Regan Burles
@rmburles.bsky.social
Lecturer in International Relations, University of Edinburgh. I study international/geopolitical thought.
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Solidarity in action on the picket line at George Square! @ucuscotland.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Solidarity in action on the picket line at George Square! @ucuscotland.bsky.social
Edinburgh used to pay its professors' salaries with a 2p/pint beer tax.
October 22, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Edinburgh used to pay its professors' salaries with a 2p/pint beer tax.
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Announcing our #BISA2026 conference keynote as leading scholar Professor Kimberly Hutchings @qmpoliticsir.bsky.social 🎉
The title will be 'Violence and the Meaning of Peace’ and we are very excited! 🌟
Find out more 👉 buff.ly/c46i8zp
@simonrushton.bsky.social @visitbrighton.bsky.social
The title will be 'Violence and the Meaning of Peace’ and we are very excited! 🌟
Find out more 👉 buff.ly/c46i8zp
@simonrushton.bsky.social @visitbrighton.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Announcing our #BISA2026 conference keynote as leading scholar Professor Kimberly Hutchings @qmpoliticsir.bsky.social 🎉
The title will be 'Violence and the Meaning of Peace’ and we are very excited! 🌟
Find out more 👉 buff.ly/c46i8zp
@simonrushton.bsky.social @visitbrighton.bsky.social
The title will be 'Violence and the Meaning of Peace’ and we are very excited! 🌟
Find out more 👉 buff.ly/c46i8zp
@simonrushton.bsky.social @visitbrighton.bsky.social
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Pleased to read this incisive report and look forward to discussing it with students in the coming year.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Edinburgh University had ‘outsized’ role in creating racist scientific theories, inquiry finds
Exclusive: Investigation finds one of Britain’s oldest and most prestigious universities benefited from transatlantic slavery and was haven for white supremacist theories
www.theguardian.com
July 30, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Pleased to read this incisive report and look forward to discussing it with students in the coming year.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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An open letter has been launched today (27/7/25) for members of the UK academic community (academics and other university staff) to sign, to press the UK Home Office to facilitate safe passage out of Gaza for 40+ students with offers for UK universities.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Open letter from UK university staff: Request for biometric deferral and safe evacuation of incoming Palestinian students and scholars from Gaza to UK Universities
More than 40 students currently trapped in Gaza with full scholarships to UK Universities are asking for a safe route to come and study. We, the academic community hoping to welcome these scholars, ca...
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July 27, 2025 at 9:48 PM
An open letter has been launched today (27/7/25) for members of the UK academic community (academics and other university staff) to sign, to press the UK Home Office to facilitate safe passage out of Gaza for 40+ students with offers for UK universities.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Don’t miss our very own SPS academics taking part in this year’s Festival of Politics.
Nida Alahmad - Peace in the Middle East?
Leah McCabe - The rise of misogyny
Hayley Bennett - Holyrood 2026 the big issues
Benjamin Martill - How safe is Europe?
www.festivalofpolitics.scot
Nida Alahmad - Peace in the Middle East?
Leah McCabe - The rise of misogyny
Hayley Bennett - Holyrood 2026 the big issues
Benjamin Martill - How safe is Europe?
www.festivalofpolitics.scot
July 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Don’t miss our very own SPS academics taking part in this year’s Festival of Politics.
Nida Alahmad - Peace in the Middle East?
Leah McCabe - The rise of misogyny
Hayley Bennett - Holyrood 2026 the big issues
Benjamin Martill - How safe is Europe?
www.festivalofpolitics.scot
Nida Alahmad - Peace in the Middle East?
Leah McCabe - The rise of misogyny
Hayley Bennett - Holyrood 2026 the big issues
Benjamin Martill - How safe is Europe?
www.festivalofpolitics.scot
Signs of Fringe peeking out on campus..
July 16, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Signs of Fringe peeking out on campus..
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The ability to attract and retain global talent and international students is fundamental to the UK’s research and innovation excellence. We have today published our response to the Government’s Immigration White Paper. Read it here: buff.ly/0TEPdtz
July 10, 2025 at 8:14 AM
The ability to attract and retain global talent and international students is fundamental to the UK’s research and innovation excellence. We have today published our response to the Government’s Immigration White Paper. Read it here: buff.ly/0TEPdtz
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🚨 Launch of the first MA in International Political Sociology at @qmpoliticsir.bsky.social, starting September 2025. Applications are now open for 2025-26. The programme adopts a problem-driven approach, bridging disciplines to address complex challenges in World Politics. More information here:
International Political Sociology - Queen Mary University of London
Explore the intersection of politics, sociology, and global issues with the MA in International Political Sociology at Queen Mary University of London. Study power, inequality, and global transformati...
www.qmul.ac.uk
July 9, 2025 at 5:57 PM
🚨 Launch of the first MA in International Political Sociology at @qmpoliticsir.bsky.social, starting September 2025. Applications are now open for 2025-26. The programme adopts a problem-driven approach, bridging disciplines to address complex challenges in World Politics. More information here:
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New UN report reveals how occupation and genocide rely on complicit companies and institutions. Partnerships and investments at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social are clear examples.
Our branch restates our consistent call for immediate divestment:
www.ucuedinburgh.org.uk/blog/7nhe6nf...
Our branch restates our consistent call for immediate divestment:
www.ucuedinburgh.org.uk/blog/7nhe6nf...
UoE must act on UN report — UCU Edinburgh
UCU Edinburgh calls for immediate action to divest from companies and institutions involved in occupation and genocide in Palestine
www.ucuedinburgh.org.uk
July 7, 2025 at 2:24 PM
New UN report reveals how occupation and genocide rely on complicit companies and institutions. Partnerships and investments at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social are clear examples.
Our branch restates our consistent call for immediate divestment:
www.ucuedinburgh.org.uk/blog/7nhe6nf...
Our branch restates our consistent call for immediate divestment:
www.ucuedinburgh.org.uk/blog/7nhe6nf...
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Rally in the sun 😎 @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social hearing speakers on why £140m cuts unnecessary and demanding uni senior management rule out comp redundancies. We don't want to, but we'll be back out on strike in Sept unless @edinburghuni.bsky.social management see sense #StopTheCuts
June 20, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Rally in the sun 😎 @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social hearing speakers on why £140m cuts unnecessary and demanding uni senior management rule out comp redundancies. We don't want to, but we'll be back out on strike in Sept unless @edinburghuni.bsky.social management see sense #StopTheCuts
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Renewed call for Edinburgh University bosses to be grilled by MSPs over £140m cuts plan
www.scotsman.com/news/politic...
www.scotsman.com/news/politic...
Renewed call for Edinburgh University bosses to be grilled by MSPs on £140m cuts plan
A trade union letter cited the potentially ‘devastating’ impact of the cuts
www.scotsman.com
June 1, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Renewed call for Edinburgh University bosses to be grilled by MSPs over £140m cuts plan
www.scotsman.com/news/politic...
www.scotsman.com/news/politic...
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Are you short of a listen or interested in the links b/t IR theory & political ideology? @risjnl.bsky.social has just the thing for you - a new pod on our recent editor's selection, featuring our @sebkaempf.bsky.social interviewing (also our) Ben Martill:
www.buzzsprout.com/2395572/epis...
www.buzzsprout.com/2395572/epis...
Editor's Selection: Theory/Ideology with Benjamin Martill - Review of International Studies – The podcast
Creating conversations across articles, identifying linkages, bringing together articles that speak to similar topics is the purpose of our editor's selections. In this episode, Dr Benjamin Martill, o...
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May 27, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Are you short of a listen or interested in the links b/t IR theory & political ideology? @risjnl.bsky.social has just the thing for you - a new pod on our recent editor's selection, featuring our @sebkaempf.bsky.social interviewing (also our) Ben Martill:
www.buzzsprout.com/2395572/epis...
www.buzzsprout.com/2395572/epis...
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📣 Millennium is excited to announce the Vol. 54's Call for Abstracts for the 2025 Symposium! This year's theme is "After International Relations." We hope to engage with scholars from across the discipline and beyond. 🔗 Read the full call here ⤵️ millenniumjournal.org/call-for-abs...
May 21, 2025 at 10:27 AM
📣 Millennium is excited to announce the Vol. 54's Call for Abstracts for the 2025 Symposium! This year's theme is "After International Relations." We hope to engage with scholars from across the discipline and beyond. 🔗 Read the full call here ⤵️ millenniumjournal.org/call-for-abs...
Very sad to hear of the passing of Warren Magnusson. An inspiring and memorable teacher.
news.uvic.ca/2025/in-memo...
news.uvic.ca/2025/in-memo...
In memoriam: Warren Magnusson - UVic News
We regret to report that Professor Warren Magnusson passed away in Vancouver on April 2, 2025. Warren joined the Department of Political Science in 1979
news.uvic.ca
May 3, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Very sad to hear of the passing of Warren Magnusson. An inspiring and memorable teacher.
news.uvic.ca/2025/in-memo...
news.uvic.ca/2025/in-memo...
American students turn to UK as Donald Trump takes aim at US universities - on.ft.com/4lQIZq3 via @FT
American students turn to UK as Donald Trump takes aim at US universities
Searches for British courses surge following US president’s assault on Ivy League institutions, data shows
on.ft.com
April 28, 2025 at 10:53 AM
American students turn to UK as Donald Trump takes aim at US universities - on.ft.com/4lQIZq3 via @FT
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Somehow only just discovered this great programme that grants access to university libraries all over the UK.
April 23, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Somehow only just discovered this great programme that grants access to university libraries all over the UK.
Registration now open for the CeSeR Futures of International Security Conference! Full programme and registration here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ceser-conf...
April 2, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Registration now open for the CeSeR Futures of International Security Conference! Full programme and registration here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ceser-conf...
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Interested or worried about the radical right? Join Rita Abrahamsen & Michael C. Williams, who are visiting the Centre for Security Research and @edinburghpir.bsky.social IR Research Group to talk about their new book, World of the Right. Registration required:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/world-of-t...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/world-of-t...
World of the Right
The global radical right is ascendant. How did it happen, and what can be done to understand and resist this world historical force?
www.eventbrite.co.uk
April 2, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Interested or worried about the radical right? Join Rita Abrahamsen & Michael C. Williams, who are visiting the Centre for Security Research and @edinburghpir.bsky.social IR Research Group to talk about their new book, World of the Right. Registration required:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/world-of-t...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/world-of-t...
I'll be speaking about my book project this week at the Université Catholique de Lille:
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“Geopolitics of Geometry: Order and Orientation on a Changing Planet” - ESPOL
Conférence de Regan BURLES – Université d'Edimbourg, UK
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March 31, 2025 at 10:11 AM
I'll be speaking about my book project this week at the Université Catholique de Lille:
espol.school/evenement/ge...
espol.school/evenement/ge...
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My latest article on my current research project on UN special rapporteurs is finally out with @risjnl.bsky.social!
I develop the notion of the plural professional, or actors who practice several professions at the same time & not necessarily harmoniously.
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I develop the notion of the plural professional, or actors who practice several professions at the same time & not necessarily harmoniously.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
The plural professional: How UN human rights experts construct their independence | Review of International Studies | Cambridge Core
The plural professional: How UN human rights experts construct their independence
www.cambridge.org
March 28, 2025 at 9:59 AM
My latest article on my current research project on UN special rapporteurs is finally out with @risjnl.bsky.social!
I develop the notion of the plural professional, or actors who practice several professions at the same time & not necessarily harmoniously.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
I develop the notion of the plural professional, or actors who practice several professions at the same time & not necessarily harmoniously.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
I'll be speaking about 'Reanimating Geopolitics' at this exciting IPS Symposium in London next month:
There's still time to register to the Spring Symposium 2025 on 'Haunting Histories' organised by the Research Group in IPS @qmpoliticsir.bsky.social. Incredible line up of speakers! Full details and registration link at:
www.doingips.org/symposium-2025
www.doingips.org/symposium-2025
Symposium 2025 — DoingIPS
www.doingips.org
March 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I'll be speaking about 'Reanimating Geopolitics' at this exciting IPS Symposium in London next month: