2nd Annual Political Epistemology Network Conference

2nd Annual Political Epistemology Conference

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Keynote speakers: Alessandra Tanesini (Cardiff), Hélène Landemore (Yale), and Lisa Herzog (TU München).

Dates: December 13-14, 2019.

CONFERENCE DESCRIPTION

Political epistemology is an emerging interdisciplinary area of research in which scholars come together to think about questions at the intersection of epistemology, political philosophy, and the social sciences. Topics include:

·       Truth, ignorance, and misinformation in politics

·       Epistemic and deliberative democracy

·       Ignorance and misinformation in politics

·       Deep disagreement and its political significance

·       Political polarization

·       Epistemic paternalism

·       Epistemic injustice

·       Trust and expertise in politics

·       Propaganda, states, and corporations

·       Cognitive biases, stereotypes, and motivated beliefs

·       Business, technology and digital political manipulation

·       Regulation of (the market for) information

This workshop is intended to represent the best work exploring these and other issues at the intersection of epistemology, political philosophy, and social science

This event is part of the Political Epistemology Network and is supported by the generous contributions from NWO (the Dutch Research Council), the Centre for Philosophy, Politics and Economics (University of Groningen), and the VU CLUE+ Institute.

ACCESSIBILITY

We aim to make this conference as accessible as possible, in accordance with the BPA/SWIP Guidelines for Accessible Conferences. The conference venue will be wheelchair accessible. Service animals are of course welcome.

REGISTRATION

Please register at:

https://www.politicalepistemologynetwork.com/2nd-annual-pen-conference

Please contact us if you have any questions:
[email protected]

COMMITTEE

Jeroen de Ridder (VU Amsterdam), Thirza Lagewaard (VU Amsterdam), Chris Ranalli (VU Amsterdam), Michael Hannon (Nottingham), Natascha Rietdijk (Tilburg), and Boudewijn de Bruin (Groningen).