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-...

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...

Finally, see Michael Keary on political theory's unexamined assumptions about technology, and the necessity for a less hubristic approach that can foster environmental justice.

Then, read Balša Lubarda on the varieties of right-wing ecology and the challenges center-right parties face when forging a greener conservatism. @lubardab.bsky.social

Next up, check out Melissa Aronczyk on the politics of dismantling the Environmental Protection Agency and the roots of American illiberalism. @aronczyk.bsky.social

Second, see Paula Ganga's discussion of illiberalism and environmentalism in Hungary and Poland, and how and under what circumstances illiberal leaders choose to pursue green policies.

First up, read Lucas Pohl and Erik Swyngedouw on the concept of "enjoyment," the right and left wings' response to climate change, and what a truly emancipatory climate politics must look like. @lucaspohl.bsky.social

📣 We have sent out to group members our call for papers for next year's PSA conference in Oxford - check your inbox! 📅 Deadline for submissions - 17 October 2025 We accept papers on any theme or topic related to political thought

*PSA PRIZES* 📚 Mackenzie #BookPrize submissions are now open! Awarded annually for the best #books in #Politics & #PoliticalScience. Nominations invited from publishers, individuals and PSA specialist groups. Deadline 5 September. 📚 Details

call for abstract: for those interested in the interface between social ontology & anthropology, we're hosting a workshop in Cambridge (UK). deadline Aug 21.

🗣️ JOB! Assistant/Associate Professor in International Relations Theory at the American University in Cairo 📅 "The position is open until filled" www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOC110/a...

🗣️ JOB! Lecturer in Philosophy at Birkbeck 📅 Deadline - 28 August 2025 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNY228/l...

🗣️ JOB! One-year Teaching Fellow in Political Theory and American Politics at Southampton 📅 Deadline - 1 August 2025 jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

🗣️ JOBS! Two fixed-term Teaching Fellows in Political Theory at Warwick 📅 Deadline - 30 July 2025 warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/candidate...

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!

🗣️ JOB! 3-year fixed-term lectureship in Moral and/or Political Philosophy at Warwick 📅 Deadline - 20 July 2025 warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/candidate...

*PSA OPPORTUNITY* 🚨 Final Reminder🚨 We are looking for new leaders of the PSA’s #Teaching & Learning Network (TLN). Open to #HigherEducation academics & teachers at all stages of career. 📆 Deadline 14 July ➡️ Details buff.ly/DzMe07B

🗣️ JOB! One-year lectureship in Political Theory at the University of Leeds 📆 Deadline - 11 July 2025 Details and application 👇 jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

Link for a research survey exploring the experiences of parenting within the discipline of political science. cornell.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Contact @thaliagerzso.bsky.social for more information.

At long last, the moment you've all definitely been breathlessly awaiting: my paper “The Moral Limits of What, Exactly?” now exists in an actual issue of Economics & Philosophy. For those who somehow resisted reading it before, now’s your chance :) www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

now in material form

Worth reading: journalcontent.mediatheoryjournal.org/index.php/mt...

*PSA EVENT* Save the day for our Teaching & Learning Network Conference 📆 4 - 5 September @royalholloway.bsky.social‬. ➡️ Bringing together the #teaching & learning community to share practices, ideas and experiences. ➡️ Register

Deadline for this one-year fixed-term lectureship in the History of Political Thought at KCL is today! 👇 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNN322/l...

I am guest editing a special issue of the Political Studies Review to mark the United States’ 250th anniversary (semiquincentennial). Deadline for abstracts 1 September. Submissions and questions to [email protected]. Special issue calls (second item): journals.sagepub.com/page/psw/cal...

We’re hiring 3 permanent (tenured) lecturers in the Department of Political Economy at King’s College London. These are ‘education pathway’ posts (in Economics, Research Methods, & Comparative Politics) 1/4 www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/117268-... www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/117209-... www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/117245-...

If any members have any ideas for applications for this funding, please get in touch with the group convenors by 20 June 👇

🏛️ UCL are hiring Postgraduate Teaching Assistants in Political Theory for 2025-26 📅 Deadline - 20 June www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNK337/p...

🗣️ JOB! One-year lectureship in Political Theory at Royal Hollloway, University of London 📆 Deadline: 2 June www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNF402/l...

🗣️ JOB! One-year lectureship in Political Philosophy at King's College London 📆 Deadline: 15 June www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNH075/l...

IR Book of the Week! "Erased" by @whitproject.bsky.social. Women played a foundational roles in developing the field of international relations scholarship. But that role is often downplayed, forgotten, or simply ignored. Owens offers a crucial corrective.

Organised by RIFS, this promises to be a fascinating and truly interdisciplinary conference: www.rifs-potsdam.de/de/tough-con.... Deadline for submissions: June 22nd, 2025. 'Sustainability redux: Tough Conversations in Tough Times'. Berlin 3-5th of December. @rifs-potsdam.bsky.social

Delighted to share that @mwojciechowska.bsky.social and I have published our article, Why go local? Developing the research agenda for “local political theory”, in the European Journal of Political Theory. It's available open access here: doi.org/10.1177/1474...

We are delighted to announce that Dr Wendy Martineau of UWE will be joining Simon Choat and Michael Keary as co-convenor of the Political Thought specialist group! If anyone else would like to become an officer, please contact us (more info in email just sent to members).

Dear all, Please consider nominating someone for the BIAPT 2025 Prizes www.associationforpoliticalthought.ac.uk/biapt-prizes... The deadline for nominations is 23th May 2025. @biapt.bsky.social

Great opportunity for those working on environment-related topics. PM me if you'd like further info. www.rifs-potsdam.de/en/news/rifs...

*Call for Papers* by 25 April. PSA RMI Political Studies Review Symposium: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Blackness and Black #Politics. Hosted by #Race, #Migration, and #Intersectionality PSA Specialist Group.

📆 Extended deadline for funding applications is tomorrow! 💷 We welcome applications from all group members - contact convenors Simon Choat and Mike Keary for further details

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

Along with our friends in @populismpsa.bsky.social & @psawomenpol.bsky.social we're also sponsoring a roundtable on the much-missed Jonathan Dean 🗣️ @peterallen.bsky.social, @chdesportes.bsky.social, @elizabethjevans.bsky.social & @theoaiolfi.bsky.social ⏰ 11:30 Tues 15 Apr 🏫 The Exchange - Assembly

We had two great panels today at #PSA25! Looking forward to another panel tomorrow as well as our AGM and a roundtable on the late Jonathan Dean All details in the thread below 👇

🗣️ We have funding to give away! 💷 We typically fund conferences or workshops, but can also cover other expenses - we welcome innovative and exciting ideas! 💻 If you're a group member, you should have received an email today explaining the application process 📅 Deadline extended to 22 April

CFP: Best Practice in Social Sciences Teaching Conference June 16th, 2025, University of Glasgow Deadline: 200-word session plan by 30 April 2025. More info: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

Attending PSA25 - the conference schedule and programme are now online to view. The Delegate Guide and conference app will be shared with attendees soon. More: buff.ly/815Qopy

We're very excited about the @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social conference in Birmingham 14-16 April! We have six panels on political thought (full programme here: www.psa.ac.uk/events/psa-a...) #PSA25

🔊Thrilled to announce the ASPIRE Network and our upcoming launch event at King's on 9th June. ASPIRE is a UK-based network for teaching-track academic in Politics & IR. Learn more, register for the launch event, and join the network on our site: www.aspirenetwork.uk

Join us for a lunchtime webinar by Dr. Agnes Simon on Leveraging the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Political Science. The session takes place on Wednesday, April 2, at 12 PM BST / 1 PM CET. Participation is free with an ECPR account. Register here! ecpr.eu/Events/Event...

⏰ PSA25 registration deadline 24 March⏰ Join us and over 800 delegates for #PSA25 in Birmgham 14 - 16 April. 3 days of international research, exchange and networking. buff.ly/hIifyhG

Each year, we offer up to £5,500 for a UK philosophy department or other appropriate applicant to organise a conference, either on a single day or across multiple days, on a philosophical subject. Read more about our Philosophy Conference funding here: buff.ly/nKUymln

"Empire and Emancipation" Panel organized by London Political Theory Network 4 April, 3pm. SOAS, Senate House Rm 104. Register at the link:👇