It was a real joy working with brilliant Colombian colleagues on this article, just published in @risjnl.bsky.social, that looks at concepts and practices of #VernacularSecurity in South West 🇨🇴. There’s even a video abstract for those who don’t want to read it! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Collective defence of the territorio: Vernacular concepts and practices of security in Colombia’s Pacific South-West | Review of International Studies | Cambridge Core

Collective defence of the territorio: Vernacular concepts and practices of security in Colombia’s Pacific South-West

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#BISA2027 conference keynote announced 📣 We are excited to announce that the keynote speaker for #BISA2027 will be esteemed scholar Professor Michael C Williams (University of Ottawa) with the title ‘IR and the Right’ 🎉 You can find out more here 👉 https://ow.ly/1oR850ZVJS9

8 years later, pathetic Western governments just pretend it didn’t happen.

Karen Attiah@karenattiah.bsky.social · last wk.

Today, 8 years ago, my friend, Saudi Journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered.

👇BISA conference dates moved by 2 weeks to avoid clash with Oasis gigs which have caused ⬆️ ££££ hotel prices in Manchester. I always preferred Blur anyway.

BISA - British International Studies Association@mybisa.bsky.social · 3w ago

📣 #BISA2027 date change - 30 June - 2 July 📣 Recently announced Oasis concerts coinciding with the original conference dates have had a significant impact on hotel availability and prices for delegates. The move will help keep the conference accessible. Read more 👉 https://ow.ly/p1Fp50ZQWPC

📣 #BISA2027 date change - 30 June - 2 July 📣 Recently announced Oasis concerts coinciding with the original conference dates have had a significant impact on hotel availability and prices for delegates. The move will help keep the conference accessible. Read more 👉 https://ow.ly/p1Fp50ZQWPC

Hilariously, the Liz Truss bit is the sanest part of the whole press release. The rest is pure AI word salad. After reading it I’ve still no idea who Roundtable are or what they do. But they say both Truss and AI are involved, so I’m sure it’s worth investing in. 🤨

Josiah Mortimer@josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 3w ago

Sorry, can't stop laughing at this: "After 14 years serving Great Britain as Prime Minister, Parliamentarian, Foreign Secretary, International Trade Secretary and Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Truss brings a distinguished record of public service"

The (apparently deliberate) destruction of UK Higher Education continues apace. It appears that neither the UK nor Scottish governments care, and there are no ways left of holding university managers accountable. A complete disaster for the sector, and for society.

Rishita "Department of Error" Nandagiri@rishie.bsky.social · 3w ago

this is absolutely devastating. 90 programmes. NINETY. this is a gutting of social science, an attack on unionising and collective bargaining, and a colossal disaster that is *squarely* management's fault. solidarity with our edinburgh colleagues, and colleagues across the sector.

Call for papers is out for the @mybisa.bsky.social 2027 conference in Manchester. Details below 👇

BISA - British International Studies Association@mybisa.bsky.social · last mo.

📣 Our #BISA2027 call and homepage is OPEN NOW 📣 'Fragmenting orders, shared futures: Global politics in turbulent times' 🌍 Have a look at our call down below - submissions for papers open on the 28th of September 🌟 Find out more here - we are so excited to see you there 👉 https://ow.ly/Irtg50ZMtXe

Register now for our 2027 virtual conference #VirtualBISA2027 🎉 The draft programme is out and registration is now open - we cannot wait to see you online on 11 - 13 January! 🌟 All information here! 👉 https://ow.ly/fFaw50ZKvUZ @julietdryden.bsky.social City St George's, University of London

Lots of friends and colleagues today asking me how best to support the Nepal floods relief effort. Many good organisations are working in Nepal, but I can vouch for PHASE Nepal as one who will make sure help gets to those who need it most. Please help if you can: www.globalgiving.org/projects/eme...

Our 2027 virtual conference #VirtualBISA2027 draft programme is out - check your emails! 🎉 Registration is open and we cannot wait to see you online! 🌟 All information here! 👉 https://ow.ly/se5x50ZClvq Simon Rushton Jamie J. Hagen @julietdryden.bsky.social City St George's, University of London

They're ready for university. But are our universities ready for them? 10,000+ jobs gone. Courses cut. Staff stretched to breaking point. Students deserve better. #SaveHigherEducation #ucu

It’s irrelevant whether Nick Robinson thinks this was a ‘gotcha’, the BBC will plough on in its unending attempts to establish actual fascists as legitimate voices in UK politics. It worked for Farage and will work for the even more odious Lowe too. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Is King Charles a ‘white Briton’? Restore Britain leader Rupert Lowe won’t say

Lowe questioned on BBC about definition in report for hard-right party that both parents need to be born in UK

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📣 Announcing our latest Changing Policy and Practice funding awards! 📣 This will allow researchers to maximise the real-world impact of their Foundation or @ukri.org MRC-funded work and turn medical research into action. Congratulations to the eight researchers awarded! 👉 https://bit.ly/44UCUBR

Rupert Lowe claims to detest far-right ethnonationalism and neo-Nazism. Yet a string of extremists have been out campaigning for Restore candidate Marlon West ahead of Thursday’s Greater Manchester mayoral election.

Timely reminder of where UUK are coming from, and how they continue to do such a poor job of making the political case for HE. Education is a public good. The investment in it should be made by the state. Tuition fees should be abolished and universities directly funded by government.

Hetan Shah@hetanshah.bsky.social · 3mo ago

‘Vivienne Stern, chief executive of Universities UK, said that her organisation agreed with the committee that the costs of undergraduate higher education should be shared more equally between graduates and the state, since both benefited.’ www.thetimes.com/article/11ff...

Terrible news from Lincoln.

Andrew Defty@adefty.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Yesterday 142 academic staff at the University of Lincoln were put at risk of redundancy including the entire Politics and International Relations team. This follows cuts since 2024 which have already seen over 500 people leave the university. This is the 'University of No Regrets'.

How is my book project going?

Brandon T. Snider@brandontsnider.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Back on my bullsh

More terrible news, this time from Exeter www.change.org/p/stop-redun...

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Stop Redundancies at the University of Exeter

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Simon Rushton@simonrushton.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Government policies don’t help of course, but VCs across the country continue to actively pursue the complete destruction of arts and humanities in UK universities. A catastrophic failure of individual and collective leadership.

Really interesting research that shows the limits of information provision for creating behaviour change. Radical idea I know, but I think we could all get together and agree to elect a group of people who we could then ask to regulate away dangerous products. That might improve safety for us all?

Prof. Ian Walker@ianwalker.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🚨 New research by us! 📣 Most British drivers don't know how dangerous SUVs are to other road users, but adding information to SUV marketing materials seems to do almost nothing to change people's plans to buy SUVs Here's a 🧵 on why harder action is going to be needed 1/10

The Tories used to call themselves “ the party of law and order”.

Jane@localnotail.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Just Ryan Bridge from Raise the Colours at the Conservative Party Immigration policy launch while on multiple bails in multiple English counties including for wounding "Thank you to the Home Shadow Secretary, Chris Phelps for inviting myself and Siobhan down today" www.facebook.com/reel/1184777...

'Conflict and cooperation in a changing world' 🌍 The deadline to submit papers for #VirtualBISA2027 is approaching 🌟 Find all information here! 👉 virtualconference.bisa.ac.uk @simonrushton.bsky.social @jamiejhagen.bsky.social @julietdryden.bsky.social @citystgeorges.bsky.social

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Government policies don’t help of course, but VCs across the country continue to actively pursue the complete destruction of arts and humanities in UK universities. A catastrophic failure of individual and collective leadership.

Onni Gust@onnigust.bsky.social · 5mo ago

For further context: almost everyone in the Faculty of Arts is at risk of redundancy. Music, Modern Languages & American & Canadian Studies courses to close completely. History will not close but staff numbers will be significantly reduced. This is what 'right-sizing' looks like, apparently.

Sheffield staff who took strike action are being locked out again next week for refusing to replace teaching lost to the strike. But in a strange twist, next week is still a teaching week for us. So management’s brilliant actions have knocked out another week of teaching for no reason.

So incredibly grim. Supporting and advising my students is by far the most important (and rewarding) part of my job. Why are universities so keen to AI themselves out of existence?

Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH@gavinyamey.bsky.social · 5mo ago

An email in my inbox today from Harvard Business Impact, Harvard University—specifically from something called The Faculty Lounge This is where shit is heading, right? Giving AI-assisted career advice? Just shoot me now.

Don't forget our submissions of papers for our 2027 virtual conference #VirtualBISA2027 are OPEN NOW 🌟 'Conflict and cooperation in a changing world' 🌍 All information here! 👉 https://ow.ly/Ask950YY2ek Simon Rushton Jamie J. Hagen @julietdryden.bsky.social City St George's, University of London

Back on strike with @sheffielducu.bsky.social. Why? Management is pushing ahead with restructures despite sitting on £200m+ in reserves. Along with colleagues in East Asian Studies, I also find out in 12 days how many of us they want to fire. No justification is deemed necessary by management.

I, for one, was shocked to discover yesterday that a detailed vetting process had uncovered something that no-one had previously suspected: Peter Mandelson, it turns out, is a wrong ‘un!