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We are a community of scholars focused on South East Europe, broadly conceptualised, and the role region plays in contributing, shaping and inspiring International Relations.
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02.02.2026 08:33 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The Workshop is co-organised with LSEE β Research on South East Europe (LSE) and Kingβs College London.
Llimited funding to support early-career scholars via BISA funding and with the additional funding from LSEE - Research on South East Europe at the Hellenic Observatory Centre, LSE.
π’ Call for Papers: βImagining the future of research on South East Europeβ
The BISA South East Europe Working Group invites paper proposals for its upcoming workshop on the future of research on South East Europe.
π London | π 01 April
β° CfP Deadline: 15 February
π www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...
Ilan Pappe to give #BISA2026 public lecture! π
βGaza as an epicentre - the breakdown of the international orderβ trying to provide an explanation why the events in the Gaza Strip since October 2023 unsettled the international order π
Space is limited so register now! π https://ow.ly/qhIf50Y4lfY
You can read more about Alexandra here: www.kcl.ac.uk/people/alexa...
13.12.2025 09:23 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0π’ Update from BISA SEE
Weβre delighted to welcome Alexandra Karppi as our new Postgraduate Convenor, replacing Nina DjukanoviΔ, who made outstanding contributions to the Working Group.
Our sincere thanks to Nina for her brilliant work, and we look forward to working with Alexandra in her new role
Reminder: Deadline approaching for New Postgraduate Convenor applications. More details in original post π
26.11.2025 16:59 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0If youβre wondering whether this role is right for you, feel free to reach out β weβre here to help and happy to share more.
11.11.2025 15:49 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0This role supports postgraduate researchers by:
- Coordinating BISA Annual Conference submissions (panels + abstracts);
- Leading SEE WG events (online & in-person), often with partners;
- Expanding our membership & supporting the PGR community;
- Managing communications and reporting to BISA;
π’We are looking for a Postgraduate Convenor to join the South East Europe Working Group (SEE WG) team alongside @ebstavrevska.bsky.social Stavrevska and @matesuba.bsky.social
π© Apply by: 1 December 2025
βοΈ Send your expression of interest to: seewg.group@bisa.ac.uk
More info: tinyurl.com/37czc6pr
π’ BISA 2025 Call for Papers is open!
The proposals submission deadline is 3 November.
Got an idea for a panel but need a few more contributors?
Not sure whether your research fits this yearβs theme?
π‘ Get in touch β we may be able to support the development of ideas and connect you with others.
Now itβs on to #BISA2026 β see you in Brighton?
17.10.2025 09:08 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Yesterdayβs Annual Workshop 2025 was a real highlight!
Great discussions, new ideas, and voices from across South East Europe & the UK. Weβre pleased to be engaging with multiple research communities and inviting them to help shape the work of our Working Group and BISA.
π’ BISA 2025 Call for Papers is open!
The proposals submission deadline is 3 November.
Got an idea for a panel but need a few more contributors?
Not sure whether your research fits this yearβs theme?
π‘ Get in touch β we may be able to support the development of ideas and connect you with others.
A year in working groups - 2024/25 with BISA π
Come and read our article describing what all of our amazing working groups have been up to in the last academic year - we are extremely grateful to the conveners who are all volunteers π
π www.bisa.ac.uk/news/year-wo...
One of the most rewarding aspects of the academic environment is the chance to bring our community togetherβsharing ideas, learning from one another, and being inspired by the incredible work of colleagues across BISA and beyond ππ
01.10.2025 20:26 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Check our Call for Papers for 4th Annual (and virtual) Workshop ππ
01.10.2025 20:25 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0On 16 October, we are organising an online workshop, intended as a supportive space where colleagues get to present ideas and/or research in progress and receive feedback on how to take the work forward. You have an idea/research you would like to workshop? Please see the details above.
25.09.2025 12:13 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
π’Attention please: for the fourth year in a row, the BISA South East Europe Working Group is bringing together people working on International Relations (in the absolute broadest sense possible!) and/from/in South-East Europe for an explorative online workshop
25.09.2025 12:13 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Conference social media card with the BISA logo, #BISA2026, Brighton, UK, 3-5 June, submission deadline: 3 November, conference.bisa.ac.uk
π We are OPEN now for abstract, roundtable and panel submissions for #BISA2026 π
'Is International Studies ready for what comes next? New thinking, new directions' π
Submit here! π buff.ly/kK9oIlM
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As we reach the end of #BISA2025 we would like to say a huge thank you to every delegate that took part in #BISA2025!
To help make this conference even better next year we would be grateful if you could check your emails to complete our short conference survey! π
Exploring Kosovo's and Albanian relations with the region too and emergence of the Balkan Solidarity Network.
19.06.2025 13:00 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0How does official Turkey responding to genocide? Why SEE academia remains silent about? How Slovenia exercise solidarity via EBU and Eurovision? The roundtable engages with these questions with evidence, compassion and analytical clarity.
19.06.2025 12:50 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Panelist introduced their insight by reading poetry by palestinian authors.
19.06.2025 12:50 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
π΄ Roundtable: (Counter)solidarities in Times of Genocide
Exploring historical & contemporary ties between SEE societies, Palestine & Israel.
πAmsterdam, Europa Hotel
#BISA2025 #SEE #SolidarityPolitics
Happening now at #BISA2025:
πPanel β Life and Death on the Balkan Route: Traces and Haunting
Organised by the South East Europe Working Group
Exploring the spectral, material & embodied geographies of migration across the Balkan Route.
#BorderViolence #MigrationStudies #Balkans #SouthEastEurope
πIntroduction to book publishing! π
w/ @julietdryden.bsky.social Isobel Cowper-Coles,
Fiona Richman, Don Jacobs, John Haslam & @atifajiwa.bsky.social
#BISA2025
π South East Europe Working Group rountable at #BISASA2025:
"Life and Death on the Balkan Route: Violent Borders" π§΅
How EU border regimes regulate life, death, and mobility on the move?
#Migration #BorderViolence #BalkanRoute
Check what else BISA SEE has for you
18.06.2025 10:14 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
π¨ #BISA2025 is live!
We kicked off with a powerful panel on movements and contestations in South East Europe:
π Lithium mining
π± Green activism
βοΈ Transitional justice
πͺπΊ EUβKosovoβWestern Balkans interaction
#InternationalRelations #Balkans
