Mark Gilks has published an article entitled ‘Narrating Being through Phenomena: the phenomenological and sociological insights of Harry Parker’s Anatomy of a Soldier’ in the … Read more
BSIS’ commitment to teaching during the pandemic (update for September 2021)
Welcome to BSIS! As we move into Spring and Summer, we look forward to welcoming students in September and to a new academic year with … Read more
Dr Maria Mälksoo speaking at the Södertörn University Roundtable on Dealing with the Soviet Past 21 April, 1-3pm (via Zoom)
Dr Maria Mälksoo will speak at the roundtable ‘Dealing with the Totalitarian Past: Laws on Memory and Legislation’, organised by Södertörn University on 21 … Read more
Dr Maria Mälksoo’s new article in the Review of International Studies
Dr Maria Mälksoo has published a new article entitled ‘Militant memocracy in International Relations: Mnemonical status anxiety and memory laws in Eastern Europe‘ in … Read more
Critical commentary on the discursive state of affairs in Russia prior to this year’s Duma elections
PhD Researcher Mario Baumann contributed an analytical commentary to the latest issue of the Russian Analytical Digest. It was published on Russian Analytical Digest … Read more
Application Portal (E:vision) – Closed for upgrade (9 – 19 April, 2021)
On Monday 19 April, the University will be launching an updated student record system to improve and support the student journey at Kent. The application … Read more
Dr Yvan Guichaoua co-authors article with Mrs Ferdaous Bouhlel: Norms, Non-combatants’ agency and restraint in jihadi violence in Northern Mali
Dr Yvan Guichaoua and Mrs. Ferdaous Bouhlel have just published an article for the International Interactions journal: Norms, Non-combatants’ agency and restraint in jihadi … Read more
Dr Albena Azmanova’s book shortlisted for the Susan Strange Best Book Prize!
Nine excellent books made the list and will be judged by a committee appointed by British International Study Association (BISA) Vice-Chair, Ruth Blakeley. Dr … Read more
Media and Politics: The Role of Journalism Today, in conversation with Dominic Ponsford, by Paulina Lainez
The urge to resist the ‘temptation for the sensational’ is a struggle many journalists face in the current media environment. Click-bait and ad-driven outlets focus … Read more
A Precarious Life: Mark Blyth in conversation with Dr Albena Azmanova
Blyth and Azmanova discuss her book ‘Capitalism on Edge, How Fighting Precarity Can Achieve Radical Change Without Crisis or Utopia’ where she posits that precarity … Read more