The Institute’s work depends on the people it brings into the conversation. Each year IPDS convenes dialogues, webinars and forums, publishes commentary and policy research, edits the Journal of Peace and Diplomacy, and runs training for young diplomats and leaders. All of it is stronger when the right expert is in the room.
The IPDS Scholars Network is how we find them. It brings together scholars and scholar-practitioners from universities, think tanks, diplomatic services and international organisations across the world, organised around the Institute’s ten centres of study. When a centre plans an event, commissions analysis, needs a reviewer, or develops a research project, it turns to the network first.
Members hear about opportunities that match their expertise before they are announced publicly, and choose which to accept. There is no fee and no obligation.
The network is open to people in any country whose research or professional experience bears on the Institute’s work.
Scholars
—University faculty and researchers in international relations, political science, peace and conflict studies, security studies, area studies, economics, international law, history and related fields.
—Researchers at think tanks and policy institutes.
—Postdoctoral researchers, and doctoral candidates at an advanced stage with published work.
Scholar-practitioners
—Serving and retired diplomats, and officials of governments and international organisations.
—Defence, security, development and legal practitioners who write and speak on policy.
—Journalists and analysts with an established record on international affairs.
What we look for is a record: published research, policy work, or professional experience that others can learn from. Early-career researchers looking for a structured programme may prefer the Non-Resident Research Fellowship, and anyone may submit analysis through Write for IPDS.
Members tell us how they would like to contribute. Every invitation is specific, and every one can be declined.
Speaker
Keynotes, lectures and expert briefings at IPDS dialogues, webinars and the Islamabad Diplomacy Forum.
Panellist or discussant
Roundtables and closed-door discussions convened by the centres.
Author
Commentaries and policy papers published by IPDS, with editorial support from the Research Desk.
Peer reviewer
Double-blind review for the Journal of Peace and Diplomacy in your field.
Research collaborator
Joint studies, co-authored reports and comparative projects with an IPDS centre.
Mentor
Guidance for Non-Resident Research Fellows and participants in our young leaders programmes.
Trainer
Sessions on IPDS training programmes, including the International Young Diplomat School.
Media expert
Referral to journalists seeking informed comment on developments in your field.
Partnership introductions
Connections between IPDS and universities or institutes you work with.
Members choose up to three centres closest to their work. The themes below are indicative.
The Belt and Road Initiative, CPEC, Pakistan–China relations, and China’s role in global governance.
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation institutions, regional security cooperation and connectivity in Eurasia.
Central Asia, the Caucasus and Russia; energy, trade corridors and regional integration.
EU foreign and trade policy, European security, and Pakistan–Europe engagement.
US foreign and security policy, great-power relations, and the Pakistan–US relationship.
The African Union, regional economic communities, and Pakistan’s engagement with Africa.
ASEAN regionalism, the Indo-Pacific, and partnerships across Southeast Asia.
The Women, Peace and Security agenda, women in diplomacy, and inclusive peacebuilding.
Diplomatic practice, public and cultural diplomacy, and leadership in international affairs.
Peace, Security and Global Governance
Cross-centre work on conflict resolution, regional stability, multilateralism and the UN system.
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Share your profile
Complete the form below: your position, expertise, a short biography, and the ways you would like to work with IPDS.
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Review
The Research Desk and the relevant centre read every profile. We may write to you with a question.
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Welcome
Members are confirmed by email and matched to the centres closest to their work.
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Invitations
When an event, publication, review or project fits your expertise, we write to you with the details. You decide whether to accept.
Joining takes about ten minutes. Please have to hand a short biography of 50 to 150 words, written as it would appear in an event programme, and a link to your institutional or academic profile.
