Upcoming events in 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

27 Apr

Conference: Global Theory Forum Spring Symposium

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

27 Apr

Talk: Inclusive Economics: How Could AI Technologies Shape a New Inclusive Economy?

OnlineFaculty of Arts, Monash University

Monash Social Contract Research Network (SCRN) seminar series

Topics: 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

30 Apr

CFP: CEE Forum of Young Legal, Political and Social Theorists

University of Silesia

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

1 May

CFP: Chosen Nation(s): Historical and Cultural Interpretations of Exceptionalism

Ludovika University of Public Service; Jewish Theological Seminary - University of Jewish Studies

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: I Congreso Éticas Aplicadas de la Universidad de Málaga

Department of Philosophy, Universidad de Málaga

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

8 May

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

Policing, Policy, and Philosophy Initiative

Topics: Applied Ethics, Philosophy of Law, 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

12 May

CFP: MANCEPT Workshop on Theories of Public Reason

University of Manchester

Topics: Social and Political Philosophy

12 May

Talk: Rethinking the Social Contract: A Ricœurian Perspective

OnlineFaculty of Arts, Monash University

Monash Social Contract Research Network (SCRN) seminar series

Laure Gillot-Assayag

Topics: 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

20 May

Conference: Boycotts and Beyond: How should we respond to ethically compromised sporting events?

University of Glasgow

Topics: Applied Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

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: Power and Vulnerability: Narratives of Uncertainty in Global Dynamics

Faculty of Theology, “Ovidius” University of Constanța (Romania)

RELIGION, KNOWLEDGE, SOCIETY

Topics: Philosophy of Religion, General Philosophy of Science, 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

24 May

Conference: Sacralization of Politics and Secularization of Religion. Old Narratives in New Paradigms

Faculty of Theology, “Ovidius” University of Constanța (Romania)

RELIGION, KNOWLEDGE, SOCIETY

Topics: Philosophy of Religion, Normative Ethics, 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

31 May

CFP: The 32nd World Congress of the International Association Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy

Topics: Philosophy of Law, 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

CFP: Artifices: technology, thought, art

HybridEreignis Center for Philosophy and the Arts

Ereignis Conference

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