Political Legal and Moral Theory Research Group @CEU

On the 7th of oktober at 18.00, we welcome UniWien's Fabio Wolkenstein for his presentation 'Backsliding' and the problem of linear narratives of democratic development', a part of his ongoing book project.

We hope to see you all there.

02.10.2025 13:10 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Dear all,

We hereby cordially invite you to the opening seminar of our Fall Term Democracy in Crisis - cooperation with the Workshop on Democratic Constitutionalism at the University of Vienna.

02.10.2025 13:10 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

Polemo will open their Fall Term Democracy in Crisis seminar and workshop series with a screening of Starship Troopers - one of the best cinematic depictions of the emotional appeal of fascism - on tuesday 23 september at seven thirty at the Central European University Campus in Vienna, Room D-002.

The Political Theory research group will organise a Democracy in Crisis seminar and workshop series during the Fall Term. We open this series with a movie night on 23 september, with a screening of Starship Troopers - one of the best cinematic depictions of the emotional appeal of fascism.

16.09.2025 08:11 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Polemo will open their Fall Term Democracy in Crisis seminar and workshop series with a screening of Starship Troopers - one of the best cinematic depictions of the emotional appeal of fascism - on tuesday 23 september at seven thirty at the Central European University Campus in Vienna, Room D-002.

The Political Theory research group will organise a Democracy in Crisis seminar and workshop series during the Fall Term. We open this series with a movie night on 23 september, with a screening of Starship Troopers - one of the best cinematic depictions of the emotional appeal of fascism.

16.09.2025 08:11 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

A look at the housing policies of Vienna, where we work and live. Recommended - both for reading as for living and working.

16.06.2025 20:36 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

We will keep you all updated as soon as the list of activities for the next academic year starts to take shape.

28.05.2025 11:28 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

We want to take this opportunity to sincerely thank Sanjar Akayev and Deborah Biging for their excellent work this year, both in organizing the seminars as in hosting the 6th Polemo Symposium that was succesfully held at Central European University the past few days.

28.05.2025 11:28 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

The picture shows Matthew-Haji Michael.

The picture shows Peter Verpoorten.

I'm very happy to announce that Matthew Haji-Michael @theruleoflawguy.bsky.social and myself Peter Verpoorten @peterverpoorten.bsky.social have been elected as Research Group co-chairs for the coming academic year 2025-2026. We will do our utmost best to honor the trust placed in us going forward.

28.05.2025 11:28 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 1

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 — 👍 49    🔁 36    💬 0    📌 3

How does excessive wealth harm democracy?
Can hyper-wealth produce public goods?
How can we contain excessive wealth?

🔜👥Our conference will focus on these questions.

🗓️June 23-24
📍Budapest / online

Details:
👉 tinyurl.com/2u2cwcvv
Registration:
👉 tinyurl.com/vn7ttypu

22.05.2025 14:58 — 👍 12    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 2