More than a finite research group, DoingIPS is a network that aims to promote International Political Sociology by adopting a flexible and inclusive approach. Beyond our more ‘institutionalised’ activities such as the PhD seminar series or the EISA standing section, DoingIPS is an intellectual space that thrives on the diversity of initiatives led by individuals interested in exploring different dimensions of IPS or research problems of world politics via an IPS lens.

We therefore warmly welcome propositions of events in line with the rationale of DoingIPS and that the network will help advertise through its visibility and different social media platforms. DoingIPS has supported events in a wide range of formats such as Workshop, Book launch, Seminar, Roundtable, Training session, and we are open to further diversifying the forms of engagements.

How to proceed?

To organise an event with the network, get in touch with DoingIPS Communication Team with the information about below:

• the title of the event,

• a paragraph summarising the aim/content of the event,

• the format of the activity,

• the anticipated date/period in which you would like the event to take place.

Unfortunately, we are not able to provide financial support at this point.

Past events:

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An initiative of International Political Sociology scholars across national and institutional boundaries, which aims at fostering collaborations between researchers working in IPS. It is grounded in the recognition that IPS is practiced in distinctive ways in various countries.

Aims

We envision the Transnational Hub to be a space to:

• exchange views on themes and debates that are shaping IPS within national and institutional research cultures;

• discuss critical theoretical and methodological queries that inform IPS research across national contexts;      

• facilitate collaboration across disciplinary, institutional, and national boundaries;

• share work in progress and provide feedback to our peers, with a focus on transnational collaborations.

If you want to contribute, please get in touch with Marijn Hoijtink or Linda Monsees.

Seminar Series 2020-2021

We kicked off a series of work in progress seminar early October, meeting once a month for the rest of the year, in a combination of work-in progress seminars and public (online) events centered around a core concept, recurring in our work, around which we aim at providing a platform for exchange and discussion. We hope to see you around, welcome!

For details on the programme, sponsors, and organisers, please click here.

First workshop, Frankfurt, 5-6 March 2020

The DoingIPS Transnational Hub (DITH) met for the first time in Frankfurt for a lively workshop to reflect on the stakes of DoingIPS in relation to our respective research interests and institutional contexts. The event was organised by Linda Monsees, with support of the Goethe University Frankfurt.

We discussed themes such as what we mean when we take on IPS as a researcher identity, how the international is/can be enacted and/or studied, methodological choices and their contribution for doing critical research, and the future we see in DoingIPS. We concluded the workshop with a working session about the future of this initiative.

For a full programme, please see here.

Future activities

The Covid-19 crisis allowing, we look forward to:

• a workshop on activism, post-truth and critique in Geneva;

• a number of workshop put together at EWIS 2020 in Brussels, now postponed to 2021;

• the many sections and panels coming up at the EISA, now postponed to 2021;

• opportunities to connect more intensively with the Brazilian IPS network.
  

The Doing IPS transnational hub is made possible by funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 839538.

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