AIA NRW @ Pan European Conference 2025

European International Studies Association (EISA), Bologna, 25-29 August

A delegation from AIA NRW attended the biggest annual European conference for international politics in Bologna to present their ongoing research and catch up with the latest debates in the field. Fellows Chiung-Chiu Huang and Anna Shpakovskaya as well as Katja Freistein from the Academy participated in several highly interesting panels on postcolonial relations, international hierarchies, and critical approaches to international relations. Insights from research projects conducted at the Academy on subnational diplomacy and on Chinese multilateralism were highlighted in a co-organised panel on Chinese foreign relations, which also featured Joanna Ciecielska-Klikowska (Lodz), Jay Hwang (Leiden) and Kosuke Shimizu (Ryukoku), expanding discussions that have been central for AIA NRW.