News and Events

Memorial Addresses

The centre hosts two annual lectures in honour of distinguished colleagues.  The Henry Tudor and Alan Milne Addresses.

Seminar Series

The centre hosts a guest-speaker series Wednesday afternoons usually from 3-5pm.  If you would like to give a talk next academic year 2023-2024 please get in touch with the centre director on Elizabeth.kahn@durham.ac.uk.  We particularly welcome talks that challenge and expand the discipline by questioning underlying assumptions, utilising innovative methodologies or addressing under-explored problems.

Work in Progress Group

The centre hosts an online pre-read work in progress session.  It is a fantastic opportunity to get feedback from colleagues on papers, chapters, funding proposals and other works in development.  It is run by centre deputy director Jan Kandiyali.  It usually runs online on a Wednesday from 3.30 - 5pm. If you wish to submit your work for discussion please get in touch with Jan.

Conferences, Workshops and Book Launches

The centre regular hosts conferences and workshops.  Past events include the Association for Social and Political Philosophy Annual Conference 2022 Political Philosophy & Political Activism and  Theories of Liberty Commemorative conference and the Graduate Political Theory Conference. 

If you wish to hold an event, please get in touch with the centre director Elizabeth Kahn Elizabeth.kahn@durham.ac.uk.