A fascinating TheoryLAB talk where Centre for Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic Studies Fellow Robert Kirsch laid out the pervasive logic of bunkering. Lots of food for thought on the logic of permanent panic and suspicion

Yessss: Alex and I have a new paper out with EJIR (European Journal of International Relations). We argue that critical scholarship fetishises marginalised groups, mystifying the social relations that shape the material conditions of their lives, histories, and politics. Open access: bit.ly/3WHLlvx

🌊 Online Event Next Week🌊 This event with Maurice Stierl has moved online. You can now book tickets via the original event page or the Eventbrite link is below now. All welcome, please share! eventbrite.co.uk/e/spirits-of-r…

Prof. Elke Schwarz of Queen Mary University of London joins us now, talking about the use of AI in warfare. Flash Wars are one of the biggest areas of concern in warfare – AI escalating things until we reach a point of war without humans having the opportunity to intervene. 📷: Paul Wilkinson #XmasLectures

Thrilled to announce the 2nd edition of our Spring Symposium Queen Mary University of London, this year co-organised with Queen Mary Politics and IR 's TheoryLAB and the Environmental Futures Program Queen Mary Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences. Sign-up link in the news page here below. Do join us and share widely!! doingips.org/news-events/do…

We're very excited to co-organise this April 2024 workshop on Navigating Catastrophic Times together with DoingIPS and the Queen Mary Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences Environmental Futures Programme. Check out the excellent line up of speakers and register to join us below!

There is still time to register for our one-day workshop 'Navigating Catastrophic Times'! Join us for a day of contemplating the posthuman, catastrophe and finitude, April 19 2024 Queen Mary Politics and IR. Registration and details below: eventbrite.co.uk/e/doing-ips-sp…

Kicking-off our Second Edition of the DoingIPS Spring Symposium Queen Mary University of London today! Packed room to talk all things castrophic and timely. TheoryLAB Queen Mary Politics and IR Queen Mary Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences

Political Theorists in the UK: the LSE Political Theory Graduate Conference is taking place this week Thursday and Friday (23 -24. May 2024). I am delighted to be giving a keynote on Friday, come join us! philevents.org/event/show/120…

The LSE political theory graduate conference is happening this week. 👇

Now that we have confirmed our speakers we are delighted to share the details of our launch event! As spaces are limited please make sure you register for the launch event here: eventbrite.com/e/global-theor… We look forward to seeing you all there!

A reminder for those so inclined to sign up the below - it looks to be a fabulous day and valuable for any ECRs who struggle to know how to make their theory more grant-able/grant-friendly! (note room shift to Arts Two 2.1&)

For any political theorists in an IR space, or more generally, struggling with grant writing do make use of this ECR grant writing workshop being hosted at QMUL on the 12th of October that is being supported by the PSA Political Thought Specialist Group and TheoryLAB as part of Queen Mary Politics and IR

We’re excited to kick off the TheoryLAB work in progress seminar series next Wednesday 9 October with George Boss, who will be presenting a paper on “Needs as Claims”. Get in touch here or at [email protected] if you’d like to attend.

TheoryLAB’s work in progress seminar series is back. If you’d like to attend or be added to our mailing list, please get in touch here or at [email protected]

Join us on January 29th for the launch of Ben Turner’s book Returning to Judgement: Bernard Stiegler and Continental Political Theory. Details and sign up can be found here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/returning-to…

2 weeks left to send us your abstracts to join us as a participant! No papers required, either now or later, so please come along to try out some ideas and share some puzzles from your research.

TheoryLAB’s work-in-progress seminar series continues in the new year. If you’d like to join or have questions, do get in touch here or [email protected].