Political Theory Colloquium

George Klosko, presenter at the Political Theory Colloquium
George Klosko, presenter at the Political Theory Colloquium

The Political Theory Colloquium brings together UVA faculty and graduate students to discuss new and in-progress work in political theory. Visitors are drawn from UVA’s faculty and beyond, and they reflect the wide range of work being done in the field. Regular participation in the colloquium is an important component of the subfield’s professionalization and graduate training, and should be a priority for all students. The colloquium also welcomes everyone who is interested in political theory and cognate fields. Papers are distributed in advance, and participants come prepared to discuss them.

Preliminary abstracts for each paper that is being presented are available below. Paper drafts will be circulated 7–10 days before the talk via e-mail. Participants of the colloquium are responsible making themselves familiar with the circulated draft prior to the beginning of the talk. Each speaker will introduce their work with a few brief remarks. Then, an assigned discussant (in most cases, graduate students in our Department) will raise a few preliminary talking points about the draft. After the speaker responds to those comments, anyone in attendance may raise their hand and ask questions about the paper.

Please contact Jean-Marc Pruit if you would like to be added to the email distribution list for papers, if you require any accommodations to participate in the speaker series, or if you have any questions, comments, or concerns.

Unless otherwise noted, the colloquium meets 2:00-3:30pm Eastern time.

Current Series

Kimberly Ann Harris | Assistant Professor, University of Virginia

Friday, October 6, 2023 2:00 PM | Gibson Hall, S296

Elizabeth Cohen | Professor of Political Science and Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute, Syracuse University

Friday, October 20, 2023 2:00 PM | Gibson Hall, S296

Melvin Rogers | Associate Director of the Center for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, Professor of Political Science, Brown University

Thursday, November 30, 2023 2:00 PM | TBD

Joseph R. Winters II and Lawrie Balfour | Duke University and University of Virginia

Friday, January 19, 2024 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM | Gibson Hall, 296

Kevin Elliott | Lecturer, Yale University

Friday, February 2, 2024 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM | Bond House

Alyssa Battistoni | Assistant Professor, Barnard College

Friday, February 16, 2024 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM | Gibson Hall, 296

Elisabeth Anker | Professor, George Washington University

Friday, March 1, 2024 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM | Gibson Hall, 296

Paul Weithman | Glynn Family Honors Professor of Philosophy, University of Notre Dame

Friday, April 5, 2024 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM | Gibson Hall, 296

Nasrin Olla | University of Virginia

Friday, April 12, 2024 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM | Gibson Hall, 296

Aziz Rana | Professor and Provost’s Distinguished Fellow at Boston College Law School

Friday, April 26, 2024 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM | Gibson Hall, 296

Current and Past Series

2023-2024

Kimberly Ann Harris

Assistant Professor, University of Virginia

Elizabeth Cohen

Professor of Political Science and Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute, Syracuse University

Melvin Rogers

Associate Director of the Center for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, Professor of Political Science, Brown University

Joseph R. Winters II and Lawrie Balfour

Duke University and University of Virginia

Kevin Elliott

Lecturer, Yale University

Alyssa Battistoni

Assistant Professor, Barnard College

Elisabeth Anker

Professor, George Washington University

Paul Weithman

Glynn Family Honors Professor of Philosophy, University of Notre Dame

Nasrin Olla

University of Virginia

Aziz Rana

Professor and Provost’s Distinguished Fellow at Boston College Law School

2022-2023

Jess Flanigan

University of Richmond

Camila Vergara

University of Cambridge

James Lindley Wilson

University of Chicago

Lucas Pinheiro

Bard College

Amanuel Gebremichael

PhD Candidate, University of Virginia

Danielle Charette

Post-Doctoral Fellow

Vijay Phulwani

Visiting Professor, University of Virginia

Erin Pineda

Professor, Smith College

2021-2022

Hana Nasser

Graduate Student, University of Virginia

Andrew Dilts & Sarah Tyson

Loyola Marymount University, UC Denver

Jonathan Havercroft

Associate Professor, University of Southampton

Sid Issar

Post Doc, University of Virginia

Chiara Cordelli

Associate Professor, University of Chicago

Jennifer Rubenstein

Associate Professor, University of Virginia

Deva Woodly

Associate Professor, The New School for Social Research

Matt Frierdich

Graduate Student, University of Virginia

Jared Loggins

Post Doc, Amherst College

2017-2018

Alexander Livingston

Assistant Professor, Cornell University

Uday Mehta

Distinguished Professor of Political Science, The Graduate Center, CUNY

Ross Mittiga

PhD Candidate, University of Virginia

2018-2019

Andrew Gates

PhD Candidate, University of Virginia

Lawrie Balfour

Professor, University of Virginia

Daniel Henry

PhD. Candidate, University of Virginia

Sharon Sliwinski

University of Western Ontario

Claire McKinney

Assistant Professor, College William & Mary

Dan Luban

Junior Research Fellow, University College, Oxford

2020-2021

Daniel Henry

PhD Candidate, University of Virginia

Claire Timperley

Lecturer, Victoria University of Wellington

Neil Roberts

Chair and Professor of Africana Studies, Williams College

Jeffrey Green

Professor and Director of Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy, University of Pennsylvania

Stephen White

Professor Emeritus, University of Virginia

Naveed Mansoori

Post-Doctoral Research Associate, University of Virginia

Molly Scudder

Assistant Professor, Purdue University

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