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Call for papers: BIAPT conference - University of Exeter, Jan 6th-8th 2027
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 theorists working across the whole field of political thought. We are delighted to announce that Exeter Centre for Political Thought will host the next annual conference from January 6th to 8th, 2027.
This year’s plenary speakers are Davina Cooper (King’s College London), Stephen Gardiner (University of Washington), Rauna Kuokkanen (University of Lapland), Richard Whatmore (St Andrews University), Musab Younis (University of Oxford)
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The final deadline for submission is Friday 24th July 2026, and notifications will be issued in September 2026.
For any questions, you can write to us at conference@associationforpoliticalthought.ac.uk
In focus
The Centre for Political Thought at Exeter encompasses one of the largest cluster of theorists and historians of political thought in the UK. Its distinctive characters are the diversity of areas and approaches, as well as the intellectual dialogue that fosters across them. Such a dialogue, combined with interdisciplinarity, is central to our weekly 鈥榬eading group鈥�, where colleagues and students from Exeter and other Universities present their research or discuss classical and recent texts.
The Centre promotes collaborative research and is part of an increasing number of international networks. It organizes seminars, workshops, and book symposia, many of which are published in top theory journals. Its ambition is to be a place for the exchange and scrutiny of ideas, as well as global collaboration in research.
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The Reading Group in Political Theory is a term-time weekly meeting of the staff and postgraduate students (both research and taught) working in political theory, also open to colleagues and students from other areas in politics, and from any other discipline. It often welcomes the participation of speakers from other Universities.
Programme for January - March 2026
Sessions are normally in Amory B310, Wednesdays 12.40 to 2.00 pm, unless otherwise indicated. Most sessions will be in hybrid format. A Zoom link, and any relevant readings, will be circulated in advance.
The Centre is home to an intellectually vibrant and supportive network of PhD students, who are both teaching colleagues and fellow researchers. Students pursue a range of research interests; have excellent facilities for discussion of topics, texts and thinkers; and have ample opportunity to engage in interdisciplinary work, as well as developing professionally by participating in conferences, workshops, and the weekly Reading Group meetings.