Applications are open for Foundations and Frontiers of Analytical Sociology\, a doctoral-level course hosted by Institute for Analytical Sociology\, Linkö\;ping University. The course is organized around an international lecture series featuring many of the scholars who have shaped analytical sociology and continue to define its contemporary development.
\nConfirmed speakers include:
\nPeter Bearman\, Delia Baldassarri\, Elizabeth Bruch\, Damon Centola\, Diego Gambetta\, Peter Hedströ\;m\, Gianluca Manzo\, Michael Macy\, Arnout van de Rijt\, Duncan Watts\, and Petri Ylikoski.
\nThe course explores central questions concerning social mechanisms\, explanation\, social interaction\, networks\, diffusion\, collective action\, computational social science\, and the relationship between theory and empirical research. Particular attention is devoted to the role of mechanism-based explanations in the social sciences and to philosophical questions concerning explanation\, causation\, and social scientific inquiry.
\nThe lecture series is accompanied by readings and highly participatory seminars in which participants critically discuss the lectures\, the assigned literature\, and connections to their own research. The course culminates in an individual paper in which participants develop an independent analysis of a research question using the theories\, concepts\, and explanatory models discussed throughout the course. Participants are encouraged to connect this assignment directly to their doctoral projects.
\nThe course is open to doctoral students and researchers from sociology\, philosophy\, political science\, economics\, computational social science\, and related disciplines.
\nFor more information\, contact the course organizer and seminar leader \;Josef Ginnerskov at josef.ginnerskov(at)liu.se
\nSyllabus:
https://forskarstudier.liu.se/en/kurs/7FIEI26/2026V/1624499#syllabus
Registration:
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/eFsbLUXnfk
This workshop aims to bring together scholars from different disciplines who are working to characterize\, map\, and critique the field of AI Safety and AI Existential Risk research.
\nWebsite: https://cpai.ku.dk/about-cpai/all-events/1st-critical-ai-safety-workshop/
\nProgram: \;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1npI4wIig3SmAWS4zCHimmud0orMSKbrOH3yigZvbedQ/edit?tab=t.0
\nMain questions include\, but are not limited to:
- What is the landscape of AI safety and existential risk communities and research\, and what are the tensions within those?
- Can AI safety or AI existential risk be described as an ideology?
- What assumptions about cognitive science\, economics\, sociology\, society\, or power\, amongst others\, underlie and confound AI Safety?
- What are the formal methods of the field\, and how can they be improved?
- What are the funding flows in the field? How easy is it for individuals to receive funding\, and what factors are considered in funding decisions?
- What policy proposals does the AI safety community lobby for\, and through what channels?
- How is the community established\, what are their recruiting strategies\, and what makes them so successful?
- How tightly interlinked is the research philosophy with other non-scientific fields\, like science fiction\, hype\, speculation\, and imagination?
\; For more information\, please see the CfP: \;https://philevents.org/event/show/149737
ORGANIZER;CN=Ninell Oldenburg;CN=Nina Rajcic;CN="Anders Søgaard";CN=Bokar N'Diaye;CN=Filippos Stamatiou: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260929T000120Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261012T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261012T234500 SUMMARY:What is Economic Planning? Historical and Contemporary Perspectives UID:20261001T224824Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:ac83:5bff:fea0:108%3 TZID:Europe/Paris LOCATION:1 Place St Thomas d'Aquin\, Paris\, France DESCRIPTION:The workshop aims to bring together scholars working across intellectual history\, political theory\, socio-economic history\, political economy\, sociology\, and related fields in order to foster dialogue between historically grounded perspectives on economic planning and contemporary debates about its revival. We are particularly interested in contributions examining how economic planning has been conceptualised and practised across national and international contexts\, the politics of planning\, and the ways planning histories can (or not) inform present-day political and policy discussions. We are looking for both empirical and theoretical papers from diverse disciplinary angles.
Topics of papers may include (but are not limited to) the three following axes:
Applicants should submit an abstract of no more than 500 words outlining their proposal\, and a short CV by \;12 October 2026 \;to \;zoe.evrard@uclouvain.be \;and \;thomas.kayzel@sciencespo.fr. They will be informed of the outcome by \;20 October \;and will be requested to submit their papers by \;1st of December \;by the latest.
Please note that should your institution be unable to do so\, limited conference funds are available to support accommodation and travel expenses. \;
For the extended call for paper: \;https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/lnpxkca8bkicgnyqcwgo2/What-is-planning_CfP_FINAL.pdf?rlkey=37mofilm7xw2h13r6lvab7f9j&\;st=skqr1nth&\;dl=0
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260929T000120Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261015T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261015T090000 SUMMARY:Public Affairs Quarterly UID:20261001T224825Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:ac83:5bff:fea0:108%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Public Affairs Quarterly will hold a special issue focusing on connections between ethics and political psychology. \; Philosophers\, political theorists\, and political psychologists are invited to submit normative papers exploring connections between these fields. \; Although contributions should be normative or conceptual\, submissions from practicing social scientists are particularly encouraged. \; Submissions may raise new philosophical questions from a social scientific point of view\, foster philosophical focus on concepts from political psychology\, or introduce new ways of approaching normative questions. \; Examples of possible topics include: opinion change in political beliefs\, bias and heuristics in political reasoning\, polarization (including its causes\, various dimensions\, and normatively significant consequences)\, rural or urban consciousness\, symmetries and asymmetries between political parties\, connections to democracy and democratic norms\, the psychology of deliberation\, attitudes toward political violence\, contact theory and politically significant relationships\, epistemic deference or resistance to expertise\, trust in media and political institutions\, and the political psychology of race and gender. \; This issue aims in particular to initiate conversations about issues of common normative concern between philosophers and political scientists. \; As such\, submissions need not be situated in an existing philosophical literature\; interested scholars are encouraged to introduce normatively significant conceptual questions from their own disciplinary point of view. \;
\nManuscripts should be between 7\,000 and 9\,000 words\, prepared for anonymous review\, and submitted through the PAQ submission portal by October 15\, 2026. Please note in the submission that this is intended for the special issue on Ethics and Political Psychology. Review will begin November 1\, 2026. The special issue is planned for Spring/Summer 2027. Questions may be directed to Ryan Davis.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260929T000120Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261016T141500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261018T170000 SUMMARY:North American Association for Philosophy and Education (NAAPE) 2026 UID:20261001T224826Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:ac83:5bff:fea0:108%3 TZID:America/Chicago LOCATION:Mundelein\, United States DESCRIPTION:NAAPE welcomes submissions in any area related to philosophy and education and encourages submissions from all traditions of philosophy including work that is historical\, contemporary\, \;analytic\, continental\, theoretical\, and/or applied. Furthermore\, we encourage authors working within the interdisciplinary fields of educational ethics\, moral and civic education\, and ethics of educational policy to submit to the conference. However\, we only accept papers that are written in clear\, straightforward prose that is accessible to a wide range of philosophers and educators. We therefore discourage the use of technical language that is not otherwise clearly explained in the paper. Finally\, the paper must have some bearing on education. \;If that bearing is largely implicit throughout the paper\, \;the author must\, at the very least\, gesture towards its bearing in the introduction or conclusion of the paper. Submissions for NAAPE 2026 are due \;July 1st\, 2026 by 11:59 PM CDT (UTC -5\, Chicago time). \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Dennis Arjo;CN=Drew Chambers;CN=Madison Cosby;CN=Randall R. Curren;CN=Evan Dutmer;CN=Nicholas Smith;CN=Dario Vaccaro;CN=Darby Vickers;CN=Ilya Zrudlo: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260929T000120Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261022T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261022T170000 SUMMARY:17th Annual McGinley-Rice Symposium on Justice for Vulnerable Populations UID:20261001T224827Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:ac83:5bff:fea0:108%3 TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:1015 Forbes Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, United States\, 15219 DESCRIPTION:The McGinley-Rice Symposium on Justice for Vulnerable Populations is a unique scholarly forum for nurses and other health care professionals to address issues of justice in health care. Organized annually by the holder of the Jacques Laval Endowed Chair in Justice for Vulnerable Populations at the Duquesne University School of Nursing\, the McGinley-Rice Symposium is an expression of the mission of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit\, the Catholic missionary order that founded Duquesne and assists needy and marginalized persons throughout the world.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260929T000120Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Mexico_City:20261026T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Mexico_City:20261027T170000 SUMMARY:Innovation and tradition: intersections\, interactions and disputes in culture UID:20261001T224828Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:ac83:5bff:fea0:108%3 TZID:America/Mexico_City LOCATION:Cuernavaca\, Mexico DESCRIPTION:This colloquium emerges from the need to think and propose new epistemological positions to the cultural frame. From an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary perspective\, our aim is to bring together researchers from fields like sociology\, communication science\, Cultural Studies\, anthropology\, history\, computational sciences\, political science\, and others\, to explore critical \;reflections on cultural tradition and cultural innovation. \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Omar Cerrillo: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260929T000120Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20261027T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20261028T170000 SUMMARY:Race\, Ethnicity\, Religion - Categories of Descent-Based Difference UID:20261001T224829Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:ac83:5bff:fea0:108%3 TZID:Europe/Zurich LOCATION:Bern\, Switzerland DESCRIPTION:Call for Abstracts
\nCategories of Descent-Based Difference: Race\, Ethnicity\, Religion\, and Ethnoreligion
\nTwo-day workshop\, University of Bern
\nOctober 27 &\; 28 2026
\nAcross Europe &ndash\; and elsewhere &ndash\; politically significant boundaries often turn on forms of belonging treated as inherited: ethnic\, religious\, ethnoreligious\, or mixed. The oppression organised through such boundaries is sometimes described as racism\, even when it does not map neatly onto the colour line. This raises a general question about how race\, ethnicity\, religion\, and ethnoreligion relate to one another. Do they name distinct kinds of group\, overlapping forms of classification\, or different configurations of descent-based difference? Under what conditions do ethnic or religious groups become racialised?
\nThis workshop invites papers addressing these questions. Bosnia and Herzegovina offers one revealing example. The categories Bosniak\, Croat\, and Serb draw together national belonging\, religious affiliation\, family history\, and attributed descent. They shape political membership\, yet are neither simply religious nor straightforwardly racial categories. Belief\, practice\, self-identification\, and classification by others need not coincide\, while institutions and social practices may nevertheless treat membership as inherited and enduring. The same problem arises\, in different forms\, well beyond Southeast Europe.
\nOver recent decades\, philosophers have developed sophisticated accounts of race and racialisation. Ethnicity\, religious belonging\, and ethnoreligion have been studied extensively in history\, sociology\, anthropology\, and religious studies. Although philosophers have compared race and ethnicity\, religion and ethnoreligion have seldom been included in the same social-ontological analysis. \; Building on Morning and Manieri&rsquo\;s (2022\, 2024) proposal to compare concepts of descent-based difference\, the workshop asks whether these categories can be analysed within a common frame.
\nOne possible point of comparison is descent-based ascription: the construction of group membership as genealogically inherited and transmitted across generations. This need not involve belief in biological descent. Names\, religious practices\, language\, culture\, place of origin\, and family history may instead become signs of inherited membership. We take this proposal as a starting point for exploring the relations among race\, ethnicity\, and religion\, rather than as a framework to be assumed. What can descent-based ascription explain about these groups\, and which differences does it obscure? How does racialisation interact with ethnic\, religious\, or ethnoreligious classification\, and what follows for debates about racism?
\nSoutheast Europe\, especially former Yugoslavia\, will provide one comparative point of reference. We welcome work on European and extra-European contexts more broadly\, including papers that develop\, challenge\, or mark the limits of the proposed framework.
\nTopics
\nPossible topics include:
\nWe particularly welcome papers that expose the limits of the proposed framework or offer a different account. We also welcome historically and empirically grounded papers that use their cases to develop\, test\, or challenge an explicit conceptual or ontological claim.
\nFormat
\nPapers will be allocated 30 minutes for presentation\, followed by 30 minutes for discussion.
\nConfirmed speakers:
\nAnn Morning (New York University)
\nAdam Hochman (Macquarie University)
\nSandra King-Savić (University of Zurich)
\nVita Zalar (European University Institute)
\nSubmissions
\nPlease submit:
\nSend submissions to descent-bern@protonmail.com by September 6 2026. Decisions will be communicated by September 16.
\nWe especially encourage submissions from early-career researchers\, precariously employed or independent scholars\, and researchers working on regions and traditions underrepresented in contemporary social ontology.
\nFunding
\nFunding covering travel and accommodation costs is available for a limited number of early-career and underfunded researchers. Please indicate in the separate document if your participation depends being partly or fully funded.
\nOrganisation
\nArmin Ma&scaron\;ala\, University of Bern
\nDaniel James\, Freie Universitä\;t Berlin
ORGANIZER;CN=Daniel James;CN="Armin Mašala": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260929T000120Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261027T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261029T170000 SUMMARY:Understanding Current Approaches to the Theory and Philosophy of History UID:20261001T224830Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:ac83:5bff:fea0:108%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:&ldquo\;Theory and philosophy of history&rdquo\; is a contested label for a loosely connected set of research agendas about history (in the sense of our more or less systematic ways of studying the human past). It has been said that theorists tend to focus on history as a cultural product &ndash\; one among many other ways in which people in the present relate to the past\, both theirs and of others &ndash\;\, while philosophers tend to focus on the epistemology of what historians (actually or should) do\; or that theorists tend to be closer to &ldquo\;continental&rdquo\; philosophy\, social theory\, and literary theory\, while philosophers tend to be closer mainstream &ldquo\;analytic&rdquo\; philosophy. However\, these distinctions themselves are also quite contested. In fact\, there is little agreement on what &ldquo\;theory of history&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;philosophy of history&rdquo\; individually are\, how they differ\, and how they relate to one another.
\nDespite these problems with definitions\, researchers who share an interest in the theoretical problems that our relations to the human past entail have managed to gather around certain journals\, conferences\, and networks\, suggesting that some sort of connection may be found. Thus\, the argument appeared that &ldquo\;theory and philosophy of history&rdquo\; is more like an interdisciplinary space where scholars from different fields can discuss a common set of objects from their respective perspectives. However\, the details of what perspectives are those and what methodological or conceptual commitments they carry remain unknown. It is also not entirely clear what exactly the connecting thread is that makes such interdisciplinary dialogue possible.
\nThis virtual workshop aims to discuss the methodological challenges and metaphilosophical commitments of different approaches to the theory and philosophy of history as currently (and broadly) envisioned. As such\, we invite proposals for papers that clarify what these approaches consider to be the field&rsquo\;s proper objects\, aims\, and methods\, as well as the basic presuppositions that make such considerations possible. Accordingly\, proposals may deal with questions that include\, among others\, the following:
\nInvited speakers: Herman Paul (Leiden University)\; Marí\;a Iné\;s La Greca (National University of Tres de Febrero/CONICET)\; Jouni-Matti Kuukkanen (University of Oulu).
\nSubmission guidelines: Please submit an abstract (maximum 500 words) and a short biographical note by 11 September 2026. Acceptance letters will be sent by 25 September 2026.
\nSubmissions and inquiries should be sent to Joã\;o Ohara\, ohara@usp.br.
\nWorkshop format: 3 days (27-29 October 2026)\, with 2 sessions each (keynotes in the morning\, papers in the afternoon\, in Brasí\;lia Time\, UTC&minus\;03:00)
\nPresentations will be 15 minutes long\, followed by more time for discussion/Q&\;A.
\nThis workshop is supported by a grant from the Sã\;o Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) &ndash\; process 25/09351-8.
ORGANIZER;CN="João Ohara": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260929T000120Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261030T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261031T170000 SUMMARY:Can social ontology change the world? UID:20261001T224831Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:ac83:5bff:fea0:108%3 TZID:America/Vancouver LOCATION:Vancouver\, Canada DESCRIPTION:The International Social Ontology Society workshop "Can Social Ontology Change the World?" will take place October 30-31\, 2026 at the Harbour Centre Campus of Simon Fraser University in downtown Vancouver\, British Columbia. \;
\nIn recent years\, the sub-discipline of social ontology has undergone a decidedly political reorientation. In non-ideal\, emancipatory\, and critical social ontology\, theorists explicitly ask whether our theorizing should have political goals or be relevant for political ends. An uptick in investigations on the metaphysics of race and gender has centered anti-racist\, feminist\, and trans struggles. These projects (e.g.\, Haslanger 2000\; Dembroff 2016\; Jenkins 2023\; Richardson 2023) explicitly theorize with a political purpose\, and so presuppose that social ontology can play a role in the struggle for social justice. But\, taking a step back\, this workshop questions the precise relationship between social ontology and politics. Are social ontologists changing the world\, or merely interpreting it? Given the former\, are there social ontological theories or methods better suited for direct political intervention\, and\, if so\, what makes them better? Given the latter\, what is the relationship\, if any\, between description and political intervention? \; \; \;
\nWe invite the submission of abstracts of 500-700 words for 20-minute presentations of papers related to the theme of the conference. Please send anonymized abstracts to \;social.ontology.and.the.world@gmail.com. The deadline for submitting is \;June 15th\, with notice of acceptance by July 15th. \; \;
\nSome \;travel grants and support for accommodations \;will be available for graduate students and faculty members who do not have access to research funds\; please indicate in your submission email if you would like to be considered for support. \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Zara Anwarzai;CN=August Faller: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260929T000120Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20261127T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20261129T170000 SUMMARY:Learning from History: The Philosophies of Historiography and the Historical Sciences UID:20261001T224832Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:ac83:5bff:fea0:108%3 TZID:Europe/Prague LOCATION:Čs. legií 150/9 \, Ostrava\, Czech Republic DESCRIPTION:Call for Registration
\nRegistration is now open for the conference Learning from History: The Philosophies of Historiography and the Historical Sciences\, which will take place at the University of Ostrava from November 27-29. If you would like to attend\, please register by November 1 by emailing
For the preliminary programme and the book of abstracts\, please see here:
Call for Papers:
\nLearning from History: The Philosophies of Historiography and the Historical Sciences
\nThe University of Ostrava\, Czech Republic\, 27-29 November 2026
\nConfirmed keynote speakers (alphabetically):
\nCarol Cleland
\nAdrian Currie
\nMichal Hubá\;lek
\nJouni-Matti Kuukkanen
\nJames McAllister
\nGregory Radick
\nAdam Timmins
\nAviezer Tucker
\nDerek Turner
\nThe philosophy of history\, the ontology of the past\, and the philosophy of historiography\, the epistemology of knowledge of history\, are rapidly expanding philosophical fields. \; This expansion is partly driven by the progress of the historical sciences in broadening the scope of our knowledge of history by discovering new evidence and new information theories that allow decoding it and inferring knowledge of the past. \; These developments call for new philosophies of the historical sciences and historiography that encompass the new ontologies and epistemologies of all the historical sciences that can make warranted inferences about history.
\nThe philosophy of the historical sciences is distinct of other sub-fields of epistemology and the philosophy of science in studying the generation of knowledge of the past\, of history\, which depends on signals that cross the entropic barrier of time. \; This conference will consider the philosophical\, ontological and epistemic implications of the new historical sciences and historiography that form the foundation for learning from the past. This conference will attempt to found a new sub-field of the philosophy of science\, devoted to the philosophy of the historical sciences. \;
\nThe conference will take place at the Foundation for the Philosophy of Historical Sciences and Historiography at the University of Ostrava in the Czech Republic\, with support from the Visegrad Fund and the University of Ostrava\, and in cooperation with the University of Silesia in Katowice in Poland\, and the Catholic University in Ružomberok in Slovakia. \;
\nWe call for abstracts of 250-500 words in the philosophy of historiography and the historical sciences to be submitted by the 31st of August 2026. \; There will not be a conference fee\, but registration is required. \; Please send abstracts\, queries\, and correspondence to:
\nAviezer Tucker at avitucker@yahoo.com and David Černí\;n at david.cernin@osu.cz
\nThe Foundation for the Philosophy of Historical Sciences and Historiography is comprised of five researchers and has existed for three years with generous support from the European Union\, the Czech Grant Agency\, and the Visegrad Fund. It holds regular in person and remote seminars. \; Next year\, in August 2027\, it will co-convene a summer school in the philosophy of historiography and the historical sciences with emphasis on the philosophical foundations of applied history at the Catholic University of Ružomberok in Slovakia.
\nOstrava\, in the North-East corner of the Czech Republic\, is the second largest urban conglomeration in the country after Prague. It has an airport with regular flights from Warsaw\, Malaga\, and London-Stansted. \; It can also be reached by bus from the airports of Katowice and Krakow in Poland\, and by train from Vienna and Prague. By train\, Ostrava is about 2.5 hours from Krakow\, 3 hours from Vienna\, and 3.5 hours from Prague.
\nThe conference is part of the project &ldquo\;What Can be Learned from History: Philosophical Reflections from Central Europe&rdquo\; co-financed by the governments of Czechia\, Hungary\, Poland and Slovakia through Visegrad Grants from \;the International Visegrad Fund. The mission of the fund is to advance ideas for sustainable regional cooperation in Central Europe.
ORGANIZER;CN=Georg Gangl;CN="David Černín";CN=Aviezer Tucker: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260929T000120Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20261207T091500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20261207T170000 SUMMARY:Knowledge from the Margins. Social Philosophy and Vernacular Culture in Progressive-Era America UID:20261001T224833Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:ac83:5bff:fea0:108%3 TZID:Europe/Amsterdam LOCATION:Grote Gracht 90-92\, Maastricht\, Netherlands DESCRIPTION:How do marginalized communities generate knowledge about their own conditions\, and what role can extra-academic voices play in social critique? This workshop brings together philosophers\, historians\, and literary scholars to explore these questions through the historical lens of Progressive-Era America &mdash\; a period of intense social transformation in which questions of race\, gender\, and class intersected in new and consequential ways. Drawing on the work of Jane Addams and W.E.B. Du Bois as its primary intellectual reference points\, the workshop investigates the resources that early twentieth-century American social philosophy offers for thinking about knowledge\, power\, and the possibilities of social transformation.
\nIntroduction
\n9:15&ndash\;9:30&ensp\;Tullio Viola (Maastricht University): Introduction and Greetings
\nMorning Session
\n9:30&ndash\;10:30&ensp\;&ensp\;Bryan Wagner (University of California\, Berkeley): &ldquo\;The Vernacular Jurisprudence of the Police Matinee&rdquo\;
\n10:30&ndash\;11:30&ensp\;&ensp\;Elvira Basevich (University of California\, Davis): &ldquo\;Between Civic and Gendered Virtues in the Black Women&rsquo\;s Club Movement&rdquo\;
\n11:30&ndash\;11:45&ensp\;&ensp\;Coffee break
\n11:45&ndash\;12:45&ensp\;&ensp\;Tullio Viola (Maastricht University): &ldquo\;Tales of Poverty. Jane Addams and W.E.B. Du Bois on Vernacular Traditions as Critical Sense-Making&rdquo\;
\n12:45&ndash\;14:00&ensp\;&ensp\;Lunch break
\nAfternoon Session
\n14:00&ndash\;15:00&ensp\;&ensp\;Matteo Santarelli (University of Bologna): &ldquo\;James\, Addams and the Myth of the War Experience. Some Remarks on Psychology and Epistemology&rdquo\;
\n15:00&ndash\;16:00&ensp\;&ensp\;Franco Palazzi (Maastricht University): &ldquo\;Between Car-Window Sociology and Epistemic Ideology Critique: A Du Boisian Methodology for Political Theory?&rdquo\;
\n16:00&ndash\;16:15&ensp\;&ensp\;Coffee break
\n16:15&ndash\;17:15&ensp\;&ensp\;Nú\;ria Sara Miras Boronat (University of Barcelona) and Chiara Ferrari (Università\; Cattolica\, Milan): &ldquo\;Memory\, Narrative and Situated Knowledge: Reassessing Jane Addams&rsquo\;s Contribution to Social Theory&rdquo\;
\n\;
\n17:15&ndash\;17:40&ensp\;&ensp\;Concluding Remarks
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260929T000120Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261210T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261211T170000 SUMMARY:What is Economic Planning? Historical and Contemporary Perspectives UID:20261001T224834Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:ac83:5bff:fea0:108%3 TZID:Europe/Paris LOCATION:1 Place St Thomas d'Aquin\, Paris\, France DESCRIPTION:The workshop aims to bring together scholars working across intellectual history\, political theory\, socio-economic history\, political economy\, sociology\, and related fields in order to foster dialogue between historically grounded perspectives on economic planning and contemporary debates about its revival. We are particularly interested in contributions examining how economic planning has been conceptualised and practised across national and international contexts\, the politics of planning\, and the ways planning histories can (or not) inform present-day political and policy discussions. We are looking for both empirical and theoretical papers from diverse disciplinary angles.
Topics of papers may include (but are not limited to) the three following axes:
Applicants should submit an abstract of no more than 500 words outlining their proposal\, and a short CV by \;12 October 2026 \;to \;zoe.evrard@uclouvain.be \;and \;thomas.kayzel@sciencespo.fr. They will be informed of the outcome by \;20 October \;and will be requested to submit their papers by \;1st of December \;by the latest.
Please note that should your institution be unable to do so\, limited conference funds are available to support accommodation and travel expenses. \; For the extended call for paper: \;https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/lnpxkca8bkicgnyqcwgo2/What-is-planning_CfP_FINAL.pdf?rlkey=37mofilm7xw2h13r6lvab7f9j&\;st=skqr1nth&\;dl=0
We welcome extended abstracts (between 600-1200 words) for papers on any topic in the philosophy of the social sciences\, especially those that allow interdisciplinary research connections and that are consequential for practicing social scientists. Papers in all areas of the philosophy of the social sciences are encouraged\, including in the philosophy of economics and political science\, as well as in underrepresented areas\, such as the philosophy of psychology and philosophy of history. \;The two-day workshop will allow intensive discussion of the work of its contributors. \;Selected papers will be published in a special issue of Philosophy of the Social Sciences.
\nPlease email submissions to phi.soc.sci@gmail.com no later than December 11\, 2026. Abstracts should be anonymized and attached to the email as a Microsoft Word document. In the body of the email\, please include your full name and affiliation. \;We may have a small amount of funding available to partially subsidize travel for graduate students whose papers are accepted and who have no access to institutional funding. \;Please indicate in your email if you would like to be considered for such a subsidy.
\nThis year&rsquo\;s Roundtable will include keynote addresses from Seva Gunitsky (Political Science\, University of Toronto) and Lauren Ross (Logic and Philosophy of Science\, UC Irvine).
\nThe 2027 Roundtable is supported by the Dean of Faculty&rsquo\;s Office\, Faculty Research Committee\, Gould Center for Humanistic Studies\, and Department of Philosophy at Claremont McKenna College.
ORGANIZER;CN=S. Andrew Schroeder;CN=Mark Risjord;CN=Kareem Khalifa;CN="Cailin O’Connor": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260929T000120Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20261217T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20261218T170000 SUMMARY:People of the Italian Philosophy of the Life Sciences workshop UID:20261001T224836Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:ac83:5bff:fea0:108%3 TZID:Europe/Rome LOCATION:Milano\, Italy ORGANIZER;CN=Federica Bocchi;CN=Stefano Canali;CN=Federico Boem;CN=Emma Cavazzoni: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260929T000120Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261220T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261220T000000 SUMMARY:Journal of Law\, Society\, and Authority (JLSA) | Volume 16\, Issue 1 — March 2027 UID:20261001T224837Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:ac83:5bff:fea0:108%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:CALL FOR PAPERS
\nJournal of Law\, Society\, and Authority (JLSA)
\nVolume 16\, Issue 1 &mdash\; March 2027
\nPeer-reviewed ·\; Open Access ·\; Biannual
\nThe Journal of Law\, Society\, and Authority (JLSA) invites original research articles and scholarly contributions for its forthcoming Volume 16\, Issue 1\, scheduled for publication in March 2027.
\nJLSA welcomes rigorous and original scholarship in law\, political science\, international relations\, and related fields in the social sciences and humanities. The journal particularly encourages interdisciplinary\, comparative\, theoretical\, and empirical contributions addressing contemporary issues of law\, political authority\, governance\, institutions\, society\, and international affairs.
\nAreas of Interest
\nTopics may include\, but are not limited to:
\nLaw\, legal systems\, and institutional transformations
\nConstitutional\, administrative\, and international law
\nHuman rights and fundamental freedoms
\nPolitical institutions\, governance\, and public policy
\nPolitical theory and contemporary political developments
\nInternational relations and global governance
\nInternational security and foreign policy
\nEuropean and comparative politics
\nState&ndash\;society relations and socio-legal issues
\nContemporary transformations in political\, legal\, and international affairs
\nThe list is indicative rather than exhaustive. Contributions within the multidisciplinary scope of the journal are welcome.
\nLanguages
\nEnglish and French
\nSubmission
\nManuscripts must be original\, unpublished\, and not under consideration elsewhere.
\nSubmission Portal (ASJP):
https://asjp.cerist.dz/en/submission/153
Author Guidelines:
https://revue.univ-oran2.dz/Revue/DSP/index.php/DSP/Author-guidelines
In case of technical difficulty with the submission platform\, authors may contact the editorial office at jlsa.journal@gmail.com.
\nAll submissions undergo editorial screening and external double-blind peer review.
\nImportant Dates
\nSubmission deadline: 20 December 2026
Expected publication: March 2027
Journal Information
\nJLSA is a peer-reviewed\, open-access academic journal indexed in DOAJ. All published articles receive Crossref DOIs and are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).
\nContact: jlsa.journal@gmail.com
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260929T000120Z DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20261231T010000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20261231T010000 SUMMARY:Objectivity across the Sciences UID:20261001T224838Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:ac83:5bff:fea0:108%3 TZID:Asia/Hong_Kong LOCATION:HKUST\, Hong Kong\, Hong Kong DESCRIPTION:Objectivity is an important topic in the philosophy of science with implications for many debates\, including scientific confirmation\, scientific realism\, measurement\, values in science\, and theory choice. However\, defining scientific objectivity is not easy. Its meaning varies radically from different contexts. Objectivity can be a property of a product of science (e.g. scientific claims)\, or of a process of science (e.g. scientific methods). It can also be a virtue or ideal of scientific practice. This conference aims to examine the notion of objectivity across the natural and social sciences. In particular\, it will scrutinise the nature\, role\, and significance of objectivity in scientific practice.
\nQuestions to be addressed include but are not limited to:
\nSelected papers will be included in an edited volume to be published by Springer (part of the Asian Studies in the Philosophy of Science).
\nSubmission Guidelines
\nPlease submit a 500-word abstract for blind review via Oxford Abstracts (https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/83122/submitter) by 31 December 2026.
\nContact
\nIf you have any questions\, please contact Qiyue Zhang (qiyue.zhang@connect.ust.hk).
ORGANIZER;CN=Yafeng Shan;CN=Qinyi Wang;CN=Qiyue Zhang: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260929T000120Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261231T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261231T090000 SUMMARY:Rethinking the Explanatory Foundations of Sociological Theory UID:20261001T224839Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:ac83:5bff:fea0:108%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Peter Hedströ\;m and Josef Ginnerskov would like to invite submissions to a special issue in Theory and Society on:
\nRethinking the Explanatory Foundations of Sociological Theory:
Mechanisms\, Emergence\, and Model-Based Reasoning
The issue is motivated by a gap between developments in philosophy of science and their uptake in sociological theory. While philosophical work has significantly advanced our understanding of mechanisms\, emergence\, model-based reasoning\, and explanation in complex systems\, these insights have only been partially incorporated into contemporary sociological theorizing.
\nAt the same time\, much sociological theory continues to rely on general causal categories&mdash\;such as norms\, institutions\, and power&mdash\;without specifying the processes through which outcomes are generated. This raises the question of what it would mean to develop more explicit\, formally articulated\, and mechanistically grounded explanations in the social sciences.
\nWe are particularly interested in contributions that:
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; examine standards of explanation in the social sciences\,
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; analyze the role of mechanisms and emergence in social explanation\,
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; explore model-based reasoning as a tool for theory construction\,
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; or bring philosophical perspectives on explanation into dialogue with sociological theory.
\nThe issue is intentionally interdisciplinary\, and we welcome contributions from philosophy of science\, as well as from researchers in other disciplines working on the modeling and explanation of social systems.
\nKey dates:
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Abstracts (1&ndash\;2 pages): June 1\, 2026
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Full papers: December 31\, 2026
\nAbstracts can be sent to:
josef.ginnerskov@liu.se
peter.hedstrom@liu.se
We would be very happy to discuss potential contributions.
\nBest regards\,
Josef Ginnerskov
Peter Hedströ\;m
The Biennial Conference of the Asian Network for the Philosophy of the Social Sciences 2027 (ANPOSS 2027) Dongguk University\, South Korea
8 &ndash\; 9 July 2027
The Asian Network for the Philosophy of the Social Sciences (ANPOSS) is delighted to announce its biennial conference\, which will take place on 8 &ndash\; 9 July 2027\, Dongguk University\, Seoul\, South Korea. The event is organised by ANPOSS in cooperation with the Department of Philosophy\, Dongguk University. \;
\nWe invite submissions on any topic related to the philosophy of the social sciences and encourage participation from philosophers and social scientists alike&mdash\;whether professors\, researchers\, or students with an interest in this field. Selected papers from the conference will be published in a special issue of Philosophy of the Social Sciences.
\nANPOSS aims to foster exchange among those interested in the philosophy of the social sciences\, particularly in Asia but also globally. We warmly welcome submissions and participation from both Asian and non-Asian regions.
\nKeynote speakers
\nLocal Organising Committee
\nProgramme Committee
\nSubmissions:
\nPlease prepare a 500-word abstract for blind review and submit via Oxford Abstracts (https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/83237/submitter).
\nThe submission deadline is 31 December 2026\, and notifications of acceptance will be sent by 28 February 2027.
\nSelected papers from the conference will be published in a special issue of the journal Philosophy of the Social Sciences.
\nContact Us
\nShould you have any enquiries about the venue\, accommodation and other logistic issues\, please contact Professor Young E Rhee (rheeye@gmail.com). For enquiries about submissions\, please contact Miss Qiyue Zhang (qiyue.zhang@connect.ust.hk).
ORGANIZER;CN=Yafeng Shan;CN=Young Rhee: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260929T000120Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20270115T234500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20270115T234500 SUMMARY:SLACRR 2027 UID:20261001T224841Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:ac83:5bff:fea0:108%3 TZID:America/Chicago LOCATION:6177 Delmar Ave\, Saint Louis\, United States DESCRIPTION:St. Louis Annual Conference on Reasons and Rationality provides a forum for new work on practical and theoretical reason\, broadly construed. In addition to two invited speakers\, the other speakers will be chosen from submitted abstracts.This will be the 17th SLACRR.
\nInvited speakers: Jennifer Nagel (Toronto) and Sergio Tenenbaum (Toronto)
\nHosted by UMSL\, WUSTL\, and SLU
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260929T000120Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270215T230000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270215T230000 SUMMARY:TOPOI Special issue: Deep Disagreement and the Limits of Argumentation UID:20261001T224842Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:ac83:5bff:fea0:108%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:For the broader intellectual community\, reflecting on the current fractious intellectual climate\, the notion of deep disagreement is a fecund concept. What was originally a limit idea for informal logicians\, in Fogelin&rsquo\;s framing\, has become a heuristic and explanatory tool for accounts of civilizational clash\, metaphilosophical skepticism\, political polarization\, and the intellectual malaise of (post)modernity.
\nHere\, we wish to collect the work of leading scholars in argumentation theory\, social epistemology\, and political philosophy on the questions of deep disagreement. The issue returns to the question named in its title: what becomes of the norms of argumentation at the point where argument seems to run out.
\nPossible topics include (but are not limited to):
\nCONTACT: For any questions\, please directly contact the editors:
\nFind further information for submission at the dedicated site at the journal website for the special collection below: \;
\n ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260929T000120Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270312T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270313T170000 SUMMARY:2027 Philosophy of Social Science Roundtable UID:20261001T224843Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:ac83:5bff:fea0:108%3 TZID:America/Los_Angeles LOCATION:Claremont\, United States DESCRIPTION:Held annually since 1999\, POSS-RT is a meeting featuring talks covering a wide range of topics in the philosophy of the social sciences\, especially work that allows interdisciplinary research connections and that is conequential for practicing social scientists. To submit a paper for the 2027 event\, see the associated CFP. \;Information about conference registration and a full program will be posted here in early 2027.
ORGANIZER;CN=S. Andrew Schroeder;CN=Mark Risjord;CN=Kareem Khalifa;CN="Cailin O’Connor": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260929T000120Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20270523T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20270525T170000 SUMMARY:SLACRR 2027 UID:20261001T224844Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:ac83:5bff:fea0:108%3 TZID:America/Chicago LOCATION:6177 Delmar Ave\, Saint Louis\, United States DESCRIPTION:St. Louis Annual Conference on Reasons and Rationality provides a forum for new work on practical and theoretical reason\, broadly construed. In addition to two invited speakers\, the other speakers will be chosen from submitted abstracts.This will be the 17th SLACRR.
\nInvited speakers: Jennifer Nagel (Toronto) and Sergio Tenenbaum (Toronto)
\nHosted by UMSL\, WUSTL\, and SLU
\nhttps://www.umsl.edu/~slacrr/index.html ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260929T000120Z DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20270623T090000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20270625T170000 SUMMARY:Objectivity across the Sciences UID:20261001T224845Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:ac83:5bff:fea0:108%3 TZID:Asia/Hong_Kong LOCATION:HKUST\, Hong Kong\, Hong Kong DESCRIPTION:Objectivity is an important topic in the philosophy of science with implications for many debates\, including scientific confirmation\, scientific realism\, measurement\, values in science\, and theory choice. However\, defining scientific objectivity is not easy. Its meaning varies radically from different contexts. Objectivity can be a property of a product of science (e.g. scientific claims)\, or of a process of science (e.g. scientific methods). It can also be a virtue or ideal of scientific practice. This conference aims to examine the notion of objectivity across the natural and social sciences. In particular\, it will scrutinise the nature\, role\, and significance of objectivity in scientific practice.
\nQuestions to be addressed include but are not limited to:
\nSelected papers will be included in an edited volume to be published by Springer (part of the Asian Studies in the Philosophy of Science).
\nIf you have any questions\, please contact Qiyue Zhang (qiyue.zhang@connect.ust.hk).
ORGANIZER;CN=Yafeng Shan;CN=Qinyi Wang;CN=Qiyue Zhang: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260929T000120Z DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Seoul:20270708T090000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Seoul:20270709T170000 SUMMARY:The Biennial Conference of the Asian Network for the Philosophy of the Social Sciences 2027 (ANPOSS 2027) UID:20261001T224846Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:ac83:5bff:fea0:108%3 TZID:Asia/Seoul LOCATION:Dongguk University\, Seoul\, South Korea DESCRIPTION:The Biennial Conference of the Asian Network for the Philosophy of the Social Sciences 2027 (ANPOSS 2027) Dongguk University\, South Korea
8 &ndash\; 9 July 2027
The Asian Network for the Philosophy of the Social Sciences (ANPOSS) is delighted to announce its biennial conference\, which will take place on 8 &ndash\; 9 July 2027\, Dongguk University\, Seoul\, South Korea. The event is organised by ANPOSS in cooperation with the Department of Philosophy\, Dongguk University. \;
\nWe invite submissions on any topic related to the philosophy of the social sciences and encourage participation from philosophers and social scientists alike&mdash\;whether professors\, researchers\, or students with an interest in this field. Selected papers from the conference will be published in a special issue of Philosophy of the Social Sciences.
\nANPOSS aims to foster exchange among those interested in the philosophy of the social sciences\, particularly in Asia but also globally. We warmly welcome submissions and participation from both Asian and non-Asian regions.
\nKeynote speakers
\nLocal Organising Committee
\nProgramme Committee
\nSubmissions:
\nPlease prepare a 500-word abstract for blind review and submit via Oxford Abstracts (https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/83237/submitter).
\nThe submission deadline is 31 December 2026\, and notifications of acceptance will be sent by 28 February 2027.
\nSelected papers from the conference will be published in a special issue of the journal Philosophy of the Social Sciences.
\nContact Us
\nShould you have any enquiries about the venue\, accommodation and other logistic issues\, please contact Professor Young E Rhee (rheeye@gmail.com). For enquiries about submissions\, please contact Miss Qiyue Zhang (qiyue.zhang@connect.ust.hk).
ORGANIZER;CN=Yafeng Shan;CN=Young Rhee: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260929T000120Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:29990101T033000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:29990201T120000 SUMMARY:POSTPONED - Creativity and Improvisation in Thought\, Practice\, and Mind: An Interdisciplinary Conference UID:20261001T224847Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:ac83:5bff:fea0:108%3 TZID:America/Chicago LOCATION:6001 Dodge Street\, Omaha\, United States\, 68182 DESCRIPTION:*Please note that this event has officially been postponed. More information will be made available asap in the near future*
\nMany human cognitive capacities and processes may be deployed creatively\, from unique choices made for oneself up through novel cultural shifts. Similarly\, large swaths of our daily lives are taken up with performing spontaneous\, on-the-fly\, and unplanned activities that are\, in a word\, improvised. \; Charting out the nature of both creativity and improvisation\, taken individually or together\, remains an open and pressing issue. In this conference\, we will delve into various philosophical\, theoretical\, empirical\, and interdisciplinary issues that are related to creativity and improvisation. A non-exhaustive list of related questions and themes for this topic include:
\n- What is the relationship between improvisation and creativity?
\n- What is the relationship between creative activity and well-being?
\n- What is the best way to model individual and collective creativity?
\n- Is creativity in the arts the same thing as in other domains\, such as in science or business?
\n- What are the pros and cons of different scientific operationalizations of creativity and improvisation?
\n- Provide a conceptual analysis of creativity and/or improvisation.
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