Annual Conference
Since its inception, the Association has organised annual conference.
If you are interested in hosting the annual conference at your university, then please to [email protected]
2024
Swansea University, UK (Singleton campus)
Date: Wednesday 10th and Thursday 11th of July
Organisers: Paddy McQueen and Patrick Cockburn
Keynote speakers:
To register for the conference, please click here. Registration closes on 31st May.
Full conference fee: £65
Reduced conference fee: £45
Conference dinner: £20
For information on travel and accommodation, please click here.
Please note that Swansea University has two campuses. The conference is taking place on Singleton campus.
2022
Durham University, UK: 'Political Philosophy and Political Activism'
Date: Wednesday 13 July to Friday 15 July
Organisers: Elizabeth Kahn (Durham) and Brian Carey (Durham)
Confirmed Keynote Speakers: Martin O'Neill (York), Jonathan Wolff (Oxford), Lea Ypi (LSE)
https://twitter.com/CareyBrian/status/1497948033316802565
2021
Royal Holloway, University of London: Crises of Liberalism? (Online Workshop)
Date: Friday 9 July 2021 (10.0 am - 5.0 pm British Summer Time)
In place of its annual conference, which it’s not possible to hold face to face, the ASPP is holding a one day online workshop on the theme of Crises of Liberalism? On the 100th anniversary of the birth of the twentieth century’s most famous liberal thinker, John Rawls, we invite papers which reflect on Rawls and the current state of liberal political philosophy more generally. While Rawls’s philosophy of liberal egalitarianism has its stalwart advocates and committed interpreters, others see his contractarian model as exclusionary, and his principles too ideal and under-equipped to address today’s political crises. Is Rawlsian liberalism still relevant? What does it have to say to issues such as populism, climate change, migration and the effects of the global neo-liberal order? We welcome papers which examine, critique or defend Rawlsian and liberal theory in light of such contemporary challenges, as well as those which consider Rawlsian and liberal thought from a variety of traditions (socialism, feminism, critical theory, the philosophy of race, communitarianism, multiculturalism, etc.)
If you are interested in participating please email an abstract of 300-400 words to Jonathan Seglow ([email protected]) and Nat Rutherford ([email protected]) by 1 June 2021. We especially welcome abstracts from PhD and early career researchers.
Attendance is free.
2020
Note: Unfortunately, the 2020 Conference which was to have been held at the University of York had to be cancelled at short notice due to the COVID pandemic.
University of York: Democratic Challenges
Date: 18-20 June 2020
Keynotes: Simone Chambers, Lea Ypi
Organisers: Alasia Nuti, Gabriele Badano, Alfred Moore
Click here for more information
2019
Newcastle University: Justice in Times of Austerity, Rupture, and Polarisation
Date: 24-26 June 2019
Keynotes: Annabelle Lever, Victor Tadros
Organisers: Meera Inglis, Ian O'Flynn, Andrew Walton
Click here for more information.
2018
LUISS Guido Carli, Rome: Legitimacy
Date: 21-23 June 2018
Keynotes: Allen Buchanan, Davina Cooper, Fabienne Peter
Organisers: Gianfranco Pellegrino, Mariano Croce, Valeria Ottonelli
Click here for more information.
2017
University of Sheffield: Political Ethics
Keynotes: Chandran Kukathas, Clare Chambers
Organisers: Matt Sleat & Ed Hall
2016
London School of Economics: Rebellion, Resistance, Revolution
Keynotes: Rainer Forst, Anne Phillips
Organisers: Lea Ypi & Kai Spiekermann
2015
University of Amsterdam
Keynotes: Jean Cohen, Cecile Laborde
Organisers: Roland Pierik, Enzo Rossi, & Stefan Rummens
2014
University of Leeds: Injustice
Keynotes: Jennifer Saul, Jeff Spinner-Halev
Organisers: Kerri Woods & Derek Edvayne
2013
Stirling University: Combining Theory and Practice
Keynotes: Bob Goodin, Serena Olsaretti
Organisers: Rowan Cruft & Ben Saunders
2012
Queen's University Belfast: Freedom
Keynotes: Philip Pettit, Richard Bellamy
Organisers: Keith Breen & Cillian McBride
2011
University of Warwick: Democracy, Legitimacy, and Rights
Keynotes: Thomas Christiano, Antony Duff
Organiser: Dean Machin
2010
University of Southampton: The Future(s) of Democratic Citizenship
Keynotes: Stuart White, Rainer Baubock
Organiser: Chris Armstrong
2009
University of Edinburgh: Ethics for the 21st Century
Keynotes: Jeff McMahan, Jonathan Wolff
Organiser: Cecile Fabre
2008
University of Nottingham: Global Justice
Keynotes: Margaret Moore, Kok-Chor Tan, Stephen Gardiner
Organisers: Matthew Humphrey & Lucy Sargisson
2007
Keele University: Aliens and Nations: Citizenship, Sovereignty and Global Politics in the 21st Century
Keynotes: Elisabetta Galeotti, Stephen Macedo
Organisers: Monica Mookherjee & Glen Newey
2006
University College Dublin: Social Justice in Practice
Keynotes: John Baker, Paola Casal, Avner de Shalit, Russell Hardin, Richard Hull, Ingrid Robeyns, Doris Schroeder, Phillipe Van Parijs, Jonathan Wolff
Organisers: Jurgen de Wispelaere, Graham Finlay & Carlos Bruen
2005
University of Strathclyde: Freedom of Expression: counting the costs
Organiser: Glen Newey
2004
University of Wales, Newport (now University of South Wales): Equality
Organiser: Gideon Calder
2003
University of Newcastle: Disagreement, Dissent, and Disobedience
Keynote: Neil McCormick
Organisers: Peter Jones & Simon Caney
2002
Royal Holloway, University of London: Altruism
Keynote: David Miller
Organiser: Jonathan Seglow
2000
University of Exeter, The Culture of Toleration
Organisers: Dario Castiglione & Catriona Mckinnon
Swansea University, UK (Singleton campus)
Date: Wednesday 10th and Thursday 11th of July
Organisers: Paddy McQueen and Patrick Cockburn
Keynote speakers:
- Tommy J. Curry (Edinburgh)
- Emily McTernan (UCL)
- David Owen (Southampton)
To register for the conference, please click here. Registration closes on 31st May.
Full conference fee: £65
Reduced conference fee: £45
Conference dinner: £20
For information on travel and accommodation, please click here.
Please note that Swansea University has two campuses. The conference is taking place on Singleton campus.
2022
Durham University, UK: 'Political Philosophy and Political Activism'
Date: Wednesday 13 July to Friday 15 July
Organisers: Elizabeth Kahn (Durham) and Brian Carey (Durham)
Confirmed Keynote Speakers: Martin O'Neill (York), Jonathan Wolff (Oxford), Lea Ypi (LSE)
https://twitter.com/CareyBrian/status/1497948033316802565
2021
Royal Holloway, University of London: Crises of Liberalism? (Online Workshop)
Date: Friday 9 July 2021 (10.0 am - 5.0 pm British Summer Time)
In place of its annual conference, which it’s not possible to hold face to face, the ASPP is holding a one day online workshop on the theme of Crises of Liberalism? On the 100th anniversary of the birth of the twentieth century’s most famous liberal thinker, John Rawls, we invite papers which reflect on Rawls and the current state of liberal political philosophy more generally. While Rawls’s philosophy of liberal egalitarianism has its stalwart advocates and committed interpreters, others see his contractarian model as exclusionary, and his principles too ideal and under-equipped to address today’s political crises. Is Rawlsian liberalism still relevant? What does it have to say to issues such as populism, climate change, migration and the effects of the global neo-liberal order? We welcome papers which examine, critique or defend Rawlsian and liberal theory in light of such contemporary challenges, as well as those which consider Rawlsian and liberal thought from a variety of traditions (socialism, feminism, critical theory, the philosophy of race, communitarianism, multiculturalism, etc.)
If you are interested in participating please email an abstract of 300-400 words to Jonathan Seglow ([email protected]) and Nat Rutherford ([email protected]) by 1 June 2021. We especially welcome abstracts from PhD and early career researchers.
Attendance is free.
2020
Note: Unfortunately, the 2020 Conference which was to have been held at the University of York had to be cancelled at short notice due to the COVID pandemic.
University of York: Democratic Challenges
Date: 18-20 June 2020
Keynotes: Simone Chambers, Lea Ypi
Organisers: Alasia Nuti, Gabriele Badano, Alfred Moore
Click here for more information
2019
Newcastle University: Justice in Times of Austerity, Rupture, and Polarisation
Date: 24-26 June 2019
Keynotes: Annabelle Lever, Victor Tadros
Organisers: Meera Inglis, Ian O'Flynn, Andrew Walton
Click here for more information.
2018
LUISS Guido Carli, Rome: Legitimacy
Date: 21-23 June 2018
Keynotes: Allen Buchanan, Davina Cooper, Fabienne Peter
Organisers: Gianfranco Pellegrino, Mariano Croce, Valeria Ottonelli
Click here for more information.
2017
University of Sheffield: Political Ethics
Keynotes: Chandran Kukathas, Clare Chambers
Organisers: Matt Sleat & Ed Hall
2016
London School of Economics: Rebellion, Resistance, Revolution
Keynotes: Rainer Forst, Anne Phillips
Organisers: Lea Ypi & Kai Spiekermann
2015
University of Amsterdam
Keynotes: Jean Cohen, Cecile Laborde
Organisers: Roland Pierik, Enzo Rossi, & Stefan Rummens
2014
University of Leeds: Injustice
Keynotes: Jennifer Saul, Jeff Spinner-Halev
Organisers: Kerri Woods & Derek Edvayne
2013
Stirling University: Combining Theory and Practice
Keynotes: Bob Goodin, Serena Olsaretti
Organisers: Rowan Cruft & Ben Saunders
2012
Queen's University Belfast: Freedom
Keynotes: Philip Pettit, Richard Bellamy
Organisers: Keith Breen & Cillian McBride
2011
University of Warwick: Democracy, Legitimacy, and Rights
Keynotes: Thomas Christiano, Antony Duff
Organiser: Dean Machin
2010
University of Southampton: The Future(s) of Democratic Citizenship
Keynotes: Stuart White, Rainer Baubock
Organiser: Chris Armstrong
2009
University of Edinburgh: Ethics for the 21st Century
Keynotes: Jeff McMahan, Jonathan Wolff
Organiser: Cecile Fabre
2008
University of Nottingham: Global Justice
Keynotes: Margaret Moore, Kok-Chor Tan, Stephen Gardiner
Organisers: Matthew Humphrey & Lucy Sargisson
2007
Keele University: Aliens and Nations: Citizenship, Sovereignty and Global Politics in the 21st Century
Keynotes: Elisabetta Galeotti, Stephen Macedo
Organisers: Monica Mookherjee & Glen Newey
2006
University College Dublin: Social Justice in Practice
Keynotes: John Baker, Paola Casal, Avner de Shalit, Russell Hardin, Richard Hull, Ingrid Robeyns, Doris Schroeder, Phillipe Van Parijs, Jonathan Wolff
Organisers: Jurgen de Wispelaere, Graham Finlay & Carlos Bruen
2005
University of Strathclyde: Freedom of Expression: counting the costs
Organiser: Glen Newey
2004
University of Wales, Newport (now University of South Wales): Equality
Organiser: Gideon Calder
2003
University of Newcastle: Disagreement, Dissent, and Disobedience
Keynote: Neil McCormick
Organisers: Peter Jones & Simon Caney
2002
Royal Holloway, University of London: Altruism
Keynote: David Miller
Organiser: Jonathan Seglow
2000
University of Exeter, The Culture of Toleration
Organisers: Dario Castiglione & Catriona Mckinnon
