Contemporary scholarship increasingly examines transformations in labor and workplace governance within advanced capitalism\, with particular emphasis on technological change\, automation\, and artificial intelligence. Often justified in terms of efficiency&mdash\;productivity\, cost reduction\, flexibility\, and competitiveness&mdash\;these developments raise profound normative concerns about justice\, domination\, and inequality in the workplace.
From industrial capitalism to contemporary platform economies governed by algorithmic management\, efficiency has evolved into a normative principle shaping labor relations\, institutional frameworks\, and political priorities. Today\, it manifests in precarious employment\, weakened labor protections\, intensified managerial oversight\, and technological displacement\, posing significant challenges for democratic societies.
Building on the success of previous editions\, this Summer School focuses on workplace democracy and the future of work\, treating workplaces as primary sites of justice and injustice in contemporary societies. Efficiency-driven market structures may generate normatively objectionable forms of exploitation\, domination\, and exclusion\, raising fundamental questions about freedom\, equality\, and democratic legitimacy.
Key questions include: To what extent is labor exploitation an unavoidable feature of efficiency-oriented markets? How does exploitation relate to republican freedom as non-domination and liberal ideals of fair cooperation? How do organizational hierarchies\, governance structures\, and algorithmic management shape workplace injustice and broader social inequalities? What institutional responses&mdash\;from exit options such as Unconditional Basic Income to labor constitutionalism\, co-determination\, or alternative ownership models&mdash\;are normatively justified?
We invite submissions on topics including (but not limited to):
The Braga Summer School aims to foster interdisciplinary dialogue among political philosophers\, legal theorists\, economists\, and social scientists. It will combine keynote lectures\, participant presentations\, and mentoring opportunities for PhD students and early-career researchers.
ORGANIZER;CN=Alexandre Carvalho;CN=Thiago Monteiro de Souza;CN=Daniele Santoro: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260406T020326Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20260629T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20260629T080000 SUMMARY:16th Braga Meetings on Ethics and Political Philosophy UID:20260406T101200Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-f5d4878dd-4s97k TZID:Europe/Lisbon LOCATION:University of Minho - Campus de Gualtar\, Braga\, Portugal\, Braga\, Portugal DESCRIPTION:16th \;BRAGA \;MEETINGS \;ON ETHICS AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
\nJune 29\, 30\, and July 1\, 2026 | \;Braga\, Portugal
\nWebsite: \;https://16bragameetings.weebly.com
\nINVITED SPEAKERS \;
\nROBIN CELIKATES \;// Freie Universitä\;t Berlin
\nCHIARA CORDELLI \;// University of Chicago
\nSALLY HASLANGER \;// Massachusetts Institute of Technology
\nThe \;Braga \;Meetings \;on Ethics and Political Philosophy is an annual event organized by the \;Centre for Ethics\, Politics and Society (CEPS) \;at the University of Minho (Braga\, Portugal). The \;Meetings \;have established a reputation for providing scholars with an excellent opportunity to present both advanced and exploratory work to a welcoming audience. \;
\nCALL FOR PANELS
\nThe \;Meetings \;host closed panels organized by researchers who are not affiliated with CEPS\, both junior and senior. If you are interested in organizing a panel\, check the submission guidelines \;here. We kindly request you to submit the panel description and all abstracts using \;this form. The deadline for panel submissions is \;February 15th.
\nCALL FOR ABSTRACTS
\nA series of panels organized by CEPS has been pre-selected for this year's \;Meetings. \;If you are interested in submitting an abstract for one or more of our panels\, please do it through the form you can find \;here.
\n1 / \;FOOD JUSTICE \;
\n2 / \;DISTRIBUTION\, POWER RESOURCES\, AND DOMINATION
\n3 / \;FREEDOM\, EQUALITY AND WHAT ELSE?
\n4 / \;BEYOND IDENTITY FROM WITHIN: CRITICAL REFLECTIONS ON IDENTITY
\n5 / \;STRUCTURAL INJUSTICE: CONCEPTIONS AND NORMATIVE IMPLICATIONS
\n6 / \;SCIENTIFIC AUTHORITY AND DEMOCRATIC LEGITIMACY: PHILOSOPHICAL REFLECTIONS ON THE MORAL AND POLITICAL ROLE OF SCIENCE \;
\n7 / \;RETHINKING POLITICAL PARTIES IN CONTEMPORARY DEMOCRACY
\n8 / \;NEW AND OLD METHODOLOGICAL CHALLENGES IN NORMATIVE POLITICAL THEORY
\n9 / \;RETHINKING LOVE: CLICHÉ\;S\, NORMATIVITY\, AND NEW MODELS OF INTIMACY
\n10 / \;BETWEEN TRENCHES AND IVORY TOWERS: SOCIETAL\, INSTITUTIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL ROLES IN THE ETHICS OF CONTEMPORARY CONFLICT
\n11 / \;PARTIALITY AND IMPARTIALITY IN ETHICS AND POLITICS
\nThe deadline for abstract submissions is \;February 15th.
\n\nREGISTRATION AND FEES
\nDetails to be announced soon.
\n\nCONTACT
\nFor any further questions\, email us at: \;16thbragameetings@gmail.com.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260406T020326Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20260629T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20260701T170000 SUMMARY:16th Braga Meetings on Ethics and Political Philosophy UID:20260406T101201Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-f5d4878dd-4s97k TZID:Europe/Lisbon LOCATION:University of Minho - Campus de Gualtar\, Braga\, Portugal\, Braga\, Portugal DESCRIPTION:16th BRAGA MEETINGS ON ETHICS AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
\nJune 29\, 30\, and July 1\, 2026 | Braga\, Portugal
\nWebsite: \;https://16bragameetings.weebly.com
\nINVITED SPEAKERS \;
\nROBIN CELIKATES \;// Freie Universitä\;t Berlin
\nCHIARA CORDELLI \;// University of Chicago
\nSALLY HASLANGER \;// Massachusetts Institute of Technology
\nThe Braga Meetings on Ethics and Political Philosophy is an annual event organized by the \;Centre for Ethics\, Politics and Society (CEPS) \;at the University of Minho (Braga\, Portugal). The Meetings have established a reputation for providing scholars with an excellent opportunity to present both advanced and exploratory work to a welcoming audience. \;
\nCALL FOR PANELS
\nThe Meetings host closed panels organized by researchers who are not affiliated with CEPS\, both junior and senior. If you are interested in organizing a panel\, check the submission guidelines \;here. We kindly request you to submit the panel description and all abstracts using \;this form. The deadline for panel submissions is \;February 15th.
\nCALL FOR ABSTRACTS
\nA series of panels organized by CEPS has been pre-selected for this year's Meetings. \;If you are interested in submitting an abstract for one or more of our panels\, please do it through the form you can find \;here.
\n1 / \;FOOD JUSTICE \;
\n\n2 / \;DISTRIBUTION\, POWER RESOURCES\, AND DOMINATION
\n\n3 / \;FREEDOM\, EQUALITY AND WHAT ELSE?
\n\n4 / \;BEYOND IDENTITY FROM WITHIN: CRITICAL REFLECTIONS ON IDENTITY
\n\n5 / \;STRUCTURAL INJUSTICE: CONCEPTIONS AND NORMATIVE IMPLICATIONS
\n\n6 / \;SCIENTIFIC AUTHORITY AND DEMOCRATIC LEGITIMACY: PHILOSOPHICAL REFLECTIONS ON THE MORAL AND POLITICAL ROLE OF SCIENCE \;
\n\n7 / \;RETHINKING POLITICAL PARTIES IN CONTEMPORARY DEMOCRACY
\n\n8 / \;NEW AND OLD METHODOLOGICAL CHALLENGES IN NORMATIVE POLITICAL THEORY
\n\n9 / \;RETHINKING LOVE: CLICHÉ\;S\, NORMATIVITY\, AND NEW MODELS OF INTIMACY
\n\n10 / \;BETWEEN TRENCHES AND IVORY TOWERS: SOCIETAL\, INSTITUTIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL ROLES IN THE ETHICS OF CONTEMPORARY CONFLICT
\n\n11 / \;PARTIALITY AND IMPARTIALITY IN ETHICS AND POLITICS
\nThe deadline for abstract submissions is \;February 15th.
\nREGISTRATION AND FEES
\nDetails to be announced soon.
\nCONTACT
\nFor any further questions\, email us at: \;16thbragameetings@gmail.com.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260406T020326Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20260629T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20260701T170000 SUMMARY:16th Braga Meetings on Ethics and Political Philosophy UID:20260406T101202Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-f5d4878dd-4s97k TZID:Europe/Lisbon LOCATION:University of Minho - Campus de Gualtar\, Braga\, Portugal\, Braga\, Portugal DESCRIPTION:16th \;BRAGA \;MEETINGS \;ON ETHICS AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
\nJune 29\, 30\, and July 1\, 2026 | \;Braga\, Portugal
\nWebsite: \;https://16bragameetings.weebly.com
\nINVITED SPEAKERS \;
\nROBIN CELIKATES \;// Freie Universitä\;t Berlin
\nCHIARA CORDELLI \;// University of Chicago
\nSALLY HASLANGER \;// Massachusetts Institute of Technology
\nThe \;Braga \;Meetings \;on Ethics and Political Philosophy is an annual event organized by the \;Centre for Ethics\, Politics and Society (CEPS) \;at the University of Minho (Braga\, Portugal). The \;Meetings \;have established a reputation for providing scholars with an excellent opportunity to present both advanced and exploratory work to a welcoming audience. \;
\nCALL FOR PANELS
\nThe \;Meetings \;host closed panels organized by researchers who are not affiliated with CEPS\, both junior and senior. If you are interested in organizing a panel\, check the submission guidelines \;here. We kindly request you to submit the panel description and all abstracts using \;this form. The deadline for panel submissions is \;February 15th.
\nCALL FOR ABSTRACTS
\nA series of panels organized by CEPS has been pre-selected for this year's \;Meetings. \;If you are interested in submitting an abstract for one or more of our panels\, please do it through the form you can find \;here.
\n1 / \;FOOD JUSTICE \;
\n2 / \;DISTRIBUTION\, POWER RESOURCES\, AND DOMINATION
\n3 / \;FREEDOM\, EQUALITY AND WHAT ELSE?
\n4 / \;BEYOND IDENTITY FROM WITHIN: CRITICAL REFLECTIONS ON IDENTITY
\n5 / \;STRUCTURAL INJUSTICE: CONCEPTIONS AND NORMATIVE IMPLICATIONS
\n6 / \;SCIENTIFIC AUTHORITY AND DEMOCRATIC LEGITIMACY: PHILOSOPHICAL REFLECTIONS ON THE MORAL AND POLITICAL ROLE OF SCIENCE \;
\n7 / \;RETHINKING POLITICAL PARTIES IN CONTEMPORARY DEMOCRACY
\n8 / \;NEW AND OLD METHODOLOGICAL CHALLENGES IN NORMATIVE POLITICAL THEORY
\n9 / \;RETHINKING LOVE: CLICHÉ\;S\, NORMATIVITY\, AND NEW MODELS OF INTIMACY
\n10 / \;BETWEEN TRENCHES AND IVORY TOWERS: SOCIETAL\, INSTITUTIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL ROLES IN THE ETHICS OF CONTEMPORARY CONFLICT
\n11 / \;PARTIALITY AND IMPARTIALITY IN ETHICS AND POLITICS
\nThe deadline for abstract submissions is \;February 15th.
\n\nREGISTRATION AND FEES
\nDetails to be announced soon.
\n\nCONTACT
\nFor any further questions\, email us at: \;16thbragameetings@gmail.com.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260406T020326Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20260629T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20260701T170000 SUMMARY:PANEL 2 - DISTRIBUTION\, POWER RESOURCES\, AND DOMINATION UID:20260406T101203Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-f5d4878dd-4s97k TZID:Europe/Lisbon LOCATION:University of MInho\, Braga\, Portugal DESCRIPTION:PANEL 2 \;/ \;DISTRIBUTION\, POWER RESOURCES\, AND DOMINATION
\nThe deadline for abstract submissions is now February 28th.
\nCONVENOR \;NUNZIO ALÌ\; \;
\;
All inquiries about the panel should be sent to \;nunzioali@gmail.com.
Talking about the &ldquo\;distribution&rdquo\; of power is common in political philosophy\, political science\, and public debate. We often claim\, for instance\, that democracy ideally requires political power to be distributed equally&mdash\;or at least widely&mdash\;among citizens. However\, the literature remains unclear about what\, if anything\, should actually be distributed when we speak of power. Although it is widely recognized that the exercise of power depends on the possession of certain material and non-material bases of power\, or power resources &ndash\; such as wealth\, knowledge\, or reputation &ndash\; there is still no consensus that the distribution of these resources is essential to prevent the arbitrary exercise of power\, namely domination.
This panel seeks to advance the discussion on the role that power resources play in the
conceptualization of social justice and domination. In this regard\, several key questions arise: Does a distributive perspective misconstrue the meaning of power? Does reasoning in terms of power resources fall into the so-called &ldquo\;vehicle fallacy&rdquo\;? If power resources are usually understood in terms of &ldquo\;power to\,&rdquo\; how can they be related to &ldquo\;power over&rdquo\;? Why do classical theories of justice so often underestimate the role of power? Are power resources an adequate conceptual vocabulary for theorizing gender and racial inequalities? Are poverty and inequality forms of power deprivation?
The purpose of this panel is to promote interdisciplinary dialogue across political philosophy\, political theory\, and critical social theory\, in order to investigate whether\, and how\, the distribution of power resources is relevant to securing freedom as non-domination\, equality of status\, and social fairness.
Possible topics include\, but are not limited to:
Contemporary scholarship increasingly examines transformations in labor and workplace governance within advanced capitalism\, with particular emphasis on technological change\, automation\, and artificial intelligence. Often justified in terms of efficiency&mdash\;productivity\, cost reduction\, flexibility\, and competitiveness&mdash\;these developments raise profound normative concerns about justice\, domination\, and inequality in the workplace.
From industrial capitalism to contemporary platform economies governed by algorithmic management\, efficiency has evolved into a normative principle shaping labor relations\, institutional frameworks\, and political priorities. Today\, it manifests in precarious employment\, weakened labor protections\, intensified managerial oversight\, and technological displacement\, posing significant challenges for democratic societies.
Building on the success of previous editions\, this Summer School focuses on workplace democracy and the future of work\, treating workplaces as primary sites of justice and injustice in contemporary societies. Efficiency-driven market structures may generate normatively objectionable forms of exploitation\, domination\, and exclusion\, raising fundamental questions about freedom\, equality\, and democratic legitimacy.
Key questions include: To what extent is labor exploitation an unavoidable feature of efficiency-oriented markets? How does exploitation relate to republican freedom as non-domination and liberal ideals of fair cooperation? How do organizational hierarchies\, governance structures\, and algorithmic management shape workplace injustice and broader social inequalities? What institutional responses&mdash\;from exit options such as Unconditional Basic Income to labor constitutionalism\, co-determination\, or alternative ownership models&mdash\;are normatively justified?
We invite submissions on topics including (but not limited to):