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School of International Relations @standrewsir.bsky.social · May 30

🚨 New Blog Alert! 🚨

The latest co-authored blog post from our very own @jkaarbo.bsky.social and Julia Calvert, titled "Trump’s Tariffs and the Profits (and Deficits) of Personality."

www.duckofminerva.com/2025/05/trum...

Trump’s Tariffs and the Profits (and Deficits) of Personality

Dominant theories of international political economy leave little room for the influence of individuals. They also never anticipated that the United States might seek to completely upend the global…

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Delia B @notdelilah.bsky.social · May 20

Scenes from the @standrewsir.bsky.social PhD writing retreat. Oh what a treat to learn and write in this countryside. Now on to that lit review redraft…

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Juliet Kaarbo @jkaarbo.bsky.social · May 1

2 new lecturer positions in the Middle East and Africa in the School of International Relations @standrewsir.bsky.social at the University of St Andrews: www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/...

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Bernhard Blumenau @bblumenau.bsky.social · May 13

“Eighty years ago, Europe feared a strong Germany. Today, it can ill afford a weak one.”
My piece in today’s @scotsman.com

@cstpv.bsky.social @standrewsir.bsky.social

www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...

How Germany has gone from hated world war foe to indispensible ally

Europe once feared a strong Germany, now it needs the continent’s biggest economy to rise to its defence

www.scotsman.com

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Jasmine K Gani @jasminekgani.bsky.social · Apr 24

Honoured to be giving the keynote speech tomorrow (25 Apr) at the inaugural Decolonial Methodologies conference at St Andrews. I'll be speaking about our intellectual and ethical responsibilities as scholars under the shadow of fascism and genocide
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Decolonial Methodologies workshop University of St Andrews 25 April. Keynote Speech: Jasmine Gani (LSE)

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School of International Relations @standrewsir.bsky.social · Apr 15

🎉 We’re proud to announce that our department has been awarded the Athena Swan Bronze Award!

This recognises our ongoing commitment to advancing gender equality in academia.

#AthenaSwan #GenderEquality
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Juliet Kaarbo @jkaarbo.bsky.social · Apr 1

Happy to talk with @cglgsta.bsky.social about my research! @standrewsir.bsky.social

Centre for Global Law and Governance @cglgsta.bsky.social · Mar 30

CGLG RESEARCHER OF THE MONTH 🔍

For her ongoing work on world leaders' personalities, Prof. Juliet Kaarbo @jkaarbo.bsky.social is the CGLG's March 2025 researcher of the month!

We spoke with her about her wider research and views on global governance 👇

www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2YZ...

PROF. JULIET KAARBO - CGLG Researcher of the Month (March 2025)

YouTube video by Centre for Global Law and Governance

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School of International Relations @standrewsir.bsky.social · Mar 31

Check out this new article, "The Profits of Personality: Advancing the Fourth ‘I’ in International Political Economy Research," by our own @jkaarbo.bsky.social and Julia Calvert!

🔗 Full article: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The profits of personality: advancing the fourth ‘I’ in international political economy research

Two decades after Hay’s classification of political economy research, not much has changed. Interests, institutions, and ideas continue to dominate, especially in international political economy (I...

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School of International Relations @standrewsir.bsky.social · Mar 28

📢 Dr. Argomaniz's book on Basque Civil Resistance is out now, published by OUP! 📖

🔗 global.oup.com/academic/pro...

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Bernhard Blumenau @bblumenau.bsky.social · Mar 28

Happening today! Looking forward to insightful discussions at the workshop on the current situation in, and future of, Europe @uniofstandrews.bsky.social @scga.bsky.social @archisturrock.bsky.social
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scga.scot/2025/03/11/e...

The Futures of Europe

Many longstanding policy strategies of the EU, its member states, and its close neighbours—not least the UK and its constituent nations—now require reassessment.

scga.scot

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School of International Relations @standrewsir.bsky.social · Mar 26

📢 Exciting news! Good Victims by Roxani Krystalli (OUP, 2024) has been shortlisted for the L.H.M. Ling Outstanding First Book Prize 2025! 👏🎉

🔗 Read more: www.bisa.ac.uk/news/lhm-lin...

#evertoexcel

@rkrystalli.bsky.social @uniofstandrews.bsky.social @mybisa.bsky.social

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School of International Relations @standrewsir.bsky.social · Mar 24

👉https://stleonardscollege.st-andrews.ac.uk/community-and-events/postgraduate-research-experience-survey-2025/

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CSTPV @cstpv.bsky.social · Mar 24

🚨 New book release!
'Resisting Terror' by CSTPV's Javier Argomaniz explores the power of civil action against terrorism in Basque Country
A vital read for understanding non-violent resistance.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/kvr93sk7
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Rahul Rao @rahulraothariel.bsky.social · Mar 10

book talks 📢📢📢
19/03 Housmans London: tinyurl.com/tta5dmur
21/03 SOAS London: tinyurl.com/y7bkzy36
24/03 Topping St Andrews: tinyurl.com/48szxjxf
28/03 Tigre de Papel Lisbon: tinyurl.com/mrx3kpuu
03/04 Lighthouse Edinburgh: tinyurl.com/mrxbsnaj
24/06 Rhodes House Oxford: tinyurl.com/ycx93naj

image of the cover of 'The Psychic Lives of Statues' by Rahul Rao featuring a picture of the Statue of Unity (Veena Nair/Alamy)

endorsements of 'The Psychic Lives of Statues' by Rahul Rao, from Neel Mukherjee, Laleh Khalili, and Priyamvada Gopal

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School of International Relations @standrewsir.bsky.social · Mar 19

Our School Events Bulletin - WC 24th March

🗓️ Click here for more information on specific events: events.st-andrews.ac.uk

School of International Relations @standrewsir.bsky.social · Mar 12

School Events - WC 17th March

School of International Relations @standrewsir.bsky.social · Mar 10

🗓️ Monday 17th March 4PM
📍Arts Lecture Theatre

The Power of Narrative in Fuelling Social Change: Lessons from the Frontlines of Advocacy and Philanthropy

With Kindred Motes, Founder and Managing Director, KM Strategies Group

👉Further Information: events.st-andrews.ac.uk/events/the-p...

School of International Relations @standrewsir.bsky.social · Mar 5

🗓️ School of International Relations Events Bulletin - WC 10th March

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School of International Relations @standrewsir.bsky.social · Feb 28

📚 Congratulations, soon to be added to our School display cabinet!

Anette Stimmer @anettestimmer.bsky.social · Feb 25

I'm very happy that my book 'The Politics of International Norms: A Rhetorical Approach' is out now! Thanks to everyone @cambridgeup.bsky.social, and to all those who have supported me in this journey. You can find more info in the link and this thread (1/6): cambridge.org/gb/universit...

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School of International Relations @standrewsir.bsky.social · Feb 28

Our successful staff-student mixer, held on Wednesday.

The panel focussed on the lessons learned and challenges posed in the three years since the beginning of Russia's war on Ukraine.

School of International Relations @standrewsir.bsky.social · Feb 27

Methods Cafe 2025

Email [email protected] to register

#PhD #Research #StAndrews #EverToExcel

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Juliet Kaarbo @jkaarbo.bsky.social · Feb 8

Pleased to share my blog piece with International Affairs @iajournal.bsky.social, linking my current Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.bsky.social research on how leaders change, my previous IA article on breaking bad, and Trump 2.0

medium.com/internationa...

Has Trump Changed?

Juliet Kaarbo discusses Trump’s ‘changed personality’ and how it may affect his second term.

medium.com

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School of International Relations @standrewsir.bsky.social · Feb 4

Tomorrow!

School of International Relations @standrewsir.bsky.social · Jan 28

🗓️ Wednesday 5th February - Book Launch:

Fabricating Homeland Security: police entanglements across India and Palestine/Israel.

@uofglasgow.bsky.social @cglgsta.bsky.social @anettestimmer.bsky.social

Full info: events.st-andrews.ac.uk/events/book-...

Fabricating Homeland Security: police entanglements across India and Palestine/Israel

Co-sponsored by the Centre for Global Law and Governance (CGLG) and the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (CPCS), this

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Jasmine K Gani @jasminekgani.bsky.social · Jan 29

I will be speaking on "Historicising Racial Militarism" at the Institute of historical Research @ihr.bsky.social on Tues 4th February, 5.30-7pm. The event is in-person and online. All welcome, but registration required - details in the link👇
www.history.ac.uk/events/histo...

Historicising Racial Militarism

www.history.ac.uk

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CSTPV @cstpv.bsky.social · Jan 30

We're very much looking forward to welcoming Dr Rabea Khan next week who will be speaking on The Coloniality of the Religious Terrorism Thesis
📅 4 February
📍School III
⏰ 16.00-17.30

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