Global Theory Forum Spring Symposium on Applied International Political Philosophy

The Global Theory Forum's Spring Symposium is being hosted at UCL this year, and is made possible by the generous support of the Society for Applied Philosophy. We are very much looking forward to hearing all of the contributions of our ECR presenters and senior discussants - Dr. Alice Baderin (Reading), Dr. Tom Parr (Warwick), Dr. Alex Grzankowski (KCL) and Dr. Ross Mittiga (SOAS) - as well as our keynote lecture by Prof. Jeffrey Howard (UCL).

Note this is a free event but there are limited spaces so please do register your interest via Eventbrite: https://tinyurl.com/GTFSymposium

Schedule: 

9:00–9:30

Registration

9:30–10:30

“When Criticism Becomes Abuse: The Ethics of Political Attack”, keynote lecture by Prof Jeff Howard (UCL)

10:30–11:45

The Methodology of Situated Theory: Engaging with Politics in Historical, Ethnographic, and Realist Terms

Moderated by Dr Alice Baderin (Reading)

• “Climate Resistance and (Non)Violence Recognition: The Case of Portugal's Climáximo”,Daniel Santos (Loughborough)

• “From Methodological Turn to Disciplinary Crisis? Three Problems for Situated Political Theory”, George Boss (QMUL)

12:00–1:15

An Incredible Alternative to Politics: Digital Technology and Global Power in the Age of AI

Moderated by Dr Alex Grzankowski (KCL)

• “Fake Stage Capitalism? AI Deep Fakes and the New (?) Politics of Truth”, Caio Simoneti (Cambridge)

• “The Automated Demos: Identity, Recognition, and the Collapse of the Political Interval”,Erik Cardona-Gomez (SOAS)

1:15–2:00

Lunch

2:00–3:15

Forming a Green Imaginary: The Politics of Stasis and Reconstruction in the Context of Climate Catastrophe

Moderated by Dr Ross Mittiga (SOAS)

• “Eschatological Ethics: Imagining a Fair End of the World”,Rhiannon Emm (KCL)

• “Transnational Governmentality as an Antidote to Climate Stasis”, Daniel Drury (St. Andrews)

3:30–4:45

Work and Beyond: Exploring the Moral and Political Centrality of Work

Moderated by Dr Tom Parr (Warwick)

• “Free Riding on Reproduction”,Rebecca Clark (LSE)

• “Post-work, Anti-Work, and the State”, Jonjo Brady (QMUL)

5:00–6:00

Political Theorising In and Against the Globalised Present: Local Struggles, Globalised Power, roundtable featuring Dr Baderin, Dr Grzankowski, Dr Mittiga, Dr Parr and Prof Howard.

6:00–7:00

Networking and Drinks Reception at UCL