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Lasse Thomassen

@lassethomassen.bsky.social

Professor of Politics, School of Politics and International Relations, Queen Mary University of London; Deputy Director (Training and Cohort Development) LISS DTP

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Doctoral Research Studentships - Queen Mary University of London

Fully funded PhD scholarships @qmulsse.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social Doctoral research studentships for 2026 start www.qmul.ac.uk/about/hss/re...

17.11.2025 13:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
AHRC Doctoral Landscape Awards in the Arts and Humanities - Queen Mary University of London

Fully funded PhD scholarships from the AHRC. Deadline 1 Dec 2025. Come and work with us at @qmulsse.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social

www.qmul.ac.uk/about/hss/re...

10.11.2025 18:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

To paraphrase Stephen Colbert: "I sure miss Dick Cheney" is one of those things I never thought I would be able to say.

04.11.2025 15:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We are excited to announce our 2025 Autumn Term Working Group Series! Do make sure you are signed up to our email list (indicated below) to make sure you are up to date with Forum updates and the circulation of the relevant readings prior to each session.

10.10.2025 15:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Welcome - Login | Appointment Portal

Professorship in Political Theory and the History of Political Thought @ Friedrich Schiller University in Jena berufungsportal.uni-jena.de?_sc=MTQ1MjY5... Deadline 11/12/2025

04.11.2025 07:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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UZH: Professorship in Political Philosophy The University of Zurich invites applications for a professorship in political philosophy starting on 1 August 2027. The future postholder is expected to have conducted excellent, internationally visi...

Professorship in Political Philosophy @ University of Zurich jobs.uzh.ch/job-vacancie...

03.11.2025 19:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Open Competition - LISS DTP

PhD-studentships from the London Interdisciplinary Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership (LISS DTP), incl. funding for Masters. Deadline 23/01/2026 @qmulsse.bsky.social liss-dtp.ac.uk/applying-to-...

27.10.2025 21:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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...

13.10.2025 14:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Vacancy โ€” Assistant Professor in Political Science The Department of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam invites applications for one and possibly two tenure-track Assistant Professor (Universitair Docent) positions in Political Science w...

At the Department of Political Science (University of Amsterdam, @uva-fmg.bsky.social), we are looking for a new Assistant Professor to join our team. Interested? You can find all details and apply here: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies....

25.09.2025 13:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 59    ๐Ÿ” 67    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
Conference โ€“ Derrida Today

The call for papers is now open for the 9th Derrida Today Conference in Paris, France - from July 13-17, 2026.

Details can be found on the website here: derridatoday.com.au/conference/

All enquiries: conference@derridatoday.com

21.09.2025 06:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Interested in politics and silence? Read the exchange between @lukelavender.bsky.social Michael Freeden and Mรณnica Brito Vieira in Theoria (free access) www.berghahnjournals.com/view/journal...

19.09.2025 10:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Lecturer in Ethics Education (AEP)

Weโ€™re hiringโ€”one year post in Ethicsโ€”urgentโ€”deadline this time next week www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/122985-...

20.08.2025 21:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 30    ๐Ÿ” 25    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025-26 - School of Politics and International Relations

Postdoc opportunity @qmpoliticsir.bsky.social British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships. Further details here www.qmul.ac.uk/politics/res...

30.06.2025 22:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Assistant Professor (Teaching Focussed) - Moral and/or Political Philosophy (110613-0625) - University of Warwick Title: Assistant Professor (Teaching Focussed) - Moral and/or Political Philosophy (110613-0625). Application Deadline: . Position Type: Fixed Term

Come and work with us in Philosophy at Warwick: warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G...

20.06.2025 13:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 40    ๐Ÿ” 34    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Spending time here in the Graduate School of Law and Politics at Osaka University this month and next, working with @otb911.bsky.social

19.06.2025 03:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

PhD-Scholarship at @ucph.bsky.social Political theory. Citizensโ€™ Agenda-Setting in Democratic Systems project working with @anewq.bsky.social

10.06.2025 22:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Lecturer in Environment and Security at Queen Mary University of London Discover Lecturer in Environment and Security jobs and more in higher education on jobs.ac.uk. Apply for further details on the top job board.

Lectureship in Environment and Security www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNH492/l... @qmul.ac.uk @qmpoliticsir.bsky.social

03.06.2025 07:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We're hiring! I'll be co-supervising a PhD at Utrecht University on the global governance of socially disruptive technologies. Political philosophy/ethics project focused on legitimacy & good governance.

More info: edu.nl/9admd
Deadline: June 3, 2025 (apologies for the short notice!)

23.05.2025 09:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 49    ๐Ÿ” 36    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Job Opportunity at Royal Holloway University of London: Lecturer in Political Theory Full-Time, Fixed-Term (12 months)The Department of Politics, International Relations and Philosophy at Royal Holloway seeks to appoint a Lecturer in Political Theory (teaching focused). The successful...

Political Theory Lectureship @rhulpir.bsky.social
jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

23.05.2025 08:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Our 13th annual St Andrews Graduate Conference in International Political Theory begins tomorrow! Featuring 5 panels of excellent postgrad papers, alongside our three keynote speakers: Jason Ralph, Lisa Tilley and David Owen!

To attend online email iptconf@st-andrews.ac.uk

21.05.2025 14:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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If this person sat next to you on a bus or train and started ranting about Bruce Springsteen in this way, you would get up and move to a different seat.

In the United States, we have him the nuclear codes.

16.05.2025 14:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 32813    ๐Ÿ” 7162    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3860    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1067
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We are inviting applications for a 4-year PhD position in International Relations at the @unisalzburg.bsky.social.

Requirement: MA in Political Science or a closely related social science

Application deadline: 2 June 2025

For more details, see tinyurl.com/5ew3auby

#Polisky #poliscijobs

07.05.2025 19:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 45    ๐Ÿ” 39    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Vacancy โ€” Assistant Professor in Political Theory The Department of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Political Theory. The successful candidate will conduct research in any area of polit...

Political theory/philosophy job in our Department!

Deadline 26 May.

Happy to answer questions by email.

werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...

06.05.2025 13:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 80    ๐Ÿ” 62    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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Come work with us (assistant professor [TT] political theory):
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...

06.05.2025 09:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Parallax Pandemonium edited by Margarita Palacios and Lasse Thomassen. Volume 30, Issue 2 of Parallax

Just out: Pandemonium special issue of Parallax (30:2), with Margarita Palacios. On #critique and the #pandemonium. Contributions by @azmanova.bsky.social, J Rodger, A-C van der Zaag, S Sheehi, M Plot, G Sรกnchez, A Poe & M Moreno Figueroa www.tandfonline.com/toc/tpar20/3...

16.04.2025 09:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Special issue seminar: 'On the Politics of Recognition' (TH181)
YouTube video by Theoria: A Journal of Social and Political Theory Special issue seminar: 'On the Politics of Recognition' (TH181)

We held our first special issue seminar yesterday, hosted by Chris Allsobrook (guest editor) and featuring contributors: Abraham Olivier, Dimpho Maponya, Olerato Mogomotsi, Pedro Tabensky, Jane Gordon, and Andrea Hurst. The recording is available now: youtu.be/89dRcKNB4EY #politicaltheory #theoria

11.04.2025 09:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Theoria Seminar: The Politics of Recognition. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Theoria Seminar: The Politics of Recognition. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

Join us on 10 April 2025, at 4pm BST for a seminar with the authors of our special issue: On the Politics of Recognition. The event will be held on Zoom and live-streamed on YouTube. Register here: tinyurl.com/5fhkuepm. #politicaltheory #theoriajournal @laurencepiper.bsky.social

17.03.2025 13:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŽ†JOB ALERT๐ŸŽ†
Come work with me & my lovely colleagues at Monash in Politics & International Relations - 3 year Level B Lecturer role, balanced 40/40/20 profile. We want someone to start in Semester 2 (i.e. July). Closes April 17. Happy to chat!
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...

04.04.2025 01:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26    ๐Ÿ” 34    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

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