In this episode, it is a particular pleasure to feature a conversation with Book Review editors of five journals with varying degrees of scope and specializations within international studies. In alphabetical order, they are: Nicolas Blarel, Books and Reviews editor at International Studies Review; Jennifer Hodge, Reviews Editor at International Peacekeeping; Folashade Soule, Reviews Editor at African Affairs; Mariana Vieira, Book Reviews Editor at International Affairs; and James Worrall, former reviews editor and current co-editor at Civil Wars.

In this episode, it is a pleasure to feature a conversation with my colleague at Indiana University Dr. Andres Leon Araya, an Assistant Professor in the Department of International Studies at the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies, about his latest book, The Coup and the Palm Trees: Agrarian Conflict and Political Power in Honduras (University of Georgia Press, 2023).

In this episode, it is a particular pleasure to feature a conversation with Dr. Barry Buzan, an Emeritus Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics and a honorary professor at the University of Copenhagen and Jilin University. Until 2012 he was Montague Burton Professor of International Relations at the LSE.

Professor Buzan’s work has been foundational in the development of several research programs within International Relations theory and global history, most prolifically in the study of security and social structures of world politics through the methodological lenses of the Copenhagen and English Schools of IR, respectively. His scholarly profile stands out for the sheer number of individual as well as collaborative contributions he has made in these areas. The list of important published articles and books of his is simply too lengthy to recite here; but among his most influential works include: People, States, and Fear (published in 1983 and revised in 1991), The Logic of Anarchy with Charles Jones and Richard Little (1993), International Systems in World History: Remaking the Study of International Relations with Richard Little (2000), Regions and Powers: The Structure of International Security with Ole Waever (2003), From International to World Society? English School Theory and the Social Structure of Globalisation (2004), The Evolution of International Security Studies with Lene Hansen (2009), The Global Transformation: History, Modernity and the Making of International Relations with George Lawson (2015), and Re-Imagining International Relations: World Orders in the Thought and Practice of Indian, Chinese, and Islamic Civilizations with Amitav Acharya (2021). He is also the co-author of The Mind Map Book, with his brother, the late Tony Buzan.

His latest book, and the subject of this conversation with him, is titled Making Global Society: A Study of Humankind Across Three Eras, published in 2023 in the Cambridge Studies in International Relations Series.

In this episode we thought it would be fun – and hopefully engaging for some of our listeners – to share some of our editors' most notable reads of 2023. The Books and Review Editor, Huss Banai, is joined by Associate Editors, Crystal Ennis and Nicolas Blarel, to discuss some their favorite/notable/most engaging reads from last year. You can find the links to the recommended readings below:

Crystal's Choices:

• The Contested World Economy: The Deep and Global Roots of International Political Economy by Eric Helleiner (Cambridge University Press, 2023)

Nico's Choices: 

• Governing Abroad: Coalition Politics and Foreign Policy in Europe by Sibel Oktay (University of Michigan Press, 2022)

Huss's Choices:

• Making Global Society: A Study of Humankind Across Three Eras by Barry Buzan (Cambridge University Press, 2023)

A wide-ranging conversation with Professor Swati Srivastava (Purdue University) on her latest book, Hybrid Sovereignty in World Politics (Cambridge University Press, 2022).

A wide-ranging conversation with Professor Ayse Zarakol (University of Cambridge) on her latest book, Before the West: The Rise and Fall of Eastern World Orders (Cambridge University Press, 2022).

A wide-ranging conversation with Professor Jack Snyder (Columbia University) on his most recent book, Human Rights for Pragmatists: Social Power in Modern Times (Princeton University Press, 2022).