Emotions in IR' until 17/02/2025! www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...

Join us next Thursday (13/02 - 4:30pm) to discuss Matthieu Grandpierron (Catholic University of Vendée) recently published book, Nostalgic Virility as a Cause of War How Leaders of Great Powers Cope with Status Decline! Link: www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...

🚨 NEW EVENT Join us on our virtual seminar 'liquid fear, agency and the (un)conscious in securitisation processes' feat. @ngellwitzki.bsky.social (@UniOfYork), @charlieprice.bsky.social & @carvalhobds 11 Dec 4:30pm Register: www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...

If you are interested in affective politics, check out the BISA Emotions in Politics and IR Working Group account. They do great work.

go.bsky.app/6YT72qA We just started a starter pack for emotions in politics and IR research! Please comment or write to us to be added! 🥳

We are delighted to announce that the Emotions in Politics and IR (EPIR) @mybisa.bsky.social Working Group is now officially on Bluesky 😊 Stay tuned for a Starter Pack on Emotions in Politics & IR coming soon!