Spaces still available!👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/holyrood-e...

Delighted to be chairing the discussion with
@katelynnutley.bsky.social at @standrewsir.bsky.social
on Monday 13th April 1-3pm,with:

-Prof. Sir John Curtice (University of Strathclyde)
-Dr. Jan Eichhorn (University of Edinburgh)
-Allan Foulds (Ballot Box Scotland)
-Dr. Mark McGeoghegan (IPSOS)

This was found in a handwritten draft entitled 'History and Internationalism' (WIGHT/39, @lselibrary.bsky.social and pictured) that would form the basis of his “Teaching Honest History,” appearing in The Observer on 13 September 1953.

Although short, it permits an insight into an early articulation of a proto-approach to IR grounded in a syncretic interpretive pluralism; an approach that resists the foreclosures of both universalist and parochial judgements.

Yet, these are also elementary rules of moral education; as relevant in social relationships as in history lessons."

...Do not regard differences in appearance or habit from your own as funny or disgusting, but as legitimate and interesting. And do not regard people whose interests conflict with your own as wicked....

"Every good teacher will no doubt teach as much world history as he can cram into an overcrowded syllabus, but international understanding will perhaps ultimately depend on his inculcating two basic principles...

This is from Martin Wight’s discussion of what kind of history UNESCO (@unesco.bsky.social) ought to promote in its textbooks for children. A little🧵

Only 1 WEEK to go until the call closes so get your abstracts in now!

CALL FOR PAPERS!
International Politics/(Un)Ethical Worlds: Morality, Power, Resistance and the Aesthetics of Politics in Dark Times.

20th-21st July 2026 │In-Person│@standrewsir.bsky.social

Keynotes:
- Dr. Seán Molloy @seanmolloyir.bsky.social
- Dr. James Souter

Call closes: 20th APRIL 2026

'In Dark Times'
- The 14th Annual Graduate Conference in IPT Organising Committee.

Stay tuned for our Call for Papers for the July 20–21, 2026 conference: 'International Politics/(Un)Ethical Worlds: Morality, Power, Resistance and the Aesthetics of Politics in Dark Times.'

UPDATE

The 14th Annual Graduate Conference in International Political Theory will be held on the 20-21st July 2026 with the following title:

International Politics/(Un)Ethical Worlds: Morality, Power, Resistance and the Aesthetics of Politics in Dark Times.

More to follow, watch this space!

Cosmopolitan imaginaries and international disorder One can hardly envisage a more intelligently cogent exploration of the cosmopolitan imaginary in international society. In this book, Aaron McKeil addresse

Very happy that my review of Aaron McKeil’s ‘Cosmopolitan Imaginaries and International Disorder’ - exploring why modern cosmopolitan ideas and movements have been unable to overturn the norms of international order - is available now in @iajournal.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1093/ia/i...

Cosmopolitan imaginaries and international disorder One can hardly envisage a more intelligently cogent exploration of the cosmopolitan imaginary in international society. In this book, Aaron McKeil addresse

Very happy that my review of Aaron McKeil’s ‘Cosmopolitan Imaginaries and International Disorder’ - exploring why modern cosmopolitan ideas and movements have been unable to overturn the norms of international order - is available now in @iajournal.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1093/ia/i...

Happy to say that my thoughts on the events in Venezuela last weekend were printed in Mondays edition of @thetimes.com 🗞️ 📰

'The second result of our difference about human sin is that we disagree about the possible extent of social change and the essential adaptability of human institutions.'

Lost BBC broadcast transcript where Martin Wight explores modernity and institutional change, aired after 'The Goon Show.'

Thinking Global Podcast – Anthony F. Lang Jr. Anthony F. Lang Jr. speaks about universal values, International Political Theory (IPT), normativity, ethics, Grotius and more.

Really enjoyed speaking with @kieranomeara.bsky.social and Dan Drury on @e-international.bsky.social on my intellectual journey in IR: eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

"'Security is mainly a matter of giving the intended aggressor fair warning of what he would be up against.' 'A definition of aggression...is a signpost for the guilty.' Discuss"

Martin Wight's June Examination for 'International Institutions' taught at LSE in 1949 @lseid.bsky.social

E-IRxBISA Archives – E-International Relations Roland Bleiker, the Keynote Speaker of the BISA Conference 2025, speaks about emotions and visuality in international politics, the conference, advice to young scholars and more.

@e-international.bsky.social podcast @ #BISA2025 🎉

The 4 E-IR podcasts recorded with us in Belfast have now been uploaded and you can listen to them all at the link down below - a huge thank you to the whole team 🌟

🎧 Listen here - buff.ly/JvVrHsD

@faloulah.bsky.social
@kieranomeara.bsky.social

Come join myself, @faloulah.bsky.social and Daniel Drury at the @e-international.bsky.social stand @mybisa.bsky.social conference in Belfast. Come have a chat and record with us LIVE for the Thinking Global Podcast!

This week, join @faloulah.bsky.social and myself of @e-international.bsky.social‬ recording LIVE from the @mybisa.bsky.social conference in Belfast. If you’re attending, come find us so we can record you and bring your research to our global listenership! #BISA2025

Thinking Global, @e-international.bsky.social‬ podcast, is recording at #BISA2025 🎙️

Join @kieranomeara.bsky.social‬ @faloulah.bsky.social‬ & others to share your research, thoughts and impressions directly from #BISA2025! 🎉

Learn more! 👉 buff.ly/mHkyijl

@bisasee.bsky.social
@ipegbisa.bsky.social

We love a 5 ⭐️ review from a colleague 😂

Can’t wait! Come and find us @mybisa.bsky.social in Belfast!

Naturally, in the weeks leading up to his 24th birthday, Martin Wight takes notes in A.E. Taylor’s book on Socrates in Greek. 😂

Eddie O'Meara, 2023-2025.
Sleep well, my gorgeous boy.

Opinion – Trump, Shattered Diplomacy and International Society Trump’s break with traditional diplomatic norms is a potential pivot point where new expectations and possibilities for state behaviour may emerge.

Check out my opinion piece for @e-international.bsky.social. I argue that Trump's diplomatic conduct has not undermined Diplomacy as an institution of International Society; rather it has reminded us that it is contingent upon reciprocated practices. A 10-minute read!
www.e-ir.info/2025/04/13/o...

E-International Relations is now on Bluesky for all of your #internationalrelations needs! Just go to: @e-international.bsky.social

My idea was to have a Friday afternoon where I did some easier work. 🤪

What a day…
- Marking undergrad work.
- Writing a paper for a workshop.
- Abstract reviewing for @standrewsipt.bsky.social
- Tutoring
- Editing a podcast episode for E-IR

And

- Practically foxtrotting around the office to today’s soundtrack of… 😂