Upcoming events in Social and Political Philosophy

15 Sep

CFP: Religious Art and Power – Contestations and Affirmations - Open Theology

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

17 Sep

Conference: 24th Pavia Graduate Conference in Political Philosophy

Department of Political and Social Sciences, Universita' degli Studi di Pavia

Pavia Graduate Conference in Political Philosophy

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

25 Sep

Workshop: Philosophy, Evidence and Policymaking

Netherlands' Ministry of Education, Culture, and Science

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

25 Sep

Conference: Problems of Democracy and possible Solutions

Democracy Program, Carter Center

Topics: Social and Political Philosophy

25 Sep

Conference: Zicklin Center Workshop in Normative Business Ethics

The Wharton School, Department of Legal Studies and Business Ethics, University of Pennsylvania

Zicklin Center Workshop in Normative Business Ethics

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

30 Sep

CFP: The Impact of Religious Movements on Electoral Politics and Political Behaviour - Open Theology

Topics: Philosophy of Religion, Social and Political Philosophy

30 Sep

CFP: Democracies in the Post-digital World: cultural studies perspectives in global contexts - Open Cultural Studies

Topics: Social and Political Philosophy

30 Sep

CFP: Translation—Semiotics—Music

Topics: Continental Philosophy, Aesthetics, Social and Political Philosophy

5 Oct

Conference: Towards a Philosophy of Legal Concepts. Hermeneutic Itineraries in Legal Theory

HybridDepartment of Law, Economics, and Sociology, University "Magna Græcia" of Catanzaro

Topics: Philosophy of Law, 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

7 Oct

Conference: PhilML'26

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

12 Oct

Conference: Caring for Non-Humans: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Care among Animals, the Environment, and AI

Czech Academy of Sciences

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

15 Oct

Conference: Radical Philosophy Association 18th Biennial Conference

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

16 Oct

Conference: North American Association for Philosophy and Education (NAAPE) 2026

University of Saint Mary of the Lake

North American Association for Philosophy and Education

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

20 Oct

CFP: Digital Ethics and Wellbeing

University of Southern Denmark

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

20 Oct

Conference: Digital Ethics and Wellbeing

University of Southern Denmark

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

21 Oct

Symposium: Deep Disagreement and the Limits of Argumentation

Department of Normativity and Human Rights Research, INSTITUTE OF PHILOSOPHY OF THE SLOVAK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, V.V.I.

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

22 Oct

Conference: International Workshop Counterrevolution and Democratic Transformation

Chair of Philosophy, University of St. Gallen

Topics: Continental Philosophy, Philosophy of Law, 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

22 Oct

Conference: Rationality and Normativity Conference

Philosophical Department, University of Hradec Králové

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

26 Oct

Conference: Innovation and tradition: intersections, interactions and disputes in culture

HybridEscuela de Humanidades y Educación, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey Campus Cuernavaca

Topics: Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Social Science, 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

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: 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

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

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: 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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