As we are a BISA journal, all members get free access to our archives and publications. We have 50 years of IR research to draw on, all on our website!
09.03.2026 17:02 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0As we are a BISA journal, all members get free access to our archives and publications. We have 50 years of IR research to draw on, all on our website!
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The BISA at ISA hub is now online! We want to see you at the BISA sponsored panels and be sure to also check out the articles we've made free to read until the conference. the BISA/RIS/EJIS reception will be on day one of the conference! π»
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Today we had our monthly editorial meeting to discuss the upcoming ISA and BISA conferences and other editorial news. Four time zones on the clock this time as we continue our goal of globalizing the journal!
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Are you interested in peer-reviewing for RIS? Check out some FAQs put together by @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org on best practices for reviewing articles π
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A relevant set of articles is Thomas Gregory's special collection on regulating & restraining war. We've made the whole collection free to read on our website now until the end of the month. Be sure to listen to his podcast episode as well!
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#ICYMI: Jakob Landwehr-MatlΓ©, Kai Oppermann and Daniel Lambach have a new article in RIS! In it, they discuss the symbolic weight of AI leadership. It's #OpenAccess now ‡οΈ
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We also have a panel about our lates special issue on the politics of cultural heritage. The full issue is available on our website!
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Are you going to #ISA2026? RIS has put together a few panels for the week. The first is: "Who Owns the Future? Technology Oligarchs and the New Map of Power."
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Do frontline crisis managers shape policy change in international organizations? @nkortendiek.bsky.social explores how frontline workers during the European migration crisis used improvisation to drive informal, bottom-up policy change in global governance.
Read it now in @risjnl.bsky.social!
#ISA2026 is right around the corner, and RIS will be there along with BISA. We want to see you at the drinks reception, so be sure to book your spot!
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The @mybisa.bsky.social #ISA2026 hub is now online! Check out our reader for the conference, the BISA-sponsored panels, and our joint reception!
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We published SIX new research articles and the first issue of volume 52 in February! An excellent way to start the year. Reminder that ALL our latest articles are online first: buff.ly/9uj6xnX
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π¨New First View Articleπ¨
"βIf it makes you happy, it canβt be that badβ: Liberal enjoyment and complicity in popular culture" by @zoecharlottejay.bsky.social is now available #OpenAccess. It's a must read, so check it out on our website!
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Itβs a fantastic article! And #OpenAccess π₯³
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my article on how #eurovision fans navigate complicity re israelβs participation in the contest is out now in @risjnl.bsky.social
relevant if youβre interested in the politics of mega-events, fan consumer practices, and the politics of enjoyment.
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In our latest issue, Nele Kortendiek engages with crisis politics and the "transformative role of field-level practices in global politics." She uses the European migration crisis as a case study. Have a read below!
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#OpenAccess from @risjnl.bsky.social -
βIf it makes you happy, it canβt be that badβ: Liberal enjoyment and complicity in popular culture - https://cup.org/4aQCu1J
- @zoecharlottejay.bsky.social
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π¨New First View Articleπ¨
"Between the national and the personal: The interactional production of agency in diplomacy" by Roni Berkowitz , Gadi Heimann & Zohar Kampf is now available online on the RIS website. Have a read!
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π¨New First View Articleπ¨
"Reconstructing imperialism: From the new imperialism to the new geopolitics" by David K. Johnson is now available #OpenAccess on the RIS website. Have a read!
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Where not #OpenAccess the articles in this issue of @risjnl.bsky.social are free to read until the end of March 2026 -
Review of International Studies - Volume 52 - Issue 1 - https://cup.org/4cgwDFF
Includes a special forum on Oligarchic Sovereignty
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#OpenAccess from @risjnl.bsky.social -
Reconstructing imperialism: From the new imperialism to the new geopolitics - https://cup.org/4tVt5Pa
- David K. Johnson
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Alvina Hoffmann discusses how the independence of UN special rapporteurs is "rooted in a transnational social space connecting multiple professional identities, resources, and skills." This fascinating article is available in our latest issue!
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In their video abstract, Shuhong Huo, Inderjeet Parmar, & Ferran Perez Mena discuss the key points from their latest article - "The Ford Foundation and the development of international relations in China". Watch now!
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In our latest issue, Adrian Calmettes & Dominic J. Pfister argue that "business power becomes authority through the gradual diffusion of ideals of global governance that legitimate the leadership of business actors." It's #OpenAccess now!
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Reminder also that our sister journal is also on Bluesky π¦β¬οΈ
24.02.2026 10:25 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Reminder: a fabulous new issue is free to read right now! β¬οΈ
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#OpenAccess from the latest issue of @risjnl.bsky.social -
Early adoption of international policy innovations: A theoretical framework β with evidence on business and human rights in Colombia and Ecuador - https://cup.org/4b3kO4q
- @highamian.bsky.social
"How do authoritarian actors navigate the liberal international order, adopting democratic facades without committing to democratic principles?"
Federico Salvati engages with this question in our latest issue! Out now, and #OpenAccess
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Our latest special forum on oligarchic sovereignty now has an issue number! Check out the video introduction and be sure to read to #OpenAccess forum, which poses pertinent questions about tech billionaires in politics.
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NEW ISSUE from @risjnl.bsky.social -
Review of International Studies - Volume 52 - Issue 1 - https://cup.org/4cgwDFF