Nicolai Gellwitzki
Lecturer (Assistant Professor) at the University of York. Researching public moods, emotions, and ontological security in International Relations
- Reposted by Nicolai GellwitzkiCarney and Macron's comments at Davos make clear that leaders are recognising what others have long suspected - that the international order's previously dominant myths have been shattered in recent years. The question is now - what will replace them? www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
- In light of current events, this seems an apt moment to revisit our article with @jeremymoulton.bsky.social "The New Age of Myth" in @iojournal.bsky.social. Do we now witness the rise of a political myth of a new age of empires? www.cambridge.org/core/journal... @uoypolitics.bsky.social
- The myths born of this age will underpin the institutions, ideas, and ideologies that shape the trajectory of the international order in the decades to come. The crucial question is therefore: what will the political myths of this brave new world be?
- As we argue in the article, the narrative of a "new age of empires" has clear eschatological dimensions, declaring the death of the Liberal International Order while simultaneously providing a cosmogenic foundation for the (re-)birth of imperialism. Its mythologem is reproduced in variants worldwide
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View full threadThe mythic potential lies not in the veracity of the claim but in its elevation into a world-defining framework, one that grounds political imagination and action much like earlier myths of the Cold War or of liberal progress.
- 🚨 New Publication in International Organization! 🚨 Happy to share our latest paper with @jeremymoulton.bsky.social:“The New Age of Myth: Political Narratives and the Reconstitution of World Order”, part of SI #IOFoGG on the Future of Global Governance. doi.org/10.1017/S002... @iojournal.bsky.social
- Short take: Political myths—the sacred narratives that legitimise power—are at the heart of global order. After WWII, myths of democracy, peace & cooperation structured the liberal international order.
- Today’s world: Those myths are crumbling even as the institutions they supported endure. This creates a mythological vacuum, a space where new narratives must emerge to give legitimacy to global power structures.
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- Reposted by Nicolai GellwitzkiConsider this call for a BISA panel on state personhood ✨ - and share widely!🙏
- 📢Call for Abstracts📢 Bianca Naude and I are looking to put together a panel on state personhood for #BISA2026! We are looking for new conceptualizations of state personhood, new critiques, as well as reflections on relevant post-2004 disciplinary and political developments!✨ @mybisa.bsky.social
- Reposted by Nicolai Gellwitzki📢Call for Abstracts📢 Bianca Naude and I are looking to put together a panel on state personhood for #BISA2026! We are looking for new conceptualizations of state personhood, new critiques, as well as reflections on relevant post-2004 disciplinary and political developments!✨ @mybisa.bsky.social
- Reposted by Nicolai GellwitzkiNew paper out in @risjnl.bsky.social! 🚨 I explore the everyday foundations of structural power in the international system and advance a new theoretical framework that reconceptualizes the state as a mediator between the two levels. Time for a short thread! 🧵👇
- Reposted by Nicolai GellwitzkiNEW ARTICLE OUT IN OPEN ACCESS How do small and peripheral states respond to big EU initiatives? In a new article by Daniel Šitera and myself, we look at Czechia's reluctant and gradual warming to the idea of "EU digital sovereignty". 1/2
- Reposted by Nicolai GellwitzkiDo you like ketchup? Not only are you wrong, but you may be a fascist. Not really, but in my 🍅New Publication🍅 "Ketchup Is the Whitest Sauce", in International Political Sociology, I argue that memes about ketchup showcase Neo-Nazi solidarity. academic.oup.com/ips/article/...
- Reposted by Nicolai GellwitzkiMy latest article is out #OA in @politicsjournal.bsky.social ✍️ ✅ The first academic study of Anglofuturism ✅ Expands our understanding of 'forward-looking' nostalgias 💡 Part of forthcoming special issue on Global Britain @sotonpolitics.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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A very neat piece.- journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... My latest article, "The Declining Kingdom? Emotional Ascription, Emotional Expectations, and Humour in the International Framing of the UK in Crisis”, is now available in @politicsjournal.bsky.social as part of a special issue on Global Britain. 🇬🇧
- Reposted by Nicolai Gellwitzkijournals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... My latest article, "The Declining Kingdom? Emotional Ascription, Emotional Expectations, and Humour in the International Framing of the UK in Crisis”, is now available in @politicsjournal.bsky.social as part of a special issue on Global Britain. 🇬🇧
- Reposted by Nicolai GellwitzkiFind mine and @ngellwitzki.bsky.social’s new article on EU-UK relations and the emotional (de)politicisation of the Covid-19 vaccine in International Affairs' new issue 📄
- With summer in full swing, we have launched our July issue today!☀️ 🌏 Special section on Central Asia and the Indo-Pacific 🔖 Articles on climate politics, EU-UK relations and more 💻 Policy papers on US foreign policy & AI governance 📚 24 book reviews Read NOW: academic.oup.com/ia/issue/101/4
- Reposted by Nicolai Gellwitzki✨Don't forget to sign up to our upcoming ONLINE conference on 'New Methods for New Histories (Online)' - we've structured the whole workshop as a virtual space; benefitting from global speakers, a roundtable structure and regular breaks! Pls get tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/new-method...
- Reposted by Nicolai Gellwitzki✍️ If you are a scholar working in EU Studies and comparative regionalism, please do send us your best work! We're a multi-disciplinary, methodologically and theoretically pluralist journal open to the full range of rigorous work in our scope. We also publish policy commentaries.
- Reposted by Nicolai GellwitzkiNew article by @ngellwitzki.bsky.social ai and Anne-Marie Houde in International Affairs that explores the emotional dynamics underpinning the UK’s ‘vaccine war’ with the EU post-Brexit. Read the article in full here academic.oup.com/ia/advance-a...
- Reposted by Nicolai GellwitzkiNew article by @ngellwitzki.bsky.social and Anne-Marie Houde in International Affairs that explores the emotional dynamics underpinning the UK’s ‘vaccine war’ with the EU post-Brexit. Read the article in full here tinyurl.com/484vn386
- Outstanding work by exceptional scholars and truly admirable people. Huge congratulations @annemhoude.bsky.social and @ubaspehlivan.bsky.social ! 🤓⭐🥳🙌
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- Today is the deadline — last chance to apply if you have not done so yet 🤓👇
- CFP: Join us for The Art of Politics - a workshop on the aesthetics of repression, resistance & reparation, co-convened by Melissa Chacón, @sara-de-jong.bsky.social, @drharrietgray.bsky.social & me for the inaugural BISA/ISA workshop. All details below 👇 www.isanet.org/Conferences/...
- Delighted to see this out! It was a real pleasure to co-author this piece with the brilliant @annemhoude.bsky.social on the emotional (de)politicisation of the ‘Oxford’ vaccine and its significance for EU–UK relations. It’s open access - do have a look! 🔗: academic.oup.com/ia/advance-a... 🧵👇
- 🚨New Publication🚨I'm thrilled to share my latest article on the emotional (de)politicisation of the ‘Oxford’ COVID-19 vaccine and its impact on EU-UK relations, now available on @iajournal.bsky.social's website. 🇬🇧🇪🇺 As always, it has been a joy to work with @ngellwitzki.bsky.social on this project.
- Reposted by Nicolai GellwitzkiFinal Version: 225 (!) UK-based politics academics signed our open letter warning anti-immigrant rhetoric will only embolden the far-right Text & signatories here - www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/starmer
- Reposted by Nicolai GellwitzkiI am really excited to share my new article at @jisb.bsky.social "Breaking the Mould: Economic Utopias as Pathway to Peace" I argue that economic policy for peacebuilding needs to escape the ever same prescriptions and instead become an inventory of emancipatory possibilities.
- Reposted by Nicolai Gellwitzki🚨 New Publication in International Political Sociology: #Sociability, #Emotions, and Encounters with the Uncommon Other: World-Making at the Rokumeikan Find the paper here (open-access): academic.oup.com/ips/article/...
- Reposted by Nicolai Gellwitzki📢Publication alert!📢 I have a small part in this forum on Charlotte Epstein's excellent book 'The Birth of the State'.✨ doi.org/10.1177/0010... I was invited to reflect on the link between her argument and ontological security - not an easy task and probably the hardest 2,000 words of my life. 1/2
- CFP: Join us for The Art of Politics - a workshop on the aesthetics of repression, resistance & reparation, co-convened by Melissa Chacón, @sara-de-jong.bsky.social, @drharrietgray.bsky.social & me for the inaugural BISA/ISA workshop. All details below 👇 www.isanet.org/Conferences/...
- Reposted by Nicolai GellwitzkiCall for papers: @annemhoude.bsky.social & I are convening a workshop on "The global politics of hope" for the inaugural @mybisa.bsky.social - ISA workshop later this year. Pl share & consider applying! DEADLINE: 30 May, 2025 More details 👇 www.isanet.org/Conferences/...
- Reposted by Nicolai GellwitzkiPlease share - registration is open until June🌞 We have a very exciting lineup of speakers and facilitators this year! You can sign up here - store.york.ac.uk/product-cata... - and find out more about our programme here - sites.google.com/view/raceand...
- Reposted by Nicolai GellwitzkiMy second journal article is out in Culture, Health & Sexuality. It is the final paper of the MANFOKUS project. Our paper examines how men in Germany reflect on (their) masculinities in the context of contraception and family planning. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13691058.2025.2458719
- If you haven’t already, do take a moment to read this brilliant piece by the great @ubaspehlivan.bsky.social on memes in International Relations. It is insightful, sharp, and a lot of fun! 🤓
- Just going to slowly introduce some of my research to BlueSky. I'm a critical theorist interested in political possibilities of new media, particularly memes. My first journal article was a theoretical framework for the political study of internet memes. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
- Reposted by Nicolai Gellwitzki@ngellwitzki.bsky.social has published a new article in IPS, exploring how fear and hate are mobilised in public discourse to (de)securitise and (de)politicise, linking macro-level narratives with micro-level affect and action for various political ends academic.oup.com/ips/article-...
- Reposted by Nicolai GellwitzkiCharlie Price and former PAIS PhD Nicolai Gellwitzki argue that fear dominates society due to a lack of positive political vision. To progress, we must transform this fear into hope for a better future. @iai.tv @ngellwitzki.bsky.social @charlieprice.bsky.social
- Reposted by Nicolai Gellwitzki@ngellwitzki.bsky.social recently published an article with the Institute of Arts and Ideas, you can read the article here: iai.tv/articles/the...
- Reposted by Nicolai GellwitzkiI was a reviewer for this. It is an exceptional piece of scholarship, and I would highly recommend it to anyone interested in security and the politics of emotion. Also very relevant to the United States today...
- 🚨 New publication Alert 🚨 Why do political actors label micro-political events as driven by fear or hate? In my new article in IPS, I argue these labels are key to the politics of emotion & (de)securitisation dynamics🔗 academic.oup.com/ips/article/... @uoypolitics.bsky.social 🧵👇
- Reposted by Nicolai GellwitzkiHighly relevant piece on the politics of fear and hate👇
- 🚨 New publication Alert 🚨 Why do political actors label micro-political events as driven by fear or hate? In my new article in IPS, I argue these labels are key to the politics of emotion & (de)securitisation dynamics🔗 academic.oup.com/ips/article/... @uoypolitics.bsky.social 🧵👇
- 🚨 New publication Alert 🚨 Why do political actors label micro-political events as driven by fear or hate? In my new article in IPS, I argue these labels are key to the politics of emotion & (de)securitisation dynamics🔗 academic.oup.com/ips/article/... @uoypolitics.bsky.social 🧵👇
- Fear is often seen as the key driver of securitisation, but what about hate? Examining both emotions together offers deeper insights into political (de)mobilisation and (de)legitimisation
- Labelling violence as "fear-driven" can depoliticise & justify it, while calling it "hate-driven" condemns & delegitimises it. These framings shape public discourse, policy, and state responses.
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View full threadAs so often, my gratitude and thanks go to C. Browning, M. Fagan, @annemhoude.bsky.social , @benrosher.bsky.social, and @charlieprice.bsky.social for their support and constructive feedback on the manuscript.
- Reposted by Nicolai GellwitzkiCharlie Price and former PAIS PhD Nicolai Gellwitzki have recently written for the Institute of Art and Ideas. They make the case that fear is a dominant feature of our society. @iai.tv @ngellwitzki.bsky.social @charlieprice.bsky.social iai.tv/articles/the...
- Reposted by Nicolai GellwitzkiWe had a good time writing this and hopefully it provokes some discussion! @ngellwitzki.bsky.social and I based this piece on a paper that we wrote for @millennjournal.bsky.social which can be read here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
- It seems like our politics is designed to make us fearful at every turn. | iai.tv/articles/the... Nicolai Gellwitzki and Charlie Price argue that fear is dominant because we lack a clear positive political vision, to move forward we must transform our fear for a better future. #polsky
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- @charlieprice.bsky.social and I wrote a piece on fear and our contemporary political moment for @iai.tv based on our Millenium article which you can find here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11… Check it out below 👇🏻😊
- It seems like our politics is designed to make us fearful at every turn. | iai.tv/articles/the... Nicolai Gellwitzki and Charlie Price argue that fear is dominant because we lack a clear positive political vision, to move forward we must transform our fear for a better future. #polsky
- Reposted by Nicolai GellwitzkiNot Just "Sinking Islands"! @virginiadebiasio.bsky.social discusses the importance of climate adaptation for the population of #Kiribati & defends a community-based approach to adaptation in #SIDS - buff.ly/098wZGx @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social #climatechange @sagepub.com
- Reposted by Nicolai GellwitzkiExcited to share our new article "Reframing #Reflexivity: Collaborative Ethics, Collective Responsibility, and Learnings from Researching Russia's War against Ukraine" with @marniehowlett.bsky.social in @cpcs.bsky.social. DM us if you need a copy! online.ucpress.edu/cpcs/article...
- Reposted by Nicolai GellwitzkiIn our brand new paper, @marniehowlett.bsky.social and I rethink the practice of reflexivity when researching conflicts and violence. Free access for the next 30 days: track.smtpsendmail.com/9032119/c?p=...
- Excited to share our new article "Reframing #Reflexivity: Collaborative Ethics, Collective Responsibility, and Learnings from Researching Russia's War against Ukraine" with @marniehowlett.bsky.social in @cpcs.bsky.social. DM us if you need a copy! online.ucpress.edu/cpcs/article...
- It's been a real pleasure to discuss the affective economies and global politics of memes with an exciting group of scholars @uoypolitics.bsky.social!
- Really enjoying a workshop on the affective economy of memes organised by @ngellwitzki.bsky.social of @york.ac.uk. Learning about the origins and affects of Pepe, the feels guy, the Godchancellor and the role of memes in the global communication of political sentiments and discourse
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- Reposted by Nicolai GellwitzkiNew issue of the Czech Journal of IR has just been published celebrating the anniversary of 60 years of publishing the journal! It's a special issue edited by @nckc.bsky.social. Titled Grappling with the Climate Crisis in IR: Existentially, Psychologically, Interdisciplinarily - a short 🧵below
- Reposted by Nicolai GellwitzkiThe special issue I edited titled "Grappling with the climate crisis in IR" is now officially out, issue number and all!!🎊🎊🎊 🥳👇
- New issue of the Czech Journal of IR has just been published celebrating the anniversary of 60 years of publishing the journal! It's a special issue edited by @nckc.bsky.social. Titled Grappling with the Climate Crisis in IR: Existentially, Psychologically, Interdisciplinarily - a short 🧵below
- Reposted by Nicolai GellwitzkiJose Gutierrez Danton, PIR academic, has published a new paper in Civil Wars about rebel governance. You can read the paper in full here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
- Reposted by Nicolai GellwitzkiChristopher Choong Weng Wai's article in our latest issue won the BISA CPD working group early career researcher best paper prize. It's out now in issue 51(1)! 📄 👉 buff.ly/xRr14KS @chrischoongww.bsky.social @MYBISA.bsky.social
- Reposted by Nicolai Gellwitzki#OpenAccess from our new issue - The positions of ontological (in)security in international relations: object relations, unconscious phantasies, and anxiety management - cup.org/3PSh0Yr - @ngellwitzki.bsky.social
- Check out this timely, important, and excellent special issue curated by the great @nckc.bsky.social in CJIR ⭐🤓Especially of interest to those of us working on existentialism in IR 📚✨
- 📢So happy that every piece of the 🔥Special Issue “Grappling with the climate crisis in IR” is out now! 🥳🥳🥳 It's published by CJIR, all open access, and you can find the contributions here 🤗: cjir.iir.cz/index.php/cj... A short 🧵👇 (1/8)
- Reposted by Nicolai Gellwitzki(2/8) In the introduction I give an overview of the various approaches to tackling the climate crisis in IR and make the point that climate change is too often still seen as something that happens to the environment rather than to us as people. cjir.iir.cz/index.php/cj...
- Reposted by Nicolai Gellwitzki(3/8) In “Theorising bad faith” @paulinesophieh.bsky.social and @benoloughlin.bsky.social draw on Sartre to analyse climate change negotiations and how major emitters navigate bad faith charges by climate vulnerable states. cjir.iir.cz/index.php/cj...
- Reposted by Nicolai Gellwitzki📢So happy that every piece of the 🔥Special Issue “Grappling with the climate crisis in IR” is out now! 🥳🥳🥳 It's published by CJIR, all open access, and you can find the contributions here 🤗: cjir.iir.cz/index.php/cj... A short 🧵👇 (1/8)
- Reposted by Nicolai GellwitzkiCheck this amazing collection. Kudos to @nckc.bsky.social for her fantastic editorial work!
- 📢So happy that every piece of the 🔥Special Issue “Grappling with the climate crisis in IR” is out now! 🥳🥳🥳 It's published by CJIR, all open access, and you can find the contributions here 🤗: cjir.iir.cz/index.php/cj... A short 🧵👇 (1/8)
- Reposted by Nicolai GellwitzkiHot off the press! My new article on wartime gardening and the meaning and politics of military victory is now out #openaccess in @EuroJournIN at journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/.... What does it argue? A thread:
- Reposted by Nicolai Gellwitzki‼️Reminder for this year's Call for Papers - closing soon! Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
- Reposted by Nicolai GellwitzkiThinking about publishing with JIRD? We have a thematically open annual Special Issue call with a deadline set for 🚨 October 30 🚨 More details on how to put together a proposal for a JIRD SI can be found here: shorturl.at/0RGlc
