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Duke Graduate Conference in Political Theory

The Department of Political Science at Duke University is pleased to announce that our twelfth annual Graduate Conference in Political Theory will be held on February 19-20, 2026, in Gross Hall Room 230E. Our keynote speaker will be Katrina Forrester of Harvard University. Papers can be accessed here.

Twelfth Annual Duke Graduate Conference in Political Theory February 19-20, 2026 Gross Hall Room 230E, 140 Science Drive For papers, email dukegcpt@gmail.com Thursday Panel 1: 2-3pm "Understanding the Musical Rousseau: Reconstructing the Core Principles of Rousseau's 'System' from his Earliest Musical Writings," Fred Larsen (Harvard) Discussant: Michael Gillespie, Duke University Panel 2: 3:15-4:15pm "A Structural Account of Epistemic Injustices: Reconsidering the Finniss River Land Claim (1981-)," Qian Qian Ng (University of Michigan) Discussant: Alex Kirshner, Duke University Friday Breakfast, 9am Panel 3: 9:30-10:30am "Black Teacher Wanted: When Public Servants Become Activists," Mayaki Kimba (Columbia) Discussant: Allison P. Anoll, Duke University Keynote Address: 10:45am "In and Against the Welfare State," Katrina Forrester (Harvard) Lunch, 12:15pm Panel 4: 1:30-2:30pm "Emancipation without Revolution: The Late Foucault on Parresia," Mathis Bitton (Harvard) Discussant: Nima Bassiri, Duke University Panel 5: 2:45-3:45pm "What's Wrong with Asset Manager Capitalism?" Hugo Till (Oxford) Discussant: Jack Knight, Duke University

If you have any questions, please email dukegcpt@gmail.com.