Trust Research In International Relations
trust-ir.bsky.social
Trust Research In International Relations
@trust-ir.bsky.social
An international and multidisciplinary network of researchers exploring and examining the concept of trust and related concepts within the discipline of IR.
In our last meeting of 2025, we had a relaxing discussion with
@drdavidjwilcox.bsky.social
about his book project, situated at the intersection of official and unofficial diplomacy and trust.

Best of luck to David, and we look forward to seeing the project develop!
December 12, 2025 at 7:31 PM
We had a great discussion this morning with @sarahfoxhistory.bsky.social and @dresztersimon.bsky.social about their emerging interdisciplinary project (History and IR) examining trust and confidence.

We hope they received a lot of helpful feedback for their future grant applications. Best of luck!
November 11, 2025 at 6:55 PM
We had a great "problem-solving" session yesterday, talking through several challenges that members are facing with their research on trust (and related concepts), from analyzing interviews to developing grant applications.

Great to have a supportive community of researchers!
October 15, 2025 at 5:58 PM
We had an excellent presentation from, and discussion with,
and Nick Wheeler and Chiara Cervasio on their fantastic work with Mark Saunders, where they are developing a model to capture the process from distrust to trust and applying it to the 1998-1999 Lahore Peace Process.
July 14, 2025 at 12:06 PM
A few of our members will be presenting at #BISA2025 in Belfast this week!

If you are at the conference and interested in anything trust-related, do head over to hear our fantastic friends present their work.

Also, happy 50th anniversary to
@mybisa.bsky.social
June 16, 2025 at 7:08 PM
We had a great gathering today, where we touched base on the research the group has been conducting this year and what they have planned for the future. It was good to celebrate successes (publications on the way!) and share frustrations over work-in-progress and grant applications!
June 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
We had a great discussion today as members of our group shared how their different research-focused projects (articles/book proposals/research grants) are developing, outlining the challenges and opportunities that exist in connecting their research on trust in IR within IR.
May 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
There is a great @isanet.bsky.social virtual event coming up! @dresztersimon.bsky.social and @drdavidjwilcox.bsky.social will be chairing alongside a stellar line-up of speakers: @andrewkydd.bsky.social, Deborah Larson, Nick Wheeler, @vckeating.bsky.social. Register here: tinyurl.com/2dr5n9by.
April 30, 2025 at 8:26 AM
We had a great discussion today about future plans for our informal network and how we can develop our collaborative outputs.

Great to hear all the emerging ideas and to see the collaborative dynamic we developed since 2020-21 at work!

Watch this space.
March 10, 2025 at 9:51 PM
A few of our network will be at #ISA2025 in Chicago this coming week.

If you are interested in trust research in international relations, why not pop along to one of these panels where some of our friends and colleagues will be presenting their research.
February 26, 2025 at 9:48 AM
We had a fruitful discussion today on the next steps for our network of trust researchers within (or with an interest in) the discipline of International Relations. Watch this space!

If you are doing research on trust (or related concepts), we would love to connect with you.
February 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM