Upcoming events in 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

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

15 Mar 2026

CFP: "Philosophies" Special Issue: More-than-Human Ethics: Rethinking Nature, Dwelling, and Responsibility

Topics: Philosophical Traditions, Miscellaneous, Social and Political Philosophy, Value Theory, Miscellaneous

15 Mar 2026

CFP: IVR 2026 Istanbul

International Association for the Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy

32nd World Congress of the International Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy

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

15 Mar 2026

CFP: Business Ethics in the 6ix

Ted Rogers School of Management, Toronto Metropolitan University

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

19 Mar 2026

Conference: 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

20 Mar 2026

Conference: The Chinese New Leviathan: Cultural Subjectivity and Statecraft Today

The Telos-Paul Piccone Institute

Topics: Asian Philosophy, Continental Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy

20 Mar 2026

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

UTK Philosophy Graduate Student Organization

Topics: Social and Political Philosophy

24 Mar 2026

Conference: Workshop on Deterrence and Deontology

Stockholm Centre for the Ethics of War and Peace, Stockholm University

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

26 Mar 2026

Conference: Devotion, Existential Commitment, and Ethics

Philosophy, Boston University

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

26 Mar 2026

Conference: Science, Expertise, and Society

History and Philosophy of Science (HPS) Program, University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame HPS Annual Conference

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

27 Mar 2026

Conference: 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

31 Mar 2026

CFP: Philosophy of Breakups

HybridConceptual Foundations of Conflict Project, University of Southern California

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

1 Apr 2026

CFP: CFP: Arendt and the Question of War in The Modern World

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

3 Apr 2026

Conference: 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

3 Apr 2026

Conference: Peace in the Age of Forever Wars

Center for the Study of Force and Diplomacy (CENFAD), Temple University

Challenging War

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

3 Apr 2026

Conference: Southern Journal of Philosophy 2026 Workshop on Hortense Spillers

Department of Philosophy, University of Memphis

Southern Journal of Philosophy Workshop series

Topics: African/Africana Philosophy, Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality, Social and Political Philosophy

4 Apr 2026

Conference: 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

10 Apr 2026

CFP: Synthese: Philosophy of Science in Public Policy

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

14 Apr 2026

CFP: Human Ecology: dwelling as care for the environment and relationships

Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca

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

14 Apr 2026

Conference: Human Ecology: dwelling as care for the environment and relationships

Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca

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

16 Apr 2026

Conference: Climate Change and Global Justice

Department of Philosophy , University of Washington

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

17 Apr 2026

Conference: Princeton University Graduate Conference in Political Theory

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

Topics: Social and Political Philosophy

17 Apr 2026

Conference: New Work on Discrimination

Yale University

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

24 Apr 2026

Conference: 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

1 May 2026

CFP: Special Issue on "Pacifism and World Peace" for Dialogue and Universalism

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

14 May 2026

Conference: STAL 2026

University of Granada

Topics: Philosophy of Language, Social and Political Philosophy

21 May 2026

Conference: Business Ethics in the 6ix

Ted Rogers School of Management, Toronto Metropolitan University

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

22 May 2026

Conference: 2026 KCL Political Theory Conference

Department of Political Economy, King's College London

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

22 May 2026

Conference: 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

28 May 2026

Conference: The Wisdom, and Madness, of Crowds: a workshop on group beliefs, echo chambers and collective identities

Erasmus School of Philosophy (ESPhil), Erasmus University Rotterdam

Topics: Epistemology, Social and Political Philosophy

28 May 2026

Conference: Hannah Arendt - The Origins of Totalitarianism Today

Paderborn University

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, Philosophical Traditions, Miscellaneous, Social and Political Philosophy

1 Jun 2026

CFP: International Conference: “Cornelius Castoriadis (1997-2027) : Thirty Years Later”

Les Nouveaux Cahiers Castoriadis

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

1 Jun 2026

Conference: Free and Inclusive Speech in Times of Polarisation

University of Ottawa

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

1 Jun 2026

CFP: Free and Inclusive Speech in Times of Polarisation

University of Ottawa

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

4 Jun 2026

Conference: European Seminars of Philosophy of Education

The American University of Paris

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

4 Jun 2026

Conference: Stanley Cavell at 100. An International Centennial Conference

Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne; Sapienza Università di Roma; Boston University

Topics: Aesthetics, Applied Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

4 Jun 2026

Conference: 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

11 Jun 2026

Conference: Dialogue in Democratic Education

University of Oulu

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

11 Jun 2026

Conference: Legal Philosophy Workshop 2026

Legal Philosophy Workshop

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

15 Jun 2026

Conference: Ethnographilosophy

Freie Universität Berlin

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

22 Jun 2026

Summer Seminar: Patience in Adversity Summer Seminar

University of Notre Dame

The Patience in Adversity Project

Topics: Meta-Ethics, Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

25 Jun 2026

Conference: 2nd Dortmund Disputes on Economic Justice

Department of Philosophy and Political Science, TU Dortmund University

Dortmund Disputes on Economic Justice

Topics: Philosophy of Law, Social and Political Philosophy

25 Jun 2026

Conference: Monist special issue workshop: Tax bases for the 21st century

Department of Philosophy, Tilburg University

Topics: Applied Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

28 Jun 2026

Conference: IVR 2026 Istanbul

International Association for the Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy

32nd World Congress of the International Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy

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

13 Jul 2026

Conference: The 9th Derrida Today Conference

HybridÉcole Normale Supérieure

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

17 Aug 2026

Conference: Philosophy of Breakups

HybridConceptual Foundations of Conflict Project, University of Southern California

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

5 Oct 2026

Conference: 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

1 Feb 2027

CFP: 2nd Dortmund Disputes on Economic Justice

Department of Philosophy and Political Science, TU Dortmund University

Dortmund Disputes on Economic Justice

Topics: Philosophy of Law, Social and Political Philosophy

27 Oct 2027

Conference: International Conference: “Cornelius Castoriadis (1997-2027) : Thirty Years Later”

Les Nouveaux Cahiers Castoriadis

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