Upcoming events in 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

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

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

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

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

25 Feb 2026

Conference: International Law and Emotions - Recovering Universality?

Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law

Topics: Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Law, 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

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

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

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: 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

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

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

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

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

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: 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

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

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

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

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

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