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Research & postgrad education in international relations, politics & development to advance the understanding of global challenges to governance in our world.

16/10/2026

🚀 FPU 2026 IS NOW OPEN! 🎓

Are you looking to pursue your PhD in a dynamic and international research environment?The Spanish FPU 2026 call is now open, offering predoctoral contracts of up to 4 years to develop your doctoral research.

At IBEI (Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals), we invite candidates from all nationalities to develop their doctoral thesis within our key research fields:
🔹 International Relations
🔹 Security
🔹 Development
🔹 Public Policy How to apply with IBEI?

🗓 Candidate application period: 20 October – 12 November 2026, 2 PM (CET).

👉 Explore PhD research opportunities at IBEI and check all details here: t.ly/_tha4

15/10/2026

📢 WE’RE HIRING! | Post-award Research Project Officer

The Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals (IBEI) is looking for a Post-award Research Project Officer to join our team in Barcelona!

🔹 Contract: Full-time, permanent
🔹 Start date: 1 November 2026
🔹 Requirements: Experience in research grant management, advanced Excel skills, and proficiency in English, Spanish and Catalan.

🔗 All the info: t.ly/K5g68
⏰ Apply before 22nd, October 2026

Join IBEI and contribute to advancing research on evidence-informed governance and policy advice!

14/10/2026

🎉 We’re proud to announce that IBEI has renewed the European Commission’s HR Excellence in Research Award!

🏆 This recognition reflects our continued commitment to creating a supportive, inclusive and attractive working environment for researchers.

Looking ahead, our new HR Action Plan 2026–2030 will strengthen every stage of the research journey, with initiatives focused on recruitment, mentoring, career development, wellbeing, diversity, sustainability, responsible AI and professional growth.

Building a better environment for research, together.

09/10/2026

🌍 Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Reversing the Gaze and Rethinking Euro-Mediterranean Relations

How do Mediterranean and global actors perceive and reshape Europe? Join Michelle Pace, Senior International Research & Policy Consultant, for the opening session of the Aula Mediterrània Lecture Series 2026–2027.

The lecture will explore Europe’s changing role in the Mediterranean, from Palestine and European credibility to regional diplomacy, connectivity and strategic autonomy.

🎙️ Moderated by Elisabeth Johansson-Nogués (IBEI).

📅 Thursday, 15 October 2026 | 18:30 📍 IEMed, Carrer de Girona, 20, Barcelona

Welcome remarks by Agustí Fernández de Losada, Government of Catalonia, and Senén Florensa, Executive President of IEMed.

Organised by IEMed in collaboration with IBEI Master’s Degrees.

08/10/2026

📚6 October 2026. PhD Candidate Francesca Leso defends her PhD Thesis with excellence

Francesca Leso defended her PhD Thesis titled: Critical Geopolitics in Eastern Europe: New Security and Identity Narratives in the Wake of the Invasion of Ukraine. The thesis work was supervised by Prof. Elisabeth Johansson-Nogués (IBEI) within the PhD Programme in Politics, Policies & International Relations, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

Congratulations, Dr. Leso!

08/10/2026

📚PhD Candidate Francesca Leso defends her PhD Thesis with excellence.

The thesis work was supervised by Prof. Elisabeth Johansson-Nogués (IBEI) within the PhD Programme in Politics, Policies & International Relations, UAB. (6/09/2026)

Congratulations, Dr. Leso!

07/10/2026

🏆 Celebrating Research Excellence at IBEI!

For the 15th consecutive year, IBEI has proudly granted the Final Research Project Awards, recognising outstanding research conducted by our master’s students.
This year, the committee for the 2024–2025 awards is delighted to announce the winners:

📚 Olivia Koziol-Hwang (Master's in International Relations): Cosmic Exile, Vertical Nations, Fabricated Archives: Gender and Futurity in Palestinian Speculative Cinema
📚 Arunava Banerjee (Master's in International Security): Unequal Worlds: The Limits of Informality Theory in the Global South from 1979-1991
📚 Kieran Heid (Master's in International Security): The Political Origins of Australian Externalisation Policy: Public Opinion and Ideological Transformation of the Centre-Right
📚 Alec Miranda (Master's in International Development): Pathways to Recognition: Variation in Intergovernmental Organization Access and Diplomatic Recognition Among Sustained Secessionist Movements
📚 Joséphine Levedag (Erasmus Mundus Masters Program in Public Policy (Mundus MAPP)): Understanding the Systemisation and Uneven Transformation of Social Mixing in French Housing Policy: A Morphogenetic Approach
📚 Yvane Vial (Master's in Public Policy): Staggered Rollout of Breast Cancer Screening in Spain: a Triple-difference Analysis of Women's Labour Outcomes

👏 Congratulations to all winners for their dedication, intellectual curiosity, and valuable contributions to the field of international studies!

05/10/2026

contribution

Adam Holesch , senior research fellow at
IBEI Barcelona shared his expert insights on Germany’s economic and energy-related consequences following the end of Russian gas supplies, and on pro-Russia sentiment among voters. Featured in NBC News
coverage of Europe’s far right and its relationship with the Kremlin.

Read the article via the link!
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/europe/europes-far-right-kremlin-problem-marine-le-pen-distances-putin-rcna599581

02/10/2026

📣 CALL FOR PAPERS | Barcelona Workshop on Global Governance

🌍 “The Future of Global Governance”

How is global governance changing in a world of geopolitical rivalry, institutional contestation and growing multipolarity?

The 9th Barcelona Workshop on Global Governance invites scholars from across disciplines to submit abstract proposals exploring questions around:

🔹 The changing role of international institutions
🔹 Institutional decay, resilience and innovation
🔹 New forms of cooperation, including coalitions, minilateralism and informal governance
🔹 Regional and issue-area differences in global governance
🔹 The future of global governance research

📍 Barcelona
📅 4–5 February 2027
⏰ Abstract submission deadline: 11 October 2026

We particularly encourage submissions from early career researchers, women, and people of color.

🎓 A limited number of travel grants for early career researchers will also be available. Please indicate your interest when submitting your abstract.

👉 Info & Submissions: t.ly/enQn8

Organized by EsadeGeo and IBEI with the support of the ECPR Standing Group on International Relations..

30/09/2026

Last Monday, September 28, we held the first seminar of the 2026–27 academic year with Ana Valdivia.📚🔎

An opportunity to learn about new perspectives, exchange ideas, and engage in meaningful discussions.

👉SWIPE RIGHT TO SEE THE UPCOMING DATES!

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+34 93 542 30 30

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