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SUMMARY:Inaugural University of Leeds Graduate Political Theory Conference
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DESCRIPTION:<p><strong>University of Leeds Graduate Political Theory Conference 2021<br></strong><strong>Centre for Contemporary Political Theory</strong></p>\n<p><strong>&ldquo\;Beyond Ideal and Nonideal theory: alternative epistemologies and methodologies in political theory&rdquo\;</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Submission deadline: May 30\, 2021</strong><br><strong></strong></p>\n<p><strong>Keynote speaker: </strong>Linda Zerilli (University of Chicago)&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Within anglophone debates in political theory\, the ideal-nonideal paradigm remains dominant. Broadening beyond Rawls&rsquo\; initial distinction between full compliance and noncompliance\, the ideal-nonideal binary places theories that begin from certain assumptions about society in relation to those that begin by accepting society &ldquo\;as it is&rdquo\;. Despite disagreement over the limits of ideal and/or nonideal theory\, these debates nevertheless serve to reproduce the dominance of the ideal- nonideal paradigm and obscure alternative approaches to political theory. The aim of our conference is to dislodge the ubiquity of the ideal/nonideal framework and showcase alternative epistemologies and methodologies that sit entirely outside the ideal and nonideal approach.</p>\n<p>Within the history of political philosophy\, the &lsquo\;continental tradition&rsquo\; provides a wealth of alternative approaches. To name a few\, Hannah Arendt\, following Heidegger&rsquo\;s and Jaspers&rsquo\;s phenomenology\, developed an original account of the political as an action in concert that brings novelty into the world. From a phenomenological perspective as well\, Simone de Beauvoir and Frantz Fanon respectively gave an account of what it means to be a woman and what it means to be racialized. On another level\, philosophers such as Nancy Fraser moved beyond the ideal- nonideal paradigm in order to provide a theory of justice rooted in critical theory.</p>\n<p>We therefore welcome PhD students to submit abstracts that highlight alternative approaches to political theory beyond the ideal-nonideal. We also welcome a wide range of approaches for theorising specific concepts &ndash\; e.g. submissions in phenomenology\, feminist philosophy\, critical race theory\, and/or class-based analysis are welcomed\, but are certainly not restricted to.</p>\n<p>Topics of interest:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>- &nbsp\;Phenomenology and Hermeneutics</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>- &nbsp\;The Cambridge School of Political Thought</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>- &nbsp\;Critical Theory and the Frankfurt School</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>- &nbsp\;Marxism and materialism</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>- &nbsp\;Post-structuralism</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>- &nbsp\;Pragmatism</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>- &nbsp\;Genealogy</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Proposals will be selected from the abstracts (approximately 300-500 words) by the Conference Program Committee. The deadline for sending abstracts is <strong>May 30\, 2021</strong>. Please send your abstracts to <strong>ccptconf2021@gmail.com</strong>.</p>
ORGANIZER;CN=Declan Kenny;CN=Charles des Portes:
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