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profmiskimmon.bsky.social @profmiskimmon.bsky.social · 5d

jobs.ac.uk/job/DOR845/lecturer-in-international-relations and jobs.ac.uk/job/DOR850/l...
@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social @mybisa.bsky.social @isanet.bsky.social Deadline is 13 October 2025

#InternationalRelations #PublicPolicy

Lecturer in International Relations at Queen's University Belfast

Apply now for the Lecturer in International Relations role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.

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Timothy Nunan @timothynunan.bsky.social · 8d

This call for applications for a First Book Workshop from @toynbeeprize.bsky.social looks like a terrific opportunity for early-career scholars working on "global, imperial, comparative, world, or transnational history": toynbeeprize.org/posts/call-f.... Deadline is November 2, 2025.

Call For Applications: Toynbee First Book Workshop Competition 2025-26 | Toynbee Prize Foundation

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William A. Callahan 柯嵐安 @billcallahan.bsky.social · 13d

Hey all, my article "The Imperial Gaze: Affective Governance, Hybrid Cartography, and China’s U-Shaped Line" is published in _Geopolitics_ today: it's OA, so please click and download, for free!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The Imperial Gaze: Affective Governance, Hybrid Cartography, and China’s U-Shaped Line

This article develops ‘the imperial gaze’ concept to explore how maps not only represent the world, but also do things in geopolitics, even provoking mass demonstrations. It examines China’s early-...

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Dan Nexon @dhnexon.bsky.social · 22d

What have we got in the bank?

1) Roundtables on the practice turn, ontological security, and historical international relation.

2) An unreleased recording of a "live taping" a few years back at the LSE.

3) An episode on @profptj.bsky.social's favorite "hate read," the Clash of Civilizations.

whiskeyindigoromeo.bsky.social @whiskeyindigoromeo.bsky.social · 22d

Season 2 is coming @dhnexon.bsky.social @profptj.bsky.social

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LSE South Asia Centre @lsesouthasia.bsky.social · Sep 8

Was it just #US withdrawal & #Taliban capture that ended the #Republic in #Afghanistan in 2021? Basir Arian @ids.ac.uk @cheveningfcdo.bsky.social summarises the wider malaise & crisis of legitimacy.

blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/20...

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Martin Bayly @mjbayly.bsky.social · Aug 15

The Inter-National

Will Allen @williamlallen.bsky.social · Aug 14

Increase a band:

Six for Fighting

Alessandro Nai @alessandronai.bsky.social · Aug 14

Increase a band:

Guns n’ Bouquets

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International Theory @internatltheory.bsky.social · Aug 13

#OpenAccess from our new issue -

Negotiating racial subjection: analysing Black and Indigenous resistance from within colonial orders - cup.org/3F8FkmN

- @obrown.bsky.social & @arturochang.bsky.social

Abstract of an International Theory article discussing the need for reevaluating agency and resistance in the context of empire and colonisation, mentioning specific historical examples such as the Black Loyalists and Indigenous colonists of New Granada.

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Martin Bayly @mjbayly.bsky.social · Aug 4

jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/...

Assistant Professor in International Political Economy

Assistant Professor in International Political Economy, , LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university <p s...

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Martin Bayly @mjbayly.bsky.social · Aug 4

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Assistant Professor in International Relations

Assistant Professor in International Relations, , LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university <p style="te...

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Martin Bayly @mjbayly.bsky.social · Aug 4

Two permanent posts at the Assistant Professor grade going in the IR Department at LSE. One with specialism in International Security; one with specialism in International Political Economy (and climate change, or environment, and/or global business). Deadline 7 September. Details below!

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Janina Dill @janinadill.bsky.social · Jul 30

Devastating account of
-the irredeemability of Western govs' responses to 🇮🇱's starvation of #Gaza
-our collective moral failure
-applicable legal obligations right NOW

by the foremost experts on starvation Alex deWaal &
@tomdannenbaum.bsky.social

justsecurity.org/117962/mass-...

Time Has Run Out: Mass Starvation in Gaza and the Global Imperative

It is time for comprehensive, full-spectrum, sustainable, and coordinated humanitarian action. States globally must act without delay on that imperative.

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Matthew Lebo @matthewlebo.bsky.social · Jul 28

Political Science at Western University, Canada is searching for three tenure track assistant professors. There are two ads, one in International Politics (IR or comparative) and one in Comparative or Canadian. Ads are here: www.uwo.ca/facultyrelat...

Faculty (UWOFA)

Western University, in vibrant London, Ontario, delivers an academic and student experience second to none.

www.uwo.ca

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Jelena Subotic @jelenasubotic.bsky.social · Jul 7

🚨My new article, part of a @risjnl.bsky.social special issue on heritage I co-edited with the wonderful @elifkalay.bsky.social. I explore how the frenzy for acquiring antiquities in early 19th century (most famously, the Parthenon Marbles) was really international competition for cultural status.

The 19th-century ‘antiquities rush’ and the international competition for cultural status | Review of International Studies | Cambridge Core

The 19th-century ‘antiquities rush’ and the international competition for cultural status

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LSE International Relations @lseir.bsky.social · Jun 24

What are Trump's ICE raids really about?

To mark World Refugee Day, stephrschwartz.bsky.social reflects on Trump’s immigration crackdown and the extreme measures sparking nationwide protest. Is this restoring order or eroding democracy? #USImmigration #WorldRefugeeDay #LSE

youtu.be/xQyUSGN4YY4?...

What are Trump's ICE raids really about? #USImmigration #WorldRefugeeDay #LSE

YouTube video by LSE

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Timothy Nunan @timothynunan.bsky.social · Jun 21

This online workshop on academic publishing (July 9 at 15:00 GMT) from the Toynbee Prize Foundation and the Journal of Global History, hosted by @emleake.bsky.social @heiditworek.bsky.social looks like a great opportunity for early career #skystorians: toynbeeprize.org/posts/call-f...

Call for registration: JGH x TPF Publishing Workshop II | Toynbee Prize Foundation

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Historical IR Section (ISA) @hist-isanet.bsky.social · Jun 20

👉 Take a look at this CfP for the LSE-Tufts Seminar in Contemporary International History, for those working on "any aspect of 20th or 21st century international history and historical IR, broadly defined" 👇
Organised by @lizingleson.bsky.social,‬ @mjbayly.bsky.social, @emleake.bsky.social #HistIR

LSE-Tufts Seminar in Contemporary International History - Call for Papers - The seminar welcomes scholars who have completed their PhD to share work-in-progress on any aspect of 20th or 21st century international history and historical IR, broadly defined. We encourage a wide range of different approaches including research exploring transnational networks, non-state actors, and geographies beyond the Global North. The seminar is open to post-PhD scholars at all stages of their career. - Applicants should submit a provisional title, a brief 250-word abstract, and a CV to e.ingleson@lse.ac.uk by August 22, 2025.

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Giuseppe Grieco @giuseppegrieco.bsky.social · Jun 17

I am very excited to be giving the opening remarks at the annual History of Political Thought Conference this Thursday at LSE.
Thanks to the organisers for the invitation! Check out the programme and come listen to these fantastic papers.

History of Political Thought Graduate Conference @history-thought.bsky.social · Jun 3

We're very pleased to announce the programme for this year's conference on States and Spaces!

The conference will be held at LSE on 19 and 20 June.
Please sign up here for your free ticket - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/16th-annua...

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Martin Bayly @mjbayly.bsky.social · Jun 16

indiasworld.in/70-years-of-...

An interview with India's World Magazine on the significance of Sapru House, the home of the Indian Council of World Affairs, as it celebrates its 70th anniverary.

70 Years of Sapru House: Reimagining Global IR Through India’s Intellectual Legacy | Dr. Martin Bayly Speaks to India's World | India's World

As Sapru House marks its 70th anniversary in 2025, commemorating its founding in 1955 by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru as the home of the Indian Council o ...

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Luca Tardelli @lucatardelli.bsky.social · May 27

Come along tonight to what will be a great Fred Halliday Memorial Lecture.

Speaker: George Lawson
Discussant: Jasmine Gani
Chair: Toby Dodge

www.lse.ac.uk/Events/2025/...

@lseir.bsky.social

Revolutions and world order: still the 'Sixth Great Power'?

6.30pm Tues 27th May | Jasmine Gani, George Lawson | Free public event at LSE

www.lse.ac.uk

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Or Rosenboim @orrosenboim.bsky.social · May 26

My new article on the international thought of Hans Kelsen is now out on @globalhistjnl.bsky.social doi.org/10.1017/S174...

Law, peace, and world order: Hans Kelsen’s global thought in the 1940s | Journal of Global History | Cambridge Core

Law, peace, and world order: Hans Kelsen’s global thought in the 1940s

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Ayşe Zarakol @aysezarakol.bsky.social · May 26

Our annual IR-History conference is a happening a bit later this year, but it is happening. The theme is 'Times of Disorder'. If you work in the IR-History space, do join us to meet likeminded researchers. ECRs especially welcome! Please register for free at tinyurl.com/June13Cam

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Martin Bayly @mjbayly.bsky.social · May 26

Happening on Thursday this week at City University (London). Free, in person, and online. I’ll be speaking on the Indian independence struggle as a form of world ordering, culminating in the 1947 Asian Relations Conference. www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

Global Order and Governance beyond the West - History and International Affairs Workshop | City St George's, University of London

This roundtable conversation will reflect on these historical experiences to reimagine order and governance in today’s multipolar world.

www.citystgeorges.ac.uk

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Martin Bayly @mjbayly.bsky.social · May 22

Happening on Tuesday next week. Online and in person. Don’t miss out!

LSE International Relations @lseir.bsky.social · May 16

Join us for the Fred Halliday Memorial Lecture 2024/25, where Prof @georgelawson.bsky.social, Dr @jasminekgani.bsky.social, and Prof Toby Dodge will explore the relationship between revolutions and world order in contemporary geopolitics.

🎫 Find out more & register to attend online: bit.ly/4kh5uTy

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LSE International Relations @lseir.bsky.social · May 21

Dr @drkmillar.bsky.social, Dr @mjbayly.bsky.social, and Dr Yuna Han have published a new research article titled, "The Temporal Politics of Inevitability: Mass Death during the COVID-19 Pandemic."

📄Read the full article: academic.oup.com/isq/article/...
#AcademicSky #PoliSky

The Temporal Politics of Inevitability: Mass Death during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract. Many international phenomena, from complex, interconnected processes to specific catastrophes, have been deemed “inevitable” by elites, policymak

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Giuseppe Grieco @giuseppegrieco.bsky.social · May 17

I am delighted to share the programme of 'Global Order and Governance beyond the West' (May 29) at @cityhistory.bsky.social. Featuring talks by Arnulf Becker Lorca (EUI), Emma Mackinnon (Cambridge), @mjbayly.bsky.social (LSE).
In person/online registration: www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

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