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TheoryLAB provides a space for creative and critical thinking about politics and society. It is open to academics and non-academics alike, and we organise events of all kinds.

https://www.qmul.ac.uk/politics/research/theorylab/

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Pleased to announce the Spring 2026 line up for our Work in Progress Seminar. If you’d like to join contact us here or at [email protected].
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We are delighted to announce the CfP for our Spring Symposium on 27th April at UCL! More info here - including the link to submit your abstract by 9th March: www.globaltheoryforum.co.uk/spring-sympo...
February 9, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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Very excited to share that we’ll be running a new political theory MA at @qmulsse.bsky.social from next year. If you know (or are) a talented student looking for a London postgraduate course in political theory that is practical, critical, and diverse, do have a look. www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate...
Political Theory MA - Queen Mary University of London
www.qmul.ac.uk
February 9, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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Still time to submit an abstract if cities, democracy, and the threat of creeping authoritarianism is your kind of thing.
Call for papers: We're getting used to cities standing up to populists leaders. But what explains this & what intellectual, legal & political resources can they draw on in their fight? Delighted to be working w/ @mwojciechowska.bsky.social @jmchickson.bsky.social Joe Hoover. Apply: lnkd.in/ee3dkZj6
February 9, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Very pleased to share details of an event this Thursday, 29 January, at 5pm. @elkeschwarz.bsky.social and @carolineholmqvist.bsky.social will be discussing Günther Anders’ The Obsolescence of the Human. @qmulsse.bsky.social

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-obsole...
The Obsolescence of the Human
A book talk with Günther Anders’ translator Dr Christopher Mülle
www.eventbrite.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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The launch of Military Victory Beyond the Battlefield: Outside Wartime will be on 3 March 2026, 5.15pm @qmulsse.bsky.social

Chuffed to be joined by Aggie Hirst, Paul Higate, Kim Hutchings, @therealisthom.bsky.social, and @debbielisle.bsky.social.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...
January 26, 2026 at 10:29 AM
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CFA for the LSE Graduate conference, 28-29 May 2026. Submit your abstracts by 22 February here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
January 26, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Pleased to announce the Spring 2026 line up for our Work in Progress Seminar. If you’d like to join contact us here or at [email protected].
January 19, 2026 at 1:33 PM
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Beyond the West? Modern Japanese Political Thought as a Resource for Comparative Political Theory 18 March 2026 @qmulsse.bsky.social @theorylab.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/beyond-the...
Beyond the West?
Modern Japanese Political Thought as a Resource for Comparative Political Theory
www.eventbrite.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 7:03 AM
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Very happy/honoured to be giving a keynote at this excellent conference along with similarly excellent Chiara Cordelli. Do consider submitting a paper or sharing with your grad students. @ecpr-nptmethods.bsky.social @ipsa-rc31.bsky.social @biapt.bsky.social @psapolthought.bsky.social
Please share!!!

Brave New World Graduate Conference in Political Theory 2026 at Mancept @uompols.bsky.social

Call for papers:
Brave New World 2026
sites.manchester.ac.uk
December 17, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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I am very excited that there is now an English translation of this important book. Christopher John Müller has done an amazing job. Thank you to both @morbuscriticus.bsky.social and Christopher for making this happen!
December 2, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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See here for details of the British Academy 2026 Brian Barry essay prize in political science

forms.office.com/e/pg4irbtieR

www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/prizes-medal...
The British Academy Brian Barry Prize in Political Science
The Brian Barry Prize, worth £1500, is awarded annually for excellence in political science, with the winning essay published in the British Journal of Political Science.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
December 2, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Big thank you to @drjoehoover.bsky.social and @theorylab.bsky.social for inviting me to present my paper on Inequality, precarity, and domination in 'left behind' communities as part of their work in progress seminar series. Some great feedback to think about on the train back north...
November 12, 2025 at 6:53 PM
TheoryLAB is excited to have @jmchickson.bsky.social presenting on "Inequality, precarity and domination in ‘left behind’ communities” at our Work in Progress Seminar Wed., 11 Nov. (4-5.30pm) at QM’s Mile End Campus. Message here or [email protected] for info or to join our mailing list.
November 5, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Self-promotion for a first post, not the best look. But special issue on Global Crises and Utopian Hope at Journal of International Political Theory is full of good stuff, edited by Patrick Hayden and Chamsy el-Ojeili. journals.sagepub.com/toc/iptb/21/3
Journal of International Political Theory - Volume 21, Number 3
Table of contents for Journal of International Political Theory, 21, 3
journals.sagepub.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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Last week, inspired by @ldfreedman.bsky.social's "Hennessy Lecture", we explored the foreign and domestic policy implications of Britain's support for Ukraine.

Feat. @drjamesstrong.bsky.social, @elkeschwarz.bsky.social, Patrick Porter and @evieaspinall.bsky.social⬇️

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUvQ...
"Whatever it takes": The Policy Implications of Supporting Ukraine
YouTube video by Mile End Institute
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November 4, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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#Ethics people - get your 250 abstracts to Natasha and/or I asap for our January #BISA Ethics and World Politics online event in “Teaching Ethics in Dark Times.”

Details below!
🌟 Ethics and World Politics BISA call for papers 🌟

"Teaching ethics in dark times" exploring innovative approaches to ethics education 🎉

Deadline to submit - 15 October ⏰
Workshop date: 14 January

Find out more here 👉 https://ow.ly/7LOv50X6UGE

Seán Molloy Natasha Saunders
Call for papers: Teaching ethics in dark times- Ethics and World Politics | BISA
- Ethics and World Politics Working Group
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October 6, 2025 at 10:41 AM