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CfP: 2025 BIAPT conference - University of York (January 9th-11th)

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Britain and Ireland Association for Political Thought Conference 2025

                   

We are delighted to open registration for the 2025 Britain & Ireland Association conference, which will take place at the University of York between January 9th-11th  

The conference will take place  at the  Church Lane Building, https://maps.app.goo.gl/t1p6T2grp1cvFrgJA

Academic Convenors: Gabriele Badano (York), Anne Phillips (LSE), Craig Smith (Glasgow)

Local Organisers: Ruth Kelly, Alasia Nuti, Sara Van Goozen (York)

The BIAPT conference is the flagship event of the scholarly community of political theorists across Britain and Ireland. Taking place annually since the 1970s, it brings together scholars working across the whole of political thought.

This year’s plenary speakers are: Robin Douglass (KCL), Ulas Ince (SOAS), Jacob Levy (McGill), Sumi Madhok (LSE) and Nadia Urbinati (Columbia).

 

The early bird rates will close on Monday December 2nd, after which time the conference rate will rise to £220 for the 3-day pass and £110 for the 1-day registration. Registration for the conference will close on Wednesday December 18th. Refund requests will not be accepted after December 18th 

 

The University of York is in the village of Heslington, which is a short bus or taxi ride from the city of York, where there are numerous options for hotel accommodation – links to some possible options for accommodation can be found here.

How to get there: within the UK, York is well-served by the rail network with direct routes to and from most major cities, including London (under 2 hours from King’s Cross), Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Bristol. For those coming from outside the UK (but not flying into London), it is accessible from Manchester airport via a direct train and from Leeds-Bradford airport, from which there are other travel options (further details here).

IMPORTANT: some conference participants coming from outside the UK may need Electronic Travel Authorisation to enter the country. Further information can be found here.