Feeling lost at #BISA2026 📣 Look out for any of our ambassadors wearing the orange t-shirts - they will be around all venues and are more than happy to assist with any queries or issues! 🌟 They really are here to help! 🧡

New article in Review of International Studies ‘If it makes you happy, it can’t be that bad’: Liberal enjoyment and complicity in popular culture. Zoë Jay #FanStudies www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Packed house at the RIS AI and publishing panel! These conversations are essential for understanding the way we as writers, researchers, and reviewers grapple with the rise of AI. Be sure to check out the brand new RIS AI policy: buff.ly/vqjYUCE

Preparing for #BISA2026? You can browse the latest articles from @risjnl.bsky.social#BISA2026here - https://cup.org/4fjl9m5

Welcome to #BISA2026! Our editor Andy made it on a banner to welcome people to the conference 🤓 Be sure to reach out to the team during the conference if you have questions about publishing with us. Full program ➡️ indico.bisa.ac.uk/event/579/ti...

On your way to #BISA2026? Browse a selection of articles form @risjnl.bsky.social here - https://cup.org/4x59sG7 “Is International Studies ready for what comes next? New thinking, new directions.” cc @mybisa.bsky.social#BISA2026

Put this on your calendars tomorrow! On Wednesday afternoon, RIS will host a roundtable on AI and academic research. We expect a great discussion, so consider adding this to your schedule! ⤵️ buff.ly/y9NYr3f

New Special Collection! In preparation for #BISA2026, this collection gives a preview of the events, and also a few articles related to the theme of the conference: “Is International Studies ready for what comes next? New thinking, new directions.”

My new article examines the formation of a local humanitarian class in Goma, and the transformations and tensions that followed. Open access! www.cambridge.org/core/journal... @lseid.bsky.social

🚨New First View Article🚨 "The humanitarian class: Transformation and tension in eastern Congo" by Myfanwy James is now available #OpenAccess on our website! 📄 ➡️ buff.ly/3e2NESv

#OpenAccess from @risjnl.bsky.social - The humanitarian class: Transformation and tension in eastern Congo - https://cup.org/4uJyQQk - @myfanwyvjames.bsky.social#OpenAccess #FirstView

What is the future of publishing in a world of AI? Journals are scrambling to adapt to these changes, and RIS is no exception. We've put together a new AI policy for all prospective authors that deals with authorship, citations, and above all transparency. Read in full here ➡️ buff.ly/vqjYUCE

We had a quick BISA prep/ editorial meeting this week. We look foward to seeing you all in Brighton for #BISA2026!

Our friends at BISA will hold a virtual conference on 1-13 January 2027!! Submissions are now open, so please consider sending in an abstract or panel. buff.ly/J6vCroy

At #BISA2026 we will discuss the UN at 80, but there was another milestone last year: the #WPS agenda at 25. Check out our podcast discussion on this important anniversary ⤵️ 🎧 👉 buff.ly/gCZGfjm

Somehow, #BISA2026 is NEXT WEEK! As you put your schedule together, consider joining us on Wednesday for a roundtable on AI and academic research ⤵️ buff.ly/y9NYr3f

#BISA2026 is right around the corner, so it's almost time to name the best article prize winner for 2025! Here is a look back at previous winners ⤵️ buff.ly/uZuvrku

New @mybisa.bsky.social newsletter out now! The monthly update always comes with the latest research from RIS and our sister journal, @ejisbisa.bsky.social ⬇️

As we are a BISA journal, all members get free access to our archives and publications. We have 50 years of IR research to draw on, all on our website! Interesting to look at the very first editorial setting out the vision of the journal:

The World Cup is less than a month away, and it is worth revisiting Zoë Jay's recent article about liberal enjoyment and global mega events. It's #OpenAccess and has a great video abstract! ⤵️ buff.ly/izRmTCW

#BISA2026 is right around the corner! As you put your schedule together, consider joining us on Wednesday for a roundtable on AI and academic research. We have a fantastic group of participants! buff.ly/y9NYr3f

How has the threat construction of China in US discourse evolved over the past decade? Revisiting this 2013 article by @oturner.bsky.social demonstrates how much has changed with Trump, and how much has stayed the same ⤵️ buff.ly/RsUu47W

Reviewing for reputable journals is an essential part of academia, and a skill that's difficult to master. If you are an ECR, check out the FAQs put together by @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org on best practices! These are great tips, especially for RIS, which is a CUP journal 👇 buff.ly/E9B71qG

Given the discussion about Taiwan in the run up to the US-China Summit, it's worth revisiting this recent article by Nitasha Kaul and Mariah Thornton on cartographic imaginaries. buff.ly/p0mml0v

The video abstract for Alexandra De Ciantis & Daniel R. Brunstetter's latest article is a bit different! They were joined by Brent Steele to discuss the origins and impact of the paper. 📺➡️ www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

#BISA2026 is right around the corner, so it's almost time to name the best article prize winner for 2025! Here is a look back at previous winners ⤵️ buff.ly/uZuvrku

🚨New First View Article🚨 "The politics of partisan memory: Last letters of anti-fascist resistance in Italy and France (1943–2003)" by Alexandra De Ciantis & Daniel R. Brunstetter is now available #OpenAccess on our website! 📄 ➡️ buff.ly/ZCg9Eoe

🚨New First View Article🚨 "Relationality and ‘peace listening’ in the Maputo Accord process in Mozambique" by Catherine Turner and Julia Palmiano Federer is now available #OpenAccess on our website! 📄 ➡️ buff.ly/XMPm15K

#OpenAccess from @risjnl.bsky.social - Relationality and ‘peace listening’ in the Maputo Accord process in Mozambique - https://cup.org/4n8QVE9 - @profturner.bsky.social#OpenAccess& Julia Palmiano Federer #FirstView

Submissions of papers for our 2027 virtual conference #VirtualBISA2027 are OPEN NOW 🌟 'Conflict and cooperation in a changing world' 🌍 Find all information here! 👉 https://indico.bisa.ac.uk/event/659/ Simon Rushton Jamie J. Hagen @julietdryden.bsky.social City St George's, University of London

Our friends at BISA will hold a virtual conference on 11-13 January 2027!! Submissions are now open, so please consider sending in an abstract or panel. buff.ly/J6vCroy

🚨New First View Article🚨 "Localizing the UN 2030 Agenda: IO technocracy’s engagement with territory-based approaches to data" by Isabel Rocha de Siqueira is now available on our website! Have a read ⤵️ buff.ly/0xqtaF2

Last year, Professor Roland Bleiker delivered the keynote address at the BISA conference in Belfast. He spoke with our editor Seb Kaempf on the RIS podcast about "seeing and sensing world politics" 🎧 👉 buff.ly/0a9Xs9z

In April, we published SIX new research articles in April and got our panels prepared for the upcoming #BISA2026 conference! Check out the new articles: buff.ly/UBjnS71 And be sure to put our panels on your BISA program: buff.ly/AP1bsuV

🚨New First View Article🚨 "Political-epistemic disciplining in global governance: Producing ‘global’ Indigenous knowledges" by Annabelle Littoz-Monnet is now available #OpenAccess on our website! 📄 ➡️ buff.ly/4THmXwM

#OpenAccess from @risjnl.bsky.social - Political-epistemic disciplining in global governance: Producing ‘global’ Indigenous knowledges - https://cup.org/3QCLelP - @littozmonnet.bsky.social#OpenAccess #FirstView

🚨New First View Article🚨 "Of statues, struggles, and subaltern memory: The aesthetics of commemorating Birsa Munda" by Ananya Sharma is now available on our website! Have a read ⤵️ buff.ly/SZTKl56

With Felipe Jaramillo, we have just published a summary with @mybisa.bsky.social of our article in the @risjnl.bsky.social, 'Epistemic Inertia in Human Rights Expert Bodies', asking why bringing in more expert voices do not necessarily translate into more change. www.bisa.ac.uk/articles/epi...

We are so excited for tomorrow's PGN conference at @irpnorthumbria.bsky.social 🌟 A massive thank you to Northumbria University for helping fund this event and we can't wait see you there! 🎉 Check out the programme here! 👉 https://ow.ly/k1Bt50YRAVA

As always, our latest articles represent the wide empirical and theoretical lenses at RIS. Most of these online first articles are also #OpenAccess, so if anything catches your eye, have a read on our website ⤵️ buff.ly/hZzqYTr

Put it in your diary because submissions of papers for our 2027 virtual conference #VirtualBISA2027 open on 5 May 🌟 Find out all information here! 👉 https://virtualconference.bisa.ac.uk/call-papers Simon Rushton Jamie J. Hagen @julietdryden.bsky.social City St George's, University of London

Our friends at BISA will hold a virtual conference on 1-13 January 2027!! Submissions are now open, so please consider sending in an abstract or panel. buff.ly/36MIEzP

📣Big News!!📣

🚨New First View Article🚨 "Do too many cooks spoil the broth?: The effect of increasing participation on the efficiency of international food safety standard-setting processes" by Cindy Cheng and Sebastian Klotz is now available on our website! Have a read ⤵️ buff.ly/fowKHIo

#FirstView from @risjnl.bsky.social#FirstView- Do too many cooks spoil the broth?: The effect of increasing participation on the efficiency of international food safety standard-setting processes - https://cup.org/42lPwR1 - Cindy Cheng & Sebastian Klotz

Alice Martini's latest RIS article is #OpenAccess now: 'The inescapable future of AI-enabled security: Imagining future terrorism and counterterrorism in UN technocratic governance' 🌍 📺 Video Abstract Here 👉 ow.ly/UrcW50YGQs1

#OpenAccess from @risjnl.bsky.social - Contested sites of solidarity: Refugee simulations as simulacra - cup.org/4dUsWGm - @umutozguc.bsky.social #FirstView

War and the moral and legal attempts to regulate it have a long history. In an episode of podcast, editor Seb Kaempf sits down with Dr Thomas Gregory to chat about his editors collection, which is on our website now. 🎧 👉 buff.ly/kuimTWZ 📚 👉 buff.ly/NZHc0uh

🚨New First View Article🚨 "Contested sites of solidarity: Refugee simulations as simulacra" by Umut Ozguc is now available #OpenAccess on our website! 📄 ➡️ buff.ly/b93185s

Reminder of the @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org journals on Bluesky 🦋👇