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BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

📣We have kicked off todays virtual event with @bisacript.bsky.social! 👉In the first session of their Contemporary reflections series @alexkouts.bsky.social and @kieranomeara.bsky.social discuss Diplomacy, teaching and AI. 🌟Find out more about the Working Group: www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...

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BISA CRIPT Working Group @bisacript.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

📣 What does diplomacy mean today? How should we teach about it in an age of AI? Join CRIPT for the first of our Contemporary Reflections Series: "Diplomacy, teaching and AI" 📅 7 Oct 2026 | 🕓 4–5:30pm UK | 💻 Online via Zoom |🎟️ Free & open to all | No prep required. 🔗 www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...

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- Contemporary Research on International Political Theory (CRIPT) Working Group

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International Affairs @iajournal.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

We attended the @mybisa.bsky.social conference in Brighton last week. Along with an exhibit booth, we were on 4️⃣roundtables: ➡️ Ask me Anything: IR Journal Publishing ➡️ Meet the Editors ➡️ Maximizing Impact: Communicating Research to Diverse Audiences ➡️ Bridging Academia and Policy in a Changing World

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Katelyn Nutley @katelynnutley.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

As a reminder, this is a live tracker that was built by 14 undergraduate research assistants @uniofstandrews.bsky.social with the assistance of 3 faculty - myself, @kieranomeara.bsky.social, and @nstb.bsky.social. We welcome engagement, but ask that you remain respectful of our students' efforts.

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Kieran O’Meara @kieranomeara.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Proud to share our interactive Holyrood 2026 election tracker, developed by @katelynnutley.bsky.social, Nick Brooke, 14 @uniofstandrews.bsky.social undergrad-researchers and myself. Using over 130 polls, the model projects: SNP 62, Reform UK 22, Labour 18, Conservatives 10, Lib Dems 9, Greens 8.

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Katelyn Nutley @katelynnutley.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

2 days to #Holyrood2026 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Our model projects: 🟡 @snp.org 62 - 3 from majority 🔵 @reformukscotland.bsky.social 22 list seats 🔵 @conservatives.bsky.social collapse to 10 🔴 @labouruk.bsky.social 18 🟠 @libdems.org.uk 9 🟢 @scottishgreens.org 8 knutley.github.io/STAEM_Project/

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Holyrood 2026 — Scottish Parliament Election Dashboard

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Kieran O’Meara @kieranomeara.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Delighted to be chairing the discussion with @katelynnutley.bsky.social at @standrewsir.bsky.social on Monday 13th April 1-3pm,with: -Prof. Sir John Curtice (University of Strathclyde) -Dr. Jan Eichhorn (University of Edinburgh) -Allan Foulds (Ballot Box Scotland) -Dr. Mark McGeoghegan (IPSOS)

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Kieran O’Meara @kieranomeara.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

This was found in a handwritten draft entitled 'History and Internationalism' (WIGHT/39, @lselibrary.bsky.social and pictured) that would form the basis of his “Teaching Honest History,” appearing in The Observer on 13 September 1953.

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Kieran O’Meara @kieranomeara.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Although short, it permits an insight into an early articulation of a proto-approach to IR grounded in a syncretic interpretive pluralism; an approach that resists the foreclosures of both universalist and parochial judgements.

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Kieran O’Meara @kieranomeara.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Yet, these are also elementary rules of moral education; as relevant in social relationships as in history lessons."

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Kieran O’Meara @kieranomeara.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

...Do not regard differences in appearance or habit from your own as funny or disgusting, but as legitimate and interesting. And do not regard people whose interests conflict with your own as wicked....

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Kieran O’Meara @kieranomeara.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

"Every good teacher will no doubt teach as much world history as he can cram into an overcrowded syllabus, but international understanding will perhaps ultimately depend on his inculcating two basic principles...

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Kieran O’Meara @kieranomeara.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

This is from Martin Wight’s discussion of what kind of history UNESCO (@unesco.bsky.social) ought to promote in its textbooks for children. A little🧵

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Kieran O’Meara @kieranomeara.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Only 1 WEEK to go until the call closes so get your abstracts in now!

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St Andrews IPT Conference @standrewsipt.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

CALL FOR PAPERS! International Politics/(Un)Ethical Worlds: Morality, Power, Resistance and the Aesthetics of Politics in Dark Times. 20th-21st July 2026 │In-Person│@standrewsir.bsky.social Keynotes: - Dr. Seán Molloy @seanmolloyir.bsky.social - Dr. James Souter Call closes: 20th APRIL 2026

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St Andrews IPT Conference @standrewsipt.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

'In Dark Times' - The 14th Annual Graduate Conference in IPT Organising Committee. Stay tuned for our Call for Papers for the July 20–21, 2026 conference: 'International Politics/(Un)Ethical Worlds: Morality, Power, Resistance and the Aesthetics of Politics in Dark Times.'

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St Andrews IPT Conference @standrewsipt.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

UPDATE The 14th Annual Graduate Conference in International Political Theory will be held on the 20-21st July 2026 with the following title: International Politics/(Un)Ethical Worlds: Morality, Power, Resistance and the Aesthetics of Politics in Dark Times. More to follow, watch this space!

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Kieran O’Meara @kieranomeara.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Very happy that my review of Aaron McKeil’s ‘Cosmopolitan Imaginaries and International Disorder’ - exploring why modern cosmopolitan ideas and movements have been unable to overturn the norms of international order - is available now in @iajournal.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/ia/i...

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Cosmopolitan imaginaries and international disorder

One can hardly envisage a more intelligently cogent exploration of the cosmopolitan imaginary in international society. In this book, Aaron McKeil addresse

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Cosmopolitan imaginaries and international disorder

One can hardly envisage a more intelligently cogent exploration of the cosmopolitan imaginary in international society. In this book, Aaron McKeil addresse

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Kieran O’Meara @kieranomeara.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Happy to say that my thoughts on the events in Venezuela last weekend were printed in Mondays edition of @thetimes.com 🗞️ 📰

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Kieran O’Meara @kieranomeara.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

'The second result of our difference about human sin is that we disagree about the possible extent of social change and the essential adaptability of human institutions.' Lost BBC broadcast transcript where Martin Wight explores modernity and institutional change, aired after 'The Goon Show.'

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Kieran O’Meara @kieranomeara.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

"'Security is mainly a matter of giving the intended aggressor fair warning of what he would be up against.' 'A definition of aggression...is a signpost for the guilty.' Discuss" Martin Wight's June Examination for 'International Institutions' taught at LSE in 1949 @lseid.bsky.social

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Kieran O’Meara @kieranomeara.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Come join myself, @faloulah.bsky.social and Daniel Drury at the @e-international.bsky.social stand @mybisa.bsky.social conference in Belfast. Come have a chat and record with us LIVE for the Thinking Global Podcast!

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Kieran O’Meara @kieranomeara.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

This week, join @faloulah.bsky.social and myself of @e-international.bsky.social‬ recording LIVE from the @mybisa.bsky.social conference in Belfast. If you’re attending, come find us so we can record you and bring your research to our global listenership! #BISA2025

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BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Thinking Global, @e-international.bsky.social‬ podcast, is recording at #BISA2025 🎙️ Join @kieranomeara.bsky.social‬ @faloulah.bsky.social‬ & others to share your research, thoughts and impressions directly from #BISA2025! 🎉 Learn more! 👉 buff.ly/mHkyijl @bisasee.bsky.social @ipegbisa.bsky.social

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Kieran O’Meara @kieranomeara.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

We love a 5 ⭐️ review from a colleague 😂

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Kieran O’Meara @kieranomeara.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Naturally, in the weeks leading up to his 24th birthday, Martin Wight takes notes in A.E. Taylor’s book on Socrates in Greek. 😂

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Kieran O’Meara @kieranomeara.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Eddie O'Meara, 2023-2025. Sleep well, my gorgeous boy.

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Kieran O’Meara @kieranomeara.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Check out my opinion piece for @e-international.bsky.social. I argue that Trump's diplomatic conduct has not undermined Diplomacy as an institution of International Society; rather it has reminded us that it is contingent upon reciprocated practices. A 10-minute read! www.e-ir.info/2025/04/13/o...

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Opinion – Trump, Shattered Diplomacy and International Society

Trump’s break with traditional diplomatic norms is a potential pivot point where new expectations and possibilities for state behaviour may emerge.

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Kieran O’Meara @kieranomeara.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

E-International Relations is now on Bluesky for all of your #internationalrelations needs! Just go to: @e-international.bsky.social

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Kieran O’Meara @kieranomeara.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

My idea was to have a Friday afternoon where I did some easier work. 🤪

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Kieran O’Meara @kieranomeara.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

What a day… - Marking undergrad work. - Writing a paper for a workshop. - Abstract reviewing for @standrewsipt.bsky.social - Tutoring - Editing a podcast episode for E-IR And - Practically foxtrotting around the office to today’s soundtrack of… 😂

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Kieran O’Meara @kieranomeara.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Turnout of #deutschewahl #Wahl2025 highest since reunification at 82.5%, but areas of AfD popularity visibly appear to be lower or below average (using @reuters.com data). If a ⚫️🔴/⚫️🔴🟢 coalition stagnates, the AfD have been placed in prime position to claim 'legitimate alternative' status. Worrying.

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Kieran O’Meara @kieranomeara.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

In a single statement about Ukraine, J.D. Vance illustrates how little he understands of what national sovereignty entails conceptually. That said, as the overarching ideology dictates that all things can undergo commodification, maybe it was only a matter of time? Cash 4 Norms all along.

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Kieran O’Meara @kieranomeara.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

So happy to say that I will be chairing 2 Roundtables at the @mybisa.bsky.social conference in June in Belfast. The 1st on #openaccess #polsci and the 2nd on the future of the English School. Also, I will be presenting my paper to a BISA CRIPT panel on Pacifist International Theory. Come along! ☺️

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Kieran O’Meara @kieranomeara.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

The @thesun.co.uk really is a rag. Yesterday’s paper vs BBC on repealing the Legacy Act. “Labour’s hard left often side with terrorists.” 🥱🙄🙄 Just blatant rightist rubbish that forgot ‘news’ some time ago. Positionality statement: I am a Liverpool @lfcr.bsky.social fan though, so..

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Kieran O’Meara @kieranomeara.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Once again I find myself in awe of Martin Wight’s style as a young writer. What a line: “It is easy to make a bargain with the Devil, and impossible to see that he keeps it.”

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Kieran O’Meara @kieranomeara.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

A student asked me "Does @just-stopoil.bsky.social believe they have had an effect?" - Est. 4.4 Bn barrels of oil unlicensed for drilling due to action. - That's 1.9 Mn tonnes of CO2e. - That's 1,339,422 barrels of oil stopped per arrest. - That's 24 Mn barrels per imprisonment. Yes. Yes it does.

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Kieran O’Meara @kieranomeara.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

Wight reminding me why his pacifist thought slaps! Here, talking about #pacifism, #internationalrelations, and British #Imperialism in India, responding to the then Bishop of Bombay Richard D Acland’s claim that pacifism exaggerates the sanctity of life and that imperialism is a Christian act - 1936

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Kieran O’Meara @kieranomeara.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Yesterday it was lovely to host a Christmas Party for my @uniofstandrews.bsky.social 1st year #InternationalRelations PhD colleagues and friends in my little flat. What an amazing bunch of scholars from all over the world! Merry Christmas all the academics in my phone! 😂 Have a great one! 🎄🎁🫂

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Kieran O’Meara @kieranomeara.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Would anybody be interested in listening to a podcast series just looking at how international relations, conflict studies, post colonial thought, feminist thought, IR Theory and sport variously intersect?? If so, what would make you listen??

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Kieran O’Meara @kieranomeara.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

X (twitter) is feeling more and more like 4chan with every day that passes.

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Kieran O’Meara @kieranomeara.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

And then maybe a committee to determine how that third entity should vote? 😂

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Kieran O’Meara @kieranomeara.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Im still marvelling at the ironic thought of a US Department of Government Efficiency that has two co-commissioners. 😂

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