As a reminder, this is a live tracker that was built by 14 undergraduate research assistants @uniofstandrews.bsky.social with the assistance of 3 faculty - myself, @kieranomeara.bsky.social, and @nstb.bsky.social. We welcome engagement, but ask that you remain respectful of our students' efforts.

Proud to share our interactive Holyrood 2026 election tracker, developed by @katelynnutley.bsky.social, Nick Brooke, 14 @uniofstandrews.bsky.social undergrad-researchers and myself. Using over 130 polls, the model projects: SNP 62, Reform UK 22, Labour 18, Conservatives 10, Lib Dems 9, Greens 8.

2 days to #Holyrood2026 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Our model projects: 🟡 @snp.org 62 - 3 from majority 🔵 @reformukscotland.bsky.social 22 list seats 🔵 @conservatives.bsky.social collapse to 10 🔴 @labouruk.bsky.social 18 🟠 @libdems.org.uk 9 🟢 @scottishgreens.org 8 knutley.github.io/STAEM_Project/

Delighted to be chairing the discussion with @katelynnutley.bsky.social at @standrewsir.bsky.social on Monday 13th April 1-3pm,with: -Prof. Sir John Curtice (University of Strathclyde) -Dr. Jan Eichhorn (University of Edinburgh) -Allan Foulds (Ballot Box Scotland) -Dr. Mark McGeoghegan (IPSOS)

This is from Martin Wight’s discussion of what kind of history UNESCO (@unesco.bsky.social) ought to promote in its textbooks for children. A little🧵

Only 1 WEEK to go until the call closes so get your abstracts in now!

St Andrews IPT Conference@standrewsipt.bsky.social · 4mo ago

CALL FOR PAPERS! International Politics/(Un)Ethical Worlds: Morality, Power, Resistance and the Aesthetics of Politics in Dark Times. 20th-21st July 2026 │In-Person│@standrewsir.bsky.social Keynotes: - Dr. Seán Molloy @seanmolloyir.bsky.social - Dr. James Souter Call closes: 20th APRIL 2026

CALL FOR PAPERS! International Politics/(Un)Ethical Worlds: Morality, Power, Resistance and the Aesthetics of Politics in Dark Times. 20th-21st July 2026 │In-Person│@standrewsir.bsky.social Keynotes: - Dr. Seán Molloy @seanmolloyir.bsky.social - Dr. James Souter Call closes: 20th APRIL 2026

'In Dark Times' - The 14th Annual Graduate Conference in IPT Organising Committee. Stay tuned for our Call for Papers for the July 20–21, 2026 conference: 'International Politics/(Un)Ethical Worlds: Morality, Power, Resistance and the Aesthetics of Politics in Dark Times.'

UPDATE The 14th Annual Graduate Conference in International Political Theory will be held on the 20-21st July 2026 with the following title: International Politics/(Un)Ethical Worlds: Morality, Power, Resistance and the Aesthetics of Politics in Dark Times. More to follow, watch this space!

Very happy that my review of Aaron McKeil’s ‘Cosmopolitan Imaginaries and International Disorder’ - exploring why modern cosmopolitan ideas and movements have been unable to overturn the norms of international order - is available now in @iajournal.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/ia/i...

Cosmopolitan imaginaries and international disorder

One can hardly envisage a more intelligently cogent exploration of the cosmopolitan imaginary in international society. In this book, Aaron McKeil addresse

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Very happy that my review of Aaron McKeil’s ‘Cosmopolitan Imaginaries and International Disorder’ - exploring why modern cosmopolitan ideas and movements have been unable to overturn the norms of international order - is available now in @iajournal.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/ia/i...

Cosmopolitan imaginaries and international disorder

One can hardly envisage a more intelligently cogent exploration of the cosmopolitan imaginary in international society. In this book, Aaron McKeil addresse

doi.org

Happy to say that my thoughts on the events in Venezuela last weekend were printed in Mondays edition of @thetimes.com 🗞️ 📰

'The second result of our difference about human sin is that we disagree about the possible extent of social change and the essential adaptability of human institutions.' Lost BBC broadcast transcript where Martin Wight explores modernity and institutional change, aired after 'The Goon Show.'

Really enjoyed speaking with @kieranomeara.bsky.social and Dan Drury on @e-international.bsky.social on my intellectual journey in IR: eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

Thinking Global Podcast – Anthony F. Lang Jr.

Anthony F. Lang Jr. speaks about universal values, International Political Theory (IPT), normativity, ethics, Grotius and more.

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"'Security is mainly a matter of giving the intended aggressor fair warning of what he would be up against.' 'A definition of aggression...is a signpost for the guilty.' Discuss" Martin Wight's June Examination for 'International Institutions' taught at LSE in 1949 @lseid.bsky.social

@e-international.bsky.social podcast @ #BISA2025 🎉 The 4 E-IR podcasts recorded with us in Belfast have now been uploaded and you can listen to them all at the link down below - a huge thank you to the whole team 🌟 🎧 Listen here - buff.ly/JvVrHsD @faloulah.bsky.social @kieranomeara.bsky.social

E-IRxBISA Archives – E-International Relations

Roland Bleiker, the Keynote Speaker of the BISA Conference 2025, speaks about emotions and visuality in international politics, the conference, advice to young scholars and more.

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Come join myself, @faloulah.bsky.social and Daniel Drury at the @e-international.bsky.social stand @mybisa.bsky.social conference in Belfast. Come have a chat and record with us LIVE for the Thinking Global Podcast!

This week, join @faloulah.bsky.social and myself of @e-international.bsky.social‬ recording LIVE from the @mybisa.bsky.social conference in Belfast. If you’re attending, come find us so we can record you and bring your research to our global listenership! #BISA2025

Thinking Global, @e-international.bsky.social‬ podcast, is recording at #BISA2025 🎙️ Join @kieranomeara.bsky.social‬ @faloulah.bsky.social‬ & others to share your research, thoughts and impressions directly from #BISA2025! 🎉 Learn more! 👉 buff.ly/mHkyijl @bisasee.bsky.social @ipegbisa.bsky.social

We love a 5 ⭐️ review from a colleague 😂

Can’t wait! Come and find us @mybisa.bsky.social in Belfast!

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

Thinking Global, @e-international.bsky.social‬ podcast, is recording and broadcasting at #BISA2025 🎙️ Join @kieranomeara.bsky.social‬ ‪ @faloulah.bsky.social‬ & others to share your research, thoughts and impressions direct from the conference to a global audience! 🎉 Learn more! 👉 buff.ly/2dBfZ4R

Naturally, in the weeks leading up to his 24th birthday, Martin Wight takes notes in A.E. Taylor’s book on Socrates in Greek. 😂

Eddie O'Meara, 2023-2025. Sleep well, my gorgeous boy.

Check out my opinion piece for @e-international.bsky.social. I argue that Trump's diplomatic conduct has not undermined Diplomacy as an institution of International Society; rather it has reminded us that it is contingent upon reciprocated practices. A 10-minute read! www.e-ir.info/2025/04/13/o...

Opinion – Trump, Shattered Diplomacy and International Society

Trump’s break with traditional diplomatic norms is a potential pivot point where new expectations and possibilities for state behaviour may emerge.

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E-International Relations is now on Bluesky for all of your #internationalrelations needs! Just go to: @e-international.bsky.social

My idea was to have a Friday afternoon where I did some easier work. 🤪

What a day… - Marking undergrad work. - Writing a paper for a workshop. - Abstract reviewing for @standrewsipt.bsky.social - Tutoring - Editing a podcast episode for E-IR And - Practically foxtrotting around the office to today’s soundtrack of… 😂

Turnout of #deutschewahl #Wahl2025 highest since reunification at 82.5%, but areas of AfD popularity visibly appear to be lower or below average (using @reuters.com data). If a ⚫️🔴/⚫️🔴🟢 coalition stagnates, the AfD have been placed in prime position to claim 'legitimate alternative' status. Worrying.

In a single statement about Ukraine, J.D. Vance illustrates how little he understands of what national sovereignty entails conceptually. That said, as the overarching ideology dictates that all things can undergo commodification, maybe it was only a matter of time? Cash 4 Norms all along.

So happy to say that I will be chairing 2 Roundtables at the @mybisa.bsky.social conference in June in Belfast. The 1st on #openaccess #polsci and the 2nd on the future of the English School. Also, I will be presenting my paper to a BISA CRIPT panel on Pacifist International Theory. Come along! ☺️