FEW DAY LEFT to apply to the 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... @martinoneill.bsky.social

Corrado Fumagalli reviews Gabriele Badano and Alasia Nuti's "Politicizing Political Liberalism: On the Containment of Illiberal and Antidemocratic Views" at Contemporary Political Theory (1/3) link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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

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?'

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!

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

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...

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...

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!

Amazing discussion of Catherine Lu's stimulating work on seeing structural injustice yesterday at our workshop! @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

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

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

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...

PUBLICATION ALERT: Gabriele Badano's new exciting paper on values in science, public reason, and democracy 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" academic.oup.com/pq/advance-a...

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...

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!

A new fantastic Call for Abstracts: Theories of Public Reason (MANCEPT 2025). Deadline 14 May 2025 philevents.org/event/show/1...

A very stimulating talk by Rossella De Bernardi on despair and climate change activism today at our workshop!

📢 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

We are delighted to welcome Rossella De Bernardi back to York to present her new work on "Despair and the Emotional Culture of the Climate Movement" -- tomorrow at our workshop in political theory!

Spread the word! A funded PhD opportunity on consent under non-ideal conditions. To work with @hcarnegy.bsky.social, Stephen Holland, and AIMS!

We really look forward to Patricia Owens (@whitproject.bsky.social) talk tomorrow! An even run in collaboration with the International Studies Cluster at the @uoypolitics.bsky.social

We are delighted to announce that the winner of this year's YCPT Book Workshop Award is @constantartifice.bsky.social (Dr Tom O'Shea) for the manuscript "Socialist Republicanism". We received great applications and competition was fierce. Congratulations, Tom! We look forward to discussing your book

A new interesting review of Gabriele Badano and @alasianuti.bsky.social 's "Politicizing Political Liberalism"

Alasia Nuti discussing democratic backsliding with mark Pennington for the KCL Governance Podcast.

Alasia Nuti discussing her new book co-authored with Gabriele Badano at the New Books Network Podcast!

Final day at the @biapt.bsky.social political thought conference, starting with a terrific keynote by @ulasince.bsky.social on his new project 'Before the Colour Line" #BIAPT2025

Second day of the @biapt.bsky.social political thought conference starting with a thought-provoking keynote by Sumi Madhok on anti-imperial epistemic justice and human rights!

Delighted to kick off the @biapt.bsky.social political thought conference at York with a keynote lecture by Nadia Urbinati. #biapt #politicalthoughtconference #biapt2025

Alasia Nuti discusses her new book (co-authored with Gabriele Badano) with Jeffrey Church on "The Political Theory Review" podcast. www.podomatic.com/podcasts/the...

Joe PL Davidson, "Natal Protest: The Politics of the Birth Strike," European Journal of Political Theory (2025) journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

The latest edition of Theoria is out. 'On the Politics of Recognition' is a special issue curated by Christopher John Allsobrook. shorturl.at/AfQcq @ycpt.bsky.social @lsepoltheory.bsky.social @ccptleeds.bsky.social @polshef.bsky.social @kingspoltheory.bsky.social @kingspoltheory.bsky.social

Gabriele Badano and Alasia Nuti's new paper on political liberalism and the ethics of fighting severe injustice is now in early view at the Journal of Politics!

"As-if-trust", a new paper by @alfredmoore.bsky.social and Michael K. MacKenzie in CRISPP

A few days left to apply to our Book Manuscript Workshop Award! DEADLINE 19 December 2024. www.york.ac.uk/politics/cpt... @uditbhatia.bsky.social @martinoneill.bsky.social

🎵 podcast books with pretty covers táíwò, talisse, & many others hardbacks are for me yes, hardbacks are for me 🎵🎶

A new fantastic and timely publication by Virginia De Biasio - one of our recent PhD students!

Submissions are open for the Brian Barry Prize in Political Science, awarded by the British Academy (deadline: 28 February 2025)! This is a great opportunity for both junior and senior scholars! www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/prizes-medal...

Reminder -- York Centre for Political Theory 2025 Book Manuscript Workshop Award (Deadline, 19 December 2024) -- Note that the deadline is in 2024, not 2025 as previously advertised www.york.ac.uk/politics/cpt... @uditbhatia.bsky.social @martinoneill.bsky.social @elsakugelberg.bsky.social

New blog article in the JoP blog by Gabriele Badano and Alasia Nuti. They ask whether the oppressed are morally entitled to resort to disruption and violence. Alasia’s and Gabriele’s answer? Yes, they are and it’s also reasonable to do so in their condition. jop.blogs.uni-hamburg.de/are-the-oppr...

Please, do share widely! Applications to our MA in Gender and Politics are open. It's an unique and cutting-edge postgraduate programme, which looks at interplay between gender and politics. www.york.ac.uk/study/postgr...

Alasia Nuti is quoted in Newsweek article "What is "MATGA?" Anti-Trump women's deadly new trend". Alasia says "The MATGA movement is urging women to stand up against sexism & misogyny in a satirical and certainly provocative way" @newsweek.bsky.social Full article: www.newsweek.com/what-matga-a...