Deadline this week!

CFP Political theory in/ and/ as political science junior scholars panels

#polisky #poltheory @apsa.bsky.social @biapt.bsky.social @cpsa-acsp.bsky.social

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Come and work with my excellent colleague! Of interest to lots of ECRs across @ecpr-nptmethods.bsky.social @biapt.bsky.social @psapolthought.bsky.social and more besides.

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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).
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Nominations AND self-nominations!

Spread the word to the political theory community! @lsepoltheory.bsky.social @ecpr-nptmethods.bsky.social @ycpt.bsky.social @psapolthought.bsky.social @kingspoltheory.bsky.social @jonathanfloyd.bsky.social @lisaherzog.bsky.social @jowolff.bsky.social @stevenklein.bsky.social @jacobtlevy.bsky.social

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...

Brilliant! I’d suspected that stylistic analysis would show up something interesting as On Liberty is written so differently to Utilitarianism. I’m sure many people have thought the same. But I didn’t have the skills to attempt it myself. Delighted it has been done.

I gave my first keynote last week at the #BIAPT2026 conference in Edinburgh. My title was “Enlightenment Emancipation and its Abolitionist Critics.” I had the post-dinner slot so it was like delivering a wedding speech. Although such speeches don’t usually involve a handout or contain an argument…

Yiddish political thought coming to a conference near you! I had a great time presenting on Esther Frumkin's Marxist Yiddishism at BIAPT last week — thanks @biapt.bsky.social for having me!

Leigh Jenco, Kai Spiekermann and Bruno Leopold in conference venue.

Fantastic @biapt.bsky.social conference in beautiful Edinburgh with five great keynotes, some snow, and three LSE colleagues. @brunoleipold.com @kspiekermann.bsky.social and Leigh Jenco.

Duncan Bell, "John Stuart Mill on Federation, Civilization and Empire," History of Political Thought (2024)

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Handbook on Opposition Politics ‘A truly refreshing study of the concept and dimensions of opposition politics covering cases from across the globe. The Handbook eloquently highlights the importance of opposition politics, which is ...

It was fun to write on ‘Humour as Political Opposition’ for this volume. The punchline is that humour can be subversive in certain contexts but that doesn’t mean it’s an effective tool of political opposition. Indeed, it is best not thought of as a ‘tool’ at all.

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Call for Nominations: Onora O’Neill Political Theory Prize European Consortium for Political Research

Pls share/re-post! New Onora O'Neill Prize! Here's a brand new @ecpr.bsky.social book prize in pol-theory, regardless of whether it's your 1st/10th book! Had honour of asking Onora myself if she would lend us her good name: ecpr.eu/news/news/de... @biapt.bsky.social @psapolthought.bsky.social

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

Written your first book in political theory and wondering if it might be worth a prize? Well why not give it a try... @biapt.bsky.social @ecpr-nptmethods.bsky.social @psapolthought.bsky.social

Publication day. Subsequent posts will be substantive … might be of interest to @thespectator1828.bsky.social
@unherd.com
@newstatesman1913.bsky.social
@thetablet.bsky.social
@prospectmagazine.co.uk
@liberalcurrents.com
@waterstones.bsky.social (especially T Wells)
@biapt.bsky.social

Great to have these videos up for those interested who weren't able to attend the conference. Keynotes by Prof. Eliga Gould and Prof. Nicholas Canny and a @virtualtreasury.bsky.social panel. Please share widely.

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@historytcd.bsky.social @historyatgalway.bsky.social

We are extremely proud to share that Dr Joe Davidson, Vice-Chancellor's Independent Research Fellow here in IRPH, has won the @biapt.bsky.social Early Career Prize for his groundbreaking research and his contributions to the discipline of political theory.

Great job, Joe; well deserved!

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...

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 👇

www.associationforpoliticalthought.ac.uk/biapt-mid-ca...

BIAPT Early-career prize winner 2025 - Joe Davidson - BIAPT 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...

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 👇

www.associationforpoliticalthought.ac.uk/biapt-early-...

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!

The deadline for nominations for the Early and Mid-career prizes has been extended to June 6th. So there's still time to submit!

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! 👇

www.associationforpoliticalthought.ac.uk/biapt-2026-i...

Just 4 more days left to nominate someone! If your marking is done and dusted then spare a few minutes to help a scholar you admire get the recognition they deserve.

My new book, The Way Out, is now available for pre-order!

Written with my co-author Samuel Ritholtz, we ask what justice requires for LGBTQ refugees by centring the lives of queer and trans people experiencing displacement in the political theory of refuge.

www.ucpress.edu/books/the-wa...

This is going to be really good!

We’re re-upping this to encourage more nominations. These prizes can give a huge boost to scholars in our field. When the dust settles after marking season, spare a moment to nominate someone (possibly even yourself?).

This great event is actually in July, not June. Apologies @jowolff.bsky.social for the typo!

The Public Philosopher Join us for a day of philosophical discussion in honour of Professor Jo Wolff's career.

If, like many of us, you’ve been impressed by @jowolff.bsky.social’s contributions to public philosophy over the years, then be sure to sign up for this event at @blavatnikschool.bsky.social in June. Details 👇

www.bsg.ox.ac.uk/events/publi...

Please consider nominating someone (even yourself?) for our BIAPT early and mid-career prizes.