BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Grails iCalendar plugin//NONSGML Grails iCalendar plugin//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240328T090158Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20181231T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20181231T180000 SUMMARY:Amsterdam Graduate Conference in Political Theory UID:20240328T105631Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/Brussels LOCATION:Nieuwe Achtergracht 166\, Amsterdam\, Netherlands DESCRIPTION:
The Amsterdam Graduate Conference in Political Theory
23-24 May\, 2019\, Universiteit van Amsterdam
Keynote speakers: Simon Caney (Warwick)\, Lisa Herzog (TU Mü\;nchen)
The conference offers graduate students and postdocs the opportunity to present their research in a vibrant intellectual environment and receive feedback from dedicated discussants. Each session will give those presenting a chance to engage with faculty and students from the University of Amsterdam\, the Vrije Universiteit as well as the keynote speakers.
The theme for this inaugural event is: &ldquo\;Bringing Theory to Practice". This includes\, but is not limited to\, the following topics:
Papers that address any of these topics are welcome\, as are papers that address the conference theme more broadly. \;This conference is aimed at researchers working on any subfield and/or tradition of Political Theory/Political Philosophy. We also welcome papers from interdisciplinary researchers (e.g. Anthropology\, Sociology\, Political Science) whose work is at the intersection of normative and empirical studies of society.
Abstract submission deadline: \;31.12.2018. \;Applicants will be notified of acceptance by 31.01.2019. \;
Format: \;Please format abstracts for blind review\, excluding any personal and institutional information. Furthermore\, we require a short cover letter that includes your institutional affiliation\, contact information\, and a brief bio outlining your research interests. \;
Length: \;Abstracts must not exceed 500 words\, excluding footnotes and bibliography. \;
How to submit: \;Please email your abstracts to \;amsterdamptc2019@gmail.com
Paper submissions: \;Successful applicants will be required to submit the full papers before \;10.05.2019. Papers must not exceed 6\,000 words.
Funding: \;There is no participation fee. Lunches and refreshments will be provided\, regrettably we are unable to provide any funding for travel or accommodation.
Contact: \;Please contact \;amsterdamptc2019@gmail.com \;for further information.
Organizers: \;Ugur Aytac\, Gerrit Schaafsma\, Lea Klarenbeek\, Alex Thinius
The Amsterdam Graduate Conference in Political Theory is a joint enterprise of PhD students from the University of Amsterdam (Departments of Philosophy and Political Science) \;and the \;Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (John Stuart Mill College)\, as well as the Amsterdam Center for Political Thought.