BIAPT
@PolThought
The Britain and Ireland Association for Political Thought promotes and represents the research and teaching of all branches of political thought.
Following our AGM in York, BIAPT is moving away from this site. You can still find us in the Blue place (which is much like Twitter used to be). All information about our conferences, prizes, and other activities can be found at our website below👇 associationforpoliticalthought.ac.uk
Heading to the Britain & Ireland Association for Political Thought annual conference and looking forward to my 'Author-Meets-Critics' with Alasia Nuti, Kimberly Hutchings, and Miriam Ronzoni. @PolThought Postcolonial Global Justice will be out with @PrincetonUPress this summer!
In Machine and Sovereignty, Yuk Hui develops a new political thought to address today’s planetary crises. Shop the book combinedacademic.co.uk/9781517917418/… Browse our virtual exhibit combinedacademic.co.uk/biapt-2025/ Use code APT25 for 30% off selected titles. @PolThought #BIAPT2025 @UMinnPress
York's very own Monica Brito-Vieira at the author meets critics panel at the @PolThought conference with @AlfMoore as a friendly critic
Strong showing of LSE political theroists at @PolThought with @FWesteren @apostopc @BrunoLeipold @StephanieWanga Anne Phillips & Sumi Madhok
Looking forward to tomorrow’s BIAPT conference which takes place for the first time at the University of York. Our hashtag for the conference will be #BIAPT2025. Get yourself some proper Yorkshire tea to warm your bones and settle in for some great scholarship and conversation!
We'll be at the BIAPT conference tomorrow, so come over to our book stand and say hello! @PolThought
Alasia Nuti discusses her new book (co-authored with Gabriele Badano) with Jeffrey Church on "The Political Theory Review" podcast. podomatic.com/podcasts/thepo…
A reminder about these PhD opportunities. 6+ fully funded open studentships, plus one ring-fenced for UK minority ethnic candidates, in my school. I'm happy to support potential applicants in my research areas, including animal ethics/politics. Application deadline: 30 January.
My school is advertising 6+ fully funded PhD studentships to start in October 2025, open to UK or international applicants. I'd be very happy to support applicants working in my areas of interest, including animal ethics/animals in political philosophy. lboro.ac.uk/study/postgrad…
Here’s a great fully funded doctorate opportunity at the LSE. The lucky recipient will get to work with @apostopc and the climate action charity @HopeFTFuture! Details below. Deadline is January 15th. lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse/G…
If you're an aspiring or junior academic writing about legal philosophy and constitutional theory, I hope you submit a paper (or proposal) for our inaugural Legal Philosophy and Constitutional Theory Junior Scholar conference we're co-hosting next year. shorturl.at/8aJD9
Intellectual History and the Problem of Conceptual Change by Elías J. Palti. This study reassesses the main concepts of Intellectual History, offering a new framework for understanding past systems of knowledge. 📚 cup.org/3UmSfWU #intellectualhistory #historyofideas
I very much enjoyed this interview. I would have enjoyed it even more if my dog hadn’t barked at the bin men when I was trying to explain Burke’s Vindication of Natural Society (!). We talked conservatism, Burke’s complex imperialism, slave trade reform, and lots more besides.
New interview with Ross Carroll about Edmund Burke. intellectualhistory.net/new-work/edmun… @rossecarroll @MillsRJW @politybooks
Are you political theorist theorist tinkering with a book manuscript and keen to get some quality feedback on it? Then look no further! 👇 york.ac.uk/politics/cpt/e…
Very excited indeed about this; a new debate for a new kind of journal. #PublicPoliticalPhilosophy in a very public place: cambridge.org/core/journals/… Please RT the open + global call for papers @PolThought @PSAPolThought @ECPR @ECPR_PTMethods @SPAISBristol @TariqModood @DrGeorgeBoss
The latest issue of our BIAPT newsletter is available below. In it you’ll find details of our early and mid-career prize winners and updates on our January conference in York, registration for which is now open! mailchi.mp/e7c5925bb2ce/b…
The CfP for the PSA’s annual conference is open for another 4 days. There’s still time to submit a proposal. Details 👇 psa.ac.uk/events/psa-ann…
Registration for BIAPT’s conference in lovely York is now open! See link below 👇 associationforpoliticalthought.ac.uk/conference/apt…
Congratulations, Bruno! So very well deserved.
After 7 long years on the precarious academic job market, I'm over the moon and so incredibly relieved that next year I’ll be an Assistant Professor in Political Theory at Durham University 🥳