Lasse Thomassen's new book 'Derrida, Deconstruction and Political Theory' takes deconstruction to the political arena, and in this interview Lasse explains this new approach and why its the right time to start deconstructing politics. Read on 👇 www.qmul.ac.uk/society-and-...

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Postdoc opportunity! 😎 Come work with us @qmulsse.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social on a British Academy postdoc. Details here: www.qmul.ac.uk/politics/res...

Last chance to book 🙂 - Deconstruction and Discourse Theory as Method @essexsummerschool.bsky.social

La lección andaluza: identidad, deseo y mayoría www.publico.es/opinion/colu...

🚨Stellenausschreibung🚨 Postdoc-Stelle: Politische Theorie und Ideengeschichte (100%, 3+2 Jahre) @unigreifswald.bsky.social Bewerbungsfrist: 24.06.26 Bei Fragen gerne per E-Mail bei mir melden. Gerne teilen! www.uni-greifswald.de/universitaet...

🛎️ This Thu in #ECPRSeminars on Political Concepts 🎙️ @lassethomassen.bsky.social & Claudia Wiesner discuss how political concepts are formed through language and context, rather than fixed meanings – drawing on ideas from Jacques Derrida, Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe 💻 7 May, 16:00–17:00 BST

👓Looking forward to discussing deconstruction and political concepts in the @ecpr.bsky.social Standing Group on Political Concepts seminar on 7 May at 4 pm BST 🙂 Details & registration: ecpr.eu/Events/Event...

📣 Interested in deconstruction and discourse theory as methods for social research? 💥2-week online course on Deconstruction and Discourse Theory as Method at the @essexsummerschool.bsky.social💥 Details & registration: essexsummerschool.com/course/ess-2...

📝 New to discourse analysis? 🎓 Already working with discourse theory? We’ve got you covered. This summer, we offer four courses designed to apply discourse theory to real-world research, from foundations to advanced advanced discourse theory. Apply now ▶️ essexsummerschool.com/course/ess-2...

Looking forward to this on Tuesday next week! CEPS Seminar "Derrida, Deconstruction and Political Theory" 14/04/2026 @ 3 pm With: António Baião (CEPS, Minho) Ines Zampaglione (CEPS, Minho) @bolandeira.bsky.social (CEVIPOF, Sciences Po) Giuseppe Ballacci (CEPS, Minho)

Jacques Derrida, Specters of Marx reading group We’ll meet three times at Queen Mary’s Mile End Campus to discuss the book and its implications for us today 23/4, 1/5, 5/5 @ 2-4 pm @qmul.bsky.social IHSS @qmulsse.bsky.social @theorylab.bsky.social DM for info and registration

Studying Populism as Discourse: New Directions Research Workshop 22 April 2026 @ 1-5 pm @qmul.bsky.social A critical assessment of the discourse theoretical (Essex School) approach to the study of populism IHSS @qmulsse.bsky.social @theorylab.bsky.social DM for info & to register

Analysing and Using Concepts: Discourse Theoretical Approaches Research workshop for Master’s students, PhD-students and ECRs on discourse theoretical approaches to political concepts 30 April @ 1-5 pm IHSS/@qmulsse.bsky.social/@theorylab.bsky.social/ @qmul.bsky.social DM for info & to register

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...

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/

New! MA in Political Theory @qmulsse.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social @drjoehoover.bsky.social @elkeschwarz.bsky.social @georgeboss.bsky.social More info here: www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate...

Global Theory Forum's working group sessions return this Thursday at 5pm! Anton Bronfman will present his paper 'Mystifying Possibilities: towards a conceptualization of the diplomatic mystique' with Dr. Alvina Hoffmann from SOAS as discussant. Join us at QMUL Bancroft 1.02.5, followed by the pub!

Beyond the West? Modern Japanese Political Thought as a Resource for Comparative Political Theory 18 March 2026 @qmulsse.bsky.social @theorylab.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/beyond-the...

☀️ Applications for ESS 2026 are OPEN! ☀️ Join us next summer for the Essex Summer School - intensive courses, expert teaching, and a global research community. Read more in our January newsletter: 🔗https://bit.ly/49kMfWD

We are excited to announce that we have four great topics lined up for our Spring Working Groups, beginning on January 29th with Anton Bronfman (Central European University) who is presenting Mystifying Possibilities: Towards a Conceptualization of the Diplomatic Mystique.

Just out! Representative Institutions and Radical Change symposium in @npsjournal.bsky.social 47:4 with contributions from Lisa Disch, @lawrencehamilton.bsky.social Hamilton and Efthimios Karayiannides read.dukeupress.edu/nps/issue/47/4

Book launch! 25 February @qmulsse.bsky.social launching edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-derrida... @edinburghup.bsky.social Registration link here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...

Deconstruction and Discourse Theory as Method course @essexsummerschool.bsky.social 3-14 August 2026 essexsummerschool.com/courses/ess-...

Book launch! Engin Isin's The Birth of Sensory Power: Doing Things with Words, Numbers and Neurons @edinburghup.bsky.social with @couldrynick.bsky.social @rachelhumphris.bsky.social @elkeschwarz.bsky.social @cearadau.bsky.social at @qmulsse.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-birth-...

Fully funded PhD scholarships @qmulsse.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social Doctoral research studentships for 2026 start www.qmul.ac.uk/about/hss/re...

Fully funded PhD scholarships from the AHRC. Deadline 1 Dec 2025. Come and work with us at @qmulsse.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social www.qmul.ac.uk/about/hss/re...

We are excited to announce our 2025 Autumn Term Working Group Series! Do make sure you are signed up to our email list (indicated below) to make sure you are up to date with Forum updates and the circulation of the relevant readings prior to each session.

Professorship in Political Theory and the History of Political Thought @ Friedrich Schiller University in Jena berufungsportal.uni-jena.de?_sc=MTQ1MjY5... Deadline 11/12/2025

Professorship in Political Philosophy @ University of Zurich jobs.uzh.ch/job-vacancie...

PhD-studentships from the London Interdisciplinary Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership (LISS DTP), incl. funding for Masters. Deadline 23/01/2026 @qmulsse.bsky.social liss-dtp.ac.uk/applying-to-...

We are delighted to announce a Call for Papers for a special issue and accompanying workshop with the Journal of International Political Theory on Relating Theory and Method in Global Political Contexts. Submit abstracts by November 10th (link below) - share widely! forms.gle/zDGSnQWoVYzF...

At the Department of Political Science (University of Amsterdam, @uva-fmg.bsky.social), we are looking for a new Assistant Professor to join our team. Interested? You can find all details and apply here: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies....

The call for papers is now open for the 9th Derrida Today Conference in Paris, France - from July 13-17, 2026. Details can be found on the website here: derridatoday.com.au/conference/ All enquiries: [email protected]

Interested in politics and silence? Read the exchange between @lukelavender.bsky.social Michael Freeden and Mónica Brito Vieira in Theoria (free access) www.berghahnjournals.com/view/journal...

We’re hiring—one year post in Ethics—urgent—deadline this time next week www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/122985-...

Postdoc opportunity @qmpoliticsir.bsky.social British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships. Further details here www.qmul.ac.uk/politics/res...

Come and work with us in Philosophy at Warwick: warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G...

Spending time here in the Graduate School of Law and Politics at Osaka University this month and next, working with @otb911.bsky.social

PhD-Scholarship at @ucph.bsky.social Political theory. Citizens’ Agenda-Setting in Democratic Systems project working with @anewq.bsky.social

Lectureship in Environment and Security www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNH492/l... @qmul.ac.uk @qmpoliticsir.bsky.social

We're hiring! I'll be co-supervising a PhD at Utrecht University on the global governance of socially disruptive technologies. Political philosophy/ethics project focused on legitimacy & good governance. More info: edu.nl/9admd Deadline: June 3, 2025 (apologies for the short notice!)

Political Theory Lectureship @rhulpir.bsky.social jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

Our 13th annual St Andrews Graduate Conference in International Political Theory begins tomorrow! Featuring 5 panels of excellent postgrad papers, alongside our three keynote speakers: Jason Ralph, Lisa Tilley and David Owen! To attend online email [email protected]

If this person sat next to you on a bus or train and started ranting about Bruce Springsteen in this way, you would get up and move to a different seat. In the United States, we have him the nuclear codes.

We are inviting applications for a 4-year PhD position in International Relations at the @unisalzburg.bsky.social. Requirement: MA in Political Science or a closely related social science Application deadline: 2 June 2025 For more details, see tinyurl.com/5ew3auby #Polisky #poliscijobs

Political theory/philosophy job in our Department! Deadline 26 May. Happy to answer questions by email. werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...

Come work with us (assistant professor [TT] political theory): werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...