Felix Rösch
@felixroesch.bsky.social
Associate Professor University of Sussex | Director Centre for Advanced Intternational Theory | FRHistS. Historical IR, Intellectual History, Practices, Emotions. Personal account. RT ≠ endorsement
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Felix Rösch
@felixroesch.bsky.social
· May 20
Sociability, Emotions, and Encounters with the Uncommon Other: World-Making at the Rokumeikan
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🚨 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/...
#Sociability, #Emotions, and Encounters with the Uncommon Other: World-Making at the Rokumeikan
Find the paper here (open-access):
academic.oup.com/ips/article/...
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Were former Japanese Prime Ministers Yukio Hatoyama and Naoto Kan security policy amateurs? Conversely, was Abe Shinzō an expert? How and why do reputations for expertise and amateurism emerge and spread? For some answers, see my new article with Björn Jerdén.
doi.org/10.1057/s413...
doi.org/10.1057/s413...
The narrative construction of political competence: challenging the expert/amateur binary in Japan’s foreign and security policy - International Politics
Whether expertise or amateurism is attributed to political leaders can play a pivotal role in their success. This article analyzes the dissemination of such reputations, focusing on the perceived fore...
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November 26, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Were former Japanese Prime Ministers Yukio Hatoyama and Naoto Kan security policy amateurs? Conversely, was Abe Shinzō an expert? How and why do reputations for expertise and amateurism emerge and spread? For some answers, see my new article with Björn Jerdén.
doi.org/10.1057/s413...
doi.org/10.1057/s413...
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🚨Publication alert🚨
My latest article is now out in IPS. The paper analyzes how the EU tries to make its internal security databases more trustworthy. I argue that “trust in data” is not natural or automatic but something that is actively built through political priorities and technical practices.
My latest article is now out in IPS. The paper analyzes how the EU tries to make its internal security databases more trustworthy. I argue that “trust in data” is not natural or automatic but something that is actively built through political priorities and technical practices.
November 25, 2025 at 12:56 PM
🚨Publication alert🚨
My latest article is now out in IPS. The paper analyzes how the EU tries to make its internal security databases more trustworthy. I argue that “trust in data” is not natural or automatic but something that is actively built through political priorities and technical practices.
My latest article is now out in IPS. The paper analyzes how the EU tries to make its internal security databases more trustworthy. I argue that “trust in data” is not natural or automatic but something that is actively built through political priorities and technical practices.
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🚨New Publication🚨
Happy to announce that my paper "Fascism and Foreign Policy: Trumpism and the Politics of National Decline and Rebirth" has been published in @gsqjournal.bsky.social.
#Openaccess: doi.org/10.1093/isag...
Happy to announce that my paper "Fascism and Foreign Policy: Trumpism and the Politics of National Decline and Rebirth" has been published in @gsqjournal.bsky.social.
#Openaccess: doi.org/10.1093/isag...
November 25, 2025 at 12:48 PM
🚨New Publication🚨
Happy to announce that my paper "Fascism and Foreign Policy: Trumpism and the Politics of National Decline and Rebirth" has been published in @gsqjournal.bsky.social.
#Openaccess: doi.org/10.1093/isag...
Happy to announce that my paper "Fascism and Foreign Policy: Trumpism and the Politics of National Decline and Rebirth" has been published in @gsqjournal.bsky.social.
#Openaccess: doi.org/10.1093/isag...
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Hier geht's zum Projekt:
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bit.ly/4rgkVQq
November 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Hier geht's zum Projekt:
bit.ly/4rgkVQq
bit.ly/4rgkVQq
🚨 Our edited volume "Discourses in Global Political Theory. Reimagining #Peace in the 21st Century Through Narratives of Belonging" has been published with Palgrave Macmillan @springer.springernature.com
With the code 💷 PALAUT you get 20% off:
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
With the code 💷 PALAUT you get 20% off:
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Discourses in Global Political Theory
This book traces narratives of belonging around the globe from a political theory perspective. It highlights the context of cultural exchange
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November 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
🚨 Our edited volume "Discourses in Global Political Theory. Reimagining #Peace in the 21st Century Through Narratives of Belonging" has been published with Palgrave Macmillan @springer.springernature.com
With the code 💷 PALAUT you get 20% off:
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
With the code 💷 PALAUT you get 20% off:
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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#OpenAccess from @risjnl.bsky.social -
Neoclassical realist theory of populist foreign policy - https://cup.org/43hnOpI
"the effect of these systemic constraints is mediated by the degree to which populist politics capture the state"
- @meibauir.bsky.social
#FirstView
Neoclassical realist theory of populist foreign policy - https://cup.org/43hnOpI
"the effect of these systemic constraints is mediated by the degree to which populist politics capture the state"
- @meibauir.bsky.social
#FirstView
November 5, 2025 at 10:20 AM
#OpenAccess from @risjnl.bsky.social -
Neoclassical realist theory of populist foreign policy - https://cup.org/43hnOpI
"the effect of these systemic constraints is mediated by the degree to which populist politics capture the state"
- @meibauir.bsky.social
#FirstView
Neoclassical realist theory of populist foreign policy - https://cup.org/43hnOpI
"the effect of these systemic constraints is mediated by the degree to which populist politics capture the state"
- @meibauir.bsky.social
#FirstView
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I’m very excited that years of work with Dorry Noyes (@mershoncenter.bsky.social) and a fantastic group of friends and colleagues finally resulted in this, I think, rather beautiful object. The Global Politics of Exemplarity! @normativeorders.bsky.social @prif.org @brisunipress.bsky.social 1/4
November 3, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I’m very excited that years of work with Dorry Noyes (@mershoncenter.bsky.social) and a fantastic group of friends and colleagues finally resulted in this, I think, rather beautiful object. The Global Politics of Exemplarity! @normativeorders.bsky.social @prif.org @brisunipress.bsky.social 1/4
Great fun today to tour with my postgraduate students the @sussex.ac.uk campus designed by Basil Spence and reflect on its symbolism while talking about critical IR theories.
October 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Great fun today to tour with my postgraduate students the @sussex.ac.uk campus designed by Basil Spence and reflect on its symbolism while talking about critical IR theories.
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And here is the English version of my text, translated by Google.
Thanks @rajtham.bsky.social !
Thanks @rajtham.bsky.social !
Regime Change Made Easy How Musk and Farage Are Trying to Undermine British Democracy
Regime Change Made Easy How Musk and Farage Are Trying to Undermine British Democracy by Annette Dittert Over 110,000 people demonstrate in London against immigration. At the rally of far-right activi...
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October 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
And here is the English version of my text, translated by Google.
Thanks @rajtham.bsky.social !
Thanks @rajtham.bsky.social !
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I appeared on the "Global Takes on Trump" podcast with friends and colleagues @syndyv.bsky.social & @alanlester.bsky.social, talking about Trump through the framings of US imperialism and fascism. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts.
rss.com/podcasts/glo...
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The Empire Strikes Back | Podcast Episode on RSS.com
Against the backdrop of Trump’s threats to annex Canada and Greenland, in our second episode, regular host Dr Synne Dyvik is joined by Prof Alan Lester for a conversation with Dr David Wearing to disc...
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October 24, 2025 at 1:05 PM
I appeared on the "Global Takes on Trump" podcast with friends and colleagues @syndyv.bsky.social & @alanlester.bsky.social, talking about Trump through the framings of US imperialism and fascism. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts.
rss.com/podcasts/glo...
rss.com/podcasts/glo...
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Analysis of references between 1990 to 2024 shows that there is a decline in book referencing (52% to 28%) in polsci journals 😮
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From Bookworm to Browser: The Decline of Books in Political Science Scholarship | PS: Political Science & Politics | Cambridge Core
From Bookworm to Browser: The Decline of Books in Political Science Scholarship
www.cambridge.org
October 24, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Analysis of references between 1990 to 2024 shows that there is a decline in book referencing (52% to 28%) in polsci journals 😮
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Warum Maga sich im UK schon jetzt deutlich machtvoller einmischt als im Rest Europas. Und warum Grossbritannien gegen diese Art der 'foreign interference' sehr viel schlechter gewappnet ist als andere Länder in Europa.
My latest analysis für die @blaetter.bsky.social
Enjoy. 👇
My latest analysis für die @blaetter.bsky.social
Enjoy. 👇
Regimechange leicht gemacht
Zur Zeit des „Empire“ veranstaltete die britische Kolonialregierung in Indien regelmäßig prachtvolle Zeremonien, bei denen die Thronbesteigung eines britischen Monarchen mit großem Prunk und aufwändig...
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October 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Warum Maga sich im UK schon jetzt deutlich machtvoller einmischt als im Rest Europas. Und warum Grossbritannien gegen diese Art der 'foreign interference' sehr viel schlechter gewappnet ist als andere Länder in Europa.
My latest analysis für die @blaetter.bsky.social
Enjoy. 👇
My latest analysis für die @blaetter.bsky.social
Enjoy. 👇
My former PhD student, Zizhu Wang, published her first journal article. Check it out here: Licensing: Why is there no conceptual history of ‘international’: a semantic and translingual reinterpretation www.tandfonline.com/action/showC...
Licensing: Why is there no conceptual history of ‘international’: a semantic and translingual reinterpretation
Licensing for Why is there no conceptual history of ‘international’: a semantic and translingual reinterpretation
www.tandfonline.com
October 16, 2025 at 11:29 AM
My former PhD student, Zizhu Wang, published her first journal article. Check it out here: Licensing: Why is there no conceptual history of ‘international’: a semantic and translingual reinterpretation www.tandfonline.com/action/showC...
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Ein von Michael Zürn und mir verfasster Nachruf auf Claus Offe. Ein bemerkenswerter Mensch und Wissenschaftler www.faz.net/aktuell/feui...
Sozialwissenschaftler Claus Offe gestorben
Claus Offe prägte die Sozialwissenschaften mit scharfsinnigen Analysen und gesellschaftskritischen Perspektiven. Als Grenzgänger zwischen Soziologie und Politologie bleibt sein Werk wegweisend.
www.faz.net
October 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Ein von Michael Zürn und mir verfasster Nachruf auf Claus Offe. Ein bemerkenswerter Mensch und Wissenschaftler www.faz.net/aktuell/feui...
www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/peanuts-char... Happy Birthday, Peanuts!
75 Jahre "Peanuts" - Mit Charlie Brown übers Dasein philosophieren
Vor 75 Jahren veröffentlichte Charles M. Schulz seine ersten "Peanuts"-Comics - und schenkte der Comicgeschichte Charlie Brown, Snoopy und die Schmusedecke.
www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de
October 2, 2025 at 2:28 PM
www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/peanuts-char... Happy Birthday, Peanuts!
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Herausragender Wissenschaftler, bewunderter Autor, befreundeter Kollege, kluger Ratgeber: Claus Offe ist gestorben!
October 2, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Herausragender Wissenschaftler, bewunderter Autor, befreundeter Kollege, kluger Ratgeber: Claus Offe ist gestorben!
Proud supervisor moment 😊 : my PhD student Zizhu Wang passed her viva today without corrections. Thank you to Edward Keene and Faiz Sheikh who actress as internal and external examiners. 🎉
September 26, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Proud supervisor moment 😊 : my PhD student Zizhu Wang passed her viva today without corrections. Thank you to Edward Keene and Faiz Sheikh who actress as internal and external examiners. 🎉
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Reminder that our #BISA2026 call & homepage is OPEN NOW - we can't wait to see you in Brighton! 🎉
🌟 Our call for papers is here with submissions for papers opening on the 24th of September - buff.ly/MzLS1aT
@simonrushton.bsky.social
@visitbrighton.bsky.social
@julietdryden.bsky.social
🌟 Our call for papers is here with submissions for papers opening on the 24th of September - buff.ly/MzLS1aT
@simonrushton.bsky.social
@visitbrighton.bsky.social
@julietdryden.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Reminder that our #BISA2026 call & homepage is OPEN NOW - we can't wait to see you in Brighton! 🎉
🌟 Our call for papers is here with submissions for papers opening on the 24th of September - buff.ly/MzLS1aT
@simonrushton.bsky.social
@visitbrighton.bsky.social
@julietdryden.bsky.social
🌟 Our call for papers is here with submissions for papers opening on the 24th of September - buff.ly/MzLS1aT
@simonrushton.bsky.social
@visitbrighton.bsky.social
@julietdryden.bsky.social
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What's the West anyway? Towards an analysis of the European radical right www.tandfonline.com/eprint/YYNCH...
The Anglosphere and the European radical right
Contemporary Europe is witnessing a surge in radical-right leaders, parties, movements and knowledge producers who seek and proclaim a new world order. Consulting texts collected from different med...
www.tandfonline.com
September 15, 2025 at 4:20 PM
What's the West anyway? Towards an analysis of the European radical right www.tandfonline.com/eprint/YYNCH...
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🎉 Our #BISA2026 call and homepage is OPEN NOW 🎉
Have a look at our call for papers down below - submissions for papers open on the 24th of September 🌟
We are so excited - more here 👉 conference.bisa.ac.uk
@visitbrighton.bsky.social
@simonrushton.bsky.social
@julietdryden.bsky.social
Have a look at our call for papers down below - submissions for papers open on the 24th of September 🌟
We are so excited - more here 👉 conference.bisa.ac.uk
@visitbrighton.bsky.social
@simonrushton.bsky.social
@julietdryden.bsky.social
September 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
🎉 Our #BISA2026 call and homepage is OPEN NOW 🎉
Have a look at our call for papers down below - submissions for papers open on the 24th of September 🌟
We are so excited - more here 👉 conference.bisa.ac.uk
@visitbrighton.bsky.social
@simonrushton.bsky.social
@julietdryden.bsky.social
Have a look at our call for papers down below - submissions for papers open on the 24th of September 🌟
We are so excited - more here 👉 conference.bisa.ac.uk
@visitbrighton.bsky.social
@simonrushton.bsky.social
@julietdryden.bsky.social
@europeanisa.bsky.social outdid themselves again with a fantastic #EISAPEC25 in Bologna. And it gave me the chance to visit a place I wanted to see for so long … Many thanks to the organisers, programme and section chairs, and everyone involved. Looking forward to next year’s conference.
August 31, 2025 at 7:45 PM
@europeanisa.bsky.social outdid themselves again with a fantastic #EISAPEC25 in Bologna. And it gave me the chance to visit a place I wanted to see for so long … Many thanks to the organisers, programme and section chairs, and everyone involved. Looking forward to next year’s conference.
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It has been a pleasure to talk to @faloulah.bsky.social from e-ir at the recent @mybisa.bsky.social conference in Belfast. Thanks, Marianna.
I've had the chance to interview @bleiker.bsky.social for @e-international.bsky.social's podcast during our #BISA2025 coverage. R. Bleiker's work on emotions and visual politics has changed IR in many ways; hearing him talk about it live was a privilege.
📻: www.e-ir.info/2025/06/24/e...
📻: www.e-ir.info/2025/06/24/e...
E-IR x BISA: Roland Bleiker on Emotions, Visuality and International Politics
Roland Bleiker, the Keynote Speaker of the BISA Conference 2025, speaks about emotions and visuality in international politics, the conference, advice to young scholars and more.
www.e-ir.info
June 25, 2025 at 4:44 PM
It has been a pleasure to talk to @faloulah.bsky.social from e-ir at the recent @mybisa.bsky.social conference in Belfast. Thanks, Marianna.
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🚀 Praktikum in Brüssel! Das SWP-Büro bietet Studierenden (m/w/d) ein 12-wöchiges Pflichtpraktikum ab Mitte September 2025.
➡️Einblicke in EU-Politik und Veranstaltungen
💶 450€ / Monat
🗓️ Bewerbungsfrist: 31.08.2025
👉 Mehr Infos: https://swp-berlin.pulse.ly/sijxsglktz
➡️Einblicke in EU-Politik und Veranstaltungen
💶 450€ / Monat
🗓️ Bewerbungsfrist: 31.08.2025
👉 Mehr Infos: https://swp-berlin.pulse.ly/sijxsglktz
August 21, 2025 at 10:09 AM
🚀 Praktikum in Brüssel! Das SWP-Büro bietet Studierenden (m/w/d) ein 12-wöchiges Pflichtpraktikum ab Mitte September 2025.
➡️Einblicke in EU-Politik und Veranstaltungen
💶 450€ / Monat
🗓️ Bewerbungsfrist: 31.08.2025
👉 Mehr Infos: https://swp-berlin.pulse.ly/sijxsglktz
➡️Einblicke in EU-Politik und Veranstaltungen
💶 450€ / Monat
🗓️ Bewerbungsfrist: 31.08.2025
👉 Mehr Infos: https://swp-berlin.pulse.ly/sijxsglktz
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My new article on “Conceptual Entrapment” is out online-first with @EuroJournIR!
Proud of this one: critical concept studies, autoethnography & soft power all come together to reflect on the researcher–concept relationship.
Take a look here!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Proud of this one: critical concept studies, autoethnography & soft power all come together to reflect on the researcher–concept relationship.
Take a look here!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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August 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
My new article on “Conceptual Entrapment” is out online-first with @EuroJournIR!
Proud of this one: critical concept studies, autoethnography & soft power all come together to reflect on the researcher–concept relationship.
Take a look here!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Proud of this one: critical concept studies, autoethnography & soft power all come together to reflect on the researcher–concept relationship.
Take a look here!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...