PSAI Political Theory Specialist Group

This group is one of the specialist groups organised under the auspices of the Political Studies Association of Ireland. It is intended to serve all those interested in political theory broadly conceived. Please read more below or at: http://www.psai.ie/specialist/theory.asp.

Annual workshop: Political Theory and the Global Crisis:  How can political theory contribute to understandings and solutions?  25 May 2012  

TCD Political Science Conference Room, 3 College Green

PLEASE NOTE SOME CHANGES TO SCHEDULE MAY 18 (higlighted)

The second annual workshop of the PSAI political theory specialist group.

Paula Casal (ICREA, Universitat Pompeu Fabra), guest speaker. 

10.30-11.00 Welcome

11.00-12.15 Global Social Injustice - Vittorio Bufacchi (University College Cork)

12.15-1.15 Lunch (own arrangements)

1.15-2.30 Conservative and Conservationist Sufficiency - Paula Casal(Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona)

2.30-3.45 Reason, Production, and Rival Visions of Working Life - Keith Breen (Queen’s University Belfast)

3.45-4.00 What can academics do about world poverty?  Paula Casal (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona)

(ASAP http://academicsstand.org/)

Registration: There is no fee. Attendees are requested to register with andrew.shorten@ul.ie by May18.

This conference is supported by the Political Theory Specialist Group of the Political Studies Association of Ireland.

 Annual Workshop: Toleration: Dublin 6 May 2011
On May 6 2011, the first PSAI annual political theory workshop will be held in Dublin on the topic of 'Toleration'. Peter Jones will speak on: Toleration: do we still need it?'  Other presenters include Graham Finlay (UCD) and Cillian McBride (QUB). 
This is the first annual workshop, intended to act as a forum for exchange among political theorists (broadly construed), who are working in Ireland.  Postgraduates are particularly welcome. Suggestions for future themes are invited. Contact Iseult Honohan or Andrew Shorten.    

Programme and registration details available here.


Aims
The Political Theory Specialist Group of the PSAI aims to promote the study of contemporary political theory and the history of political thought. It aims to represent and support political theory within the PSAI and beyond. In particular, the group seeks to advance the linkage of political theory and political philosophy with political science, philosophy and other disciplines. The Group does not favour one style or branch of political theory over another.

Activities
The Political Theory Specialist Group will arrange events, such as political theory workshops (including invited speakers from abroad) and political theory panels at the annual PSAI meeting. The group will set up a website with information and political theory events in Ireland and with links to similar groups in the United Kingdom (the PSA Specialist Groups), in Europe (ECPR Political Theory Group), and in the United States (APSA Foundations of Political Theory and the Association for Political Theory).

Members
To become a member of the Group you must be a member of the PSAI, which you can join here. You do not have to belong to a political science department or to an Irish university to be a member or to join the Group. In fact, the Group positively welcomes members from disciplinary backgrounds such as, for example, philosophy, human geography, cultural studies and sociology.