Upcoming events in Social and Political Philosophy

Ongoing 1 Oct 2024

Ongoing 19 Sep

Conference: Zicklin Center Workshop in Normative Business Ethics

The Wharton School, Department of Legal Studies and Business Ethics, University of Pennsylvania

Topics: Applied Ethics, Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

Ongoing 21 Nov

Conference: AIU Research Showcase 2025

OnlineAkita International University (国際教養大学)

AIU Research Showcase

Topics: Social and Political Philosophy

Ongoing 9 Dec

Conference: Workshop on Rationality and Social Media / Part of the 8th UNILOG

Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco

Topics: Metaphysics, Logic and Philosophy of Logic, Social and Political Philosophy

Ongoing 11 Dec

Conference: Workshop: 'Public Reason Across Time and Space: New Voices and Perspectives'

HybridUniversidad Adolfo Ibáñez

Topics: Applied Ethics, Philosophy of Law, Social and Political Philosophy

Today 12 Dec

CFP: Princeton University Graduate Conference in Political Theory

University Center for Human Values and the Department of Politics, Princeton University

Topics: Social and Political Philosophy

15 Dec

Conference: Lisbon Conference on Intergenerational Justice, First Edition

IFILNOVA, Nova University of Lisbon

Topics: Philosophy of Law, Social and Political Philosophy, Value Theory, Miscellaneous

15 Dec

CFP: Deliberative Democratic Innovations: Challenges and Opportunities from a Constitutional Perspective

Faculty of Economics, University of Passau

Backsliding, Resilience, Renewal? Democracy in Eras of Transformation

Topics: Philosophy of Law, Social and Political Philosophy, Value Theory, Miscellaneous

15 Dec

CFP: STAL 2026

University of Granada

Topics: Philosophy of Language, Social and Political Philosophy

17 Dec

Conference: 8th Annual CKPP Workshop: 'Kant and AI: Metaphysical, Epistemic, Moral and Social Issues'

HybridDepartment of Philosophy, University of Liverpool

Topics: 17th/18th Century Philosophy, Applied Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

18 Dec

Conference: LOSAK Annual Lecture and Conference

HybridDepartment of Philosophy, University of Liverpool

Topics: 17th/18th Century Philosophy, Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality, Social and Political Philosophy

20 Dec

CFP: 2026 Columbia University Graduate Conference in Political Theory

Department of Political Science, Columbia University

Democracy in Crisis: Backsliding, Resistance, and Reform

Topics: Philosophical Traditions, Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

31 Dec

CFP: Social Philosophy Today

Topics: Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy, Value Theory, Miscellaneous

31 Dec

CFP: Woman and Human Progress in the Enlightenment

OnlineFaculty of Philosophy, University of Warsaw

Topics: 17th/18th Century Philosophy, Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality, Social and Political Philosophy

5 Jan 2026

CFP: 2026 ECPR General Conference

Jagiellonian University, Kraków

Topics: Social and Political Philosophy

7 Jan 2026

Conference: Phil-Econ-Model-Lab

Centre for Ethics and Law in the Life Sciences, Leibniz University Hannover

Topics: General Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Social Science, Social and Political Philosophy

9 Jan 2026

CFP: Christian Ethics and Peacebuilding in the Age of AI & Autonomous Weapons Systems

The Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice, Queen's University, Belfast

Topics: Applied Ethics, Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

9 Jan 2026

CFP: Southwest Graduate Philosophy Conference

Department of Philosophy, Arizona State University Graduate Philosophical Society

Annual Southwest Graduate Philosophy Conference

Topics: Applied Ethics, Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality, Social and Political Philosophy

9 Jan 2026

CFP: Environment, Science, and Society

Department of Philosophy, Michigan State University

15th Annual Michigan State University Department of Philosophy Graduate Student Conference

Topics: General Philosophy of Science, Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

9 Jan 2026

CFP: Legal Philosophy Workshop 2026

Legal Philosophy Workshop

Topics: Normative Ethics, Philosophy of Law, Social and Political Philosophy

10 Jan 2026

CFP: AI and Data Ethics: Philosophy and Pedagogy

Department of Philosophy, University of Southern California

Topics: Applied Ethics, Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

12 Jan 2026

CFP: Warwick Graduate Conference in Political and Legal Theory 2026

Centre for Ethics, Law and Public Affairs (CELPA), University of Warwick

Warwick Graduate Conference in Political & Legal Theory

Topics: Applied Ethics, Philosophy of Law, Social and Political Philosophy

15 Jan 2026

CFP: Information Segregation: Mechanisms and Consequences

African Centre for Epistemology and Philosophy of Science, University of Johannesburg

Topics: Epistemology, Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality, Social and Political Philosophy

15 Jan 2026

CFP: A Vision for Liberating Our Democracy

Topics: Social and Political Philosophy

15 Jan 2026

CFA: 9th Annual Graduate Philosophy Conference: "Justice and Solidarity"

UTK Philosophy Graduate Student Organization

Topics: Social and Political Philosophy

20 Jan 2026

CFP: Capitalism – Democracy – Emancipation. Encounters Between Critical Theory and Radical Democratic Theory

Department of Political Science, University of Vienna

Topics: Continental Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy

22 Jan 2026

Conference: The Sustainable Corporation: How to Secure Value in a Competitive World

Faculty of Philosophy, University of Groningen

Topics: Philosophy of Social Science, Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

30 Jan 2026

CFP: Conatus - Journal of Philosophy vol. 11, no. 1 (2026) Special Issue: The Disenchantment of the World Secularization and the Modern Predicament

Topics: Philosophy of Religion, Philosophical Traditions, Social and Political Philosophy

30 Jan 2026

CFP: APA Studies in LGBTQ+ Philosophy

Topics: Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality, Social and Political Philosophy, Value Theory, Miscellaneous

30 Jan 2026

CFP: Formal Ethics 2026

Philosophy Department, The State University of New York at Buffalo

Topics: Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy, Value Theory, Miscellaneous

31 Jan 2026

CFP: Affective Lives: Autotheoretical Experiments (Special Issue Passion)

Topics: Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality, Social and Political Philosophy

31 Jan 2026

CFA: 19th Annual Suncoast Graduate Philosophy Conference

Department of Philosophy, University of South Florida

Topics: Applied Ethics, Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality, Social and Political Philosophy

2 Feb 2026

CFP: European Seminars of Philosophy of Education

The American University of Paris

Topics: European Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy, Value Theory, Miscellaneous

3 Feb 2026

CFP: 2026 KCL Political Theory Conference

Department of Political Economy, King's College London

Topics: Applied Ethics, Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

6 Feb 2026

Conference: The Ethics of Business, Trade, and Global Governance Conference

Center for Ethics in Society, Saint Anselm College

Topics: Applied Ethics, Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

7 Feb 2026

Talk: Being Other: Reflections on Alterity

OnlineEreignis Institute, Ereignis Center for Philosophy and the Arts

2026 Ereignis Institute

Dror Pimentel

Topics: Applied Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

8 Feb 2026

Talk: Schizoanalysis of AI: Machinic Desire, Energy, and Planetary Subjectivation

OnlineEreignis Institute, Ereignis Center for Philosophy and the Arts

2026 Ereignis Institute

Alex Taek-Gwang Lee

Topics: Epistemology, Social and Political Philosophy

14 Feb 2026

CFP: Responsible Trusting Without Prejudice First Workshop

OnlineDepartment of Philosophy, University of Stirling

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, Epistemology, Social and Political Philosophy

20 Feb 2026

Conference: Confronting Oppression with Care: Interspecies Perspectives

Center for Environmental and Technology Ethics - Prague

Topics: Applied Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy, Value Theory, Miscellaneous

20 Feb 2026

CFP: 2026 West Chester University Philosophy Graduate Student Conference: Living Philosophy

West Chester University Philosophy Graduate Student Association, West Chester University

West Chester University Philosophy Graduate Student Association Conference

Topics: Philosophical Traditions, Miscellaneous, Social and Political Philosophy

21 Feb 2026

Conference: Warwick Graduate Conference in Political and Legal Theory 2026

Centre for Ethics, Law and Public Affairs (CELPA), University of Warwick

Warwick Graduate Conference in Political & Legal Theory

Topics: Applied Ethics, Philosophy of Law, Social and Political Philosophy

25 Feb 2026

Conference: Justice in the XXI Century: New Challenges, New Directions of Inquiry

Departament of Social and Political Sciences, University of Catania

Initial Conference of the Project "Justice in the XXI Century: A Perspective from Latin America" (JUSTLA)

Topics: Social and Political Philosophy

26 Feb 2026

Conference: Ethical and Social Perspectives on New Military Technologies

Royal Military Academy of Belgium

Topics: Applied Ethics, Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

2 Mar 2026

CFP: Violence, Resistance, and Decoloniality: Rage Against the Machine

University of Alberta Philosophy Graduate Student Group

University of Alberta Philosophy Graduate Conference

Topics: Applied Ethics, Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

3 Mar 2026

Conference: Christian Ethics and Peacebuilding in the Age of AI & Autonomous Weapons Systems

The Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice, Queen's University, Belfast

Topics: Applied Ethics, Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

5 Mar 2026

Conference: Workshop on Friendship, and Friendship with the Morally Bad

OnlineDepartment of Philosophy, The University of Salzburg

Topics: Applied Ethics, Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

6 Mar 2026

Conference: Applied Epistemology in Times of Political Crisis

Applied Epistemology Project, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Applied Epistemology Project Workshops

Topics: Epistemology, Social and Political Philosophy

6 Mar 2026

Conference: AI and Data Ethics: Philosophy and Pedagogy

USC Institute for Ethics and Trust in Computing, University of Southern California

Topics: Applied Ethics, Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

9 Mar 2026

CFP: Feminism and the Corporation: Radical Metaphysics, Radical Politics?

HybridTrinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin

Topics: Metaphysics, Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality, Social and Political Philosophy

12 Mar 2026

Conference: On the Resilience of Reason. Phenomenology, Pragmatism, and Neo-Kantianism in Times of Social Crisis

HybridDr. K. H. Eberle-Research Center "European Cultures in a Multipolar World", University of Constance, Germany

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy

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