Call for Papers: BISA Virtual Conference- Conflict and cooperation in a changing world, 11-13 January 2027
virtual conference from 11-13 January 2027. The conference will be ‘virtually hosted’ by the Department of International Politics at City St. George’s, University of London. This conference will be in addition to the main #BISA2027 in-person conference taking place in June 2027.
To enable a broader international participation in BISA conferences, and to bring together scholars from the UK and across the globe, the conference aims to be inclusive of researchers at all career stages who, for various reasons including cost and visa rules, might find it more difficult to participate in our in-person events.
Our first virtual conference in 2025 saw around 200 attendees from 31 countries come together to share and develop their research.
Conference theme: Conflict and cooperation in a changing world
Recent years have seen profound political, social, and economic upheaval. These shifts present serious challenges as well as new opportunities. Existing institutions are transforming or failing by the wayside. At the same time, new areas of both competition and cooperation are emerging. This conference seeks new ways to understand and transcend current political realities across a wide range of perspectives and approaches. These include, but are no means limited to, changes in the international system, increasing violence, vulnerability and risk, the rise of artificial intelligence and the fast pace of technological change, enduring inequalities between the Global North and Global South, and the dangers of climate change. We invite submissions that seek to deepen our understanding of this global moment, how it has emerged, and potential futures. We aim to identify the potential for positive changes as well as pitfalls to avoid. We also seek to integrate how our teaching and research both influences and is influenced by these shifts.
Conference platform
The conference platform will be Zoom. Zoom can be accessed in almost all countries, with just a few exceptions. You can use Zoom free of charge either in browser without an account, or download to your computer, laptop or phone. Each session will take place in a different Zoom room, and there will be simultaneous sessions. We will send the Zoom links for each day at the beginning of that day so that you can join sessions in which you are a participant, and any other sessions you’d like to attend.
We will be available to assist you with any problems joining sessions. Please get in touch by email during the conference: virtualconferences@bisa.ac.uk. The email account will be monitored throughout the conference sessions and before each session begins.
Further information will be provided to registered attendees prior to the conference.
Timeline
- Tuesday 5 May 2026: Submissions open
- Friday 19 June 2026, 11.59pm (UK time): Deadline for all submissions
- Mid-August 2026: Provisional programme published and notification emails sent out
- Friday 16 October 2026: Presenter/Speaker, Chair, and Discussant registration closes
- Friday 16 October 2026: Last day for changes to the programme (please check name/affiliation are correct)
- Late November 2026: Final programme published
- 5 January 2027: Registration for non-presenting delegates closes
- 11 January 2027: Conference begins.
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