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PSA26 Annual Conference - Call for Papers Open! | The Political Studies Association (PSA)

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PSA Political Thought Specialist Group @psapolthought.bsky.social · Aug 5

📣 We have sent out to group members our call for papers for next year's PSA conference in Oxford - check your inbox!

📅 Deadline for submissions - 17 October 2025

We accept papers on any theme or topic related to political thought

Political Studies Association @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social · Aug 2

📢 CALL FOR PAPERS *PSA26 Annual Conference* We invite paper proposals for our next International Annual Conference in Oxford, 30 March - 1 April, 2026.
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BIAPT Early-career prize winner 2025 - Joe Davidson - BIAPT

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Britain and Ireland Association for Political Thought @biapt.bsky.social · Sep 4

We are thrilled to announce that Joe Davidson is the winner of our BIAPT Early Career Prize for 2025! Joe’s work on utopia is just what the field needs at a time when political pessimism prevails. Full announcement below 👇

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We are very happy to announce that Dr Joe Davidson has been awarded the BIAPT Early-Career Prize for 2025. Following completion of his PhD at King’s College (2022), Cambridge, Davidson won a highly co...

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Britain and Ireland Association for Political Thought @biapt.bsky.social · Sep 4

BIAPT is delighted to announce that its Mid-career prize for 2025 goes to Jemima Repo! Warm congratulations to her for huge contributions to gender theory, feminism, and biopolitics. Full statement below 👇

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BIAPT Mid-career prize 2025 - Jemima Repo - BIAPT

We are pleased to award the BIAPT Mid-Career Prize to Dr Jemima Repo, who is a Reader in Political and Feminist Theory at Newcastle University and an outstanding citizen of the international community...

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Illiberalism Studies Program @illsp.bsky.social · Aug 8

Finally, see Michael Keary on political theory's unexamined assumptions about technology, and the necessity for a less hubristic approach that can foster environmental justice.

Technological Change as an Undercurrent in Political Thought: Feminism, Marxism, and Resisting Liberal Environmentalism illiberalism.org |

Michael Keary on the unexamined assumptions about technology common to political theory and the necessity for a less hubristic approach that can foster environmental justice.

Right-wing Ecologies: Background Clatter or a Serious Force in Environmental Politics? illiberalism.org |

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Illiberalism Studies Program @illsp.bsky.social · Aug 8

Then, read Balša Lubarda on the varieties of right-wing ecology and the challenges center-right parties face when forging a greener conservatism.

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Balša Lubarda on the varieties of right-wing ecology and the challenges center-right parties face when forging a greener conservatism.

Illiberal Enterprise: The Undoing of the EPA, 1970–2025 illiberalism.org |

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Illiberalism Studies Program @illsp.bsky.social · Aug 8

Next up, check out Melissa Aronczyk on the politics of dismantling the Environmental Protection Agency and the roots of American illiberalism.

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Melissa Aronczyk on the politics of dismantling the Environmental Protection Agency and the roots of American illiberalism.

Illiberalism between Development, Sovereignty, and Environmentalism illiberalism.org |

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Illiberalism Studies Program @illsp.bsky.social · Aug 8

Second, see Paula Ganga's discussion of illiberalism and environmentalism in Hungary and Poland, and how and under what circumstances illiberal leaders choose to pursue green policies.

Paula Ganga discusses illiberalism and environmentalism in Hungary and Poland, and how and under what circumstances illiberal leaders choose to pursue green policies.

“Drill, Baby, Drill”: The Pitfalls of Politicizing the Climate in a Society of Enjoyment illiberalism.org |

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Illiberalism Studies Program @illsp.bsky.social · Aug 8

First up, read Lucas Pohl and Erik Swyngedouw on the concept of "enjoyment," the right and left wings' response to climate change, and what a truly emancipatory climate politics must look like.

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Lucas Pohl and Erik Swyngedouw on the concept of "enjoyment," the right and left wings' response to climate change, and what a truly emancipatory climate politics must look like.

PSA26 Annual Conference - Call for Papers Open! | The Political Studies Association (PSA)

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PSA Political Thought Specialist Group @psapolthought.bsky.social · Aug 5

📣 We have sent out to group members our call for papers for next year's PSA conference in Oxford - check your inbox!

📅 Deadline for submissions - 17 October 2025

We accept papers on any theme or topic related to political thought

Political Studies Association @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social · Aug 2

📢 CALL FOR PAPERS *PSA26 Annual Conference* We invite paper proposals for our next International Annual Conference in Oxford, 30 March - 1 April, 2026.
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Mackenzie Book Prize 2025-26 Submissions Open | The Political Studies Association (PSA)

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Political Studies Association @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social · Aug 5

*PSA PRIZES* 📚 Mackenzie #BookPrize submissions are now open! Awarded annually for the best #books in #Politics & #PoliticalScience.
Nominations invited from publishers, individuals and PSA specialist groups. Deadline 5 September.
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edwin @ehcj.bsky.social · Jul 31

call for abstract: for those interested in the interface between social ontology & anthropology, we're hosting a workshop in Cambridge (UK). deadline Aug 21.

Assistant/Associate Professor in International Relations Theory at The American University in Cairo

PSA Political Thought Specialist Group @psapolthought.bsky.social · Aug 4

🗣️ JOB! Assistant/Associate Professor in International Relations Theory at the American University in Cairo

📅 "The position is open until filled"

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Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Assistant/Associate Professor in International Relations Theory on jobs.ac.uk!

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Lecturer in Philosophy at Birkbeck, University of London

PSA Political Thought Specialist Group @psapolthought.bsky.social · Jul 17

🗣️ JOB! Lecturer in Philosophy at Birkbeck

📅 Deadline - 28 August 2025

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Apply now for the Lecturer in Philosophy role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.

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PSA Political Thought Specialist Group @psapolthought.bsky.social · Jul 17

🗣️ JOB! One-year Teaching Fellow in Political Theory and American Politics at Southampton

📅 Deadline - 1 August 2025

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Job Opportunity at the University of Southampton: Teaching Fellow in Political Theory and American Politics

Applications are invited for a one-year Teaching Fellowship in Political Theory and American Politics from 1st September 2025 to 30th August 2026. The department has a world-leading reputation in demo...

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PSA Political Thought Specialist Group @psapolthought.bsky.social · Jul 17

🗣️ JOBS! Two fixed-term Teaching Fellows in Political Theory at Warwick

📅 Deadline - 30 July 2025

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Teaching Fellow in Political Theory x2 (110687-0725) - University of Warwick

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Britain and Ireland Association for Political Thought @biapt.bsky.social · Jul 15

The deadline for our Edinburgh conference has been extended to July 22nd. So there’s still ample time to submit something. Join us in Scotland!

Britain and Ireland Association for Political Thought @biapt.bsky.social · May 19

We're delighted to launch our CfP for our next conference, our first in Scotland. Join us in lovely Edinburgh, January 7th-9th. Submissions are open until July 17th. Full details below! 👇

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BIAPT 2026 in Edinburgh: call for papers - BIAPT

CALL FOR PAPERS: Britain and Ireland Association for Political Thought Conference 7–9 January 2026 – University of Edinburgh Academic Convenors: Alfred Moore (York), Tom O’Shea (Edinburgh) and Signy G...

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PSA Political Thought Specialist Group @psapolthought.bsky.social · Jul 11

🗣️ JOB! 3-year fixed-term lectureship in Moral and/or Political Philosophy at Warwick

📅 Deadline - 20 July 2025

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Assistant Professor (Teaching Focussed) - Moral and/or Political Philosophy (110613-0625) - University of Warwick

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Political Studies Association @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social · Jul 11

*PSA OPPORTUNITY* 🚨 Final Reminder🚨 We are looking for new leaders of the PSA’s #Teaching & Learning Network (TLN). Open to #HigherEducation academics & teachers at all stages of career.
📆 Deadline 14 July
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PSA Political Thought Specialist Group @psapolthought.bsky.social · Jun 30

🗣️ JOB! One-year lectureship in Political Theory at the University of Leeds

📆 Deadline - 11 July 2025

Details and application 👇
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Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Lectureship in Political Theory

Are you a political theory academic with an open and inclusive approach to the discipline? Are you passionate about delivering an exceptional student experience in a research-intensive Russell Group U...

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PSA Political Thought Specialist Group @psapolthought.bsky.social · Jun 30

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