Upcoming events in Social and Political Philosophy

1 Jun

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

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

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

Conference: European Seminars of Philosophy of Education

The American University of Paris

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

4 Jun

Conference: International Society for Military Ethics

International Society for Military Ethics

International Society for Military Ethics Annual Conference

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

11 Jun

Conference: Dialogue in Democratic Education

University of Oulu

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

11 Jun

Conference: POLEMO – GOODINT Symposium: Justice, Integration & Democracy

Doctoral School of Political Science, Public Policy and International Relations, Central European University

Polemo symposium

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

11 Jun

Conference: 17th London Graduate Conference in the History of Political Thought

Topics: History of Western Philosophy, Philosophical Traditions, Social and Political Philosophy

11 Jun

Conference: Legal Philosophy Workshop 2026

Legal Philosophy Workshop

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

12 Jun

CFP: Social Ties in Animal Politics: Mutuality Beyond Humanity

School of Sociological Studies, Politics and International Relations, University of Sheffield

Animal Politics

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

14 Jun

Conference: Early Modern Debates About Slavery

Department of Philosophy, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Journal of the History of Philosophy Summer Seminar

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

15 Jun

Conference: Ethnographilosophy

Freie Universität Berlin

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

17 Jun

Conference: Climate Emotions and Environmental Activism

University College Dublin

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

22 Jun

Conference: Trust and Hope in Times of Crises

American University of Armenia

ETICA Internationnal Annual Conferences

Topics: Epistemology, Applied Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

22 Jun

Conference: OZSW PhD Summer School on Ethics and Economics: Ethics of Taxes, Climate Change and Labor Markets

Department of Philosophy, Tilburg University

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

22 Jun

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

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

Conference: Monist special issue workshop: Philosophy of Taxation

Department of Philosophy, Tilburg University

Topics: Applied Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

28 Jun

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

29 Jun

Conference: New Issues on Law and Philosophy of Affirmative Action

IVR2026 Organizing Committee, International Association for the Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy

Special workshop at XXXIInd World Congress of the International Association for the Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy (IVR)

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

29 Jun

Conference: PANEL 2 - DISTRIBUTION, POWER RESOURCES, AND DOMINATION

University of Minho, Centre for Ethics, Politics and Society, University of Minho

16TH BRAGA MEETINGS

Topics: Social and Political Philosophy

30 Jun

Conference: The Meaning of Misogyny

HybridDepartment of Philosophy, The University of Manchester

Topics: Philosophy of Language, Social and Political Philosophy

30 Jun

CFP: The Prognostic Possibilities of a Philosophical Approach to History: Currents of the Contemporary World

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF PHILOSOPHY FELIX ROMULIANA

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

30 Jun

CFP: Historical Narratives and Counternarratives

APPLIED PHILOSOPHY AND SOCIAL RESEARCH CENTER, Belgrade

Topics: History of Western Philosophy, Continental Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy

3 Jul

Conference: New Technologies and the Future of War and Peace

Oxford University

Challenging War

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

4 Jul

Conference: Collegium Phaenomenologicum 2026: Climate Philosophy in the Capitalocene

Collegium Phaenomenologicum

Collegium Phaenomenologicum

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

6 Jul

Conference: Rethinking Leadership

Webster University

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

6 Jul

Conference: Collective Moral and Intellectual Virtues - Summer Course

Department of Philosophy, Central European University

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

13 Jul

Conference: 9th Derrida Today Conference

HybridÉcole Normale Supérieure

9th Derrida Today Conference

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

13 Jul

Conference: Formal Ethics 2026

Philosophy Department, The State University of New York at Buffalo

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

20 Jul

Conference: Critical Theory Workshop's 18th Annual Summer School

HybridLaboratoire d’Anthropologie Politique , École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS) -- School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, France

Topics: Philosophical Traditions, Miscellaneous, Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality, Social and Political Philosophy

24 Jul

Conference: The F-word: autofiction as resistance to patriarchy

Circle 4: Feminist Philosophy, Nordic Summer University

NSU study circles

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

27 Jul

Conference: Passau Summer School for Applied Ethics 2026 - Ethics of Migration: Justice, Rights, Responsibilities

Professorship of Applied Ethics, University of Passau

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

3 Aug

Conference: Idols of Modernity: The Human Desire for Meaning and the Migration of the Holy (Summer School)

Forum for Christian Studies (foXs)

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

13 Aug

Conference: 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

17 Aug

Conference: Philosophy of Breakups

HybridConceptual Foundations of Conflict Project, University of Southern California

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

19 Aug

Conference: Individualism and Oppression

Department of Philosophy, Tilburg University

René Descartes Lectures Tilburg University

Topics: Social and Political Philosophy

23 Aug

Conference: From Disciples to Followers: Questioning the Digital Experience of Religions Online

University Centre Saint Ignatius Antwerp

UCSIA Summer School

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

4 Sep

Conference: The Prognostic Possibilities of a Philosophical Approach to History: Currents of the Contemporary World

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF PHILOSOPHY FELIX ROMULIANA

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

8 Sep

Conference: Historical Narratives and Counternarratives

APPLIED PHILOSOPHY AND SOCIAL RESEARCH CENTER, Belgrade

Topics: History of Western Philosophy, Continental Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy

8 Sep

Conference: 2026 ECPR General Conference

Jagiellonian University, Kraków

Topics: Social and Political Philosophy

8 Sep

Conference: Social Ties in Animal Politics: Mutuality Beyond Humanity

School of Sociological Studies, Politics and International Relations, University of Sheffield

Animal Politics

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

30 Sep

CFP: Translation—Semiotics—Music

Topics: Continental Philosophy, Aesthetics, Social and Political Philosophy

5 Oct

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

15 Oct

Conference: Radical Philosophy Association 18th Biennial Conference

Topics: History of Western Philosophy, Philosophical Traditions, Social and Political Philosophy

22 Oct

Conference: Utopias of Work: Historical Perspectives

Faculty of Philosophy, University of Groningen

Topics: History of Western Philosophy, Philosophical Traditions, Social and Political Philosophy

29 Oct

Conference: Melancholic historicity: lost pasts and past losses

Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Utrecht University

Topics: History of Western Philosophy, Miscellaneous, European Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy

30 Oct

Conference: Can social ontology change the world?

Department of Philosophy, Simon Fraser University

Topics: M&E, Miscellaneous, Philosophy of Social Science, Social and Political Philosophy

30 Oct

CFP: Medically Assisted Dying for Persons with Mental IIlness: Philosophical, Ethical, and Legal Perspectives

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

12 Nov

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

Law Department, Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Topics: Social and Political Philosophy