Rethinking Political Authority. Politics, Law and Freedom
Newman House
Dublin, 2
Ireland
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- Irish Research Council
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School of Philosophy
UCD School of Philosophy is holding a workshop, "Rethinking Political Authority: Politics, Law and Freedom" in Newman House on Friday 20 and Saturday 21 November. Participation is free but prior registration is ESSENTIAL, as the Iveagh Room cannot accommodate more than 30 persons (the speakers/panellists and chairs already amount to 15). If you wish to be part of the workshop, please email ([email protected]) immediately, as places are filling up fast. Participants are asked to commit to attending on both days, if at all possible. The programme is below.
The workshop is supported by a Irish Research Council New Foundations Award and by UCD School of Philosophy.
Rethinking Political Authority
Politics, Law and Freedom
This two day workshop probes the concept of political authority. Its underlying concern is the question of individual freedom in relation to law and politics. It asks whether authority can be non-authoritarian and, if so, under what conditions. In doing so, it addresses questions of political obedience and disobedience. It also considers the changing contours of political authority in the contemporary world.
Speakers/Panellists: Eoin Carolan (UCD), Maeve Cooke (UCD), Eva Erman (Stockholm), Carol Gould (CUNY), Laurence Davis (UCC), Adam Kelly (York), John McGuire (UCD), Paul McLaughlin (Limerick), Bill Scheuerman (Indiana), Quentin Skinner (Queen Mary, UL), Tracy Strong (Southampton)
Programme:
Friday:
9.45am: Welcome address: Maeve Cooke
10am-11.10am: Quentin Skinner, “How Should We Think about Freedom?”
11.10am-11.30am: Coffee/tea
11.30am-12.40pm: Maeve Cooke, “Political Authority and Freedom”
12.40pm-2pm: Lunch
2pm-3.10pm: Group discussion of text led by Adam Kelly (Hannah Arendt, “What is Freedom?”)
3.10pm-3.30pm: Coffee/tea
3.30pm-4.40pm: Carol Gould, “Relational Freedom and the Sociality of Authority”
4.45pm-5.55pm: Tracy Strong, "Authors and Authorities"
Dinner for speakers/panellists/chairs
Saturday:
10am-11.20am: Panel Discussion: "Freedom and the State" (Laurence Davis, John McGuire, Eoin Carolan)
11.20am-11.45am: Coffee/tea
11.45am-12.55pm: Bill Scheuerman, “Civil Disobedience in the Shadows of Postnationalization and Privatization”
12.55pm-2.15pm: Lunch
2.15pm-3.25pm: Eva Erman, “Global Political Legitimacy beyond Justice and Democracy?”
3.25pm-3.45pm: Coffee/tea
3.45pm-5.15pm: Roundtable Discussion: "Political Authority and Freedom": Concluding Reflections: Quentin Skinner, with response by Paul McLaughlin
Dinner for speakers/panellists/chairs
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October 18, 2015, 8:00pm IST
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