Upcoming events in Social and Political Philosophy

26 Mar

Conference: Devotion, Existential Commitment, and Ethics

Philosophy, Boston University

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

26 Mar

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

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

27 Mar

Conference: Technology for Good: An Early Career Research Conference

Walker Institute of International and Area Studies, University of South Carolina

Topics: Applied Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

30 Mar

CFP: Beyond the Imitation Game

HybridUniversity of Bucharest, Faculty of Philosophy

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

31 Mar

CFP: Treasuring Old and New in Social Theology: from Rerum novarum to the Present Pontificate

HybridFaculty of Roman Catholic Theology, University of Bucharest

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

31 Mar

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

Law Department, Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Topics: Social and Political Philosophy

31 Mar

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

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

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

3 Apr

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

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

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

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

CFP: MANCEPT's Brave New World 2026

MANCEPT, University of Manchester

Topics: Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

10 Apr

CFP: Synthese: Philosophy of Science in Public Policy

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

14 Apr

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

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

15 Apr

CFP: Utopias of Work: Historical Perspectives

Faculty of Philosophy, University of Groningen

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

16 Apr

Conference: Climate Change and Global Justice

Department of Philosophy , University of Washington

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

17 Apr

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

Conference: New Work on Discrimination

Yale University

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

17 Apr

Conference: 1st UChicago WAMIP Philosophy Graduate Conference: Practical Philosophy & Philosophy’s Practicalities

The Department of Philosophy , University of Chicago

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

20 Apr

CFP: 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

20 Apr

CFP: Chiasma Journal Volume 11: The Question of Sovereignty

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

23 Apr

Conference: Raising a Mirror to the University: Theory and the Canadian Institution

Centre for the Study of Theory and Criticism, The University of Western Ontario

Annual Graduate Theory Conference

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

24 Apr

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

27 Apr

Conference: 21st Annual Doctoral Conference 2026

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

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

29 Apr

Conference: Migration and Asylum in Scotland: A Philosophical Perspective

Department of Philosophy, University of Aberdeen

Topics: Social and Political Philosophy

1 May

Workshop: The Political Dimension in Hegel's Aesthetics

School of Advanced Study, University of London

Topics: Continental Philosophy, Aesthetics, Social and Political Philosophy

1 May

Conference: Ratio Annual Conference on Animals and Philosophy

University of Reading

Ratio Annual Conference

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

1 May

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

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

1 May

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

Department of Philosophy, Philosophy Graduate Student Group

University of Alberta Philosophy Graduate Conference

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

7 May

Conference: York University Graduate Philosophy Conference: Trust, Distrust, and Technology

Department of Philosophy, York University

Topics: Epistemology, Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

8 May

Conference: Treasuring Old and New in Social Theology: from Rerum novarum to the Present Pontificate

HybridFaculty of Roman Catholic Theology, University of Bucharest

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

9 May

Conference: Beyond the Imitation Game

HybridUniversity of Bucharest, Faculty of Philosophy

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

10 May

CFP: 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

14 May

Conference: STAL 2026

University of Granada

Topics: Philosophy of Language, Social and Political Philosophy

15 May

Conference: Tackling speciesism and anthropocentrism in higher education

OnlineUniversity of York

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

21 May

Conference: Business Ethics in the 6ix

Ted Rogers School of Management, Toronto Metropolitan University

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

21 May

Conference: MANCEPT's Brave New World 2026

MANCEPT, University of Manchester

Topics: Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

22 May

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

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

26 May

Conference: 2026 Feminist Decolonial Politics Workshop

HybridUniversity at Buffalo, University at North Carolina and Online

Feminist Decolonial Politics Workshop

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

27 May

Conference: 3rd Annual Philosophy & Legal Theory Collaborative Summer Workshop at UC Berkeley

Jurisprudence and Social Policy, UC Berkeley

Philosophy & Legal Theory Collaborative Summer Workshop

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

28 May

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

Conference: Hannah Arendt - The Origins of Totalitarianism Today

Paderborn University

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

1 Jun

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

Les Nouveaux Cahiers Castoriadis

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

31 May

CFP: CFP_Between Fear and Proximity: The Wolf and Contemporary Forms of Otherness

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

1 Jun

Conference: TPTN Workshop: Designing Political Theory Curricula

University of York

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

1 Jun

Conference: Free and Inclusive Speech in Times of Polarisation

University of Ottawa

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