School of Government and International Affairs at Durham University https://durham.ac.uk/departments/academic/school-government-international-affairs/https://bsky.app/profile/sgiadurham.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/sgiadurham.bsky.social/post/3mll7vws5ks2c🎉Congratulations to SGIA researchers David Caldwell, Gidon Cohen and Nick Vivyan on winning the Environmental Politics Article of the Year 2025! 🎉 Read their award-winning paper here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09644016.2024.2403957 @environmentalpol.bsky.social11 May 2026 11:58 +0000at://did:plc:s2d5ato3bway5ycqmpgplm7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mll7vws5ks2chttps://bsky.app/profile/sgiadurham.bsky.social/post/3mkpuvma2a227This afternoon we had the pleasure of hosting a talk by Ilias Alami @iliasalami.bsky.social on their award-winning book The Spectre of State Capitalism (co-authored with Adam Dixon). Thanks for a stimulating discussion!30 Apr 2026 14:59 +0000at://did:plc:s2d5ato3bway5ycqmpgplm7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpuvma2a227https://bsky.app/profile/sgiadurham.bsky.social/post/3mj5o3jel2k2j📢 We're hiring a fixed-term Teaching Fellow in Comparative Politics. Apply by 6 May 2026. Find out more here https://durham.taleo.net/careersection/du_ext/jobdetail.ftl?job=26000429&lang=en10 Apr 2026 15:44 +0000at://did:plc:s2d5ato3bway5ycqmpgplm7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5o3jel2k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/sgiadurham.bsky.social/post/3miit7rcun224📢new publication📢 Alice Finden and Kavi Joseph Abraham argue that accounting for the affective registers in which archival encounters happen can allow for epistemic openings that make possible novel forms of decolonial political subjectivity. https://academic.oup.com/isagsq/article/6/2/ksag051/8566030?login=false @gsqjournal.bsky.social02 Apr 2026 08:50 +0000at://did:plc:s2d5ato3bway5ycqmpgplm7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3miit7rcun224https://bsky.app/profile/sgiadurham.bsky.social/post/3mibxwqmaec2iApplications for our Assistant Professor in Middle East Politics post are closing soon. Apply now or find out more at https://durham.taleo.net/careersection/du_ext/jobdetail.ftl?job=26000308&tz=GMT%2B00%3A00&tzname=Europe%2FLondon @imeisdurham.bsky.social30 Mar 2026 15:26 +0000at://did:plc:s2d5ato3bway5ycqmpgplm7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mibxwqmaec2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/sgiadurham.bsky.social/post/3mhi7kcjjo22x🚨new open access publication 🚨 in their latest paper, Oliver P. Richmond and @rogermacginty.bsky.social look at why and how peacemaking scholarship should learn from historical lessons https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14781158.2026.263426320 Mar 2026 09:33 +0000at://did:plc:s2d5ato3bway5ycqmpgplm7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhi7kcjjo22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/sgiadurham.bsky.social/post/3mgp4eakcic26📢 We’re hiring! Applications are invited for an Assistant Professor in Middle East Politics, with a particular focus on the Arab world. This is an exciting opportunity to join our vibrant research community @imeisdurham.bsky.social. Apply by 7 April 2026. https://durham.taleo.net/careersection/du_ext/jobdetail.ftl?job=26000308&tz=GMT%2B00%3A00&tzname=Europe%2FLondon10 Mar 2026 09:59 +0000at://did:plc:s2d5ato3bway5ycqmpgplm7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgp4eakcic26https://bsky.app/profile/sgiadurham.bsky.social/post/3megthpxq5k2l🚨New book alert 🚨 Anouk S. Rigterink and Mareike Schomerus's new book Research Design in Politics and International Relations is coming out soon. If you are looking for a methods textbook to make students enthusiastic for research, give this a look! https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/research-design-in-politics-and-international-relations/book28817709 Feb 2026 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:s2d5ato3bway5ycqmpgplm7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3megthpxq5k2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/sgiadurham.bsky.social/post/3me6qeernuc24Six 36-month postdoctoral positions @durham.ac.uk open for application now. Find more about the expertise of our academic staff members here https://www.durham.ac.uk/departments/academic/school-government-international-affairs/about-us/staff/ Our research centres https://www.durham.ac.uk/departments/academic/school-government-international-affairs/research/centres/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Feb 2026 10:52 +0000at://did:plc:s2d5ato3bway5ycqmpgplm7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3me6qeernuc24https://bsky.app/profile/sgiadurham.bsky.social/post/3mcukceachc26Join us for a discussion on Women, Peace and Security in Ukraine: The Role of NATO and Civil Society with expert speakers. Registration: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wps-in-ukraine-tickets-1977492245539?aff=oddtdtcreator20 Jan 2026 16:11 +0000at://did:plc:s2d5ato3bway5ycqmpgplm7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcukceachc26