Apply Now! Our 12th Flexible Grants for Small Groups competition aims to provide flexible support for a period of (up to) one year for the activities of a small research group. Deadline 13th March 2026.
More Info: isrf.org/competitions...
@psapolthought.bsky.social
Political Thought specialist group of the UK Political Studies Association. Convenors: Simon Choat & Michael Keary. Become a member: https://www.psa.ac.uk/specialist-groups/political-thought
Apply Now! Our 12th Flexible Grants for Small Groups competition aims to provide flexible support for a period of (up to) one year for the activities of a small research group. Deadline 13th March 2026.
More Info: isrf.org/competitions...
A great idea for a workshop, organised by a great group of people in York, on the challenges of designing political theory curricula: philevents.org/event/show/1.... Of interest I would guess across @psapolthought.bsky.social @biapt.bsky.social @ecpr-nptmethods.bsky.social
04.02.2026 13:04 β π 7 π 5 π¬ 0 π 0Conference announcement/CFP:
Social Ties in Animal Politics: Mutuality Beyond Humanity
University of Sheffield
8-9 September 2026
This is the latest installment in the long-running Animal Politics series. Abstracts due 12 June. Spread the word!
We are delighted to announce the CfP for our Spring Symposium on 27th April at UCL! More info here - including the link to submit your abstract by 9th March: www.globaltheoryforum.co.uk/spring-sympo...
09.02.2026 11:30 β π 6 π 5 π¬ 0 π 2The Trump administration has gone to war against the EUβs tech regulations, deriding them as censorship and free-speech infringements. But Michael Keary, an International relations and EU policy scholar, explains to EUobserver how the US actually sees this conflict as a national security issue.
09.01.2026 11:34 β π 13 π 10 π¬ 1 π 0Very happy/honoured to be giving a keynote at this excellent conference along with similarly excellent Chiara Cordelli. Do consider submitting a paper or sharing with your grad students. @ecpr-nptmethods.bsky.social @ipsa-rc31.bsky.social @biapt.bsky.social @psapolthought.bsky.social
17.12.2025 10:59 β π 7 π 5 π¬ 0 π 0*#PSA26 Annual Conference* π¨Registration Openπ¨
Join us in Oxford 30 March - 1 April 2026 to discuss 'Political Studies Futures'
π Early booking deadline 19 January
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π£οΈ JOB! Professor of Political Theory and the History of Political Thought at Friedrich Schiller University Jena
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Deadline - 11 December 2025
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π£ Call for #ecprgc26 Panels & Papers
ποΈ Authority, Authoritarianism, and Political Theory
πͺ @tlechtable.bsky.social & @ascherz.bsky.social
β Deadline: 5 Jan buff.ly/sOfsXUu
#PoliSky #CallforPapers #Democracy
π’ ππ©ππ§ ππ¨π« π§π¨π¦π’π§πππ’π¨π§π¬ #ECPRPrizes
π 2026 Political Theory Prize
Honour the best recent book by a first-time writer in #PoliticalTheory
π° Β£450 fund
π‘ Must be an ECPR Member affiliate to nominate
β³ 9 Jan buff.ly/1FHPpmr
Jury: @diapopescusarry.bsky.social @verena-erlenbusch.bsky.social
Weβre delighted to announce our CfA for the Spring Working Group sessions, held in person at KCL, QMUL, UCL and Birkbeck!
The series offers a conversational space to share ideas in international political theory β no paper draft required.
Submit here by Dec 8th: shorturl.at/u9xiL
JOB
Assistant Professor in the History of Knowledge Pre-1400,
University of Cambridge
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assista...
π£οΈ JOB! Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Greenwich
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Deadline - 4 November 2025
jobs.gre.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
Poster publicising workshop on Rethinking Political Agency to be held in Bristol on 8th November
π£οΈ We're funding this workshop on Rethinking Political Agency
π 14:00-17:30
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Saturday 8 November
π People's Republic of Stokes Croft, Bristol
π Registration and details here: www.eventbrite.com/e/rethinking...
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Hey, opportunity for ECRs to be part of a special issue workshop organised by Global Theory Forum and JIPT orientated around the theme of βRelating Theory and Method in Global Political Contextsβ.
See below information and attached CfP
We are delighted to announce a Call for Papers for a special issue and accompanying workshop with the Journal of International Political Theory on Relating Theory and Method in Global Political Contexts. Submit abstracts by November 10th (link below) - share widely!
forms.gle/zDGSnQWoVYzF...
Two fixed-term teaching posts at Glasgow: both over 3 years, with open AOS. As I'm someone on a fixed-term teaching post at Glasgow, if you've got any questions, feel free to get in touch!
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/lecturer...
#PhilJobs #Philosophy
β° Last day to submit a proposal! π
17.10.2025 11:25 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 2We have an open panel on "Democracy after the Sovereignty of the People? The people versus the demos" to which you can submit, but we're accepting papers and panels on any subject related to political thought
16.10.2025 09:23 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0π¨ You have until 23:59 tomorrow (Friday 17 October) to submit papers for the 2026 PSA conference in Oxford! π¨
Be sure to choose Political Thought when submitting your paper
π We've set up a Political Thought group on LinkedIn
Find us here π
www.linkedin.com/groups/15339...
π¨ Call for papers for the @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social 2026 conference in Oxford is closing soon!
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Deadline for submissions is 17 October
π» Choose 'Political Thought Specialist Group' when submitting your abstract
Further details and submission link here:
www.psa.ac.uk/events/psa-a...
π₯³ Pleased to announce that the Political Thought specialist group has been awarded funding for two projects:
βΆοΈ Political Theory and Impact Roundtable
βΆοΈ The people vs the demos: rethinking the democratic collective in populist times
Look out for further details and information soon!
*PSA EVENT* TLN Webinar Series, '#GenAI and assessments in #politics: From #AI-proof assignments to AI-powered #pedagogy' with Thomas Da Costa Vieira, hosted by @psateach.bsky.social
π 26 November, 1.30pm, Online
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#Teaching #PoliticalStudies
π£ We have sent out to group members our call for papers for next year's PSA conference in Oxford - check your inbox!
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Deadline for submissions - 17 October 2025
We accept papers on any theme or topic related to political thought
We are thrilled to announce that Joe Davidson is the winner of our BIAPT Early Career Prize for 2025! Joeβs work on utopia is just what the field needs at a time when political pessimism prevails. Full announcement below π
www.associationforpoliticalthought.ac.uk/biapt-early-...
BIAPT is delighted to announce that its Mid-career prize for 2025 goes to Jemima Repo! Warm congratulations to her for huge contributions to gender theory, feminism, and biopolitics. Full statement below π
www.associationforpoliticalthought.ac.uk/biapt-mid-ca...
Finally, see Michael Keary on political theory's unexamined assumptions about technology, and the necessity for a less hubristic approach that can foster environmental justice.
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