On Tuesday, thew Law, Ethics and Justice Group in LSE's Philosophy Department is hosting Helder De Schutter (KU Leuven), presenting 'The Idea of Public Speech'. 4:30pm, LAK.2.06.
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Is the problem with capitalism not exploitation but rather the alienation caused by capital markets? Watch Chiara Cordelli's Brian Barry Memorial Lecture for her theory of the wrongs of capitalism. @lsegovernment.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=KILZ...
Brian Barry Lecture 2026 | 'Capitalism, Alienation, and the Rule of None' with Prof Chiara Cordelli
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The Oxford Handbook of Grounded and Engaged Normative Theory launches online 22–23 June. Authors from all 46 chapters take part, including our own Paul Apostolidis @lsegovernment.bsky.social . All welcome! hias-hamburg.de/en/events/ox...
Great keynote by Sean Ingham at the LSE Political Theory Grad Conference on why institutional forbearance is pro tanto valuable. Corresponding paper out now: doi.org/10.1017/S000...
Public Event: Logistical Capitalism and Latino Communities in Southern California’s Inland Empire; with Alfonso Gonzales Toribio, Dr Jaime Acosta Gonzalez, Prof Paul Apostolidis Tuesday 2 June 2026, 17:00-19:30 (inc reception) SAL 1.04 More Information: sticerd.lse.ac.uk/_new/events/...
Logistical Capitalism and Latino Communities in Southern California’s Inland Empire | Alfonso Gonzales Toribio, Jamie Acosta Gonzalez, Paul Apostolidis | Tuesday 02 June 2026 17:00 - 19:30 | STICERD...
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www.cambridge.org/core/journal... Nice review of Against Post-Liberalism @politybooks.bsky.social in Perspectives on Politics. Obviously I don’t fully agree with Jacob’s conclusion but this is for further debate. Thanks Jacob.
Against Post-Liberalism: Why ‘Family, Faith and Flag’ Is a Dead End for the Left. By Paul Kelly. Cambridge, UK: Polity, 2025. 224p. | Perspectives on Politics | Cambridge Core
Against Post-Liberalism: Why ‘Family, Faith and Flag’ Is a Dead End for the Left. By Paul Kelly. Cambridge, UK: Polity, 2025. 224p.
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🗓️ LSE Political Theory Seminar | Claudia Landwehr (Mainz): 'Democratic principles and the dark side of democratic proceduralism' | Thu 21 May, 4 PM | OLD.4.10, LSE #PoliticalTheory #LSE #Democracy #Proceduralism @lsegovernment.bsky.social
Many thanks to Chiara Cordelli for this masterclass with our PhDs and postdocs ahead of her Brian Barry Lecture this evening www.lse.ac.uk/government/e...
TOMORROW at 6:30 in the Old Theatre! All welcome.
LSE Department of Government@lsegovernment.bsky.social · 3mo agoWhat if capitalism’s deepest ill is not exploitation or domination, but #alienation? Chiara Cordelli explores capitalism as a "rule of none" at this year's Brian Barry Memorial Lecture. 📆 Wed 20 May | 6.30-8pm 📍 The Old Theatre, #LSE Tickets here👇🏾 www.lse.ac.uk/government/e...
Logistical Capitalism and Latino Communities in Southern California's Inland Empire New cross-border research from UC Riverside & LSE on how the logistics boom — led by Amazon and Walmart — has reshaped race, politics, and democratic resistance. 🧵
What if capitalism’s deepest ill is not exploitation or domination, but #alienation? Chiara Cordelli explores capitalism as a "rule of none" at this year's Brian Barry Memorial Lecture. 📆 Wed 20 May | 6.30-8pm 📍 The Old Theatre, #LSE Tickets here👇🏾 www.lse.ac.uk/government/e...
Capitalism, Alienation, and the Rule of None
An event hosted by the Department of Government featuring renowned political philosopher and public intellectual, Chiara Cordelli.
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⚠️ MSc in Political Theory applicants: don't wait. We've moved to "Limited Availability" due to high demand and will likely close soon. Brilliant to see such enthusiasm for political theory — apply now! www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse...
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Check the availability of Graduate programmes at LSE, including Diplomas, Masters, PhDs, Executive programmes and Dual Degrees.
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Come join us! Four postdocs in history of political thought/political theory at LSE now being advertised
Bruno Leipold@brunoleipold.com · 4mo agoReally pleased to advertise these 4 LSE postdocs in the history of popular government as part of our ERC Synergy Project "Popular Government in Global Perspective (POPGOV)"
Join us for our annual Brian Barry lecture, this year delivered by Chiara Cordelli
Bruno Leipold@brunoleipold.com · 4mo agoOur annual LSE Brian Barry memorial lecture will this year be delivered by Chiara Cordelli on 20 May who will be speaking on "Capitalism, Alienation, and the Rule of None". Register here: www.lse.ac.uk/government/e...
We are delighted to invite nominations (including self-nominations) for the 2026 BIAPT Early-Career and Mid-Career prizes! The deadline for nominations is May 22nd. Full details are below 👇 www.associationforpoliticalthought.ac.uk/biapt-prizes...
BIAPT Prizes 2026: call for nominations - BIAPT
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 ...
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Updated title for Elena Ruiz's talk on Thursday: The Problem of Adaptive Regeneration in Building Solutions to Structural Violence. Thu 4pm. @lsegovernment.bsky.social #politicaltheory
LSE Political Theory@lsepoltheory.bsky.social · 5mo ago📢 Next @lsepoltheory.bsky.social seminar: Elena Ruiz (Michigan State) — "Epistemic Capitalism: Structure, Ideology, and the Economics of Inequality" 🗓 Thu 5 March, 4:00 PM 📍 CKK.2.06, LSE All welcome! External visitors please register in advance (link 👇) @lsegovernment.bsky.social
The first set of postdocs for our ERC project on popular government have just been advertised. These 3 postdocs will be based at UC Louvain with my co-PI Pierre-Etienne Vandamme and focus on contemporary democratic theory. Apply! jobs.uclouvain.be/Personnelsci...
🔔 Next LSE Political Theory seminar: @manongarcia.bsky.social (FU Berlin) "Putting Consent Back in Its Place or the Double Social Meaning of Sex" 📅 Thursday, 19 Feb, 4pm 📍 CKK.2.06 All welcome! External visitors must register in advance: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/WBSQABK5yj @lsegovernment.bsky.social
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LSE Political Theory Group research seminar TODAY: Speaker: Daniel Häuser (LSE) Title: In Defense of a Modest Political Liberalism When: Thursday, 12 February, 4:00 PM Where: CKK.2.06 All are welcome!
📣 Call for Abstracts! Excited to be among the organisers of the 12th annual Graduate Conference in Political Theory (28-29th May)! Submit abstracts here: forms.gle/ccfeNR21Pn3Y... Please share among colleagues and fellow PhD Students!
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LSE Political Theory@lsepoltheory.bsky.social · 6mo agoCFA for the LSE Graduate conference, 28-29 May 2026. Submit your abstracts by 22 February here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
CFA for the LSE Graduate conference, 28-29 May 2026. Submit your abstracts by 22 February here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
📢 LSE Political Theory Group seminar this Thursday! Christine Straehle: "Migration, Death and Human Rights" 📅 Thu 22 January, 4:00 PM 📍 CKK.2.06 All welcome! External visitors please register in advance for security: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/WBSQABK5yj @lsegovernment.bsky.social #PoliticalTheory
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*** 📢 CFP: LSE Graduate Conference in Political Theory 📅 28–29 May 2026 • London (in person) Grad students in political theory & related fields: submit an anonymized abstract (≤1000 words) by 22 Feb 2026. ✨ Keynotes: Sean Ingham & Shuk Ying Chan 🔗 Submit via form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... ***
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Fantastic @biapt.bsky.social conference in beautiful Edinburgh with five great keynotes, some snow, and three LSE colleagues. @brunoleipold.com @kspiekermann.bsky.social and Leigh Jenco.
Our new schedule for the Winter Term - now corrected. Thursdays 4pm. All welcome!
Congratulations to our graduates MSc Political Theory 2025! (Better photo to follow!)
What an incredible week of political theory talks at LSE. Yesterday, David Owens presented on "The Fragmentation of Justice" in the LEJ seminar series @lsephilosophy.bsky.social . Today Chandran Kukathas launches his new book in the Legal and Political Theory Forum. @lselaw.bsky.social.