The Faculty of Law and the Department of Politics and Public Administration of the University of Hong Kong are pleased to announce their first joint \;postgraduate \;conference \;in \;Legal \;and \;Political \;Theory\, to take place via Zoom on May 5\, 6\, and 7 \;2021 \;(16:00&mdash\;19:30 HKT/SGT or 9:00&mdash\;12:30 BST) tentatively.
\nThe theme of this year&rsquo\;s \;conference \;is Global Justice.
\nThe \;conference \;aims to give graduate students and academics from a range of fields\, working on topics related to the \;conference \;theme\, the opportunity to present and discuss their works and to receive feedback from their peers and from our distinguished keynote speakers:
\nJonathan Wolff (University of Oxford)
Chandran Kukathas (Singapore Management University)
Kieran Oberman (University of Edinburgh)
We particularly welcome abstract submissions from scholars in philosophy\, \;political \;theory\, international relations \;theory\, and \;legal \;theory.
Topics for discussion could include\, but are not limited to:
&bull\; Migration ethics
&bull\; The ethics of violence
&bull\; Distributive\, transitional\, and intergenerational justice
&bull\; Environmental ethics
&bull\; Cosmopolitanism and nationalism
&bull\; Human rights
&bull\; Globalisation
&bull\; Liberalism and authoritarianism
Abstracts should be around 500 words\, and speakers should be prepared to deliver a paper presentation of around 20 minutes. The deadline for abstract submissions is 31st March \;2021\, with speakers being informed of the outcome approximately three weeks from that date.
\nIf you wish to apply\, please submit an anonymized abstract with the paper&rsquo\;s title to \;globaljusticeconference@gmail.com \;for blind review\, with &lsquo\;Application to \;Legal \;and \;Political \;Theory \;Conference&rsquo\; as the subject line. Your name and institutional affiliation shall be included in the body of the email. Do not hesitate to email us with any inquiries you may have.
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