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Review of International Studies serves the needs of scholars in international relations and related fields such as politics, history, law, and sociology.
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🎉 Vol 51(6) is out!🎉

This SPECIAL ISSUE includes 8️⃣ new research articles as well as an introduction from the special issue editors, @jelenasubotic.bsky.social & @elifkalay.bsky.social. The articles are all free to read this month, so be sure to take a look and enjoy 👇

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In our latest special issue, Franziska Boehme engages with how European societies grapple with "often violent and deceitful circumstances through which now-treasured artefacts made their way from their colonies to museums in the metropole." It's #OpenAccess now!

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January 26, 2026 at 12:56 PM
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NEW ISSUE from @risjnl.bsky.social -

Review of International Studies - The Global Politics of Cultural Heritage - https://cup.org/4bC9sFb

Volume 51 - Special Issue 6
January 25, 2026 at 10:40 PM
🚨New First View Article🚨

"Imperial mobilities, errantry, and the displacement of the Chagos Islanders" by Alice Engelhard is now available #OpenAccess!

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January 26, 2026 at 9:27 AM
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#OpenAccess from @risjnl.bsky.social -

Staying with the trouble: Film-making and the politics of knowledge production in the IR classroom and beyond - https://cup.org/3Zuku88

- @mjauhola.bsky.social & Rahel Kunz

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January 23, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Our latest special forum on oligarchic sovereignty could not be more relevant. Check out the video introduction and be sure to read to #OpenAccess forum, which poses pertinent questions about tech billionaires in politics.

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January 23, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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This new article @risjnl.bsky.social by Alice Engelhard on the displacement of Chagos Islanders looks really interesting 👇 #HistIR www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Imperial mobilities, errantry, and the displacement of the Chagos Islanders
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January 23, 2026 at 11:56 AM
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#OpenAccess from @risjnl.bsky.social -

Imperial mobilities, errantry, and the displacement of the Chagos Islanders - https://cup.org/3Zrrkez

- Alice Engelhard

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January 23, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Our latest issue is about the global politics of cultural heritage. In his article, Matthew S. Weinert discusses crimes against cultural heritage and the role of the ICC. The article is free to read now!

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January 23, 2026 at 12:25 PM
In our latest issue, Elif Kalaycioglu engages with the ways in which the UNESCO World Heritage List generates international cultural prestige. This article is free to read until the end of the month, so be sure to take a look!

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January 22, 2026 at 11:34 AM
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🔔 New in @risjnl.bsky.social by Bart-Jan Zandee and @ssregilme.bsky.social. "Why did the Netherlands apologize? Slavery, justice, and the political conditions of state apologies in Europe" doi.org/10.1017/S026...
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Why did the Netherlands apologize? Slavery, justice, and the political conditions of state apologies in Europe
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January 21, 2026 at 11:06 PM
🎧 New Podcast Episode! 🎧

Spend your morning commute listening to the latest RIS podcast episode! Our editor Seb chats to Roland Bleiker about his 2025 BISA keynote address ⤵️
'Seeing and sensing world politics' with Professor Roland Bleiker - Review of International Studies – The podcast
In this episode, we talk about ‘seeing and sensing world politics’, the title of the keynote address which was delivered by Roland Bleiker at the 2025 BISA conference. Roland is a Professor in…
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January 22, 2026 at 8:45 AM
🎉 New Special Issue! 🎉

Our latest special issue is about the global politics of cultural heritage! It includes 8 new research articles, all of which are free to read this month! Enjoy 👇

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January 21, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Our latest issue looks at how cultural heritage intersects with global politics. Check out this video with co-editor Elif Kalaycioglu as she traces the ways heritage can be material, practice, and narrative.

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January 20, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Thanks to our 2000 followers on LinkedIn! The social media landscape is changing, but we are happy to be growing our presence on LinkedIn to share your fantastic research.

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January 20, 2026 at 1:23 PM
"The imperial state, with its military and diplomatic arms, was essential in the process of antiquities acquisition in the 19th century."

Check out @jelenasubotic.bsky.social article in our latest special issue! The entire issue is free to read until the end of the month.

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January 20, 2026 at 10:53 AM
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Drawing on his recent @risjnl.bsky.social article, Oliver Dodd explains why framing Colombia’s civil war as a narco problem fundamentally misunderstands how and why the conflict escalated
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Narco-Myths and Neoliberal War: Why Colombia’s Conflict Escalated - Progress in Political Economy (PPE)
Rather than a deviation from capitalist modernisation, how has political violence in Colombia been a constitutive outcome of a project of "passive revolution" through which capitalist modernisation wa...
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January 19, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Our latest special issue opens with an introduction from guest editors, @elifkalay.bsky.social & @jelenasubotic.bsky.social. Their aim with this issue is to launch " international heritage politics as an important IR research agenda." It's free to read online now!

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January 19, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Do you have an idea for a special issue? We want to hear it!!

We'll be accepting proposals for the next special issue (Volume 53) until the beginning of February. Check out the guidelines and submit here 👇

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January 19, 2026 at 10:58 AM
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NEW ISSUE from @risjnl.bsky.social -

Review of International Studies - The Global Politics of Cultural Heritage - Volume 51 - Special Issue 6 - https://cup.org/4bC9sFb

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January 18, 2026 at 12:40 PM
🎉 Vol 51(6) is out!🎉

This SPECIAL ISSUE includes 8️⃣ new research articles as well as an introduction from the special issue editors, @jelenasubotic.bsky.social & @elifkalay.bsky.social. The articles are all free to read this month, so be sure to take a look and enjoy 👇

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January 16, 2026 at 10:36 AM
"How does settler colonialism shape world politics?"

Federica Caso's latest article explores this question through a critical examination of Australia as a case study. It's #OpenAccess on our website ⤵️

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January 16, 2026 at 9:34 AM
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Delighted to join the podcast of the @risjnl.bsky.social - one of my favorite journals - to discuss the topic of my @mybisa.bsky.social keynote in Belfast last June - Seeing and Sensing World Politics - with my colleague @sebkaempf.bsky.social.
In this @risjnl.bsky.social podcast, @bleiker.bsky.social talk to @sebkaempf.bsky.social about ‘seeing and sensing world politics’, the title of his keynote address delivered at #BISA2025.

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January 16, 2026 at 8:16 AM
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Deadline today! 🚨

For our new BISA Africa and International Studies WG & Review of International Studies prize looking for the best early-career researcher paper! Winner will be invited to present at #BISA2026 & mentored through RIS publication processes 🏆

Apply today! 👉 https://ow.ly/IpIz50XoOSs
January 16, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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Being published in a 2027 Review of International Studies is looking for proposals for a new special issue! 🎉

Containing 7-8 papers & an agenda setting introduction/conclusion - deadline 3 Feb 🌟

You can find more information here 👉 https://ow.ly/JfzH50XGS1e

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January 15, 2026 at 4:02 PM
At RIS we want to ensure our authors have the best toolkit to circulate their work. Check out this video abstract with Caroline Elizabeth Dunton, in which she discusses her article on recognition and membership to the UN.

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January 15, 2026 at 2:26 PM