School of International Relations
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🚨 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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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…
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/...
“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
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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 @standrewsir.bsky.social @lseir.bsky.social
🎉 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 @advancehe.bsky.social
Happy to talk with @cglgsta.bsky.social about my research! @standrewsir.bsky.social
Centre for Global Law and Governance@cglgsta.bsky.social · last yr.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...
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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📢 Dr. Argomaniz's book on Basque Civil Resistance is out now, published by OUP! 📖 🔗 global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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 @standrewsir.bsky.social 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.
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📢 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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🚨 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 @standrewsir.bsky.social
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
Our School Events Bulletin - WC 24th March 🗓️ Click here for more information on specific events: events.st-andrews.ac.uk
🗓️ 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...
📚 Congratulations, soon to be added to our School display cabinet!
Anette Stimmer@anettestimmer.bsky.social · last yr.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...
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.
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.
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Tomorrow!
School of International Relations @standrewsir.bsky.social · 2y ago🗓️ 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-...
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
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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
🗓️ 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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NEW #UofGSpotlight podcast🚨 Hosts @profnicolamcewen.bsky.social and @kezdugdale.bsky.social are joined by expert guests @michaelfrazer.bsky.social and @jkaarbo.bsky.social to discuss the return of President Donald Trump and what's next for US and global politics. 🎧 www.uofgspotlight.com
