Legitimacy and Expertise in International Affairs: IR & Ethics Workshop in Review

Author: Kiran Phull On February 9th, the IR & Ethics research theme of the Department of War Studies convened a full-day workshop (in person, no less!) on “Professionals in International Affairs and Legitimacy: Expertise, Politics and Democracy”. Organized by the IR & Ethics theme leads, Dr. Alvina Hoffmann and PhD student Josh Walmsley, as well… Continue reading Legitimacy and Expertise in International Affairs: IR & Ethics Workshop in Review

IR & Ethics Research Theme Workshop (Feb 2022)

Professionals of International Affairs and Legitimacy: Expertise, Politics and Democracy International Relations and Ethics Research Theme Workshop 9 February 2022: 12.30 – 17.00, King's College London This interdisciplinary workshop brings together scholars who work on different professionals of international affairs to assess how these actors build legitimacy in a world that seems to increasingly turn… Continue reading IR & Ethics Research Theme Workshop (Feb 2022)

Bringing the Personal (Back) In

Author: Hannah Goozee This reflexive blog post considers what happens if we, as researchers, listen to our emotions. Drawing on six months of research in South Africa, I reflect on two emotional moments I experienced and consider what they reveal about my role and responsibility as a researcher. “And so it begins. I land in… Continue reading Bringing the Personal (Back) In

The Ethics of Solidarity, Community and Care

Author: Leonie Ansems de Vries I am very happy to introduce this short blog series on The Ethics of Solidarity, Community and Care, which is part of the International Relations and Ethics theme contribution to the School of Security Studies Virtual Research Conference on Global Shocks. In addition to the blog series, IR and Ethics… Continue reading The Ethics of Solidarity, Community and Care

Call for Papers WAR FOR PRESENCE: ART, CONFLICT AND IDENTITY AT THE ART-IR NEXUS

A one-day interdisciplinary workshop exploring the crossover between IR and Art History, common concerns, and interdisciplinary advances with a view to establish a productive conceptual, methodological and analytical agenda for IR and Art Historical research. With the support of the BISA Poststructural Politics Working Group.   30th June 2018; Department of War Studies, King’s College… Continue reading Call for Papers WAR FOR PRESENCE: ART, CONFLICT AND IDENTITY AT THE ART-IR NEXUS