Review of International Studies

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"‘If it makes you happy, it can’t be that bad’: 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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It’s a fantastic article! And #OpenAccess 🥳

my article on how #eurovision fans navigate complicity re israel’s participation in the contest is out now in @risjnl.bsky.social

relevant if you’re 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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‘If it makes you happy, it can’t be that bad’: Liberal enjoyment and complicity in popular culture - https://cup.org/4aQCu1J

- @zoecharlottejay.bsky.social

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🚨New First View Article🚨

"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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🚨New First View Article🚨

"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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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 🦋⬇️

Reminder: a fabulous new issue is free to read right now! ⬇️

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Early adoption of international policy innovations: A theoretical framework – with evidence on business and human rights in Colombia and Ecuador - https://cup.org/4b3kO4q

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"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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Review of International Studies - Volume 52 - Issue 1 - https://cup.org/4cgwDFF

In Vol 52(1), Georgina Holmes & Sarah Newnham engage with how "IO survival is predicated on the exploitation of staff, which reveals a chronic structural crisis born out of the UN bureaucracy’s raced and gendered hierarchical composition and complex employment regime."

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AspIRing scholars fund: fostering the future of IR scholarship 🌟

"The BISA Founders' Fund provided me with the crucial support I needed in the final stages of writing up my thesis" - Julia Carver 🎉

Designed to empower the next generation of ECR's & PhD students 👉 https://ow.ly/zpn050YhXAG

In our latest issue, Ian Higham poses the question: "What explains early adoption of international policy innovations?" Check out his article, where he uses Colombia and Ecuador as comparative cases. Read on our website now!

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Can member states hide behind IOs, like the #EU, when their policies become contested? 🇪🇺🐐

A joint paper with Bernhard Zangl, Juliane Glovania & Louisa Klein-Bölting investigating this question was just published in the latest issue of the @risjnl.bsky.social #RIS:
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Our most read articles this month offer a great look into whats trending in IR. Our latest special forum tops the list! All the top five are also #OpenAccess.

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New @mybisa.bsky.social newsletter! Check out the latest news about RIS, EJIS, and the upcoming conference in Brighton. #BISA2026

Time frames: Crisis expertise and rapid response mechanisms Jan Eijking discusses the key points from his new RIS article.

In crisis, time is "of the essence". What does that imply for the typically slow production and mobilisation of expert knowledge?

Here's a short piece in which I sum up & discuss the argument of my recent @risjnl.bsky.social article on UN rapid response mechanisms:

What is meant by " weaponised legal dependence"? In our latest issue, Nikhil Kalyanpur analyzes this concept using 60 interviews with legal practitioners and case studies from Russia and Kazakhstan.

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In her article in issue 52(1), Juanita Uribe asks about the ways in which private entities become powerful and legitimate within international politics. The entire issue is available online first!

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Review of International Studies - Volume 52 - Issue 1 - https://cup.org/4cgwDFF

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Is International Relations imploding from within, forcing scholars to confront Eurocentrism and their own discomfort? This article by @luisebendfeldt.bsky.social, Clifford & Richards reimagines a vulnerable, collaborative, and radically reflexive IR.

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In our latest issue, Florian Rabitz develops a new theoretical framework for explaining cooperative outcomes in the international regulation of technology. It's free to read now on our website!

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