IN, FOR, and WITH the public 🎉Extra thanks from me to @georgeboss.bsky.social for doing the hard graft on this from start to finish! Looking forward very much to seeing where the debate goes next...@ecpr-nptmethods.bsky.social @biapt.bsky.social @ipsa-rc31.bsky.social @psapolthought.bsky.social
🩵 Thanks again to everyone who joined us in Oxford for #PSA26. We would love to hear your feedback!
➡️ Please share your thoughts and suggestions for future conferences by completing the short feedback form that all delegates were emailed.
📆 Deadline for feedback 17 April.
The event was not recorded, but there will be a short report forthcoming for group members and, we hope, some follow-up events
*PSA News*
📢 Job Prospects in Politics - a new report for the PSA.
We are pleased to share this article by Research Professional News @resprofnews.bsky.social about the new job market report for the PSA.
➡️ Read article
Very happy to be able to sponsor this using funds from the @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social Excellence & Impact Fund - thanks to all who took part, Lord Parekh for chairing, and Thom for organising
Followed by drinks on the Terrace! Thanks to all who took part.
We were delighted to be able to fund an event held at the House of Lords yesterday on political thought and impact, chaired by Bhikhu Parekh and organised by @thombrooks.bsky.social
Look out this Autumn for our call for papers for the 2027 conference!
We had eight great political thought panels at the PSA Conference in Oxford!
Deadline extended for this very interesting workshop on the designing of political theory curricula: philevents.org/event/show/1... Hosted by @drsvg.bsky.social & others @yorkuniversity.bsky.social. Should b of interest 2 @biapt.bsky.social @ecpr-nptmethods.bsky.social @psapolthought.bsky.social etc
Dear all, don't forget to book your space at the Global Theory Forum - Spring Symposium 2026, which begins on Mon, Apr 27 at 9 AM at UCL London.
Details and registration here: www.eventbrite.com/e/global-the...
GTF's Spring Symposium is live and is being generously sponsored by the Society for Applied Philosophy! Join us for a day of cointribtuions from our ECRs, senior discussants, and UCL's very own Jeffrey Howard!
uclspp.bsky.social
Make sure to reserve your spot (for free):
tinyurl.com/GTFSymposium
Greetings from Oxford - we will shortly begin our 7th panel....
We had two great panels and a very productive AGM today!
We're back tomorrow with three more panels, starting with this one at 9:30...
#PSA26 Highlights
This evening we welcome delegates to the Reception & PSA Prize Giving at the beautiful Oxford Town Hall. We look forward to congratulating all PSA Prize winners🎉
📣 New Editors for BJPIR - Call for Expression of Interest
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social is inviting expressions of interest for the next editorial team of the British Journal of Politics and International Relations (#BJPIR).
For more information: buff.ly/L1rYEJg
If you're not in Oxford and can't make it in person, in the members' email we sent a link to join us via Teams
We'e emailed the agenda, last year's minutes, and this year's annual report to all members - if you're a member and you haven't received them, then let us know
If you're not yet a member, then you can join here - membership is free: www.psa.ac.uk/specialist_g...
We are holding our Annual General Meeting tomorrow
🗣️ Come along to hear about what we've been doing and have your say on what we do next
🕦 11:30-12:30
📅 Tuesday 31 March 2026
🏛️ Okinaga Room, Wadham College, University of Oxford
Two panels down, six to go! #PSA26
Next up....
Coming up next at #PSA26!
Job alert! Loughborough University is advertising a three-year Research Associate position in Political Theory as part of the Leverhulme Trust-funded project, ‘The Right to Liveability: An Ethical Assessment’ (managed by Dr. Guy Aitchison).
Details here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQW886/r...
We are delighted to invite nominations (including self-nominations) for the 2026 BIAPT Early-Career and Mid-Career prizes! The deadline for nominations is May 22nd. Full details are below 👇
www.associationforpoliticalthought.ac.uk/biapt-prizes...
This does feel like the end of some kind of era.
We are extending our CfP for the Spring Symposium by one week to 17th March. This is a great opportunity to discuss your work with a senior discussant and there is no need to write a full paper. Submit here: forms.gle/EYoenyfo9KAY...
POST-DOC!
3-year job in history of political thought / visual culture / art history
Department of Politics & International Studies
University of Cambridge
@thecambridgeschool.bsky.social
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/54724/
✋ We're also holding our Annual General Meeting 11:30am-12:30pm Tuesday 31 March - venue tbc
All members welcome - come along, get involved, and have your say on the future of the group!
If you're not yet a member, you can join here: www.psa.ac.uk/specialist_g...
Political Thought panel 8
✊ Resistance and politics from below
🗣️ Panellists: Jess Mezo, @abhishek-choudhary.bsky.social, @alinau27.bsky.social, Vidhu Verma
⏰ 3:30pm Wednesday 1 April
Political Thought panel 7
🗳️ Democratic theory and theories of democracy
🗣️ Panellists: María José Gómez Ruiz, @antejcolic.bsky.social, Charlie Bradley, @bentan.bsky.social
⏰ 1:30pm Wednesday 1 April
Political Thought panel 6
🕊️ Towards the Just Society
🗣️ Panellists: Gah-Kai Leung, Hannah Siddle, Ming Kit Wong, Truman Venters
⏰ 9:30am Wednesday 1 April