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This is the official account of the European Journal of International Relations (EJIR), the journal co-owned by the ECPR Standing Group on International Relations (SGIR) & the European International Studies Association (EISA)
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I use Southeast Asia's long historical position between the East Asian and Indian Ocean worlds to revisit foundational questions about the making of modern international order.
Theorising global IR through regional peripheries: Southeast Asia between civilisations, empires and great powers - Tommy Sheng Hao Chai, 2026
Global International Relations (IR) seeks to move beyond Eurocentric perspectives by advancing the study of diverse regional histories and world orders. Yet, de...
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January 24, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Matthew Rendall's new EJIR article examines how existentially dangerous technology can be adopted and locked in, despite being a recipe for catastrophe in the long run.

You can read it here: t1p.de/ap9p3
January 21, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Gabi Schlag's new EJIR article explores the nexus between visual representations and violence in global politics.

You can read it here: t1p.de/slwp8
January 19, 2026 at 11:48 AM
"What can IR learn from disability studies? Debility, capacity and power in the case of COVID-19" by Jenn Hobbs is available now in EJIR!

You can read it here: t1p.de/5atew
January 17, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Eric Repetto's new article on digital sovereignty, transnational corporations and the discourse around it is out now in EJIR!

You can read the full paper here: t1p.de/d0jxi

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January 17, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Florian Brunner, Francesco Gatti and Tierney Hall's new EJIR article traces how state and non-state donors have used money to control international health institutions from LNHO to WHO.

You can read it here: t1p.de/57xy8
January 12, 2026 at 4:09 PM
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📕 The Joint Management Committee of @ecprsgir.bsky.social & @europeanisa.bsky.social
are seeking a NEW editorial team for @ejir.bsky.social

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Call for Editors, EJIR
Deadline: Tuesday 31 March
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January 9, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Jaakko Heiskanen and Ayşe Zarakol's latest article, discussing historical IR, concept formation, and ideal types, was published in EJIR and is available online.

You can read it here: t1p.de/i5hdt
January 9, 2026 at 12:20 PM
"Typlogizing change in the evolution of world politics" by Mathias Albert and Mitja Sienknecht (msienknecht7.bsky.social) is out now in EJIR!

You can read it here: t1p.de/fd9hj
January 7, 2026 at 8:28 AM
We thank Sophia for the four years as Associate Editor of the EJIR.

Her thoughtful contributions and deep commitment have shaped the journal’s work profoundly.

We wish her all the best for the development of her new projects.
December 23, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Regan Burles' article about the 'return of geopolitics' and the geopolitical foundations of historical knowledge was published in EJIR and is available online.

Read it here: t1p.de/kd336

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December 19, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Stories derive much of their meaning from how they end. Joseph MacKay and Christoph LaRoche‘s article in EJIR asks how endings shape the historical narratives at the heart of IR theories. Read the full paper here: t1p.de/voqhz

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December 17, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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"History, ethics, and war: on the moral equality of combatants" by Luke Glanville , Cian O’Driscoll and Emily Tannock

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December 16, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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"History, archeology, and espionage as improvised legibility" by Austin Carson and Adam Saxton

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December 16, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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"Woven and warring cosmologies: in search of the missing theory of early modern politico-legal authority" by Maïa Pal and Claire Vergerio

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December 16, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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"Racialization in history and theory: World War II, Ethiopia, and colorblindness in international relations" by Richard W. Maass and Robbie Shilliam

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December 16, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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"Last things: narrative endings in international theory and history" by Joseph MacKay and Christopher David LaRoche

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December 16, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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"Critical junctures in International Relations: antecedents, contingency, and change in world politics" by Tom Long and Carsten-Andreas Schulz

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December 16, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Part II: Contingency of opening and closure

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"Typologizing change in the evolution of world politics" by Mathias Albert and Mitja Sienknecht

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December 16, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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"The geopolitics of history" by Reagan Burles

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The geopolitics of history - Regan Burles, 2025
This paper explores the geopolitical dimensions of the relationship between history and theory in International Relations in the context of the ‘return of geopo...
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December 16, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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"Concept formation in historical International Relations" by Jaakko Heiskanen and Ayşe Zarakol

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December 16, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Part I: Contingency of Theory and History

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"Anachronism and International Relations theory" by Arjun Chowdhury and Miles M. Evers

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December 16, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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"Historicizing theory at the end of the world" by Oliver Kessler, Zeynep Gülsah Capan, Jorg Kustermans and Harvard Leira

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December 16, 2025 at 9:53 AM
We are pleased to announce our new issue is a special issue on History and Theory in International Relations!

📚Read the full issue here: journals.sagepub.com/toc/ejta/31/4

🧵Find an overview of all the featured articles in this post:
December 16, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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How do we avoid theoretically eclectic and redundant approaches to constructivism in #IR? In this @ejir.bsky.social piece, Stefano Guzzini proposes a coherent reconstruction of #constructivism, understood as a reflexive meta-theory.

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A Reconstruction of Constructivism in International Relations - STEFANO GUZZINI, 2000
In order to avoid both theoretically eclectic and redundant approaches to constructivism, this article proposes one possible and coherent reconstruction of cons...
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December 15, 2025 at 10:25 AM