Daniela Lai's Avatar

Daniela Lai

@danielalai.bsky.social

Senior Lecturer in IR. Working on some combination of feminist IPE, transitions, steel, socioeconomic/post-war justice. Occasionally research methods. My views, etc... She/her/hers

1,660 Followers  |  725 Following  |  69 Posts  |  Joined: 25.08.2023  |  2.7525

Latest posts by danielalai.bsky.social on Bluesky

1-3 July 2026. 13th European Workshops in International Studies. Izmir University of Economics, Turkey.

1-3 July 2026. 13th European Workshops in International Studies. Izmir University of Economics, Turkey.

⏰ The deadline for workshop submissions for #EISAPEC26 is coming up!

πŸ”— Submit a proposal here by 24 November: buff.ly/SpxSboT

18.11.2025 09:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

So good to see this coming out soon - thanks to Aida and Jacqui's amazing work!

17.11.2025 09:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey peeps. I’ve started a Substack.
I’ll be writing about politics and my research (with the odd piece on football)

07.11.2025 10:39 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

β™₯️

05.11.2025 10:52 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
European Journal of International Relations (EJIR) Call for Editors, October 2025

European Journal of International Relations (EJIR) Call for Editors, October 2025

πŸ“£ The Joint Management Committee of the ECPR Standing Group on International Relations and EISA are looking for a new editorial team to take over the running of ejir.bsky.social from 1 January 2027!

πŸ”— Find the complete Call for Editors document here: buff.ly/B4O8NdN

31.10.2025 06:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

OnlineFirst - "Infinitely recyclable? Scraps and disarticulations in the steelmaking green transition" by Daniela Lai:

#steel #disarticulations #greentransition #steelmaking #politicaleconomy

journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

28.10.2025 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Post image

πŸ“’ Roundtable: Dayton Peace Agreement – 30 Years On
Join leading experts to discuss lessons learned since 1995.

πŸ—“ 19 Nov | πŸ•’ 3–5 PM
πŸ“ LJMU, John Foster Building, Room G.01, Liverpool
πŸ”— Register via eventbrite.com/e/dayton-peace…

Speakers from Oxford, York, LSE & Liverpool Unis

27.10.2025 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Sage Journals: Discover world-class research Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

Very happy to share that my article "Infinitely recyclable? Scraps and disarticulations in the steelmaking green transition" was just published in Environment and Planning A.

This is truly made in @europeanisa.bsky.social, written in 2024 for EWIS and then revised for PEC!

doi.org/10.1177/0308...

27.10.2025 09:42 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Reform's defeat is a triumph for Wales Martin Shipton Lindsay Whittle’s triumph in the Caerphilly by-election is a victory not only for Plaid Cymru, but for Wales. Like many others, I had been seduced into believing that the Farage bandwag...

Diolch πŸ΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ ΏπŸ™Œ
nation.cymru/opinion/refo...

24.10.2025 06:57 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

🚨Hiring a fully funded (3.5 years) PhD for the @ldnsocmedobs.bsky.social to research social media and politics. Candidates should have quantitative/computational skills and/or be interested in content curation/moderation. UK home candidates only unfortunately. www.royalholloway.ac.uk/media/hquftp...

29.09.2025 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3

Congratulations Elliot! πŸ™Œ

29.09.2025 14:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

Making War Safe for Capitalism: The World Bank, IMF, and the Conflict in Ukraine has finally been released! Please ask your local or university library to get it! You can also use my author code (BUP50) if you'd really like to get it epub or hard-copy
bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/making-war-s...

29.09.2025 05:31 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Join us in Izmir next July for #EWIS2026!

29.09.2025 09:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Flotilla: "Ecco l'istante in cui la Family Boat Γ¨ stata colpita dall'alto" La missione umanitaria afferma di essere stata attaccata da un drone in acque tunisine e pubblica un video. Le autoritΓ  locali smentiscono

www.rainews.it/video/2025/0...

09.09.2025 06:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

28.08.2025 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you Beste! Very happy to start my term as President of the @europeanisa.bsky.social here at #EISAPEC25

28.08.2025 05:48 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy news! Many congratulations Ellie!

02.08.2025 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Steel mills, markets and war: mapping gendered circuits of violence Steelmaking has come back to the forefront of discussions around war, in the context of the global political and economic reconfigurations brought about by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Despite ...

Steel mills, markets and war: mapping gendered circuits of violence, by @danielalai.bsky.social

21.07.2025 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Very happy to have this article out with RIPE:
Steel mills, markets and war: mapping gendered circuits of violence www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

09.07.2025 14:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you Polly! The plan is to sleep for the whole weekend

04.07.2025 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Also raise your hand if you
organised #EWIS2025 and then missed most of it because of tonsillitis πŸ™‹ (secondary point compared to the fact I live in a country that thinks direct action is more dangerous than than committing genocide)

04.07.2025 19:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Nice to have landed back in the UK as it confirms its sure and steady decline into authoritarianism

04.07.2025 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image Post image Post image

Greetings from #EWIS2025 where @europeanisa.bsky.social president @besteisleyen.bsky.social gives an overview of the grants EISA has been able to give out as part of our redistributive policies

02.07.2025 11:43 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
How the dismantling of Iran’s regional proxies paved way for Israel’s attack Netanyahu has been systematically and successfully weakening his regional foes, now Tehran is in the crosshairs

The original title of this article, straight out of 2003, was that Israel's attack has a "real chance of bringing about regime change" in Iran. With not a hint of criticism.

15.06.2025 10:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

EISA statement on attacks to higher education funding across Europe

11.06.2025 07:13 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
EWIS 2025 graphic reads: #EWIS2025. 12th European Workshops in International Studies. Hybrid, Liminal, Ambiguous? International Politics 'In-between'. 2-4 July 2025. Jagiellonian University in KrakΓ³w, Poland.

EWIS 2025 graphic reads: #EWIS2025. 12th European Workshops in International Studies. Hybrid, Liminal, Ambiguous? International Politics 'In-between'. 2-4 July 2025. Jagiellonian University in KrakΓ³w, Poland.

πŸŽ‰ The full programme for #EWIS2025 is now available on our website: bit.ly/3TcCKjh

πŸ‡΅πŸ‡± We look forward to seeing many of you in Krakow next month...

09.06.2025 06:00 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"diverted" is when the 75 bus goes through an alternative route due to roadworks, not when a boat is seized in international waters

09.06.2025 06:30 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Heartened to see that close to 900 fellow academics and educators have already signed our letter in support of trans rights, trans wellbeing & trans inclusion, and against essentialist, anti-scientific, racialised & regressive views of womanhood. Please do read, share & sign! tinyurl.com/mud7va29

30.04.2025 17:24 β€” πŸ‘ 380    πŸ” 191    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 24

Over the last few months, I've been working with colleagues in BiH and @ecodiya.bsky.social on updating the #LandMatrix database on land deals in BiH. We also wrote a small report, now published! You can check out the database here: landmatrix.org/map/

30.04.2025 05:47 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Preview
The rise of end times fascism | Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them

Took me a while to find time to read this, but I'm glad I did www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

25.04.2025 05:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@danielalai is following 20 prominent accounts