The Research Workshop in International Relations: New Approaches to Security Studies (Government 3005b) is sponsored by the Department of Government to address ongoing research in the field of international relations.

The workshop is primarily devoted to presenting and discussing dissertation proposals and other scholarly work by advanced graduate students studying international relations in the Department of Government and in related departments and centers at Harvard. Faculty within the University, as well as visiting scholars and those from neighboring institutions, often present their own work in progress at the workshop, comment on student presentations, and offer their insights into scholarship within the field. The workshop is taught by Professor Alastair Iain Johnston.