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PSA Political Thought Specialist Group

Political Thought specialist group of the UK Political Studies Association. Convenors: Simon Choat & Michael Keary. Become a member: https://www.psa.ac.uk/specialist-groups/political-thought

🩵 Thanks again to everyone who joined us in Oxford for #PSA26. We would love to hear your feedback! ➡️ Please share your thoughts and suggestions for future conferences by completing the short feedback form that all delegates were emailed. 📆 Deadline for feedback 17 April.

Very happy to be able to sponsor this using funds from the @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social Excellence & Impact Fund - thanks to all who took part, Lord Parekh for chairing, and Thom for organising

Below is an open statement from @biapt.bsky.social and ourselves about the proposed compulsory redundancies at the University of Essex Business School. If you share our concerns, please spread this in your networks. Thank you! @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

Followed by drinks on the Terrace! Thanks to all who took part.

*PSA News* 📢 Job Prospects in Politics - a new report for the PSA. We are pleased to share this article by Research Professional News @resprofnews.bsky.social about the new job market report for the PSA. ➡️ Read article

www.associationforpoliticalthought.ac.uk/biapt-prizes... Nominations are invited for two prizes: The BIAPT Early-Career Prize 2026: The BIAPT Mid-Career Prize 2026 Deadline for nominations is 22nd May 2026.

We were delighted to be able to fund an event held at the House of Lords yesterday on political thought and impact, chaired by Bhikhu Parekh and organised by @thombrooks.bsky.social

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IN, FOR, and WITH the public 🎉Extra thanks from me to @georgeboss.bsky.social for doing the hard graft on this from start to finish! Looking forward very much to seeing where the debate goes [email protected] @biapt.bsky.social @ipsa-rc31.bsky.social @psapolthought.bsky.social

Very happy to promote this event in Tokyo in October & even happier to be taking part! www.waseda.jp/fpse/winpec/... Will be the 1st of many ventures by the now thoroughly revitalised @ipsa-rc31.bsky.social that I'm lucky enough to co-lead with @humeiraiqtidar.bsky.social...

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PSA Political Thought Specialist Group

Political Studies Association

Co-organizers IPSA Research Committee 31 (Political Philosophy) and the Waseda Institute of Political Economy, Waseda University Worksho...

CFP: IPSA RC31 Political Philosophy Methodology Workshop 2026, Waseda University

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PSA Political Thought Specialist Group

Political Studies Association

PSA Political Thought Specialist Group

Jonathan Floyd

Our issue on Public Political Philosophy is out in the world! tinyurl.com/PublicPolPhilo We asked about the gap between political philosophy and everyday politics: why it’s there, how to close it, whether we ought to. The answers were engaging, rigorous, exciting, often surprising. Do take a look!

Britain and Ireland Association for Political Thought Prizes Nominations are invited for two prizes: The BIAPT Early-Career Prize 2026 Open to political theorists within eight years of award of their ...

www.associationforpoliticalthought.ac.uk

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BIAPT Prizes 2026: call for nominations - BIAPT

A new report for the Political Studies Association, shared exclusively with Research Professional News ahead of its publication on 31 March at PSA26 Annual Conference, analyses trends in politics…

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Job Prospects in Politics – new report for the PSA - Political Studies Association

George Boss

Great to host a panel on the impact of political theory chaired by Lord Parekh in the @houseoflords.parliament.uk and sponsored by the @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social Engaging discussions and wonderful workshop.

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Prof Thom Brooks