Emotions in Politics and IR (EPIR) BISA Working Group
The Emotions in Politics and International Relations BISA (British Association for International Studies) working group aims to promote the study, research and teaching of emotions in politics and international relations.
- Ilan Pappe to give #BISA2026 public lecture! 🎉 ‘Gaza as an epicentre - the breakdown of the international order’ trying to provide an explanation why the events in the Gaza Strip since October 2023 unsettled the international order 🌍 Space is limited so register now! 👉 ow.ly/qhIf50Y4lfY
- ⚡ Looking for career inspiration? Want to start 2026 off with some new connections and insights? Join us on Friday 27 February 2026 @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social for our event 'Speed Networking: Opportunities in Security Studies'! 👇 www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work... @warstudieskcl.bsky.social
- REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR #BISA2026!! Take a look at the conference programme and register now via the conference website: conference.bisa.ac.uk Participant registration deadline: 2 March See you in Brighton 🌊🏖️ @simonrushton.bsky.social @julietdryden.bsky.social @visitbrighton.bsky.social
- Thank you so much for everyone who attended today’s event with Todd McGowan’s amazing talk, and to Todd himself! Hope you all enjoyed it. Keep tuned for our next seminar series events! Until then, happy holidays!🎄
- This is today! Don’t miss out on the amazing Todd McGowan talking all things Lacanian politics👇🏻🙌🏻
- 🚨NEXT EVENT🚨 📖 Seminar series session with Todd McGowan (U of Vermont), presenting his new ‘Cambridge Introduction to Jacques Lacan’ and introducing Lacanian psychoanalysis for politics & IR. 🗓️ Wednesday 10 December, 4pm BST (online) 🔗Register here: www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...
- Join us this Wednesday!
- 🚨NEXT EVENT🚨 📖 Seminar series session with Todd McGowan (U of Vermont), presenting his new ‘Cambridge Introduction to Jacques Lacan’ and introducing Lacanian psychoanalysis for politics & IR. 🗓️ Wednesday 10 December, 4pm BST (online) 🔗Register here: www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...
- 🚨NEXT EVENT🚨 📖 Seminar series session with Todd McGowan (U of Vermont), presenting his new ‘Cambridge Introduction to Jacques Lacan’ and introducing Lacanian psychoanalysis for politics & IR. 🗓️ Wednesday 10 December, 4pm BST (online) 🔗Register here: www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...
- This is today👇🏻 don’t miss out!
- 🚨Next event! 📖 Book talk with Billy Holzberg (KCL) on his new ‘Affective Bordering: Race, Deservingness and the Emotional Politics of Migration Control’ 🗓️ Next Tuesday, 25th November at 4:00pm (Online, UK time) 📝 To register for the event: www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...
- 🚨Next event! 📖 Book talk with Billy Holzberg (KCL) on his new ‘Affective Bordering: Race, Deservingness and the Emotional Politics of Migration Control’ 🗓️ Next Tuesday, 25th November at 4:00pm (Online, UK time) 📝 To register for the event: www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...
- #BISA2026 submissions deadline is TODAY at 11:59pm 🌟 We cannot wait to see you all in Brighton as we look at the next 50 years in IR 🎉 Today is your final chance to get your submissions in 👉https://conference.bisa.ac.uk/call-papers-0 VisitBrighton Simon Rushton @julietdryden.bsky.social
- 🔔Reminder that there’s just one week to go to make your submissions for #BISA2026! Deadline: 3 Nov We’re looking forward to your panel/paper submissions to our section✊🏻👇🏻
- 🎉 We are OPEN now for abstract, roundtable and panel submissions for #BISA2026 🎉 'Is International Studies ready for what comes next? New thinking, new directions' 🌎 Submit here! 👉 buff.ly/kK9oIlM @visitbrighton.bsky.social @simonrushton.bsky.social @julietdryden.bsky.social
- 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 epir.group@bisa.ac.uk (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 !
- 📢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
- ✨ 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!
- 🌟Upcoming event @epir-bisa.bsky.social with Nicholas Gribble - 3rd April 🌟 'Dis-membering, re-membering: understanding the affective force of violence through fantasies in (post)war Sierra Leone' - buff.ly/tFeSac3 @annemhoude.bsky.social @mtrotem.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social
- 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 epir.group@bisa.ac.uk
- ‼️ 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 epir.group@bisa.ac.uk
- 🚨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 epir.group@bisa.ac.uk 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 epir.group@bisa.ac.uk
- 🚨🤓 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...
- ‼️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...
- ‼️‼️Don’t forget to register!! See you all tomorrow!
- ‼️Join us this Thursday!
- 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...
- 🚨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 epir.group@bisa.ac.uk 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.
- 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!
