Current Conference

CALL FOR PAPERS: Britain and Ireland Association for Political Thought Conference

7–9 January 2026 – University of Edinburgh

Academic Convenors: Alfred Moore (York), Tom O’Shea (Edinburgh) and Signy Gutnick Allen (Zurich)

Local Organisers: Mihaela Mihai, Jared Holley, Mathias Thaler (Edinburgh)

A key theme for our 2026 conference in Edinburgh will be the politics of climate and the environment, and we particularly encourage proposals in this area, as well as those from all sub-fields within political thought. This year’s plenary speakers are Alyssa Battistoni (Barnard), Ross Carroll (Dublin City), Angie Pepper (Roehampton), Rahul Rao (St. Andrews) and Johanna Thoma (Bayreuth).

Registration via the website is now closed.  Refunds will only be available for requests submitted before December the 1^st.