Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals (IBEI)
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- 👤 Welcome to IBEI Alex! @alexandrionemoylan.bsky.social joins us as a Juan de la Cierva Post-doctoral Fellow. With a PhD from KU Leuven , his research explores the (de-)politicization and geopoliticization of #EU policies. He also joins the Obs team at IBEI 🚀 #IBEI #Faculty #EUPolitics
- 📣 Estem a punt d'enviar la nostra primera newsletter 🎉 Vols estar al dia de seminaris, esdeveniments i oportunitats en Ciència Política a tota la xarxa BANPS? 👉 Subscriu-t’hi: tuit.cat/mVnFa @politiquesupf.bsky.social @cpoliticaub.bsky.social @politiquesuab.bsky.social @ibei.org tuit.cat/mVnFa
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- 🌍 Is there a reason why Turkey prioritizes security while Malaysia focuses on socio-economic growth? 📘 This article by Fulya Apaydin ‘Space policy and industrial development in middle powers: Malaysia and Turkey in comparative perspective’ addresses the topic. Read the article & learn t.ly/TIBbe
- 👤 Benvingut a l'IBEI Eduard! Eduard Soler i Lecha s’incorpora com a Senior Research Associate a l'IBEI. Professor agregat @uab.cat i referent en l'estudi de la geopolítica, les relacions euromediterrànies i l'Orient Mitjà. Membre de l’Obs) i del CEARC 🚀 #IBEI #IR
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- ‼️ Vols estar informat dels esdeveniments de Ciència Política de: @cpoliticaub.bsky.social @politiquesuab.bsky.social @politiquesupf.bsky.social @ibei.org Seminaris, xerrades... tot aplegat en un únic espai 👇 www.banps.cat/seminars
- ‘Beyond urban bias? Urban-rural inequalities and popular protest in Africa’ Frank-Borge Wietzke (IBEI) discusses how traditional assumptions about urban dominance overlook the mobilization potential of wealthier rural areas. 👉 t.ly/87I9- @elsevierconnect.bsky.social
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- 📖Inside global governance: perspectives of international organization staff on autonomy and horizontal interactions How governance complexity is experienced internally. By @adamholesch.bsky.social, Jacint Jordana, Axel Marx & @lewinontheedge.bsky.social Check it out t.ly/Wnzb5 @springernature.com
- 📙 ‘Perceptions of Peace in Times of War: Public Opinion Evidence from Ukraine’ What does peace mean when war is still ongoing? Explore in this article how citizens define it using an original survey By Lesley-Ann Daniels (IBEI) & Oleksii Polegkyi 👉 t.ly/hRnRE @degruyterbrill.bsky.social
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- 🌐 Socio-environmental movements: key global guardians of biodiversity amid rising violence Study coord. by @marianawalter.bsky.social (IBEI), Victoria Reyes-García (ICTA-UAB) & Arnim Scheidel (ICTA-UAB), and conducted by international researchers drawing on data from EJAtlas 🔗 t.ly/tHSFB @pnas.org
- ⏱ UPCOMING EVENT MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2 #ResearchSeminar | Beyond State Capacity: How Non-State Governance and Adjudication Influence Rebel and Criminal Rule 🗣️ Ana Arjona (@polisciatnu.bsky.social y.social) Chair: Lesley-Ann Daniels (IBEI) 🗓️ Monday, February 2 at 12:00 Info here 👉 t.ly/HiIjK
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- IBEI strengthens its global presence! 🌐 We’ve participated in the 2026 #APSIA Deans’ and Directors Annual Meeting, joining forces with top international affairs schools to shape the future of global education and cooperation. 🔗 All the details here: t.ly/V77I2
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- 🔎Today’s Research Symposium was all about sharing the ongoing work of our academic community & getting feedback from colleagues. 🙌 Thanks for opening up your research for discussion. Can't wait to see where these projects go next! 📸 Pictures: flic.kr/s/aHBqjCHfBe
- ¿Eres de #Iberoamérica y quieres completar tu formación en #Barcelona? Solicita tu #beca @fundacioncarolina.es y aplica para los másters del IBEI este 2026-2027. ⏰ Fecha límite: 2 de marzo del 2026 🔗 Toda la información: t.ly/j4PyC
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- About today’s #ResearchSeminar❗ 🔎 Escalation Dynamics in the Russia-Ukraine War: Between Great Power Peace and World War Three 💬 Andrew Cottey (@ucc.ie) Chair: Elisabeth Johansson-Nogués (IBEI) Check our agenda for next events! 👉 t.ly/nL-CV
- 📙 ‘Has oil richness been a force for income equality in Venezuela over the long term?' Pablo Astorga (IBEI) examines how economic, social and demographic changes interacted with the oil industry to affect the distribution of wealth. Click and read ➡️ ehes.org/wp/EHES_283....
- 🔎 Check this article ‘Blame Shifting in Autocracies following Large-Scale Disasters: Evidence from Turkey’ by Edward Goldring, Jonas Willibald Schmid and Fulya Apaydin (IBEI). Read here 👉 t.ly/8uHxg @cambridge.org @poppublicsphere.bsky.social
- 🔔Reminder! 📢#VACANCY: Predoctoral Researcher (IN2PB Project) Join IN2PB Project "Measuring institutional independence: A comparative framework for the study of public bodies". 👉We look forward to your application! 📎Info: t.ly/hJV-K ‼️Deadline: 21th, Jan 2026
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- 🚀 Join us on monday! #ResearchSeminar | Escalation Dynamics in the Russia-Ukraine War: Between Great Power Peace and World War III 🎤 Andrew Cottey (@ucc.ie) Chair: Elisabeth Johansson-Nogués (IBEI) 🔍 Monday 19 January 🕰️ 12:00h Don't miss out! Sign up here ➡️ t.ly/Vwlcv
- ‘Trump, Veneçuela i el “domini energètic”’ El breu article de @martijnvlaskamp.bsky.social (IBEI) al diari @ara.cat sobre la intervenció dels Estats Units a Veneçuela i com encaixa en l'agenda de recursos més àmplia de Trump. Click aqui 👇 t.ly/tkw_t
- ‘Why States Arm and Why, Sometimes, They Do So Together’, an article by Jonata Anicetti (Metropolitan University Prague) and Ulrich Krotz (IBEI), explores the reasons why no single theory can explain arms proliferation. 📌Link here t.ly/btYiV @academic.oup.com
- Do read our first issue of 2026! 😇 Here with the right link: www.tandfonline.com/toc/rjpp20/3...
- NEW RELEASE! 📘 Special issue of the @jeppjournal.bsky.social co-edited Frank Baumgartner (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) and Laura Chaqués Bonafont (@ub.edu -IBEI). All 15 articles are available for download with open access for a limited time. Link ➡️ t.ly/wiNB1
- NEW RELEASE! 📘 Special issue of the @jeppjournal.bsky.social co-edited Frank Baumgartner (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) and Laura Chaqués Bonafont (@ub.edu -IBEI). All 15 articles are available for download with open access for a limited time. Link ➡️ t.ly/wiNB1
- 🔔 Reminder! 📢 #VACANCY: Predoctoral Researcher Position (KNOWPOLIS project) A team that advances research on evidence-informed governance and policy advice in a rapidly changing world. Don't miss your chance! 🔎Info: t.ly/XnMTo ⏳Deadline: 15th, January 2026
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- 🥂 IBEI team wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2026! ✨ 👉🏾 IBEI will be closed from December 24, 2025, to January 6, 2026 (both included). ⏰ Specific schedule during the #Christmas break here: t.ly/WC_KH
- 🏛️ Exposició "25 anys de l'Observatori de Política Exterior Europea" La @uab.cat organitza una exposició que recorre la trajectòria de l’Obs, fundat per d’Esther Barbé (UAB - IBEI). 📍Biblioteca de Ciències Socials (02.10. 25 – 16.01.26) 🔗t.ly/vsCh2
- 📢 NEW #VACANCY: Predoctoral Researcher (IN2PB Project) Join the IN2PB Project "Measuring institutional independence: A comparative framework for the study of public bodies". We look forward to your application! 📎Info: t.ly/hJV-K 🗓️ Deadline: 21th, January 2026
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- 🌍 #Science with Purpose Various authors including Mariana Walter (IBEI), examine in ‘The Activism Responsibility of Climate Scientists and the Value of Science-Based Activism’ the critical role of scientists in driving societal change. Full article 👇 t.ly/eiEGs
- ▶️ The Genocide that Changed the World Interview with @martinshaw.bsky.social (University of Sussex-IBEI) The conversations draws on his article in the Journal of Genocide Research and his new book, 'The New Age of Genocide: Intellectual and Political Challenges after Gaza' Watch now➡️ t.ly/XHVKh
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- 📢Deadline Extended for #VACANCY: Predoctoral Researcher Position (KNOWPOLIS project) Be part of a team that advances research on evidence-informed governance and policy advice in a rapidly changing world. Don't miss your chance! 👉 t.ly/XnMTo ⏳New Deadline: 15th, January 2026
- 🎄✨ It’s #Christmas time at IBEI! Students, faculty, and staff came together to celebrate the holiday season at a special reception with the participation of IBEI's Chorus. Let's toast for a marvellous upcoming new year! 🥂
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- 🚀 Research Cluster Talk | Xi Jinping: The China Dream and the Taiwan trouble 🌍 Explore Xi Jinping's 'China Dream'. What does it mean for Europe and the world? 🗣️ Prof. Kerry Brown, Dr. Olivia Cheung & Dr. Laia Comerma. @ucl.ac.uk 🔍 Thursday 18 Dec 🕰️ 11:00 Register ➡️ t.ly/JRQKy
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- 📣 IBEI Master's Student Manh Nghia Dao participates at the 'OECD Nuclear Energy Forum' and the 'Geneva Peace Week'! Two key international events on peace, security & energy. All the details here 🔗 t.ly/dFm6l Here are some highlights from his visit👇
- 🔎NEW BOOK | Institutions of #GlobalGovernance: Shifting Dynamics in a Turbulent World Edited by J. Jordana (IBEI), A. Marx (KU Leuven), M. Vandendriessche (EsadeGeo) & J. Wouters (KU Leuven). Critical theoretical and empirical insights for scholars, students & practitioners: t.ly/2EYRD
- The JCPOP 2025 is a wrap! 🎉 Huge thanks to our presenters, discussants, and chairs, to @evaanduiza.bsky.social for the wonderful keynote, and to @politiquesupf.bsky.social and @ibei.org for making it happen! Stay tuned to our channels for future BaNPS updates! 👀 See you next year! 👋🏻🎆
- Good morning and welcome to the JCPOP 2025! 🌞 We kick off in 15 minutes 🎉 Check out the programme 👉🏻 sites.google.com/view/jcpop Looking forward to seeing you at the different panels, the keynote @evaanduiza.bsky.social and the presentation of BaNPS! 👀 With @politiquesupf.bsky.social @ibei.org
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- 🗓️JCPOP is tomorrow! Check out the programme 👉 sites.google.com/view/jcpop Looking forward to seeing you at @ibei.org & @politiquesupf.bsky.social 🎉 @upf.edu
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- 🔎 #PolicyBrief | Les #Metròpolis davant un Món Inestable: Seguretat, Resiliència i Transformació. Consulta les principals idees i eines presentades al seminari organitzat per l’IBEI, l'Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona (AMB) i l'ONU-Habitat. 🔗 t.ly/7-12f
- ✏️L'equip de l'IBEI es reuneix amb Yolanda Ferrer, secretària de Feminismes, i Saray Espejo, directora general de Cures, Organització del Temps i Equitat en els Treballs. Explorem possibles col·laboracions en formació, recerca i projectes per reforçar la perspectiva de gènere a les #RRII.
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- 📢 @marianawalter.bsky.social, Ramon y Cajal Assistant Professor at IBEI, will participate in the symposium “Socio-Ecological Transformation in Times of Regression”, organized by the @unikassel.bsky.social (Germany) and taking place on 4-5 December 2025. 🔗Info here➡️ t.ly/Oik0Z
- Presentació del llibre 'Manual de Estudios Críticos. Cartografías disidentes para comprender las relaciones internacionales'. Amb la participació del professorat afiliat de l'IBEI, Pol Bargués i Ignasi Torrent, el 4 de desembre a les 17h. Registre 👉 t.ly/Ni1zO
- 💡Summary of today’s #IBEIResearchSeminar (Mal)adaptive Differentiation in the World Bank Accountability Complex 🎙️Eugénia da Conceição-Heldt (Munich School of Politics and Public Policy, @tum.de) Thanks to everyone joining us! Stay tuned for more insights. Check our agenda 👉 t.ly/V5ETD
- The importance of tax collection for sustainable development cannot be overstated. This is the point that Matt Barlow (IBEI- @glasgow.ac.uk ) makes in his new book ‘#Taxing for #Development: Contested Ideas, the State & Commodity Taxes in #Argentina’. Check here 👉 t.ly/J4Bw7
- 📢#VACANCY: Predoctoral Researcher Position (KNOWPOLIS project) Join IBEI and be part of a team that advances research on evidence-informed governance and policy advice in a rapidly changing world. 🔎Info: t.ly/XnMTo ⏳Deadline for application: 15th, December 2025
- 📚IBEI students publish a magazine exploring global challenges Dynamics of power, justice, international affairs... Covering topics from migration and democracy to global conflicts. Showcasing the talent and creativity of our academic community! Check it out👉t.ly/rI78n
- #IBEIResearchSeminar | (Mal)adaptive Differentiation in the World Bank Accountability Complex 🗣️ Eugénia da Conceição-Heldt (Munich School of Politics and Public Policy, @tum.de) 📆 Monday, December 1st ⏰ 12:00h Join us! Click here👉 t.ly/Rsk8-
- ⚖️When violence is carried out in our name but without our voice, what kind of democracy remains? 💬Vincenza Falletti (IBEI) analyzes how decisions to go to war are made without people's consent and reflects on the true essence of democracy. Full essay👉 t.ly/AZizY
- HIGHLIGHTS from today’s #IBEIResearchSeminar happening right now!✨ 💡Moral Vaccination: Ideas and Institutions in the Control of Contagion in China and India 🎙️Prerna Singh, @brownpublichealth.bsky.social Chair: Matthias vom Hau (IBEI) Stay tuned for more events! Check our agenda👉t.ly/V5ETD
- 🔎 We are pleased to share IBEI’s 2024 Annual Report. A comprehensive overview of the key achievements and developments that have shaped IBEI’s trajectory throughout the year. 👉 Available in PDF and online format, so you can explore it your way: t.ly/5QfeA
- Ready to make a difference? Admissions process now open for IBEI Masters! 🏢#PublicPolicy 💡International #Development 🌎#InternationalRelations 🌐#InternationalSecurity 👉🏾 Shape your future now. Apply by 1 July: t.ly/tuAIU ❓ Check the FAQ: t.ly/O0vFk
- 🎙️ #IBEIopeninglecture of the Academic Year 2025-2026 The Role of Museums in Post-Conflict Societies: A Comparative Assessment. With @laiabalcells.bsky.social, Gallagher Family Professor of Government, Georgetown University 🔎 Check the agenda and join us at the next events: t.ly/qKJLE #ibei20years
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- Datos sobre feminicidios: Oportunidades y desafíos para las instituciones y la sociedad civil en España y Colombia El estudio @uocuniversitat.bsky.social, donde participa @susanagalan.bsky.social, IBEI; urge a mejorar los sistemas de info sobre feminicidios para prevenir más violencia 🔗 t.ly/o76_F
- 🗓️ New JCPOP date: 10 December 2025 (IBEI/UPF) If it doesn’t rain too much, the next Catalonia Political Behaviour and Public Opinion Workshop will take place on the 10th. ▶️ You can already mark it in your calendar! @ibei.org @politiquesupf.bsky.social
- 🗓️ Nova data JCPOP: 10 de desembre 2025 (IBEI/UPF). Si no plou molt, el dia 10 tindrà lloc la propera edició de la Jornada de Comportament Polític i Opinió Pública de Catalunya. ▶️Ja la podeu marcar al calendari! @ibei.org @politiquesupf.bsky.social
- 🔷 NEXT WEEK #ResearchSeminar | Moral Vaccination: Ideas and Institutions in the Control of Contagion in China and India 🎙️ Prerna Singh (@brownpublichealth.bsky.social) Chair: Matthias vom Hau (IBEI) ⏰ Monday, November 24th 12:00h - 13:30h Come & join us 👉 t.ly/aY7ae
- 🌎NEAR-ER Webinar! Join us for the launch and presentation of the book “Africa, the EU and the Samoa Agreement: Exploring African Agency Amid the ‘New Scramble’”. Sophia Price (@BirkbeckUoL) & Mark Langan (@KingsCollegeLon) 📆 November 18th ⏰ 15:00-16:00 INFO t.ly/TtuTo
- 🎓 #IBEIAlumni Professional Story Mats van Uum (Master's in #InternationalRelations) is currently working as a Programme Officer at the The Hague Academy for Local Governance in Amsterdam (Netherlands) 👉 Discover his experience t.ly/Otfn5 #StudyInBarcelona #GlobalCareers #InternationalCareers
