The Emotions in Politics and International Relations BISA (British Association for International Studies) working group aims to promote the study, research and teaching of emotions in politics and international relations. https://bsky.app/profile/epir-bisa.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/epir-bisa.bsky.social/post/3mmdy2v7nlc2q🚨 ANNUAL LECTURE🚨 👨‍🏫 We are excited to invite you to attend the our annual lecture for 2026: ‘Masculinity, micropolitics, and global (dis)ordering’ By Professor @tsolomon.bsky.social (University of Glasgow) 📆 Thursday, 28th May, 4pm BST (Online) 🔗Register here: https://www.bisa.ac.uk/members/working-groups/epir/events/masculinity-micropolitics-and-global-disordering21 May 2026 08:14 +0000at://did:plc:spjiage2ry4rgp6bblompc2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmdy2v7nlc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/epir-bisa.bsky.social/post/3mk2rlqxdkk2o🚨ANNOUNCEMENT🚨 🏆We are thrilled to announce the 3 shortlisted authors for the EPIR Thesis Prize: Elisabeth Moerking, U Bristol Anh Nguyen, SOAS/U St Andrews Bruno Sowden-Carvalho, U Birmingham 🎉Congratulations & good luck for the final outcome!22 Apr 2026 05:34 +0000at://did:plc:spjiage2ry4rgp6bblompc2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk2rlqxdkk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/epir-bisa.bsky.social/post/3miwbo3b6sc2y🚨NEXT EVENT🚨 📖 Book talk: ‘The psychic lives of statues: reckoning with the rubble of empire’ Discussion of Rahul Rao’s (@rahulraothariel.bsky.social) latest book 🗓️ Monday 20 April, 4pm BST (online) 🔗Register here: https://www.bisa.ac.uk/members/working-groups/epir/events/book-talk-psychic-lives-statues-reckoning-rubble-empire07 Apr 2026 17:13 +0000at://did:plc:spjiage2ry4rgp6bblompc2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwbo3b6sc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/epir-bisa.bsky.social/post/3mgpmkq66sc24🚨NEXT EVENT🚨 📖 Roundtable on @millennjournal.bsky.social ‘s SI ‘Traversing Memories in Global Politics’ with contributors Arthur Duhé; Phuong Anh Nguyen, Giorgio Shani, Chaeyoung Yong, and Kinti Orellana. 🗓️ Tuesday 17 March, 5pm BST (online) 🔗Register here: https://www.bisa.ac.uk/members/working-groups/epir/events/traversing-memories-global-politics https://bisa.ac.uk/members/workin…10 Mar 2026 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:spjiage2ry4rgp6bblompc2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgpmkq66sc24https://bsky.app/profile/epir-bisa.bsky.social/post/3mg6s3l7sac2g🚨EPIR THESIS PRIZE CALL We are pleased to announce our 2026 Thesis Prize, to be awarded for the best doctoral thesis on emotions in Politics and IR.🏆 The Prize is a collaboration with he Brill Critical Emotion Studies book series. Deadline: 20 March 2026 @mybisa.bsky.social03 Mar 2026 22:13 +0000at://did:plc:spjiage2ry4rgp6bblompc2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg6s3l7sac2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/epir-bisa.bsky.social/post/3m7nnqubpk22yThank you so much for everyone who attended today’s event with Todd McGowan’s amazing talk, and to Todd himself! Hope you all enjoyed it. Keep tuned for our next seminar series events! Until then, happy holidays!🎄10 Dec 2025 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:spjiage2ry4rgp6bblompc2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7nnqubpk22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/epir-bisa.bsky.social/post/3m7mipk6pjk2lThis is today! Don’t miss out on the amazing Todd McGowan talking all things Lacanian politics👇🏻🙌🏻 [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Dec 2025 07:06 +0000at://did:plc:spjiage2ry4rgp6bblompc2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7mipk6pjk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/epir-bisa.bsky.social/post/3m6vpqio6322v🚨NEXT EVENT🚨 📖 Seminar series session with Todd McGowan (U of Vermont), presenting his new ‘Cambridge Introduction to Jacques Lacan’ and introducing Lacanian psychoanalysis for politics & IR. 🗓️ Wednesday 10 December, 4pm BST (online) 🔗Register here: https://www.bisa.ac.uk/members/working-groups/epir/content/111501 Dec 2025 05:41 +0000at://did:plc:spjiage2ry4rgp6bblompc2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6vpqio6322vhttps://bsky.app/profile/epir-bisa.bsky.social/post/3m6h64xgnyk2uThis is today👇🏻 don’t miss out! [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Nov 2025 10:48 +0000at://did:plc:spjiage2ry4rgp6bblompc2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6h64xgnyk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/epir-bisa.bsky.social/post/3m5wa5bqp522q🚨Next event! 📖 Book talk with Billy Holzberg (KCL) on his new ‘Affective Bordering: Race, Deservingness and the Emotional Politics of Migration Control’ 🗓️ Next Tuesday, 25th November at 4:00pm (Online, UK time) 📝 To register for the event: https://www.bisa.ac.uk/members/working-groups/epir/content/111118 Nov 2025 17:09 +0000at://did:plc:spjiage2ry4rgp6bblompc2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5wa5bqp522qhttps://bsky.app/profile/epir-bisa.bsky.social/post/3m4cupynm5c2b🔔Reminder that there’s just one week to go to make your submissions for #BISA2026! Deadline: 3 Nov We’re looking forward to your panel/paper submissions to our section✊🏻👇🏻 [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Oct 2025 06:59 +0000at://did:plc:spjiage2ry4rgp6bblompc2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4cupynm5c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/epir-bisa.bsky.social/post/3lrvd3dhad222The EPIR Working Group was honoured to host this special #BISA2025 roundtable in memory of Prof Emma Hutchison - a moving tribute to her groundbreaking work on emotions and politics. Deep thanks to @rbleiker for his generous support, and to all the speakers who joined us 🌟18 Jun 2025 15:26 +0000at://did:plc:spjiage2ry4rgp6bblompc2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrvd3dhad222https://bsky.app/profile/epir-bisa.bsky.social/post/3lqunk7i6dc2h🌟 Join us for the EPIR Working Group lunch meeting at #BISA2025 - right after the roundtable in honour of Prof. Emma Hutchison! A chance to continue the conversation over lunch 📩 RSVP to epir.group@bisa.ac.uk (for catering purposes) All welcome! #EPIR #EmotionsInIR #BISA25 https://epir.group@bisa.ac.uk05 Jun 2025 15:36 +0000at://did:plc:spjiage2ry4rgp6bblompc2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqunk7i6dc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/epir-bisa.bsky.social/post/3lqpalvbfxs2n🎉 We’re thrilled to announce the winners of the 2025 EPIR Thesis Prize! 🏆 Winners: Anne-Marie Houde & Uygar Baspehlivan 🎖 Honourable Mention: Shambhawi Tripathi Their theses impressed our judges with originality, critical insight, and innovative methods. Congratulations to all! 👏03 Jun 2025 12:01 +0000at://did:plc:spjiage2ry4rgp6bblompc2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqpalvbfxs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/epir-bisa.bsky.social/post/3lpozcbv2tc2s🚨 BISA 2025 Conference Panel Alert: New Theoretical and Methodological Approaches to Emotions 📍 Blackstaff Room, Grand Central Hotel 🗓️19/06 / 15:00-16:30hs. Sponsored by the @BISAWG_Emotions #Belfast2025 #EPIR #EmotionsInIR #AffectInIR21 May 2025 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:spjiage2ry4rgp6bblompc2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpozcbv2tc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/epir-bisa.bsky.social/post/3lpozagjmm22s🚨 Roundtable Alert at #BISA2025 in Belfast! Join us for a special roundtable celebrating the work of Prof Emma Hutchison 📍 Dublin Room, Europa Hotel 🗓️ Hosted by @BISAWG_Emotions and @MYBISA #Belfast2025 #BISAConference21 May 2025 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:spjiage2ry4rgp6bblompc2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpozagjmm22shttps://bsky.app/profile/epir-bisa.bsky.social/post/3lojr5h7jc22f✨ New Convener Announcement We are delighted to announce the new member of our team: Albert Cano ! Albert is a PhD Candidate in IR at the LSE working on Lacanian psychoanalysis, ontological (in)security theory, and critical peacebuilding studies. Welcome!l, Albert! 🎉06 May 2025 20:51 +0000at://did:plc:spjiage2ry4rgp6bblompc2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lojr5h7jc22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/epir-bisa.bsky.social/post/3lledukn7sk2nJoin us! Don’t forget to register! [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Mar 2025 12:54 +0000at://did:plc:spjiage2ry4rgp6bblompc2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lledukn7sk2n