Between April 1‑4, the 53rd International Studies Association (ISA) Annual Convention was held in San Diego where the IRES Department was genuinely present.
IRES Head of Department Matteo Fumagalli presented a paper at , co‑authored with Hanna Kirvas, titled 'Cyber‑hatred in Russia'.
IRES Associate Professor Erin Jenne chaired a panel titled "MAR in the 21st Century: Celebrating 25 Years of Empirical Analysis of Ethnic Politics"
IRES and DPP Assistant Professor Youngmi Kim organized a panel on Social Movements, Media Events and Digital Populism and presented a paper on ‘Online Activism 3.0 and the real namesystem in South Korea.
IRES Assitant Professor Xymena Kurowska participated in a a number of panels, titled "Telling the Tale of Constructivism," "US, EU and Global Homeland Security Practices After 9/11," "Into the Borderscape: Ways and Means of Conceptualising and Operationalising the Borderscape in Order to Better Understand Contemporary Borders and Bordering."