🌎 Are you working on practices of care, maintenance, and repair in global politics? Then this one is for you! 📝 Share your title and abstract with us by August 20th to be part of this exciting 2-day event taking place in lovely Zurich. 👇 More details below

DoingIPS Switzerland@ipsswitzerland.bsky.social · 4w ago

✨ Join us in Zurich this November! CfP: DoingIPS Switzerland Symposium 🗓 2–3 Nov 2026 | ETH Zurich Theme: What Keeps the World Turning? Attending to Care, Maintenance, and Repair in Global Politics 🔗 Full CfP: drive.google.com/file/d/14Z_Z...

Over the past two days, we brought together a multidisciplinary group of PhD students for a workshop on "Doing IPS". Shout-out to our amazing instructors @myducave.bsky.social, @mweitzel.bsky.social, and Nora El Qadim for inputs on concepts, critical methods, and unruly manuscripts!

For our upcoming PhD workshop, we will be joined by three stellar speakers: 🤖 @myducave.bsky.social will talk about “STS and International Security,” 🌍️ @mweitzel.bsky.social will teach on “Affect and Ethnography in IPS,” and 📚️ Nora El Qadim will offer insights into publishing in the #IPS journal!

Looking forward to an engaging discussion with these great speakers!

DoingIPS Switzerland@ipsswitzerland.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Gearing up for the #SPSA Annual Conference this week in Zürich? 📆 Mark your calendars for our roundtable on the ethics and politics of researching with/in a broken world on Jan 16! 🎙️ With Rahel Kunz, Stéphanie Perazzone, Ulrike Lühe & Jonas Hagmann - mod. by @fhofmann.bsky.social. More infos 👇

'Decentred dereliction in digital international relations: PeaceTech, ethics, and the cascading of moral responsibility' 🎉 Review of International Studies article & video abstract summary by Andreas T. Hirblinger, Fabian Hofmann (he/him) & Kristoffer Lidén 📚 Both here 👉 https://ow.ly/xmCc50XvCcY

🚨 Publication Alert 🚨 Our article “Decentred Dereliction in Digital International Relations” is just out with @risjnl.bsky.social: shorturl.at/KtBjK In it, @andreas-hirblinger.bsky.social, @kristoffer-liden.bsky.social, and I analyze the role of ethics in ordering digital peacebuilding. 1/5

Review of International Studies@risjnl.bsky.social · 9mo ago

🚨New First View Article🚨 "Decentred dereliction in digital international relations: PeaceTech, ethics, and the cascading of moral responsibility" by Andreas T. Hirblinger, Fabian B. Hofmann, & Kristoffer Lidén is now available #OpenAccess! 📄 ➡️ buff.ly/o3Ysqa3

As part of the #DoingIPSSwitzerlandSymposium, join us for “Vulnerability in the Anthropocene: Bodies, Infrastructures, and Temporality” — a talk by @aesguerra.bsky.social, mod. by @mweitzel.bsky.social. 🗓 Mon, 24.11.25 | 15:30–17:00 CET 📍 Geneva Graduate Institute & ONLINE 🔽 More information 🔽

Roundtable | 'Gaia’s Lifeboats & Its Stewards' Speakers | @delfrothe.bsky.social , @jefhuysmans.bsky.social, Stephanie Wakefield Moderated by | @francakappes.bsky.social 🗓 Tues, 24.11.25 | 14:15–15:30 CET 📍 Geneva Graduate Institute & ONLINE 🔽 More information 🔽

Shout-out to @francakappes.bsky.social and @lucasperezfl.bsky.social for creating a space that transcended the confines of the traditional workshop format, allowing for stimulating exchanges, intellectual experimentation, and goosebump moments!

DoingIPS Switzerland@ipsswitzerland.bsky.social · last yr.

We were present at #EWIS2025 in enchanting Kraków, where we gathered at Poland’s oldest university, Jagiellonian, for the WS "How Matters Come to Matter: Thinking/Practising In-Betweenness Through Posthuman Method Configurations," convened by @lucasperezfl.bsky.social & @francakappes.bsky.social.

Excited to embark on this relaunch alongside @francakappes.bsky.social , Victoria Motta, and Carolina Futuro! Shout-out to @matthiasleese.bsky.social , Klaus Dingwerth, and Lucile Maertens, who first established the #DoingIPS network in 🇨🇭 👉 Call for Participation: forms.gle/6aMrVN8pHVVw...

DoingIPS Switzerland@ipsswitzerland.bsky.social · last yr.

We are thrilled to announce the revival of the Swiss chapter of @doingips.bsky.social‬! Doing IPS Switzerland will host various activities, such as an annual transnational symposium and biannual PhD workshops. 👉 If you are interested in participating, please register here forms.gle/6aMrVN8pHVVw...

What role can AI play in contemporary efforts to end violent conflict and build peace? I had the pleasure of reviewing two highly relevant books on the subject for @iajournal.bsky.social. Many thanks to the Book Reviews Editors for this opportunity! Access the review here: doi.org/10.1093/ia/i...

How could Switzerland approach PeaceTech ethics in a more holistic manner? I had the privilege of writing a CSS Policy Perspective on the subject. Shout-out to Leo Eigner and @goranagrgic.bsky.social for the excellent editorial support. Read the brief here: shorturl.at/oMfRB

Next in our introductory series is our communications officer, @fhofmann.bsky.social. Fabian is a doctoral researcher at the Technology & Governance group @ethzurich.bsky.social, where he investigates the role of smart cities in urban peace and conflict.