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Apply for the book manuscript workshop
The York Centre for Social Justice and Democracy (formerly known as the York Centre for Political Theory) organises a Book Manuscript Workshop to provide a supportive environment to authors that have ...
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York Centre for Social Justice and Democracy (formerly known as York Centre for Political Theory) 2026 BOOK MANUSCRIPT WORKSHOP (DEADLINE Friday, 19 December 2025)
Information can be found here:
www.york.ac.uk/politics/cpt...
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We look forward to welcoming Fergus Green @fergusgreen.bsky.social at our workshop in political theory tomorrow to discuss his paper "The Wellbeing–Responsibility Theory"
November 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM
We look forward to welcoming Fergus Green @fergusgreen.bsky.social at our workshop in political theory tomorrow to discuss his paper "The Wellbeing–Responsibility Theory"
Reminder: York Centre for Social Justice and Democracy (formerly known as York Centre for Political Theory) 2026 BOOK MANUSCRIPT WORKSHOP (DEADLINE Friday, 19 December 2025)
Information can be found here:
www.york.ac.uk/politics/cpt...
APPLY and, please, circulate widely! @martinoneill.bsky.social
Information can be found here:
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APPLY and, please, circulate widely! @martinoneill.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Reminder: York Centre for Social Justice and Democracy (formerly known as York Centre for Political Theory) 2026 BOOK MANUSCRIPT WORKSHOP (DEADLINE Friday, 19 December 2025)
Information can be found here:
www.york.ac.uk/politics/cpt...
APPLY and, please, circulate widely! @martinoneill.bsky.social
Information can be found here:
www.york.ac.uk/politics/cpt...
APPLY and, please, circulate widely! @martinoneill.bsky.social
A fantastic session of our workshop in political theory today, with Josh Milburn @joshmilburn.bsky.social presenting his thought-provoking work on war for animals.
November 4, 2025 at 10:32 PM
A fantastic session of our workshop in political theory today, with Josh Milburn @joshmilburn.bsky.social presenting his thought-provoking work on war for animals.
Excited to host Liam Shields @liamshields.bsky.social tomorrow at our York Workshop in Political Theory, with his paper 'What is Wrong with Severing a Grandparent-Grandchild Relationship?'
September 29, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Excited to host Liam Shields @liamshields.bsky.social tomorrow at our York Workshop in Political Theory, with his paper 'What is Wrong with Severing a Grandparent-Grandchild Relationship?'
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There has been a scary increase of racist and xenophobic verbal and physical attacks, racist graffiti and other forms of xenophobic vandalism in York over the last month, in connection with the Operation Raise the Colour.
This must stop! If you are in York, do join the rally on the 4th October!
This must stop! If you are in York, do join the rally on the 4th October!
September 26, 2025 at 8:58 AM
There has been a scary increase of racist and xenophobic verbal and physical attacks, racist graffiti and other forms of xenophobic vandalism in York over the last month, in connection with the Operation Raise the Colour.
This must stop! If you are in York, do join the rally on the 4th October!
This must stop! If you are in York, do join the rally on the 4th October!
We have an amazing line-up of speakers for our Workshop in Political Theory this semester!
September 18, 2025 at 10:05 AM
We have an amazing line-up of speakers for our Workshop in Political Theory this semester!
York Centre for Social Justice and Democracy (formerly known as York Centre for Political Theory) 2026 BOOK MANUSCRIPT WORKSHOP (DEADLINE Friday, 19 December 2025)
Information can be found here:
www.york.ac.uk/politics/cpt...
APPLY and, please, circulate widely!
@martinoneill.bsky.social
Information can be found here:
www.york.ac.uk/politics/cpt...
APPLY and, please, circulate widely!
@martinoneill.bsky.social
Apply for the book manuscript workshop
The York Centre for Social Justice and Democracy (formerly known as the York Centre for Political Theory) organises a Book Manuscript Workshop to provide a supportive environment to authors that have ...
www.york.ac.uk
September 9, 2025 at 7:41 AM
York Centre for Social Justice and Democracy (formerly known as York Centre for Political Theory) 2026 BOOK MANUSCRIPT WORKSHOP (DEADLINE Friday, 19 December 2025)
Information can be found here:
www.york.ac.uk/politics/cpt...
APPLY and, please, circulate widely!
@martinoneill.bsky.social
Information can be found here:
www.york.ac.uk/politics/cpt...
APPLY and, please, circulate widely!
@martinoneill.bsky.social
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Shall we rely on the state in the fight against right-wing populism and the far-right?
Gabriele Badano and I answer this question in our just published articles at IAI TV
iai.tv/articles/cre...
Gabriele Badano and I answer this question in our just published articles at IAI TV
iai.tv/articles/cre...
Creating populist martyrs is a dangerous game | Alasia Nuti, Gabriele Badano
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August 6, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Shall we rely on the state in the fight against right-wing populism and the far-right?
Gabriele Badano and I answer this question in our just published articles at IAI TV
iai.tv/articles/cre...
Gabriele Badano and I answer this question in our just published articles at IAI TV
iai.tv/articles/cre...
Check out the new fantastic paper on 'ecological personhood' co-authored by Mónica Brito-Vieira and Sean Fleming, in early view at APSR!
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Ecological Personhood: A Bridging Approach | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
Ecological Personhood: A Bridging Approach
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July 26, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Check out the new fantastic paper on 'ecological personhood' co-authored by Mónica Brito-Vieira and Sean Fleming, in early view at APSR!
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
It was a pleasure to discuss @tomoshea.org’s Socialist Republicanism at our annual political theory book manuscript workshop.
July 9, 2025 at 10:16 AM
It was a pleasure to discuss @tomoshea.org’s Socialist Republicanism at our annual political theory book manuscript workshop.
Who can explain political theorists how to do public engagement better than Toby Buckle?
Thanks @polphilpod.bsky.social for coming to York again!
Thanks @polphilpod.bsky.social for coming to York again!
How can political philosophers do public engagement in an effective way?
Thanks to @polphilpod.bsky.social to explain that to political theorists at York today!
Thanks to @polphilpod.bsky.social to explain that to political theorists at York today!
June 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Who can explain political theorists how to do public engagement better than Toby Buckle?
Thanks @polphilpod.bsky.social for coming to York again!
Thanks @polphilpod.bsky.social for coming to York again!
Amazing discussion of Catherine Lu's stimulating work on seeing structural injustice yesterday at our workshop!
@catherinelu.bsky.social
@catherinelu.bsky.social
May 21, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Amazing discussion of Catherine Lu's stimulating work on seeing structural injustice yesterday at our workshop!
@catherinelu.bsky.social
@catherinelu.bsky.social
We’re looking forward to Catherine Lu’s talk tomorrow on “Seeing structural injustice: A tragic view” at our political theory workshop tomorrow! @catherinelu.bsky.social
May 19, 2025 at 11:02 AM
We’re looking forward to Catherine Lu’s talk tomorrow on “Seeing structural injustice: A tragic view” at our political theory workshop tomorrow! @catherinelu.bsky.social
Another stimulating session of our workshop in political theory today. Raf Geenens (KU Leuven) will talk about his paper 'From the Rights of Nature to the Nature of Rights'!
@kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social
@kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social
May 13, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Another stimulating session of our workshop in political theory today. Raf Geenens (KU Leuven) will talk about his paper 'From the Rights of Nature to the Nature of Rights'!
@kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social
@kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social
Huge congratulations to Alasia Nuti @alasianuti.bsky.social who was awarded the 2025 Richard Rose Prize for an early career academic who made an outstanding contribution to advancing knowledge in political studies by the Political Studies Association (PSA)! @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
I’m so honoured to have been awarded the 2025 Richard Rose Prize for an early career academic who made an outstanding contribution to advancing knowledge in political studies by the Political Studies Association (PSA)
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April 24, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Huge congratulations to Alasia Nuti @alasianuti.bsky.social who was awarded the 2025 Richard Rose Prize for an early career academic who made an outstanding contribution to advancing knowledge in political studies by the Political Studies Association (PSA)! @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
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Super excited to be involved in organising this brilliant event in September - a two day workshop in Leicester on Forgotten Animals, with support from the SAP, come along if you can make it!
#philsky #academicsky #animals
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#philsky #academicsky #animals
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Forgotten Animals
Historically, animals have been forgotten or ignored by political philosophy. Sometimes, it has been assumed that moral questions about animals lack a political dimension. Other times, animals’ ...
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April 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Super excited to be involved in organising this brilliant event in September - a two day workshop in Leicester on Forgotten Animals, with support from the SAP, come along if you can make it!
#philsky #academicsky #animals
@ycpt.bsky.social
philevents.org/event/show/1...
#philsky #academicsky #animals
@ycpt.bsky.social
philevents.org/event/show/1...
PUBLICATION ALERT: Gabriele Badano's new exciting paper on values in science, public reason, and democracy
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Public reason, values in science, and the shifting boundaries of the political forum - Philosophical Studies
A consensus is emerging in the philosophy of science that value judgements are ineliminable from scientific inquiry. Which values should then be chosen by scientists? This paper proposes a novel answe...
link.springer.com
April 7, 2025 at 12:34 PM
PUBLICATION ALERT: Gabriele Badano's new exciting paper on values in science, public reason, and democracy
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Andrew Joseph Cohen reviews Gabriele Badano's and Alasia Nuti's "Politicizing Political Liberalism" for The Philosophical Quarterly": "a book that should be read by all political philosophers and theorists with any interest in the real world"
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Book review
Gabriele Badano and Alasia Nuti have written a book that should be read by all political philosophers and theorists with any interest in the real world. Th
academic.oup.com
April 4, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Andrew Joseph Cohen reviews Gabriele Badano's and Alasia Nuti's "Politicizing Political Liberalism" for The Philosophical Quarterly": "a book that should be read by all political philosophers and theorists with any interest in the real world"
academic.oup.com/pq/advance-a...
academic.oup.com/pq/advance-a...
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Our own Alfred Moore @alfredmoore.bsky.social will present his work on technocracy as practice at our workshop in political theory tomorrow!
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Moore, Alfred - Politics and International Relations, University of York
Dr Alfred Moore, Senior Lecturer
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March 31, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Our own Alfred Moore @alfredmoore.bsky.social will present his work on technocracy as practice at our workshop in political theory tomorrow!
www.york.ac.uk/politics/peo...
www.york.ac.uk/politics/peo...
We are delighted to host Steven Klein @stevenklein.bsky.social today at our workshop!
March 25, 2025 at 11:19 AM
We are delighted to host Steven Klein @stevenklein.bsky.social today at our workshop!
We are excited to have Tony Buckle (created and host of the amazing Political Philosophy Podcast) give a talk at our workshop tomorrow!
March 17, 2025 at 10:56 AM
We are excited to have Tony Buckle (created and host of the amazing Political Philosophy Podcast) give a talk at our workshop tomorrow!
A new fantastic Call for Abstracts: Theories of Public Reason (MANCEPT 2025). Deadline 14 May 2025
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Theories of Public Reason Panel at the MANCEPT Workshops in Political Theory
THEORIES OF PUBLIC REASON
Panel at the 2025 MANCEPT Workshops in Political Theory, 3-5 September
This panel seeks to bring together those working on issues related to public reason, broadly con...
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March 13, 2025 at 7:51 AM
A new fantastic Call for Abstracts: Theories of Public Reason (MANCEPT 2025). Deadline 14 May 2025
philevents.org/event/show/1...
philevents.org/event/show/1...
A very stimulating talk by Rossella De Bernardi on despair and climate change activism today at our workshop!
February 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
A very stimulating talk by Rossella De Bernardi on despair and climate change activism today at our workshop!
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📢 Join us tomorrow for a York Political Theory Workshop where Rossella De Bernardi will be speaking about despair and the emotional culture of the climate movement
Find out more here: https://buff.ly/3Cv1MFR
Find out more here: https://buff.ly/3Cv1MFR
February 17, 2025 at 10:00 AM
📢 Join us tomorrow for a York Political Theory Workshop where Rossella De Bernardi will be speaking about despair and the emotional culture of the climate movement
Find out more here: https://buff.ly/3Cv1MFR
Find out more here: https://buff.ly/3Cv1MFR