Centre for Political Thought
Centre for Political Thought
An Interdisciplinary Workshop on 3 and 4 October 2024
Convened by Dario Castiglione (CPT) & Catherine Dupré (HR&DF), University of Exeter, this two-day online workshop is meant as an introduction to the work of the Observatory of Representation. International Centre for the study of State, Citizenship and Democracy. Formally established in January 2024, this Inter-University and multidisciplinary Centre focusses on political representation and its place in relation to the state and democratic citizenship.
On Thursday 3 October, we shall discuss the idea of representation from a multi-disciplinary perspective, introduced by Professor Michel Troper and based on a book published as part of the Centre’s collaboration: La Représentation politique. Anthologie (eds) Manuela ALBERTONE, Michel TROPER, Paris: Classiques Garnier, 2018. On Friday 4 October, we have organized two round tables: one focusing on the role that elections play or ought to play in democratic representation; the other on the ways of enlarging democratic representation through more informal and virtual moments.
Find the programme here. Participation is free, but please register through Eventbrite: 3rd October & 4th October.
In focus
The Centre for Political Thought at Exeter encompasses one of the largest cluster of theorists and historians of political thought in the UK. Its distinctive characters are the diversity of areas and approaches, as well as the intellectual dialogue that fosters across them. Such a dialogue, combined with interdisciplinarity, is central to our weekly ‘reading group’, where colleagues and students from Exeter and other Universities present their research or discuss classical and recent texts.
The Centre promotes collaborative research and is part of an increasing number of international networks. It organizes seminars, workshops, and book symposia, many of which are published in top theory journals. Its ambition is to be a place for the exchange and scrutiny of ideas, as well as global collaboration in research.
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As part of his course on Power and Democracy, Andrew Schaap has interviewed a number of scholars who have written on main topics that he touches in his lectures and classes.
Here are the interviews (at the moment only those with an Exeter affiliation can listen to them, we hope to make them more widely available soon).
The Centre is home to an intellectually vibrant and supportive network of PhD students, who are both teaching colleagues and fellow researchers. Students pursue a range of research interests; have excellent facilities for discussion of topics, texts and thinkers; and have ample opportunity to engage in interdisciplinary work, as well as developing professionally by participating in conferences, workshops, and the weekly Reading Group meetings.
The Reading Group in Political Theory is a term-time weekly meeting of the staff and postgraduate students (both research and taught) working in political theory, also open to colleagues and students from other areas in politics, and from any other discipline. It often welcomes the participation of speakers from other Universities.
Programme for October - December 2024
Sessions are normally in Amory 219, Wednesdays 12.40 to 2.00 pm, unless otherwise indicated. Most sessions will be in hybrid format. A Zoom link, and any relevant readings, will be circulated in advance.