CFP: Philosophy of the City—Prague
Submission deadline: March 1, 2026
Conference date(s):
October 15, 2026 - October 17, 2026
Conference Venue:
Department of Architecture, Czech Technical University, Prague
Prague,
Czech Republic
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Philosophy of the City—Prague
15-17 October 2026
Faculty of Architecture, Czech Technical University in Prague
Keynote Speaker: Margret Grebowicz, Maxwell C. Weiner Distinguished Professor of Humanities & Professor of Philosophy, Missouri University of Science and Technology
The Philosophy of the City Research Group is a global community of scholars dedicated to understanding the city and urban affairs. You are invited to our thirteenth annual conference. Presentations on any philosophical issue about cities are welcome. Some topics include:
Housing crisis and homes
Heritage, architecture, and current/future needs
Local governance, urban policy, and practice
Tourism, touristic cities, and over-tourism
Conceptualizing cities
Infrastructure
Sustainability
Resilience
Urban aesthetics
The city and economics
Urban technologies; challenges/promises of AI
Food and the city
Urban mobility and transportation
The city in philosophy’s history
City life and culture
Public and common space
Examining specific cities
Urban expansion and the nonhuman world
For individual submissions, provide abstracts of about 300 words. For panels of 3-4 (90 minutes presentation time and Q and A), send the panel’s title and a 400-500 word abstract describing each presentation, along with each presenter’s name and affiliation (if any) to [email protected].
Deadline: March 1, 2026. Notifications: Before March 30.
We are pleased to offer a Graduate Student Presentation Award of 300 USD to be given at the concluding ceremony. To be eligible, include “Submission Award Eligible” in the title of your email for consideration.