PSA International Relations Specialist Group

Final Call!

Deadline for submissions: 17 October

@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

3) The third panel which is a collaborative initiative of the Politics and Religion Specialist Group and the International Relations Specialist Group seeks to critically examine:

• Theoretical and methodological approaches to studying religion in foreign policy

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2) The second panel is open to submissions on a diverse aspects of social movements and civil society in global order, including, but not limited to:social movements&global resistance to authoritarianism,civil society responses to international crises, and alternative practices of global ordering.
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Here is a list of the exciting activities we are preparing for you (deadline for submissions Oct 17)

1) The first panel with the collobaration of Italian Politics Specialist Group aims to unpack this challenge, welcoming paper proposals from a range of perspectives and methodological traditions

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The Kingdom’s God: The Use and Abuse of Religion in Foreign Policy - Workshop Call for Papers | The Political Studies Association (PSA) Become a member Log in

*PSA EVENT* 📢 Call for Papers📢 The Kingdom’s God: The Use and Abuse of #Religion in #ForeignPolicy. One-day hybrid workshop on 3 December from PSA IR Specialist Group
@psainter-relations.bsky.social
📆 Paper Proposals by 15 October
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#Politics #InternationalRelations #PIR

The Kingdom’s God: The Use and Abuse of Religion in Foreign Policy - Workshop Call for Papers | The Political Studies Association (PSA) Become a member Log in

*PSA EVENT* 📢 Call for Papers📢 The Kingdom’s God: The Use and Abuse of #Religion in #ForeignPolicy. One-day hybrid workshop on 3 December from PSA IR Specialist Group
@psainter-relations.bsky.social
📆 Paper Proposals by 15 October
➡️ buff.ly/pK3zUv2
#Politics #InternationalRelations #PIR

Check out our plans for #PSA26:
- Open panels on Italian Politics
- Visuals in populist communication
- Rural politics and EU policies (with @psagreekpol.bsky.social)
- Populism and the international (with @psainter-relations.bsky.social)

‼️ Submit your paper proposals by October 17

• The role of religious actors (states, institutions, NGOs) in international relations

• The influence of religious values on state decision-making

• Secularism, pluralism, and religious diplomacy in global governance

For submission to this panel;

psa26.exordo.com/panels/7/con...

3) The third panel which is a collaborative initiative of the Politics and Religion Specialist Group and the International Relations Specialist Group seeks to critically examine:

• Theoretical and methodological approaches to studying religion in foreign policy

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+ Proposals are invited in relation to any world region, and those considering perspectives from the Global South are especially welcome.

For submission to this panel; psa26.exordo.com/panels/8/con...

2) The second panel is open to submissions on a diverse aspects of social movements and civil society in global order, including, but not limited to:social movements&global resistance to authoritarianism,civil society responses to international crises, and alternative practices of global ordering.
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For submission to this panel;

psa26.exordo.com/panels/10/co...

- Populism and international crises
- Populism and the future of the world order
- Populism and capitalism
- Intersections of populism, authoritarianism and imperialism
- Populism and international political economy
- Populism in the Global South
- Populism and its discontents

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Papers can focus on the following themes, although this list is not exhaustive:

- Populism and foreign policy
- Populist perspectives on global affairs
- Transnational populism
- Populism and international conflict
- The populist challenge to European integration and international institutions

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Here is a list of the exciting activities we are preparing for you (deadline for submissions Oct 17)

1) The first panel with the collobaration of Italian Politics Specialist Group aims to unpack this challenge, welcoming paper proposals from a range of perspectives and methodological traditions

+

The Kingdom’s God: The Use and Abuse of Religion in Foreign Policy - Workshop Call for Papers | The Political Studies Association (PSA)

The Kingdom’s God: The Use and Abuse of Religion in Foreign Policy - Workshop CfP

3 December 2025 - University of Wolverhampton (and online)

@eyupersoy.bsky.social @caglarezikoglu.bsky.social

Registration and details;

www.psa.ac.uk/specialist-g...

@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

The Kingdom’s God: The Use and Abuse of Religion in Foreign Policy - Workshop Call for Papers | The Political Studies Association (PSA)

The Kingdom’s God: The Use and Abuse of Religion in Foreign Policy

Workshop Call for Papers @caglarezikoglu.bsky.social

www.psa.ac.uk/specialist-g...

We are pleased to announce the 1 day hybrid workshop, 'The Kingdom's God: The Use and Abuse of Religion in Foreign Policy' on 3 December 2025 at University of Wolverhampton.

Abstracts can be submitted to c.ezikoglu@wlv.ac.uk by 15 October 2025.

@eyupersoy.bsky.social @caglarezikoglu.bsky.social

We would like to announce that CfP for the upcoming PSA Annual Conference in 2026 is open and we invite you to submit abstracts for consideration. Our general CfP scope, the details of our joint panels with other PSA SGs, and the submission instructions can be found;

@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

Early Career Network | The Political Studies Association (PSA) About UsWho runs the Early Career Network? ECN Annual Conference 2025: Politics in an Age of Uncertainty21 to 24 July 2025 - FREE, ONLINE EVENT The Political Studies Association Early Career Network's...

+ 9 am and Thursday, 24th July, 3 pm, respectively. We are looking forward to hearing from the early career researcher members of the PSA community and their exciting research projects in the coming days!

Conference programme: www.psa.ac.uk/sites/defaul...

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Early Career Network | The Political Studies Association (PSA) About UsWho runs the Early Career Network? ECN Annual Conference 2025: Politics in an Age of Uncertainty21 to 24 July 2025 - FREE, ONLINE EVENT The Political Studies Association Early Career Network's...

This year the @psaecn.bsky.social Annual Conference is featuring two panels focused on international relations chaired by the PSA's newly established IR Specialist Group. Please see the conference programme and panel details at the links below. The IR panels are scheduled on Wednesday, 23rd July +

If you are working on #populism and #IR, and planning to attend #PSA26, I am co-organising a panel on 'Populism and the International'.

✏️ Details and submission portal here: psa26.exordo.com/panels/10/co...

The panel is co-sponsored by @psa-italian.bsky.social & @psainter-relations.bsky.social

International Relations | The Political Studies Association (PSA) We are an open and interdisciplinary community of scholars working at diverse intersections of International Relations and Political Studies.Formed in 2025, we invite you to join us in taking forward ...

We are pleased to announce the launch of International Relations Specialist Group of the @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social at #PSA25 last week. Keep your eyes on our feed for updates on all of our following activities, www.psa.ac.uk/specialist-g...