Upcoming events in Social and Political Philosophy

31 Oct

CFP: Rethinking Agency under Non-Ideal Conditions

Department of Philosophy (Section Phenomenology), University of Graz

Topics: Philosophy of Action, Philosophy of Mind, Social and Political Philosophy

31 Oct

CFP: Lessico di Etica Pubblica - The Divine and the Digital (2/2026)

Topics: Philosophy of Religion, Continental Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy

31 Oct

CFP: Special Issue of Apocalyptica: "Apocalypse now what? Capitalism and the end of the world"

Topics: Continental Philosophy, Aesthetics, Social and Political Philosophy

1 Nov

CFP: Epistemic Injustice and AI

Department of Philosophy of Mind and Language, Radboud University

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

1 Nov

CFP: The Relevance of Michel Foucault in the Face of Global Surveillance, Post-Truth and New Forms of Governance

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality, Social and Political Philosophy

5 Nov

Conference: Hegel on Historicity

Department of Political Science and History, Panteion University, Athens

10th Conference of the International Network Hegel’s Relevance

Topics: 19th Century Philosophy, Metaphilosophy, Social and Political Philosophy

5 Nov

Conference: Workshop for The Journal of Ethics Special Issue on Meritocracy

Law Department, Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Topics: Social and Political Philosophy

5 Nov

Conference: Security-Relevant Research in Academia - Debates, Definitions, and Best-Practices

ARRTI, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany

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

5 Nov

Conference: Emerge 2026: Contested Futures

Digital Society Lab, University of Belgrade, Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory

Topics: Philosophy of Computing and Information, Philosophy of Science, Miscellaneous, Social and Political Philosophy

5 Nov

Conference: 2026 Latinx Philosophy Conference

Department of Philosophy, Texas A&M University

Topics: Philosophy of the Americas, Aesthetics, Social and Political Philosophy

6 Nov

Conference: Twenty-first Annual NYU Conference on Issues in Modern Philosophy: The Social Contract

Department of Philosophy, New York University

Annual NYU Conference on Issues in Modern Philosophy

Topics: 17th/18th Century Philosophy, 19th Century Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy

6 Nov

Conference: Social Categories of the Future

Department of Philosophy, University of California, Santa Cruz

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

7 Nov

Conference: Responsible Trusting without Prejudice Workshop 2

University of Stirling

Responsible Trusting without Prejudice Workshops

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

7 Nov

Conference: Responsible Trusting without Prejudice Workshop 2

University of Stirling

Responsible Trusting without Prejudice Workshops

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

12 Nov

Conference: Reappraising nostalgia: The times and places of mindful yearning An international colloquium

University of Macerata Italy

Topics: History of Western Philosophy, Miscellaneous, Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

12 Nov

Conference: Normative Perspectives on the Armed Forces and Civil–Military Relations

Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford University

Topics: Social and Political Philosophy

12 Nov

Conference: 2026 Policing, Policy, and Philosophy Initiative (3PI) Symposium

Policing, Policy, and Philosophy Initiative

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

12 Nov

CFP: Reappraising nostalgia: The times and places of mindful yearning An international colloquium

University of Macerata Italy

Topics: History of Western Philosophy, Miscellaneous, Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

13 Nov

CFP: The Right of War in Grotius and Hobbes

Department of Philosophy, Middle East Technical University (Ankara)

The Hobbes Scholars International Association Sixth International Conference

Topics: European Philosophy, Philosophy of Law, Social and Political Philosophy

13 Nov

Conference: The Right of War in Grotius and Hobbes

Department of Philosophy, Middle East Technical University (Ankara)

The Hobbes Scholars International Association Sixth International Conference

Topics: European Philosophy, Philosophy of Law, Social and Political Philosophy

13 Nov

Conference: Another Sense of Earth at the End of Worlds: Environmental Humanities in the Face of Crises

Department of Philosophy and Religion, University of North Texas

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

15 Nov

CFP: 5th Annual Penn-Georgetown Digital Ethics Workshop

Georgetown University

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

19 Nov

Conference: Winter School in Phenomenology: "Phenomenology of the We. Intersubjectivity, Collective Emotions, and the Constitution of the Social World"

Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici, University of Naples Federico II

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

19 Nov

Workshop: Multilateralism, International Institutions and the Ethics of War

Department of Philosophy, University of Bern

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

19 Nov

Talk: The Fruitfulness of Normative Concepts

Center for Ethical Thinking, Pace University

Third Thursdays Speaker Series

Matthew Lindauer (Brooklyn College (CUNY))

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

20 Nov

Conference: Deprived Health: the Collaborative Pursuit of Health Capability in Contexts of Socioeconomic Deprivation

Humanities Institute, University College Dublin

Topics: Social and Political Philosophy

24 Nov

Conference: Mid Conference - Reimagining Justice in the 21st Century: Normativity, Politics, and Society

Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas (IFCH), University of Campinas

Topics: Social and Political Philosophy

25 Nov

Conference: Simposio Internacional MemoriEs 2026

OnlineUniversity of Western Australia

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

26 Nov

Conference: 2nd PHILAWSON WORKSHOP: Contemporary Views on Social Ontology and Philosophy of Law

Departamento de Derecho Público y Filosofía Jurídica, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

PHILAWSON WORKSHOP

Topics: Philosophy of Law, Social and Political Philosophy

28 Nov

Conference: Anti-Democratic Communication

HybridUniversity of Waterloo

Topics: Philosophy of Language, Social and Political Philosophy

1 Dec

CFP: Philosophy and Technology

Topics: Logic and Philosophy of Logic, Philosophy of Computing and Information, Social and Political Philosophy

1 Dec

CFP: Special Issue of Telos on the Russo-Ukrainian War

Topics: Philosophical Traditions, Miscellaneous, Philosophy of Law, Social and Political Philosophy

2 Dec

Conference: Phenomenology and the Political: Experience, Power, and Methods

Department of Communication and Arts, University of Beira Interior

Topics: Continental Philosophy, Philosophical Traditions, Miscellaneous, Social and Political Philosophy

3 Dec

Conference: "On Trial". Claiming Feminist Justice in Dark Times - Between Law, Testimony, and Politics

Department of Human Sciences, University of Verona

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

9 Dec

Conference: 2nd Annual PPEL in the Global South Conference

University of Los Andes

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

20 Dec

CFP: Journal of Law, Society, and Authority (JLSA) | Volume 16, Issue 1 — March 2027

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

4 Jan 2027

CFP: Feminist Accountability and Transformative Justice - Special Issue of Feminist Philosophy Quarterly

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

14 Jan 2027

Conference: 9th Workshop in Political Philosophy

Topics: Social and Political Philosophy

21 Jan 2027

Conference: Disclosure in Thought and Action Philosophical Perspectives on Political Narration and Democratic Prefiguration

FernUniversität in Hagen

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

21 Jan 2027

Conference: The Political Theory of Labour Unions

Munich School of Politics and Public Policy, Technical University of Munich

Topics: Social and Political Philosophy

31 Jan 2027

CFP: Special Issue Puncta “Phenomarxism: Ideology and Materialism in Critical and Political Phenomenology”

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, Continental Philosophy, 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

12 Feb 2027

Conference: Biophilia: The Ethics, Politics, and Aesthetics of Love for the Living World

Department of Philosophy, Mississippi State University

The Mississippi Philosophical Association Annual Conference 2027

Topics: Aesthetics, Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

24 Feb 2027

Conference: NASSP at Central APA

North American Society for Social Philosophy

Topics: Applied Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

3 Mar 2027

Conference: Rethinking Agency under Non-Ideal Conditions

Department of Philosophy (Section Phenomenology), University of Graz

Topics: Philosophy of Action, Philosophy of Mind, Social and Political Philosophy

23 Mar 2027

Conference: Epistemic Injustice and AI

Department of Philosophy of Mind and Language, Radboud University

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

1 Apr 2027

CFP: 2nd Annual PPEL in the Global South Conference

University of Los Andes

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

9 Apr 2027

Conference: 5th Annual Penn-Georgetown Digital Ethics Workshop

Georgetown University

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

9 Apr 2027

CFP: Call for Papers: Hypatia Special Issue ‘Gender and Nation’

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

31 Jul 2027

CFP: Special Issue of Philosophical Studies on Partial Aggregation

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