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Beste İşleyen @besteisleyen.bsky.social · 8d

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Gustav Meibauer @meibauir.bsky.social · 8d

🚨Job Alert 🚨
4 year pre-/post-doc position available at Erfurt, German required - IR/int. security (different specializations possible: intelligence, surveillance, migration, West Asia, North Africa, humanitarianism): jobs.uni-erfurt.de/jobposting/0...

Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in (w/m/d)

An der Staatswissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Universität Erfurt, Professur für Internationale Politik und Konfliktforschung ist zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt folgende Stelle im Umfang von 30 Wochenstu...

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Beste İşleyen @besteisleyen.bsky.social · 8d

My recently published online-first article has a volume and issue number now:

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#Turkey #Syria #Kurds #counterinsurgency

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European International Studies Association (EISA) @europeanisa.bsky.social · 10d

📣 The call for workshop proposals for #EWIS2026 in Izmir is now open!

🗓️ Deadline: 24 November 2025

🔗 More info here: buff.ly/HG9Jyqu

1-3 July 2026. 13th European Workshops in International Studies. Izmir University of Economics, Turkey.

EWIS 2026 local hosts. 1-3 July 2026. 13th European Workshops in International Studies. Izmir University of Economics, Turkey. Serhun Al. Izmir University of Economics. Local Organizer. Umut Can Adisönmez. Izmir University of Economics. Programme Co-Chair.

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European International Studies Association (EISA) @europeanisa.bsky.social · 16d

📣 We are very excited to share that the 19th Pan-European Conference on International Relations will take place in Lisbon, 1-4 September 2026!

⏰ The call for section chairs is now open - find details here: buff.ly/pRPNM9R

🗓️ Deadline: 17 November 2025

1-4 September 2026. 19th Pan-European Conference on International Relations. ISCTE - University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal. #EISAPEC26

PEC 2026 Local hosts and programme chairs. 1-4 September 2026. 19th Pan-European Conference on International Relations. ISCTE - University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal. Giulia Daniele, Local Host. Ana Mónica Fonseca, Local Host. Elizaveta Gaufman, Programme Chair. Nizar Messari, Programme Chair.

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ECD Group/ EISA @ecdeisa.bsky.social · Sep 8

1/4 #EISAPEC25 was a blast! 🎉 Thanks to everyone who made it such a success! It also marked the end of @besteisleyen.bsky.social term as @europeanisa.bsky.social President and of #JoanaRicarte's role as ECD portfolio holder. Thank you both for your unwavering support of the #EISAECD community ✨🚀

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Polly Pallister-Wilkins @pollypw.bsky.social · Sep 7

If my job didn’t also involve teaching incredible students with incredible colleagues like @martijndekker.bsky.social and @brunildapali.bsky.social then I think I’d just give up…

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Ben Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social · Sep 6

Journal publishers *are* bundling your papers up in "data licensing agreements" for big tech companies to use for AI model training. Our publisher, T&F, got £75m from Microsoft for that last year alone.

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Daniela Lai @danielalai.bsky.social · Aug 28

Thank you Beste! Very happy to start my term as President of the @europeanisa.bsky.social here at #EISAPEC25

Beste İşleyen @besteisleyen.bsky.social · Aug 27

And my role as the President of the EISA has come to an end. Happy to pass it to Daniela Lai @danielalai.bsky.social

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Beste İşleyen @besteisleyen.bsky.social · Aug 27

And my role as the President of the EISA has come to an end. Happy to pass it to Daniela Lai @danielalai.bsky.social

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European International Studies Association (EISA) @europeanisa.bsky.social · Jul 25

📣 Welcome to the three new members of our Early Career Development group: Franca Elena Kappes, Matteo Cianforlini, and Marion Foster! @ecdeisa.bsky.social

🔗 Learn more about how EISA creates opportunities for early career researchers: buff.ly/ORLijhW

Early Career Development Group New Members. Franca Elena Kappes; Marion Foster; Matteo Cianforlini.

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Beste İşleyen @besteisleyen.bsky.social · Jul 23

My new article is out in Third World Quarterly:

‘Governing Kurds through Spatial Design: Turkey in Afrin’

It is open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Governing Kurds through spatial design: Turkey in Afrin

On 20 January 2018, Turkey launched Operation Olive Branch, which was a cross-border military operation conducted in the Syrian Kurdish majority city of Afrin (also called Afrîn/Efrîn). Lasting two...

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European International Studies Association (EISA) @europeanisa.bsky.social · Jul 22

🎉 Congratulations to the 2025 Postdoctoral Bridge Grants winners: Khaled Alosaimi, Paulo Victor Zaneratto Bittencourt, Silvia Carenzi, Merve Erdilmen, Yuliia Khyzhniak, Reda Mahajar, and Maro Pantazidou

🔗 Read more about their research: buff.ly/k7xfzmw

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European International Studies Association (EISA) @europeanisa.bsky.social · Jul 4

👏 As we wrap up another successful set of workshops, we are excited to share that #EWIS2026 will take place at the İzmir University of Economics, 1-3 July 2026!

👀 Keep an eye out over the coming months as we begin to share more details...

1-3 July 2026. 13th European Workshops in International Studies. Izmir University of Economics, Turkey. Serhun Al, Izmir University of Economics, Local Organiser. Umut Can Adisonmez, Izmir University of Economics, Programme Co-chair.

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Beste İşleyen @besteisleyen.bsky.social · Jul 4

We have just finished this year’s European Workshops in International Studies.

Great organisation by our local host - the Jagiellonian University.

Thanks to all colleagues and student assistants for making #ewis2025 a big success.

See you next year in İzmir for #ewis2026!

European International Studies Association (EISA) @europeanisa.bsky.social · Jul 4

🤝 Our President, Beste İşleyen, and EWIS Governing Board liaison, Magdalena Kozub-Karkut, meet with the Dean of the Faculty of International and Political Studies at Jagiellonian University, Piotr Bajor.

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European International Studies Association (EISA) @europeanisa.bsky.social · Jul 2

🎉 Welcome to #EWIS2025 in Krakow!

EWIS 2025 organisers in front of the welcome sign

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European International Studies Association (EISA) @europeanisa.bsky.social · Jul 3

🌟 After two successful plenary sessions and our welcome reception yesterday, we are excited to kick off day 2 of #EWIS2025 with our first workshop sessions!

A crowd of people at the welcome reception

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Beste İşleyen @besteisleyen.bsky.social · Jul 2

#EWIS2025 has kicked off!

Happy to announce İzmir University of Economics as #EWIS2026 location.

With Umut Can Adısönmez (co-chair) and Serhun Al (local host)

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Polly Pallister-Wilkins @pollypw.bsky.social · Jul 2

Greetings from #EWIS2025 where @europeanisa.bsky.social president @besteisleyen.bsky.social gives an overview of the grants EISA has been able to give out as part of our redistributive policies

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Beste İşleyen @besteisleyen.bsky.social · Jun 26

Congrats to the recipients!

European International Studies Association (EISA) @europeanisa.bsky.social · Jun 26

💸 We are pleased to announce the recipients of this year's Dissertation Fieldwork Support Grants: Matthew Broomfield, Esteban Octavio Scuzarello, Aaron Magunna, Lena Kempermann, and Thais Simoes Doria! Congratulations!

🔗 Read more here: bit.ly/3T5Z9Po

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Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR) @aissr.bsky.social · Jun 18

👏 Congratulations to @mdgoede.bsky.social, Professor of Politics of Security Cultures, on her €2.5M @erc.europa.eu Advanced Grant for her research 'Colonial Financial Infrastructures', exploring colonial roots of modern finance 💰

🔗 Read more: www.uva.nl/en/content/n...

ERC Advanced Grants for six UvA researchers

The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded prestigious Advanced Grants to UvA academics particle physicist Gianfranco Bertone, astronomer Carsten Dominik, political scientist Marieke de Goede, lo...

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ECD Group/ EISA @ecdeisa.bsky.social · Jun 4

We've been thrilled by the strong interest in the three open positions within the @europeanisa.bsky.social #ECD group.

We truly appreciate the effort & enthusiasm shown by all applicants. 🙏🏻

We are now carefully reviewing each application. We’ll be in touch soon with updates on the next steps.

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ALT: a black and white photo of a man sitting at a desk with papers on it

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European International Studies Association (EISA) @europeanisa.bsky.social · Jun 2

⏰ Don't forget to apply to be a part of EISA's Exploratory Symposia at Rapallo this October!

🔗 Find more details here and apply by 16 June: bit.ly/4j4VP1i

26- 29 October 2025. 12th Exploratory Symposia in Rapallo. Rapallo on the Portofino Coast, Italy.

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Uğur Aytaç @uguraytac.bsky.social · May 23

We're hiring! I'll be co-supervising a PhD at Utrecht University on the global governance of socially disruptive technologies. Political philosophy/ethics project focused on legitimacy & good governance.

More info: edu.nl/9admd
Deadline: June 3, 2025 (apologies for the short notice!)

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Gustav Meibauer @meibauir.bsky.social · May 23

🚨 Jobs 🚨
Two tenure-track Assistant Professor positions in IR and EU Politics over at UvA (Amsterdam, NL).

Check them out here:
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...

Vacancy — 2 Assistant Professors: International Relations (option a) and EU Politics and Governance (option b

The Department of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam invites applications for two tenure-track Assistant Professor (Universitair Docent) positions in Political Science with a specializat...

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European International Studies Association (EISA) @europeanisa.bsky.social · May 22

💻 The recording of our online event 'Unlocking Innovative Research Techniques: Exploring Computational Analysis Potential in International Studies Research' is now available on our YouTube channel!

🔗 Watch and subscribe here: bit.ly/3H0PZkx

Unlocking Innovative Research Techniques: Exploring Computational Analysis Potential in International Studies Research. The advent of cutting-edge technologies offers unprecedented opportunities to revolutionize research methods in International Studies. At our online seminar, we will ecplore how these technological advancements are reshaping the research methods landscape and how international studies scholars can leverage these innovations to their advantage. From data analytics to machine learning, this seminar will illuminate the limitless potential of technology to enhance research methodologies in the field of international studies. Join us to stay at the forefront of these revolutionary developments, unlocking new dimensions in your research methods that will shape the future of international studies scholarship. Akin Unver, Ozyegin University.

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