Anti-Democratic Communication

Manipulative language has played a vital role in the rise of authoritarian regimes and the undermining of democracy worldwide. This topic will be the focus of a two-day networking workshop to be held at the University of Waterloo (November 28-29, 2026), on Anti-Democratic Communication.  The workshop is intended to be the founding event of an international network in social and political philosophy of language.  In addition to keynotes, there will also be 6 papers chosen from submissions to a CFA.  Six travel bursaries of up to $1000 CAD are available for presenters of accepted papers.  It will be followed by a special journal issue including papers from the workshop. 

The event is sponsored by SSHRC, the University of Waterloo, Brock University, and the University of Toronto.