Stephanie Christine Winkler

This Thur. 10/23 I'm looking forward to speaking on the panel "Recovering Soft Power in Hard (Power) Times" as part of @depauluniversity.bsky.social Grace School of Applied Diplomacy online conference alongside @scwinkler.bsky.social
and Nicholas J. Cull. RSVP: depaul.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Kindly funded by Riksbankens Jubileumsfond

Co-organized with Zeno Leonie (@kingscollegelondon.bsky.socia) & Vassily Klimentov (University of Zurich)

The New Cold War and Trump 2.0 - Prof Barry Buzan keynote address [English] Get ready for a heated discussion on the current geopolitical climate and the impact of Trump's presidency with a world-leading scholar

On 18 Sept, Stockholm University hosts Barry Buzan for a keynote on “The New Cold War and Trump 2.0”.
16:00–17:00, Albano Building 1, Room Pärlan.

Free & open to all – registration appreciated: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-new-co...

Lecturers in Politics and International Relations (Teaching & Research) at Cardiff University Apply now for the Lecturers in Politics and International Relations (Teaching & Research) role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.

🎉 3 (grade 7) Lecturer positions open Cardiff University in:

🌎 Non-western (espc non US) Foreign Policy/War/Security Studies
📝 Political theory inc history of political thought
📚 History & theory of colonialism & its legacies in politics & IR

Apply here 👉

On my way to #EISA2025 in Bologna ✈️ Excited to share work, join great discussions & see old + new friends!

Joining “Teaching Concepts in IR” & “Decoding the ‘New Cold War’.” The latter kicks off a bigger project, bringing different perspectives on the Cold War together. More soon, watch this space👀

Sure is! So cool you remembered the ISA talk (and mentioned it in the elevator, haha)

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My new article on “Conceptual Entrapment” is out online-first with @EuroJournIR!
Proud of this one: critical concept studies, autoethnography & soft power all come together to reflect on the researcher–concept relationship.

Take a look here!

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Generous, sharp and so much more than just Mr. Soft Power. What a messy world he is leaving behind.

Check out the other articles in this great special section on "Making Sense of the US-China Tech War" with @profbode.bsky.social, @nikeretzmann.bsky.social and others

academic.oup.com/isagsq/artic...

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The tech war is not just any arena of bilateral competition; it’s about how societies imagine themselves and their futures.
We need a more nuanced view of tech’s cultural, social, and political role in great power rivalry.
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I show how "sociotechnical imaginaries"—shared visions of past, present, and future and technologies' role in it—shape U.S. discourse, linking tech’s risks to rivals to justify a security-driven agenda.
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New and Old Cold Wars: The Tech War and the Role of Technology in Great Power Politics Abstract. Recently, a ‘tech war’ between the United States and China has emerged, as the United States aims to maintain its technological supremacy while r

🚀 New article out!
"New and Old Cold Wars: The Tech War and the Role of Technology in Great Power Politics" is now published @gsqjournal.bsky.social !
I explore how U.S. elites frame tech rivalry with CN through Cold War lenses.
🔗https://academic.oup.com/isagsq/article/5/2/ksaf038/8115944

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I'm going with Billy Mattern's "Why `Soft Power' Isn't So Soft: Representational Force and the Sociolinguistic Construction of Attraction in World Politics" from 2005! Brilliant article!