The conference\, organized by the Arendt \;Center \;as part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Project &ldquo\;Rewriting Rights&rdquo\; &ndash\; \;explores the double sense in which feminist justice is \;&ldquo\;on trial&rdquo\; \;today &mdash\; in courtrooms\, where the performance and performativity of legal proceedings expose the structural limits of institutional justice\, and in culture\, where dominant narratives continue to normalize gendered violence. The conference aims to brings feminist philosophy and critical theory into dialogue with socio-legal perspectives to ask what more transformative forms of justice might look like.
\nKeynote speakers:
\nThe conference will also include a workshop on Women&rsquo\;s Courts and Tribunals on Crimes against Women.
\nWe invite submissions from researchers working in \;feminist philosophy\, critical theory\, political theory\, socio-legal theory\, gender studies\, or related fields.
\nWe particularly welcome contributions from early-career researchers and scholars from diverse geographical contexts. \;
\nFor further details\, including submission guidelines and thematic areas\, please consult the full call for abstracts at the link below. \;
\nSubmission deadline: 15 July 2026
\nE-mail for submission and inquiry: \;ontrial.conference@gmail.com
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260712T175333Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260716T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260716T170000 SUMMARY:Neo-Emotions: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Feelings and Change UID:20260713T003154Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:5864:16ff:fe1a:92fe%3 TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Essen\, Germany\, 45127 DESCRIPTION:The concept of &lsquo\;neo-emotions&rsquo\; is based on the idea that our emotional range changes over time and in context. Not only have the meanings of classic terms such as anger\, happiness\, or embarrassment been transformed\, but new kinds of emotions have also emerged. This workshop brings together scholars from different disciplines to examine how feelings become established emotions\, which conditions catalyse &lsquo\;inventing&rsquo\; new emotions\, and what role digital technologies and AI play in this context.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260712T175333Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20260721T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20260724T170000 SUMMARY:ISOS Social Ontology 2026 UID:20260713T003155Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:5864:16ff:fe1a:92fe%3 TZID:Europe/Warsaw LOCATION:Krupnicza 33a\, Kraków\, Poland\, 31-123 DESCRIPTION:Conference dates: \;21-24.07 (i.e. we expect people to arrive on Monday 20.07 and leave Krakow on either 25.07 or 26.07)
Venue: \;Jagiellonian University\, Law and Administration Faculty new building\, ul. Krupnicza 33a [https://share.google/Fwsi8k2kndR1F5rxK]
Host: \;Jagiellonian Center for Law\, Language\, Philosophy (https://pjf.uj.edu.pl/) is the host\, in cooperation with Faculty of Law and Administration and Institute of Philosophy
Main organizers: \;Paweł Banaś and Adam Dyrda
Important deadlines:
- call for papers available/abstract submission opens: 5th of November 2025 \;
- deadline for abstract submission: 18th January 2026 [as usual\, 300-500 words]
- notification of acceptance: 15th February 2026
- registration [early]: 15th February - 31st March 2026
- registration [late]: 1st April - 30th June 2026
- the final conference program will be published no later than 7th July 2026.
Confirmed keynote speakers:
Session Logistics
All concurrent sessions are either 1 hour for 2 talks or 1.5 hours for 3 talks. Chairs should begin each session at the scheduled time and aim to have each talk within the session begin when scheduled. To facilitate conference-goer planning\, chairs and speakers are advised to order the talks as on the schedule. \;
For the speakers - You are assigned a 30 minute slot\, and the time is yours to use in whatever way you feel will be most productive for your project. It is recommended (and descriptively expected) that the talk will be around 20 minutes\, leaving 10 minutes for q&\;a. Slides or a handout are of course permitted (and encouraged). Closer to the conference\, it will be communicated how slides will be facilitated\, if you plan to use them. We will not have the facility to print handouts\, but there are print shops around city centre if necessary. (Though\, be advised\, they may be closed on Monday for the bank holiday.)
Call for Abstracts
The call for abstracts is now open for Social Ontology 2026. The conference will be held in-person in Krakow\, Poland.
We invite submissions of abstracts of papers/talks suitable for 20 minute presentations. Abstracts must have 300-500 words and be prepared for anonymous review.
Use this submission link from Microsoft CMT service to submit your abstract:
https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/ISOS2026/ \;
The Microsoft CMT service was used for managing the peer-reviewing process for this conference. This service was provided for free by Microsoft and they bore all expenses\, including costs for Azure cloud services as well as for software development and support.
This edition aims to focus on interdisciplinary research\, including application of ideas from social ontology in solving problems of legal and political philosophy in the following areas:
We invite\, however\, submissions of abstracts covering all topics relevant for contemporary research in social ontology\, including:
It is our pleasure to invite you to the 16th St Andrews Kant Reading Party. The event will take place from 24 to 27 July 2026 at \;The Burn \;in Angus\, to be followed by a one-day &lsquo\;Kant in Progress&rsquo\; workshop at the University of St Andrews on 28 July 2026.
\nThe Kant Reading Party is an annual academic retreat in the Scottish Highlands bringing together graduate students and scholars from around the world to discuss the works of Immanuel Kant and another prominent philosopher. In 2026\, we will discuss Kant and Hegel's Philosophy of Law.
\nThe Reading Party involves a combination of discussion sessions\, which are based on pre-circulated readings\, and papers given by graduate students and early-career scholars. Participants will also have the opportunity to attend to their own work and engage in leisure activities in The Burn&rsquo\;s many indoor and outdoor facilities. In addition\, there will be one or more hiking parties in the surrounding area.
\nThe Theme:
\nIn the Doctrine of Right and in other writings\, Kant tries to give an account of a legal system that is valid according to the principles of pure practical reason. For Kant\, the philosophy of right\, as opposed to ethics\, concerns the actualisation of the free will in the world. His Universal Principle of Right states that &ldquo\;Any action is right if it can coexist with everyone&rsquo\;s freedom in accordance with a universal law.&rdquo\; (6:230) From this principle\, Kant derives a rich system of rights\, not guaranteed in a state of nature\, that must be secured by entering into the civil condition. Hegel raises a number of objections to the way Kant goes about arguing for his system of rights and to Kant&rsquo\;s practical philosophy more generally. Most famously\, Hegel&rsquo\;s empty formalism objection states that a formal principle cannot furnish determinate duties or obligations. As regards the sphere of right\, Hegel argues that the rationality of a legal system cannot be established by applying a formal principle from the outside but must be understood as already existing within the \;Sittlichkeit\, or ethical life\, of an actual community. At the reading party this year we will consider how these different methodological approaches bear on the four following questions:
\n1. What makes a state morally valid and necessary?
\n2. On what grounds can property rights be claimed?
\n3. What is the philosophical basis for criminal punishment?
\n4. What are the foundations of international law\, and what principles should govern the relation between states?
\nRegistration Process
\nWe invite registration for participation from all interested parties. Participation does not require the presentation of a paper. Since the number of places is limited\, the registration process will be divided into two steps:
\n(1) \; \; \;Informal registration: please register with us your intent to participate as early as possible by sending an email including your name and institutional affiliation\, and a brief expression of interest (2-3 lines) to Peter Moser (pkm3@st-andrews.ac.uk) by the \;1st \;of June. \;
\n(2) \; \; \;Payment: selected participants will be given instructions on how to make the online fee payment. This will count as formal registration.
\nAcknowledgements
\nThe St Andrews Kant Reading Party 2026 is brought to you with generous support from the Department of Philosophy at the University of St Andrews\, the St Andrews Centre for Philosophy and Public Affairs\, the MIND Association\, the UK Kant Society\, and the Scots Philosophical Association.
ORGANIZER;CN=Peter Moser;CN=Jens Timmermann: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260712T175333Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260731T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260731T000000 SUMMARY:International Workshop Counterrevolution and Democratic Transformation UID:20260713T003157Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:5864:16ff:fe1a:92fe%3 TZID:Europe/Zurich LOCATION:Sankt Gallen\, Switzerland DESCRIPTION:\;
\nCall for Abstracts
\n\;
\nInternational Workshop | 22 October 2026\, Chair of Philosophy\, University of St. Gallen
\nCounterrevolution and
\nDemocratic Transformation
\nWith Prof. Bernard Harcourt (Columbia University / EHESS)
\nOver the past two decades\, the world has witnessed increasing normalization of emergency measures\, restrictive border measures\, and the creation of legal and administrative apparatuses to identify\, coerce\, and eliminate internal threats. As these processes have often been driven by democratic states\, there has been intensified debates across political philosophy\, legal theory\, and critical social theory concerning how and when democratic institutions themselves can act as vehicles of authoritarian transformation. However\, disagreement remains over the mechanisms driving these processes and the conceptual vocabularies for understanding them.
\nThe workshop addresses these debates through Bernard Harcourt&rsquo\;s concept of counterrevolution. His recent analyses of counterrevolution\, counterinsurgency\, and emergency governance provide one of the most influential contemporary frameworks for understanding how coercive state rationalities migrate from exceptional contexts into ordinary democratic governance.
\nAt the centre of the workshop is an inquiry into how contemporary democratic states transform governance through legal\, political\, and security mechanisms in ways that consolidate coercive power while preserving the appearance of constitutional normality. It further asks how counterrevolutionary rationalities reshape democratic institutions through law\, administration\, and security practices\, and to what extent these transformations illuminate contemporary processes of authoritarian consolidation or fascitization.
\nThe workshop invites contributions that engage with one or more of the following questions:
\n- \; \; \; \; \; How do emergency powers and constitutional provisions become instruments of permanent governance transformation rather than temporary exception?
\n- \; \; \; \; \; By what legal and administrative mechanisms are internal enemies constructed\, classified\, and subjected to coercive state intervention?
\n- \; \; \; \; \; How do counterinsurgency rationalities migrate into the governance of domestic populations?
\n- \; \; \; \; \; To what extent is fascitization a useful analytical category for understanding contemporary authoritarian consolidation within democratic institutions\, and where does the concept reach its limits?
\nFormat
\nThe workshop takes place on 22 October 2026 at the University of St. Gallen as a one-day\, in-person event\, including a keynote presentation by Bernard Harcourt. The selected speakers will present their paper (20-30min presentation)\, followed by discussion (30 min).
\nEarly-career researchers (including advanced PhD and postdoctoral researchers) in political philosophy\, critical theory\, critical legal studies\, and related fields\, are encouraged to apply.
\nSelected papers will be considered for publication in a peer-reviewed journal. Details will be communicated to participants in due course.
\nSubmission Guidelines
\n- \; \; \; \; \; Submission deadline: 31 July 2026
\n- \; \; \; \; \; Date of notification: 15 August 2026
\n- \; \; \; \; \; Workshop language: English
\n- \; \; \; \; \; The submission should include an abstract (300-500 words) for a 20&ndash\;30min presentation\, a short bio (100-200 words)\, and an indication of institutional affiliation (if applicable).
\nWe are actively seeking funding to support participant travel and accommodation (the support cannot yet be confirmed). Please indicate in your submission whether you require financial support &mdash\; this will not affect the evaluation of your application.
\nSubmissions should be sent to: Damian Nussbaumer (damian.nussbaumer@unisg.ch) and Leire Urricelqui (leire.urricelqui@unisg.ch).
ORGANIZER;CN=Damian Nussbaumer;CN=Leire Urricelqui: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260712T175333Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260801T230000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260801T230000 SUMMARY:Oxford Studies in Private Law Theory\, Volume V UID:20260713T003158Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:5864:16ff:fe1a:92fe%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Oxford University Press is pleased to announce a call for papers for Volume V of \;Oxford Studies in Private Law Theory\, edited by Paul Miller (Notre Dame) and John Oberdiek (Rutgers).
\nOxford Studies in Private Law Theory is a biennial forum for some of the best new work in private law theory by scholars from around the world. The series publishes exceptional work exploring the full range of private law domains and doctrines&mdash\;including contract\, property\, tort\, and fiduciary law\, as well as equity\, unjust enrichment\, and remedies&mdash\;and employing diverse methodological approaches to individual areas of private law as well as to private law in general. \;
\nSubmissions should be approximately \;12\,000 words\, inclusive of footnotes. The deadline for submission is \;1 August 2026.
\nAll papers provisionally accepted will be workshopped at the University of Cape Town in South Africa on January 21st and 22nd\, 2027. The Notre Dame Program in Private Law Theory will cover the expense of participants&rsquo\; travel and accommodation. Thanks to the generosity of Notre Dame Law School\, accepted papers will be published \;open \;access \;by OUP. \;
\nTo submit a paper for consideration\, please email both John Oberdiek at \;oberdiek@rutgers.edu \;and Paul Miller at \;paul.miller@nd.edu.
\n\n ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260712T175333Z DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20260810T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20260810T120000 SUMMARY:The Third “Frontiers in Ethics and Political Philosophy” Workshop UID:20260713T003159Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:5864:16ff:fe1a:92fe%3 TZID:Asia/Shanghai LOCATION:Zhejiang University\, Zijingang Campus\, Hangzhou\, China\, 310058 DESCRIPTION:The Third &ldquo\;Frontiers in Ethics and Political Philosophy&rdquo\; Workshop
\nTheme: Equal Relations and Social Justice
\n\;
\nZhejiang University: October 17-18 (Sat-Sun)\, 2026
\nSubmission Deadline: August 10 (Mon)\, 2026
\nWe are pleased to announce the Third &ldquo\;Frontiers in Ethics and Political Philosophy&rdquo\; Workshop\, which will take place at Zhejiang University on October 17-18\, 2026. This workshop aims to bring together scholars to explore and discuss issues related to equal relations and social justice\, broadly conceived.
\nWorkshop Theme: \;Equal Relations and Social Justice
\nRecent developments in ethics and political philosophy have increasingly emphasized the relational dimensions of justice\, arguing that a just society requires not only fair distributions of resources and opportunities but also social relations characterized by equality\, mutual respect\, and freedom from domination. We intend for this workshop to have a broad remit within this topic. Submissions may engage with the work of influential thinkers in these debates\, including Elizabeth Anderson\, Iris Marion Young\, David Miller\, Thomas Scanlon\, Samuel Scheffler\, and others.
\nTopics of Interest
\nWe invite submissions addressing any aspect of equal relations and social justice\, including but not limited to:
\nSubmission Guidelines
\nInterested authors are invited to submit extended abstracts (500-1000 words) for blind review. Abstracts should be submitted to frontiersworkshop@foxmail.com by August 10\, 2026. We welcome submissions from scholars at all career stages.
\nLanguages: English\, Chinese.
\nThere will be 6-8 refereed talks (30 minutes each). Please also indicate whether you would like to be considered as a commentator.
\nParticipants are responsible for their own transportation expenses. Accommodation and meals will be covered by the organizers.
\nImportant Dates
\nContact Information
\nFor inquiries\, please contact Xuanpu Zhuang at xuanpuzhuang@zju.edu.cn \;or Jiangmei Liu at jl319@zju.edu.cn.
ORGANIZER;CN=Xuanpu Zhuang;CN=Jiangmei Liu: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260712T175333Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260831T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260831T234500 SUMMARY:Res Practica Special Issue - “The Faces of Responsibility” UID:20260713T003200Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:5864:16ff:fe1a:92fe%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:CFP - Res Practica\, New CRÉ\; Journal &ndash\; Special Issue: &ldquo\;The Faces of Responsibility&rdquo\;
\nEdited by Christine Tappolet and Christian Nadeau
\nThe Centre de recherche en é\;thique (CRÉ\;) invites you to submit a manuscript for publication in the first special issue of its new journal Res Practica\, to be launched formally in the Fall of 2026 and which will replace Les Ateliers de l'é\;thique / The Ethics Forum. This special issue aims to explore the plurality of forms that responsibility takes in our individual\, social\, and institutional practices. Drawing on multidisciplinary perspectives by bringing together expertise in moral and political philosophy\, political science\, and legal theory\, our objective is to examine the concepts of moral responsibility\, political responsibility\, and legal responsibility.
\nWe especially welcome contributions that interrogate the points of convergence and divergence between these different kinds of responsibility: their foundations\, their attribution criteria\, their functions within our normative practices\, and the tensions they may generate in contemporary contexts.
\nAs the journal is fully bilingual\, submissions may be in either French or English. The articles will be accompanied by a short abstract in the other language.
\nWe invite the submission of research articles (8\,000 to 12\,000 words) addressing questions related to moral\, political\, and legal responsibility\, as well as issues at the intersection of these fields\, including but not limited to the themes listed below:
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Moral agency\, psychological capacities\, and responsibility
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Responsibility attributions\, reactive attitudes\, and emotions
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Responsibility\, blame\, and punishment
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Defenses and apologies
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Responsibility for non-voluntary attitudes (beliefs\, emotions\, etc.)
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Moral constructivism and moral responsibility
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Disagreements in responsibility attributions and the question of relativism
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Legal responsibility: criminal vs. civil
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Moral guilt and legal guilt
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Punishment and liability
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Legal doctrines of control\, fault\, and risk
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Corporate responsibility and institutional responsibility
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; The responsibility gap and artificial intelligence
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Punishment and responsibility
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Collective and individual responsibility
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Collective agency and excuses
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Political responsibility vs. social responsibility
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Tensions between moral and legal responsibility
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Reducing one kind of responsibility to another
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Collective and individual responsibility
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Group agency and intentionality
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Responsibility toward future generations
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; The political responsibility of states and social responsibility
\n\;
\nSubmission Guidelines
\n\;Submitted manuscripts may be in French or English. They should be between 8\,000 and 12\,000 words\, including references and footnotes. Manuscripts must be accompanied by an abstract of no more than 200 words and must be anonymized in preparation for double-blind peer review.
\nManuscripts must be submitted by email to aeef@umontreal.ca no later than August 31\, 2026.
\nAbout Res Practica
\nThe aim of Res Practica is to create a space for fruitful exchange between experts from a variety of disciplines whose work focuses on\, or has implications for\, ethical\, political\, and more broadly normative questions. One important goal is to further our understanding of practical problems that confront both individuals and societies by uncovering philosophical assumptions often left implicit. Another goal is to encourage exploration of innovative solutions to normative dilemmas that confront individuals and societies\, in order to provide original and informed ethical guidelines and public policies. Res Practica will invite authors to reach across traditional disciplinary divides\, and to explore the multiple ways in which experts from a variety of academic disciplines\, including but not restricted to moral and political philosophy\, applied ethics\, political sciences\, and law\, can cast mutually enriching light upon pressing practical questions. Res Practica is also committed to promoting exchanges between experts writing in different languages. While we will begin with English and French\, we hope\, over time\, to broaden the range of linguistic traditions that can find a home in our pages.
\nRes Practica&rsquo\;s editors in chief are Christine Tappolet (Université\; de Montré\;al)\, Daniel Weinstock (McGill University) and Samuel Dishaw (UCLouvain).
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260712T175333Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260902T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260904T170000 SUMMARY:Land\, Territory\, and Justice (MANCEPT Workshop 2026) UID:20260713T003201Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:5864:16ff:fe1a:92fe%3 TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Manchester\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:There is now a rich debate within and across diverse traditions of political and moral thought about the meaning\, use\, and desirability of the concepts of land and territory\, and their relation to justice.
\nFor example\, the past fifteen years have been marked by the dedicated theorizing about territorial rights in contemporary Anglo-American moral and political philosophy (see for example: Miller\, 2012\; Moore\, 2014\, 2015\, 2019\; Nine\, 2012\; Ochoa-Espejo\, 2020\; Simmons\, 2016\; Stilz\, 2019). While the first wave focused on core conceptual questions about the nature and scope of various territorial rights (including jurisdiction\, self-determination\, resource control\, and immigration)\, the kinds of agents who hold these rights\, and the normative justifications for them\, this literature has now self-reflexively entered a &ldquo\;second wave&rdquo\; characterised by a deeper concern for questions of global inequality\, decolonization\, overlapping projects of self-determination\, and the environmental crisis (Moore &\; Ugalde\, 2025). For example: What is the extent of morally mandatory restitution in cases of territorial wrongdoing\, including settler colonialism (Luoma\, 2023\; Luoma and Moore\, 2024\; Moore\, 2019\; Stilz\, 2024\; Riebold\, 2022\, 2023)? How may multiple peoples\, with distinct normative and ontological systems\, overlap in the same place without retrenching relationships of structural injustice and inter-group domination (Jourdeuil 2024\, 2025a\, 2025b\; Luoma\, 2022\, 2023\, 2024\, 2025)? What forms of governance are required in ecologically integrated regions spanning borders (Nine\, 2022)? How are territorial rights contingent on respect for biodiversity and ecological integrity (Moore\, 2023\; Kwan\, 2025)? How can the benefits and burdens of natural resources\, energy transition\, and climate change mitigation/adaptation be fairly distributed between groups (Armstrong\, 2017\; De Biaso 2024a\, 2024b\; Li\, 2022\; Moore\, 2019)?
\nConcurrently\, Indigenous scholars\, environmental philosophers\, and eco-phenomenologists interrogate the core normative\, ontological\, and epistemological assumptions of these discourses. Indigenous theorists challenge the hegemony of rights-based territorial frameworks\, contending that the natural world is not a stockpile of &ldquo\;resources&rdquo\; to be distributed and controlled according to a theory of justice\, but is better conceived of as a kinship network populated by beings deserving of intrinsic concern and respect with whom we must live harmoniously (e.g.\, Allard-Tremblay 2023\, 2025\; Burkhart\, 2019\; Mills 2017\, 2018\, 2019\; Simpson 2011\, 2017\; Temin 2023). Eco-phenomenologists challenge conceptions of land as a neutral background container against which we exercise our agency\, demonstrating how land and place structure our lived experience and subjectivity\, our ethical encounter with the alterity of the other-than-human\, and the possibilities for political agency (Casey\, 1993\, 2018\; Ingold\, 2010\; Malpas\, 1998\; Rose\, 2005\; Seamon\, 2018\; Smith\, 2001\, 2011\; Toadvine\, 2019).
\nBeyond political theory\, land and territory are at the heart of intensifying international political conflicts\, including attempted territorial annexations\, rising majority and minority nationalism\, struggles against (neo-)colonialism\, and the global climate crisis. Consequently\, this workshop welcomes submissions that investigate conceptual\, normative\, and applied questions at the intersection of land\, territory\, and justice\, from diverse methodological perspectives including\, but not limited to analytical moral and political philosophy\, environmental philosophy and eco-phenomenology\, Indigenous political thought\, critical theory\, and comparative dialogue.
ORGANIZER;CN=Kaitie Jourdeuil;CN=Michael Luoma: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260712T175333Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260902T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260904T170000 SUMMARY:MANCEPT Workshop on Republican Political Economy UID:20260713T003202Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:5864:16ff:fe1a:92fe%3 TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Manchester\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:Since the publication of Quentin Skinner (1997) and Philip Pettit&rsquo\;s (1999) groundbreaking analyses of the republican tradition and the notion of freedom as non-domination associated with it\, political theorists and philosophers have applied the &ldquo\;neo-republican&rdquo\; lens to a wide variety of political issues. One domain where the implications of neo-republicanism are particularly contested is political economy. While some neo-republicans posit that republicans should simply want a familiar type of competitive market economy supplemented by a universal basic income (Pettit 2006\, Lovett 2009)\, many others have argued that the implications of republican values may well be more radical. To truly realize freedom as non-domination\, they have argued\, we may need a property-owning democracy (Thomas 2017)\, an economy of worker cooperatives (Gourevitch 2014)\, or even some form of socialism (O&rsquo\;Shea 2020\, Muldoon 2022). In addition to these big-picture questions about economic systems\, however\, neo-republican theory has much to offer for the normative analysis of more particular economic phenomena\, such as work\, debt\, housing\, financialization\, trade\, and many others.
This panel will serve as a venue for republican theorists to further interrogate the implications of republican values for normative political economy. We invite proposals that address\, but are not limited to\, the following questions:
If you are interested in participating\, please send a 500-word abstract to mjaarte@stanford.edu by May 10th. \;
\n
The MANCEPT Workshops is an annual conference in political theory\, organised under the auspices of the Manchester Centre for Political Theory. The conference offers academics an opportunity to come together in a series of workshops to develop specialised work and engage in lively philosophical discussion. Attracting scholars throughout the world\, the conference is now established as a leading international forum dedicated to the development of research in all subfields of political theory. You can find more information here: \;https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/activities/mancept-workshops-2026/
Registration is now open for the Bentham House: Queering Private Law Conference UCL Faculty of Laws\, September 3-4\, 2026.
\nThe conference will cover a wide range of private law topics\, including contracts\, torts\, property\, IP\, commercial\, trust\, children\, families\, conflict of laws\, and legal pedagogy.
\nKeynote Speakers: Darren Rosenblum (McGill)\, Sonia Katyal (UC Berkeley)\, and Nicholas Allen KC (Deputy High Court Judge\; 29 Bedford Row).
\nPlease register via this link:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/queering-private-law-conference-tickets-1988912899021
\nThe schedule is available here:https://www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/events/2026/sep/queering-private-law-conference
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260712T175333Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260903T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260904T170000 SUMMARY:MANCEPT Workshop on Justice in Climate Litigation UID:20260713T003205Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:5864:16ff:fe1a:92fe%3 TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Manchester\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:This workshop will focus on questions of justice raised by efforts to litigate the climate crisis. \;
\nAs climate change progresses\, individuals and groups are increasingly turning to the courts in pursuit of climate justice. As of March 31\, 2026\, the Climate Litigation Database maintained by the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law lists over 4800 climate court cases\, nearly 70% of which were filed in the USA. Climate lawsuits have been used to pursue a variety of goals\, including injunctions on fossil fuel extraction\, stronger regulation of greenhouse gas emissions\, the implementation or funding of adaptation measures\, compensation for climate loss and damage\, and even punishment of those who contribute to severe climate-related harm. Climate litigation may also be undertaken for strategic reasons\, in an effort to promote awareness of the climate crisis\, undermine the social license of those contributing to it\, and spur more systemic change.
\nThough climate litigation is often used in an attempt to pursue goals of climate justice\, its use for this purpose raises various normative questions. These include questions about the legitimate role of the courts in climate governance\, and the potential for litigation to reproduce patterns of disadvantage due to the unequal accessibility of legal remedies. Some have also raised concerns that climate litigation could prove strategically counterproductive\, for example by spurring political backlash. \;
\nThis workshop will examine how litigation might be used as a tool in the pursuit of climate justice\, new concerns of justice that are raised by such efforts\, and how such concerns might be addressed.
\nQuestions that papers may examine include:
\nHow might litigation serve to promote or undermine climate justice?
\nWhat role should courts play in climate governance?
\nWhen should judicial interventions into climate policy be viewed as legitimate or illegitimate?
\nHow might climate litigation provide access to justice without reproducing existing inequalities?
\nWhat kinds of legal innovation or evolution might be required for the law to adequately respond to the challenge of climate change?
\nWhat are the ethical responsibilities of legal practitioners regarding climate litigation?
\nWhat is the proper role of scientists\, and scientific research\, in supporting climate litigation?
\nWhat role might philosophers and political theorists play in supporting climate litigation?
\nConfirmed speakers: Megan Blomfield\, Laura \;Garcí\;a‐Portela\, Santiago Truccone\, and Paula Nieto \;Herná\;ndez
\nCFA
\nIf you would like to present a paper at this workshop\, please send an abstract of 300-500 words to m.blomfield@sheffield.ac.uk\, by midnight UK time on Monday the 11th of May. Please include your name and any affiliation. We will endeavour to inform you whether your paper has been accepted by May 22nd.
\nPapers will be pre-circulated and everyone attending the workshop will be asked to read the whole set of papers in advance (anticipated to be approx. 6-10 papers). The deadline to submit full versions of the conference papers (maximum 8000 words) will be confirmed after acceptance\, but is likely to be around August 20th.
\nPractical information
\nPlease note that this workshop will take place on Thursday the 3rd and Friday the 4th of September. This year&rsquo\;s MANCEPT workshops are expected to take place in-person only. If this will be a barrier to your participation\, please make note of this in your submission.
\nParticipants will be required to register in full for the MANCEPT workshops (September 2nd to 4th) and will be free to attend other panels when ours is not running. This year's registration fees are £\;325 for academics (including postdocs) and £\;175 for those up to graduate level (including PhD candidates). More information about registration and how to apply for a bursary is available at:https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/activities/mancept-workshops-2026/
\nIf you have any questions\, please don&rsquo\;t hesitate to contact us at: m.blomfield@sheffield.ac.uk
ORGANIZER;CN=Megan Blomfield;CN="Laura García-Portela";CN=Santiago Truccone: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260712T175333Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260915T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260915T000000 SUMMARY:Call for Papers: Journal of Law\, Society\, and Authority - Special Issue (December 2026) UID:20260713T003206Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:5864:16ff:fe1a:92fe%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Call for Papers &ndash\; Special Issue (December 2026)
\nThe Journal of Law\, Society\, and Authority (JLSA)\, a peer-reviewed open-access journal indexed in DOAJ and assigning CrossRef DOIs\, invites submissions for a special issue entitled:
\n&ldquo\;International Order and the Question of the Use of Force Involving Iran: Geopolitical and Legal Dimensions&rdquo\;
\nThe special issue welcomes original and interdisciplinary contributions in international law\, international relations\, political science\, and security studies. Topics may include the regulation of the use of force under international law\, regional security dynamics involving Iran and the Middle East\, collective security mechanisms\, sanctions and geoeconomic transformations\, emerging multipolarity\, maritime security\, asymmetric conflicts\, and strategic communication.
\nGuest Editors:
Prof. Nacim Belhoul (University of Blida 2\, Algeria)
Dr. Wang Guangda (China-Arab Research Center on Reform and Development\, China)
Prof. Hassan Abdullah Al-Da'jah (Al-Hussein Bin Talal University\, Jordan)
Submission deadline: 15 September 2026
Language: English only
Article Type and Length:
Original research articles and theoretical contributions (15&ndash\;25 pages\, including references and appendices).
Submission Email:
nassaiki@yahoo.fr
Author Guidelines:
https://revue.univ-oran2.dz/Revue/DSP/index.php/DSP/Author-guidelines
24th \;Pavia Graduate Conference in Political Philosophy
\n17th \;and 18th \;September 2026
\n\;CALL FOR PAPERS
\nOn the 17th \;and 18th \;of September 2026\, the Department of Political and Social Sciences\, University of Pavia (Italy) will host the 24th \;edition of the Pavia Graduate Conference in Political Philosophy. The conference is held within the framework of the PhD Program in Philosophy of the North-west Italy Philosophy Consortium (FINO).
\nThis two-day conference is meant to offer graduate students an opportunity to present papers\, get helpful feedback in a friendly atmosphere\, and exchange ideas both with peers and with leading academics in the field of political philosophy. In addition to parallel sessions devoted to students&rsquo\; presentations\, there will also be two plenary sessions for keynote speakers. For details of past editions\, see \;here (http://www-4.unipv.it/paviagc/). This year&rsquo\;s keynote speakers are:
\nClare Chambers \;(Jesus College\, University of Cambridge)
\nFrancesco Guala \;(University of Milan)
\nGraduate students interested in giving papers should send their contributions (max 1000 words &ndash\; in English) and a curriculum vitae\, by Friday 1st \;May 2026. Papers may focus on any area within political philosophy\, and presentations should take no longer than twenty minutes to allow at least another twenty minutes of discussion. Papers must be prepared for blind review and files must be anonymized. \;Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their submissions around mid-June. The conference will be held on premises.
\nCOSTS
\nThe conference package includes lunch and coffee breaks. Participants will be charged a fee of roughly 50&euro\; to contribute to catering expenses. Additionally\, participants can choose to sign up for the social dinner (roughly 35-40&euro\;). A number of accommodation places in university colleges are available to paper givers at relatively cheap rates. Accommodation fees and details will be arranged individually.
\nEVALUATION OF SUBMISSIONS
\nSubmissions will be evaluated by the organizing committee\, composed of FINO PhD students and faculty members. To avoid any conflict of interests\, submissions from FINO PhD students will be evaluated separately and will be allocated a limited quota of places in the conference.
\nCONTACT
\nAll correspondence (including paper submissions and additional inquiries) should be addressed to the conference email address: \;pavia.gradconference@gmail.com
\nhttp://www-4.unipv.it/paviagc/
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260712T175333Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260917T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260918T170000 SUMMARY:Philosophy at Trial UID:20260713T003208Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:5864:16ff:fe1a:92fe%3 TZID:America/Chicago LOCATION:130 Byington Rd\, Iowa City\, United States DESCRIPTION:Call for Abstracts
\n\;
\nSymposium 2026
\nPhilosophy at Trial
\nPresented by: \;Iowa Law Review
\n\nSeptember 17 &\; 18\, 2026
\n\;
\nLaw and Philosophy at Iowa and the \;Iowa Law Review \;invite abstract proposals for &ldquo\;Philosophy at Trial\,&rdquo\; a symposium that focuses on philosophical issues in recent Supreme Court jurisprudence. Essays will be published in Volume 112 of the \;Iowa Law Review. \;
\nWe welcome submissions from researchers from a range of disciplines. Abstracts should identify a Supreme Court opinion from approximately the past five years and articulate the philosophical issues it raises. Preference will be given to submissions that engage with more recent Court opinions. \;
\nEvent Details: \;The symposium will take place September 17&ndash\;18\, 2026\, in Iowa City\, Iowa. Authors of accepted proposals will prepare essays (maximum 8\,000 words) for presentation and discussion at the in-person event. The hosts will provide accommodations and reimburse the cost of travel to Iowa City.
\nInvited Speakers:
\nEmad Atiq (Cornell)
\nBrian Bix (Minnesota)
\nHeidi Hurd (Illinois)
\nMichael Moore (Illinois)
\nKevin Tobia (Georgetown)
\nBrandon Waldon (South Carolina) \;
\n\nSubmission Guidelines: \;Abstracts should be 300&ndash\;600 words and must be submitted by \;January \;15\, 2026\, \;to ilr@uiowa.edu. Please direct questions to Emma Diers\, the \;Iowa Law Review&rsquo\;s Symposium Articles Editor\, at \;emma-diers@uiowa.edu\, \;with a copy to \;law-philosophy@uiowa.edu.
ORGANIZER;CN=Mihailis E. Diamantis;CN=Andrew Jordan;CN=Stephanie Patridge: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260712T175333Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260924T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260926T170000 SUMMARY:EACME 2026 UID:20260713T003209Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:5864:16ff:fe1a:92fe%3 TZID:Europe/Brussels LOCATION:Janseniusstraat 1\, Leuven\, Belgium\, 3000 DESCRIPTION:EACME Annual Conference 2026
\nSeptember 24th&ndash\;26th\, 2026\, Leuven\, Belgium
\nCelebrating European Bioethics
\n40th Anniversary European Association of Centres for Medical Ethics and \;Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law\, KU Leuven
\nRegistrations are open for EACME2026
\nIn 2026\, we celebrate a remarkable milestone: the 40th anniversary of both the European Association of Centres for Medical Ethics and the Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law\, KU Leuven. Join us to be part of this historic moment.
\nFor four decades\, both organizations have been at the forefront of tackling complex ethical challenges in medicine and healthcare\, in research and education\, bringing together young and established scholars in a collaborative dialogue.
\nThe anniversary conference will reflect on this journey while looking forward to new developments in the field.
\nThe historic town center of Leuven\, home of the oldest university in the Low Countries\, offers an ideal setting for both academic exchange and social activities.
\n\nCall for Abstracts
\nAttendees will have the opportunity to engage in discussions on a wide range of topics. We are particularly committed to a radically inclusive approach with regard to the topics eligible for the parallel sessions. Participants are invited to submit abstracts on all topics related to the field of medical ethics and bioethics in the broad sense. We hope this thematic inclusiveness will encourage young researchers to bring their creativity and diverse perspectives to the conversation. Please submit your abstract via https://eacme2026.org
\nAbstract submission deadline is 1st of March 2026.
\n\nMore Information
\nCentre for Biomedical Ethics and Law
\nDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care &ndash\; Faculty of Medicine &ndash\; KU Leuven
\nKapucijnenvoer 7
\n3000 Leuven &ndash\; BELGIUM
\nEmail: eacme2026@kuleuven.be Website: https://eacme2026.org
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260712T175333Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20261005T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20261005T170000 SUMMARY:Towards a Philosophy of Legal Concepts. Hermeneutic Itineraries in Legal Theory UID:20260713T003210Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:5864:16ff:fe1a:92fe%3 TZID:Europe/Rome LOCATION:Viale Europa\, 1\, Catanzaro\, Italy\, 88100 DESCRIPTION:Call for Abstracts
\nTowards a Philosophy of Legal Concepts. Hermeneutic Itineraries in Legal Theory
15 October 2026
Department of Law\, Economics and Sociology
University Magna Græ\;cia of Catanzaro \;(Italy)
Hybrid format (on site and online)
Overview and Aims
\nThe Conference aims to explore the philosophical meaning of legal institutions and concepts\, starting from the idea that the task of the philosophy of law is to investigate the essence of legal phenomena in order to clarify the object of theoretical legal science.
\nThe event proposes a study day devoted to examining the possibility of explaining and justifying\, from a philosophical perspective\, the existence and functioning of legal concepts. Contributors are invited to apply the hermeneutic method&mdash\;understood as a general interpretative criterion rather than a specific philosophical stance&mdash\;and to conduct an inquiry internal to legal practice\, highlighting the nature of legal concepts as &ldquo\;places of meaning&rdquo\; capable of revealing the substance of legal experience.
\nThe Conference seeks to foster an open\, critical\, and interdisciplinary dialogue among different theoretical approaches to the interpretation of legal phenomena\, encouraging a shared reflection on the role of hermeneutics in understanding law and its institutions.
\nSuggested Topics
\nAbstracts may address\, from a theoretical and philosophical perspective\, themes including (but not limited to):
\nthe concept of the cause of contract and its interpretative approaches\;
\ntheories of legal appearance and the relationship between fact and representation\;
\nthe role of general clauses and the transformation of the idea of the legal &ldquo\;system&rdquo\;\;
\nthe philosophical meaning of civil liability and risk allocation in different social models\;
\nbioethical legal issues (surrogacy\, cloning\, abortion\, end-of-life decisions)\;
\nthe philosophical foundations of the concept of citizenship\;
\ntheoretical configurations of sovereignty in light of changing power relations\;
\nthe concept of public interest as a hermeneutic category\;
\nthe legitimation of power and the symbolic function of the Constitution\;
\nthe state of exception as a philosophical-legal category\;
\nthe relationship between norm and value\;
\nlegal language as symbolic mediation\;
\nthe concept of legal personhood\;
\nthe function of judgment and interpretation in legal practice.
\nContributions are particularly welcome from scholars working in philosophy of law and the social sciences\, including epistemological\, ontological\, sociological\, and political-philosophical perspectives\, as well as approaches related to Critical Legal Studies\, Law and Humanities\, Economic Analysis of Law\, and philosophy of economics.
\nTarget Participants
\nThe Conference is addressed to:
\nPhD candidates and PhD holders\;
\npostdoctoral fellows and early-career researchers\;
\nscholars in law\, philosophy\, history\, economics\, business and management studies\, political science\, and social sciences.
\nParticipation Guidelines
\nDate: \;15 October 2026
\nVenue: \;Department of Law\, Economics and Sociology\, University Magna Græ\;cia of Catanzaro (Italy)
\nFormat: \;Hybrid (on site and online)
\nFee: \;Free of charge (no travel or accommodation reimbursement)
\nCertificate of attendance: \;Available upon request
\nSubmission requirements:
\nAbstract (maximum 400 words)
\nShort biographical note (maximum 100 words)
\nFormat: .doc/.docx or .pdf
\nDeadline: \;17 May 2026
\nSubmission via email to:
\nlinda.brancaleone@studenti.unicz.it
\ngiacomo.cipriani@unicatt.it
\nSelection process:
\nNotification of acceptance by \;5 July 2026
\nSelected authors will present a 15-minute paper
\nConfirmation of participation (indicating on-site or online attendance) required by \;19 July 2026
\nPublication Opportunity
\nConference proceedings will be published in a scientific edited volume. Contributions will be selected by the Scientific Committee following a peer-review process.
\nConference Language
\nPapers may be presented in \;Italian or English.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260712T175333Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20261005T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20261007T170000 SUMMARY:Deliberative Democratic Innovations: Challenges and Opportunities from a Constitutional Perspective UID:20260713T003211Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:5864:16ff:fe1a:92fe%3 TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Innstr. 27\, Passau\, Germany\, 94032 DESCRIPTION:We are looking for two contributions for a panel entitled \;"Deliberative Democratic Innovations: Challenges and Opportunities from a Constitutional Perspective" \;as part of the conference \;Backsliding\, Resilience\, Renewal? Democracy in Eras of Transformation\, which will take place at the \;University of Passau\, Germany from \;Monday 5th \;to Wednesday 7th \;October 2026. Submissions of up to 400 words should be made directly onto the \;webpage \;from Wednesday 26th \;November to Monday 15th \;December 2025. Notification of acceptance will be made by Tuesday 20th \;January 2026.
\nFor organisational inquiries\, please contact Silvia Haider (second.congress@uni-passau.de). The panel is part of the transatlantic project "Open Constitutional Democracy: Reconciling Deliberation and Constitutional Democracy". More information about the call for papers and the panel proposal can be found on the link below. We look forward to your submission!
ORGANIZER;CN="Sonia Anaid Cruz Dávila": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260712T175333Z DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20261017T090000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20261018T170000 SUMMARY:The Third “Frontiers in Ethics and Political Philosophy” Workshop UID:20260713T003212Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:5864:16ff:fe1a:92fe%3 TZID:Asia/Shanghai LOCATION:Zhejiang University\, Zijingang Campus\, Hangzhou\, China\, 310058 DESCRIPTION:The Third &ldquo\;Frontiers in Ethics and Political Philosophy&rdquo\; Workshop
\nTheme: Equal Relations and Social Justice
\n\;
\nZhejiang University: October 17-18 (Sat-Sun)\, 2026
\nSubmission Deadline: August 10 (Mon)\, 2026
\nWe are pleased to announce the Third &ldquo\;Frontiers in Ethics and Political Philosophy&rdquo\; Workshop\, which will take place at Zhejiang University on October 17-18\, 2026. This workshop aims to bring together scholars to explore and discuss issues related to equal relations and social justice\, broadly conceived.
\nWorkshop Theme: \;Equal Relations and Social Justice
\nRecent developments in ethics and political philosophy have increasingly emphasized the relational dimensions of justice\, arguing that a just society requires not only fair distributions of resources and opportunities but also social relations characterized by equality\, mutual respect\, and freedom from domination. We intend for this workshop to have a broad remit within this topic. Submissions may engage with the work of influential thinkers in these debates\, including Elizabeth Anderson\, Iris Marion Young\, David Miller\, Thomas Scanlon\, Samuel Scheffler\, and others.
\nTopics of Interest
\nWe invite submissions addressing any aspect of equal relations and social justice\, including but not limited to:
\nSubmission Guidelines
\nInterested authors are invited to submit extended abstracts (500-1000 words) for blind review. Abstracts should be submitted to frontiersworkshop@foxmail.com by August 10\, 2026. We welcome submissions from scholars at all career stages.
\nLanguages: English\, Chinese.
\nThere will be 6-8 refereed talks (30 minutes each). Please also indicate whether you would like to be considered as a commentator.
\nParticipants are responsible for their own transportation expenses. Accommodation and meals will be covered by the organizers.
\nImportant Dates
\nContact Information
\nFor inquiries\, please contact Xuanpu Zhuang at xuanpuzhuang@zju.edu.cn \;or Jiangmei Liu at jl319@zju.edu.cn.
ORGANIZER;CN=Xuanpu Zhuang;CN=Jiangmei Liu: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260712T175333Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20261022T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20261022T170000 SUMMARY:International Workshop Counterrevolution and Democratic Transformation UID:20260713T003213Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:5864:16ff:fe1a:92fe%3 TZID:Europe/Zurich LOCATION:Sankt Gallen\, Switzerland DESCRIPTION:\;
\nCall for Abstracts
\n\;
\nInternational Workshop | 22 October 2026\, Chair of Philosophy\, University of St. Gallen
\nCounterrevolution and
\nDemocratic Transformation
\nWith Prof. Bernard Harcourt (Columbia University / EHESS)
\nOver the past two decades\, the world has witnessed increasing normalization of emergency measures\, restrictive border measures\, and the creation of legal and administrative apparatuses to identify\, coerce\, and eliminate internal threats. As these processes have often been driven by democratic states\, there has been intensified debates across political philosophy\, legal theory\, and critical social theory concerning how and when democratic institutions themselves can act as vehicles of authoritarian transformation. However\, disagreement remains over the mechanisms driving these processes and the conceptual vocabularies for understanding them.
\nThe workshop addresses these debates through Bernard Harcourt&rsquo\;s concept of counterrevolution. His recent analyses of counterrevolution\, counterinsurgency\, and emergency governance provide one of the most influential contemporary frameworks for understanding how coercive state rationalities migrate from exceptional contexts into ordinary democratic governance.
\nAt the centre of the workshop is an inquiry into how contemporary democratic states transform governance through legal\, political\, and security mechanisms in ways that consolidate coercive power while preserving the appearance of constitutional normality. It further asks how counterrevolutionary rationalities reshape democratic institutions through law\, administration\, and security practices\, and to what extent these transformations illuminate contemporary processes of authoritarian consolidation or fascitization.
\nThe workshop invites contributions that engage with one or more of the following questions:
\n- \; \; \; \; \; How do emergency powers and constitutional provisions become instruments of permanent governance transformation rather than temporary exception?
\n- \; \; \; \; \; By what legal and administrative mechanisms are internal enemies constructed\, classified\, and subjected to coercive state intervention?
\n- \; \; \; \; \; How do counterinsurgency rationalities migrate into the governance of domestic populations?
\n- \; \; \; \; \; To what extent is fascitization a useful analytical category for understanding contemporary authoritarian consolidation within democratic institutions\, and where does the concept reach its limits?
\nFormat
\nThe workshop takes place on 22 October 2026 at the University of St. Gallen as a one-day\, in-person event\, including a keynote presentation by Bernard Harcourt. The selected speakers will present their paper (20-30min presentation)\, followed by discussion (30 min).
\nEarly-career researchers (including advanced PhD and postdoctoral researchers) in political philosophy\, critical theory\, critical legal studies\, and related fields\, are encouraged to apply.
\nSelected papers will be considered for publication in a peer-reviewed journal. Details will be communicated to participants in due course.
\nSubmission Guidelines
\n- \; \; \; \; \; Submission deadline: 31 July 2026
\n- \; \; \; \; \; Date of notification: 15 August 2026
\n- \; \; \; \; \; Workshop language: English
\n- \; \; \; \; \; The submission should include an abstract (300-500 words) for a 20&ndash\;30min presentation\, a short bio (100-200 words)\, and an indication of institutional affiliation (if applicable).
\nWe are actively seeking funding to support participant travel and accommodation (the support cannot yet be confirmed). Please indicate in your submission whether you require financial support &mdash\; this will not affect the evaluation of your application.
\nSubmissions should be sent to: Damian Nussbaumer (damian.nussbaumer@unisg.ch) and Leire Urricelqui (leire.urricelqui@unisg.ch).
ORGANIZER;CN=Leire Urricelqui;CN=Damian Nussbaumer;CN=Christine Abbt: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260712T175333Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261112T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261114T170000 SUMMARY:2026 Policing\, Policy\, and Philosophy Initiative (3PI) Symposium UID:20260713T003214Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:5864:16ff:fe1a:92fe%3 TZID:America/Chicago LOCATION:New Orleans\, United States DESCRIPTION:The Policing\, Policy\, and Philosophy Initiative (3PI) is accepting submissions for its 2026 Paper Prize. The prize winner will be recognized this November at the Philosophy\, Politics\, and Economics (PPE) Society Annual Meeting in New Orleans\, LA.
\nThe prize committee will evaluate papers based on their originality in advancing philosophical debates on policing and their skill in translating insights from philosophy into concrete implications for policy. The winner of the 3PI Paper Prize will receive a $1\,000 award. Also\, should the author(s) choose\, the paper awarded the 3PI Paper Prize will receive consideration for publication in the \;Journal of Public Policy. \;
\nFaculty\, postdocs\, graduate students\, and independent scholars with advanced degrees all are eligible to submit a paper for consideration. (Past prize winners are not eligible.) Submissions for the 3PI Paper Prize should be (1) unpublished manuscripts\, (2) anonymous\, and (3) no more than 3\,500 words (excluding abstract\, notes\, and references). \;The deadline to apply is May 8\, 2026. Please submit your paper at the following link: https://forms.gle/nGgsBLPwWsPRfphHA. \;Decision notifications will be sent in late May.
\nThe winner and runner-up of the prize will present their papers at the 3PI Symposium\, which for the first time in 2026 will be in person. The symposium will take place at the 2026 PPE Society Annual Meeting\, November 12&ndash\;14 in New Orleans. The exact day of the symposium/panel featuring the 3PI prize winner and runner-up will be announced this summer. Symposium participants will need to register for and travel to the PPE Society Annual Meeting.
\nAbout 3PI: The Policing\, Policy\, and Philosophy Initiative (3PI) draws on tools from philosophy to understand policing&rsquo\;s role in society and inform policy. Through its events and resources\, 3PI fosters collaboration among philosophers and ethicists\, highlights research in philosophy on policing\, and connects scholars with policymakers and community leaders. 3PI has been supported by funding from the American Philosophical Association \;and Rock Ethics Institute \;at Penn State\, where it is based. For more information about 3PI\, visit: https://3pi.la.psu.edu/. If you have questions about 3PI or its paper prize\, please email contact3pi@psu.edu.
ORGANIZER;CN=Ben Jones;CN=Raff Donelson;CN="Désirée Lim": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260712T175333Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Istanbul:20261113T070000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Istanbul:20261113T070000 SUMMARY:The Right of War in Grotius and Hobbes UID:20260713T003215Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:5864:16ff:fe1a:92fe%3 TZID:Europe/Istanbul LOCATION:Middle East Technical University Üniversiteler Mahallesi\, Dumlupınar Bulvarı No:1\, Ankara\, Turkey\, 06800 DESCRIPTION:The Hobbes Scholars International Association Sixth International Conference
\n13-14 November\, 2026
&ldquo\;The Right of War in Grotius and Hobbes&rdquo\;
Department of Philosophy - Middle East Technical University
Ü\;niversiteler Mahallesi\, Dumlupınar Bulvarı No:1\, 06800 Ç\;ankaya/Ankara Turkey
We invite papers on theories of war in Grotius and Hobbes for presentation and discussion during the Sixth International Conference Thomas Hobbes organized by the Hobbes Scholars International Association which is to be held on 13-14 November 2026 at the Middle East Technical University.
\n
Format of the conference :
Presentation of 20 minutes and discussion
Languages :
English and French
If you would like to present a paper\, please send a short abstract (no more than 500 words) by August 20 2026 to Liang PANG (Email : ).
\n
We will inform you of the result of the selection by August 31 2026.
If your contribution is accepted\, you will have to send the complete paper by October 15 2026.
Keynote lectures :
Yves Charles ZARKA\, Emeritus Professor at the Sorbonne\, Université\; Paris Cité\;
James GRIFFITH\, Assistant professor\, Middle East Technical University
----------------------------
Pr. Didier MINEUR
President of the Hobbes Scholars International Association
Professor at Sciences Po Rennes \; Researcher at PHILé\;POL\, Université\; Paris Cité\;
Format of the conference :
Presentation of 20 minutes and discussion
Languages :
English and French
International institutions and multilateralism no longer occupy the central place in the ethics of war that they once did in classic writings on war and peace. Whereas Immanuel Kant placed a strong federation of states at the core of his vision for perpetual peace\, much of contemporary just war theory focuses primarily on the rights and responsibilities of individuals\, with states and multilateral institutions as a derivative object of interest.
\nHowever\, recent events such as the US attack on Iran without UN authorization\, Ukraine&rsquo\;s potential NATO membership as a key issue in prospective peace talks with Russia and US cuts to peace-keeping UN institutions bring questions of multilateralism back into sharp relief. \;
\nThis workshop offers an opportunity to discuss new work on multilateralism\, international institutions and the ethics of war. We welcome submissions on questions including but not limited to:
\nWorkshop details
\nThe workshop will be held on 19-21 November at the University of Bern (Switzerland). The workshop will be pre-read and we expect a full draft of the paper by mid-October. Selected speakers will be invited to act as commentators on one of the other papers. We will be able to cover accommodation and part of the travel expenses. \;
\nSubmission
\nIf you are interested\, please send a pdf or word document with your abstract of 750 - 1000 words to Ms Njango Njung&rsquo\;e (mary.njunge[at]students.unibe.ch). \;The document itself should not contain any identifying information\; please include your name\, email and institutional affiliation in the body of your email. Submission deadline is 15 May 2026.
\nWorkshop organizers: Lisa Hecht (Bern)\, Adis Selimi (Saarland)\, Njango Njung&rsquo\;e (Bern)
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260712T175333Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20261126T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20261127T170000 SUMMARY:2nd PHILAWSON WORKSHOP: Contemporary Views on Social Ontology and Philosophy of Law UID:20260713T003218Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:5864:16ff:fe1a:92fe%3 TZID:Europe/Madrid LOCATION:Centro Cultural La Corrala\, Madrid\, Spain DESCRIPTION:2nd \;PHILAWSON WORKSHOP:
\nContemporary Views on Social Ontology and Philosophy of Law
\n\;
\nMadrid\, 26-27 November
\nFaculty of Law (Universidad Autó\;noma de Madrid)
\nDeadline for submissions: 30th April 2026
\nLink for submissions: \;https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=2ndplw
\nWe are glad to announce the \;2nd \;Philawson Workshop: \;Contemporary Views on Social Ontology and Philosophy of Law. This activity\, promoted by the \;Philawson Network\, aims to advance research at the intersection of social ontology and the philosophy of law\, further investigating the philosophical foundations\, thematic overlaps\, and methodological affinities connecting these fields.
\nThis second edition will place particular emphasis on vulnerability and non-ideal social ontology. Addressing these themes offers an opportunity to explore how social ontology and legal philosophy can illuminate collective agency\, institutional responsibility\, and normative responses in contexts marked by ecological and social precarity.
\nThe 2nd \;edition of the Philawson Workshop will be organised around two main thematic axes:
\n(1) \;Social Ontology and Philosophy of Law: Foundations\, Concepts\, and Methods. This first axis continues the core aim of the network and the 1st \;Philawson Workshop (held in Milan in 2024): to explore the conceptual\, historical\, and methodological connections between social ontology and legal philosophy. Contributions may address classical and contemporary authors\, themes such as constitutive rules\, legal and social facts\, and the metaphysics of normative entities.
\n(2) \;Vulnerability\, Non-ideal Social Ontology\, and Law. We invite contributions that examine how social ontology and legal philosophy can illuminate issues of structural vulnerability\, environmental crises\, climate justice\, and non-ideal theoretical frameworks. This includes\, for example\, analyses of responsibility\, collective agency\, the ontological status of environmental harms\, the relationship between legal systems and social oppression\, and the connections between social change and law. We also welcome discussion of the boundaries between the natural and the social in addressing political and legal challenges.
\nThe workshop will be held in Madrid (Spain) at the Universidad Autó\;noma de Madrid on 26 and 27 November.
\nCONFIRMED SPEAKERS
\nAlba Lojo (Università\; Roma Tre\, Italy)\;
\nAndrea Loi (Università\; Vita-Salute San Raffaele\, Italy)\;
\nAndrei Marmor (Cornell University\, US)\;
\nAnita de Franco (Politecnico di Milano\, Italy)\;
\nÅ\;sa Burman (University of Stockholm\, Sweden)\;
\nCorrado Roversi (Università\; di Bologna\, Italy)\;
\nGiulia Lasagni (Università\; degli Studi di Parma\, Italy)\;
\nKenneth Ehrenberg (University of Surrey\, UK)\;
\nMaribel Ná\;rvaez Mora (Unversitat de Girona\, Spain)
\nMatilde Rey (Universidad Autó\;noma de Madrid\, Spain)\;
\nMiguel Garcia-Godinez (Università\; di Bologna\, Italy)\;
\nOlimpia Loddo (Università\; di Cagliari\, Italy)\;
\nSamuele Chilovi (CSIC\, Spain)\;
\nSebastiá\;n Figueroa Rubio (Universidad Autó\;noma de Madrid\, Spain)\;
\nVirginia Presi (Università\; di Milano\, Italy)\;
\nVittorio Catalano (University of Vienna\, Austria)\;
\nCALL FOR ABSTRACTS
\nWe invite contributions for the two aforementioned thematic axes:
\n1. Social Ontology and Philosophy of Law: Foundations\, Concepts\, and Methods.
\n2. Vulnerability\, Non-ideal Social Ontology\, and Law.
\nSubmissions must be prepared for double-blind review. Manuscripts must be written in English (in .doc format)\, should not contain any identifying information and they cannot exceed 1.000 words (excluding bibliography). Moreover\, they must contain:
\nSelected abstracts will be invited to be discussed in person in Madrid\, where each presentation will last around 20 minutes followed by a Q&\;A section. There will be no conference fee.
\nWe have resources to contribute for travel and accommodation costs for young scholars without institutional support. If you are in this situation\, please include &ldquo\;Opting for Philawson scholarship&rdquo\; in your submission.
\nSubmissions should be sent via EasyChair \;until April 30th\, 2026 (included). A committee in charge will evaluate the submission\, and decisions will be communicated around the end of May.
\nThe organizers are considering the possibility of publishing a special issue or edited volume based on a selection of contributions presented at the workshop. While publication is not guaranteed\, participants should be aware of this prospective outcome when submitting their abstracts. We therefore encourage submissions of original and unpublished work.
\nThis event is possible thanks to the financial support of \;International Social Ontology Society (ISOS) \;and the research project \;&ldquo\;Ecogentium. Ecological justice and new vulnerabilities: global legal challenges&rdquo\; \;(Project No. 2024/00209/001)\, funded by the Spanish State Research Agency (AEI).
\nOrganizers: Sebastiá\;n Figueroa Rubio (Universidad Autó\;noma de Madrid)\, Matilde Rey (Universidad Autó\;noma de Madrid).
\nScientific Committee: Alba Lojo (Università\; Roma Tre)\, Giulia Lasagni (Università\; degli Studi di Parma).
\nFor further information about the event\, please contact the organizers at \;philawson.network@gmail.com.
\nFurther information about the Philawson Network is available at \;https://philawsonnetwork.wordpress.com.
ORGANIZER;CN="Sebastián Figueroa Rubio";CN="Matilde Rey Aramendía": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260712T175333Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261201T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261201T234500 SUMMARY:Special Issue of Telos on the Russo-Ukrainian War UID:20260713T003219Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:5864:16ff:fe1a:92fe%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Call for Papers: Special Issue of Telos on the Russo-Ukrainian War \;
\nWar and Time: Russia&rsquo\;s Invasion of Ukraine and the Eclipse of \;Peace
\nCoedited by Michael Marder and Denys Sultanhaliiev
\nIn what appears to be a peculiar paradox of our time\, the Russo-Ukrainian war&mdash\;initially a profound rupture in the European political imagination&mdash\;has gradually receded into the background noise of global media circulation. Saturated coverage has not yielded conceptual clarity. On the contrary\, despite the overwhelming volume of commentary\, there remains a striking absence of sustained theoretical engagement with the war&rsquo\;s implications for political thought. Rather than catalyzing new frameworks\, the conflict has too often been instrumentalized as confirmatory evidence for already established positions.
\nThis special issue of \;Telos \;seeks to address this philosophical void.
\nThe war resists easy classification. On the one hand\, it follows recognizable patterns of territorial conquest associated with land-based empires. On the other\, it marks a historical threshold: the largest ground war in Europe since World War \;II and since the early 1990s proclamation of the &ldquo\;end of history.&rdquo\; It is accompanied by competing and often contradictory narratives regarding its global significance\, including claims that it will reshape the foundations of international law\, potentially replacing juridical norms with the prerogatives of power. At the same time\, it exemplifies a hybrid form of warfare\, combining trench combat with drone technologies\, cyber operations\, and informational strategies.
\nUkraine\, already marked by the ecological and existential trauma of the 1986 nuclear disaster\, again finds itself at the forefront of global crises&mdash\;this time not only geopolitical but also conceptual. The war compels us to rethink the limits of habitability\, the intersections of the Anthropocene with militarization\, and the ontological status of territory\, sovereignty\, and life itself.
\nThis special issue aims not merely to interpret the present conflict but to challenge the conceptual inertia surrounding it. At stake is not only how we understand this war\, but how we think politically in its wake. Thus\, we invite contributions that move beyond immediate commentary and engage in rigorous theoretical reflection. Possible topics include\, but are not limited to:
\nWe particularly encourage submissions that develop new conceptual vocabularies or critically interrogate the limits of existing ones.
\nSubmission Guidelines
\nLength: Full papers should be 6\,000 to 8\,000 words
\nDeadline for paper submissions: \;December \;1\, 2026
\nSubmissions should be made \;via Scholastica \;at the following \;link \;and should conform to \;Telos \;style and editorial guidelines. \;
\nhttps://telos.scholasticahq.com/for-authors
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260712T175333Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20261203T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20261204T170000 SUMMARY:"On Trial". Claiming Feminist Justice in Dark Times - Between Law\, Testimony\, and Politics UID:20260713T003220Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:5864:16ff:fe1a:92fe%3 TZID:Europe/Rome LOCATION:Via San Francesco 22\, Verona\, Italy DESCRIPTION:The conference\, organized by the Arendt \;Center \;as part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Project &ldquo\;Rewriting Rights&rdquo\; &ndash\; \;explores the double sense in which feminist justice is \;&ldquo\;on trial&rdquo\; \;today &mdash\; in courtrooms\, where the performance and performativity of legal proceedings expose the structural limits of institutional justice\, and in culture\, where dominant narratives continue to normalize gendered violence. The conference aims to brings feminist philosophy and critical theory into dialogue with socio-legal perspectives to ask what more transformative forms of justice might look like.
\nKeynote speakers:
\nThe conference will also include a workshop on Women&rsquo\;s Courts and Tribunals on Crimes against Women.
\n\n ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260712T175333Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20270201T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20270201T234500 SUMMARY:2nd Dortmund Disputes on Economic Justice UID:20260713T003221Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:5864:16ff:fe1a:92fe%3 TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Dortmund\, Germany DESCRIPTION:2nd Dortmund Disputes on Economic Justice
\nDate: June 25 and 26\, 2026.
\nPlace: Dortmund\, Germany
\nKeynotes: Chiara Cordelli (University of Chicago)\, Bas van der Vossen (Chapman University)
\nThe annual &lsquo\;Dortmund Disputes on Economic Justice&rsquo\; serve as a forum for discussing questions of economic justice\, including the role of markets\, the nature of property\, the justifiability of taxes\, the importance of workplace democracy\, the problem of economic inequality\, and\, more generally\, the merits of capitalism and socialism. While debates on economic justice often occur within specific political camps\, the Dortmund Disputes aim to foster discussion across political boundaries by bringing together scholars with diverse outlooks&mdash\;liberal egalitarian\, libertarian\, socialist\, conservative\, or otherwise&mdash\;who share the goal of advancing our understanding of economic justice.
\nFollowing the successful first installment in 2025\, which featured Miranda Fleischer and Nicholas Vrousalis\, the second installment will take place on June 25&ndash\;26\, 2026. The keynote speakers are Chiara Cordelli and Bas van der Vossen. Chiara Cordelli\, Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago\, works on social and political philosophy\, especially political economy and democratic theory. She is the author of The Privatized State (2020)\, a Kantian critique of privatization that develops a democratic theory of public administration. Bas van der Vossen\, Professor in the Smith Institute for Political Economy and Philosophy and the Philosophy Department at Chapman University\, works on political philosophy\, with a focus on political economy\, global justice\, and property rights. His books include In Defense of Openness (2018) and Debating Humanitarian Intervention (2017).
\nWe invite scholars to apply with an abstract of around 500 words for a 40-minute talk. Abstracts will be selected based on their quality\, fit with the spirit of the conference\, and alignment with the research interests of the keynote speakers. They should be sent as PDF attachments to Karina Jahnke [karina.jahnke@tu-dortmund.de]\, prepared for blind review. The deadline for submission is February 1\, 2026.
\nOrganizers of the conference: Jonas Harney\, Peter Kö\;nigs
\nOrganizers of the conference series: Jonas Harney\, Peter Kö\;nigs\, Christian Neuhä\;user\, Lea Prix\, Dick Timmer (TU Dortmund University)
\nContact: peter.koenigs@tu-dortmund.de
ORGANIZER;CN=Jonas Harney;CN="Peter Königs": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260712T175333Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:29990101T033000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:29990201T120000 SUMMARY:POSTPONED - Creativity and Improvisation in Thought\, Practice\, and Mind: An Interdisciplinary Conference UID:20260713T003222Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:5864:16ff:fe1a:92fe%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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