Connections

Doing International Political Sociology connects to and supports selective outside activities that sustain and develop networks and intellectual sites in International Political Sociology:

Research Group in IPS, School of Politics and IR, QMUL
The Research Group in IPS brings together researchers based at the School of Politics and International Relations (SPIR) at Queen Mary University of London that adopt methodologically varied and theoretically transdisciplinary approaches to engage contemporary challenges to instituted relations between the social, political and international. The RGIPS organises an annual Spring Symposium and ‘Polyphonic Encounters’: a series of workshops, roundtables, book-launches and other academic and public events. The Research Group is co-convened by Jef Huysmans and Mirko Palestrino and funded by SPIR.
Contacts:
Prof. Jef Huysmans (Queen Mary University of London)
Dr. Mirko Palestrino (Queen Mary University of London)
Rede IPS Brasil – IPS Brazil Network
Brazilian network of researchers in International Political Sociology. The IPS Brazil network gathers researchers from different backgrounds and academic institutions in Brazil and other Latin American countries. It aims to create common spaces for meeting, presenting and discussing research that works across the social sciences and the humanities and which entail critical reflections about contemporary world politics. The network runs a PhD workshop series, lectures and discussion seminars. It also facilitates the development of collective work, such as conference panels, edited volumes and collective articles. The network aims at promoting innovative approaches in international political sociology from the Global South.
Contacts:
Prof. João Pontes Nogueira (PUC-Rio)
Dr. Renata Summa (University of Groningen)
Dr. Francisco Eduardo Lemos de Matos (PUC-Rio)
Dr. Paulo Henrique de Oliveira Chamon (PUC-Rio)
Brunno Victor Freitas Cunha (PUC-Rio)
Dr. Francine Rossone de Paula (PUC-Rio)
Maria Thereza Dumas (PUC-Rio)

IPS Belgium Network
IPS Belgium is a platform for scholars to present and debate their research. It aims to create a space for discussions and to foster collaborations for anyone sharing an interest in the conceptual, ontological and methodological implications of the IPS perspective. From PhD candidates to senior scholars, all humanities and social sciences researchers are welcomed to participate in the seminar and present their work. The IPS Belgium first seminar series started in February 2021.
Contacts:
Morgane Ghys (ULB)
Marie Kwon (F.R.S.-FNRS, ULiège, ENS Paris)
Dr. Laura Luciani (UGent)
Zeger Verleye (UAntwerpen)
Alice Whelan (VUB)
IPS the Netherlands Network
IPS the Netherlands is a platform for scholars to present and debate their research. It introduces graduate students and junior scholars to research inspired by International Political Sociology’s commitment to challenge methodological and conceptual assumptions in their research fields and invite them to ask questions about transdisciplinary modes of work. The first IPS Netherlands seminar series started in January 2022.
Contacts:
Dr Tasniem Anwar (VU Amsterdam)
Nicolas Gäckle (University of Groningen)
Ellen Kirkpatrick (University of Groningen and Macquarie University)
Dr Renata Summa (University of Groningen)
Dr Nadine Voelkner (University of Groningen)
Swiss IPS Working Group
The Swiss Political Science Association hosts a working group International Political Sociology (IPS). IPS is a distinct and rapidly growing field of research in International Relations and Political Science. IPS draws on a variety of approaches ranging from critical theory, materialist, feminist, post-structuralist, and post-colonial approaches to analyse contemporary world politics. Standing at the intersection of International Relations, Political Theory and Critical Sociology, it provides distinct analytical perspectives and empirical research strategies. The IPS Working Group endeavours to provide a platform for presenting and debating IPS research; to foster collaboration and exchange between scholars working in IPS; to support the development of junior Swiss or Switzerland-based researchers working in this tradition; and to strengthen national and international scholarly networks, and to promote dialogue with other specialised subfields of political science.
Contacts:
Dr. Myriam Dunn Cavelty (ETH Zurich)
Prof. Dr. Annabelle Littoz-Monnet (Geneva Graduate Institute)