Category Archives: Conferences

Michael Dillon on The Courage of Truth

Posted on July 26, 2013 by stuartelden

The chair group on History and Theory of International Relations at the University of Groningen (the Netherlands) is launching an annual Lecture series entitled ‘Modes of Reasoning’. The lectures are intended as a space for leading intellectuals to reflect on … Continue reading →

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‘Global Urbanisation: Challenges and Prospects’ – call for papers

Posted on July 24, 2013 by stuartelden

A panel at the Regional Studies Association conference at UCLA: ‘Global Urbanisation: Challenges and Prospects ‘ Monday 16th -Wednesday 18th December 2013 University of California, Los Angeles, USA Submit your abstract to: Elizabeth.mitchell@regionalstudies.org Call for papers open until 19th August … Continue reading →

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Ordinary/Everyday/Quotidian – conference in York, September 2013

Posted on July 22, 2013 by stuartelden

The ordinary and the everyday are intuitively self-evident, yet notoriously elusive. Efforts to define “ordinary language” or “everyday practice” have preoccupied thinkers across many disciplines: philosophers, historians, sociologists, political theorists, geographers and critics of literature and the visual arts. And … Continue reading →

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Geo-metrics abstract

Posted on July 15, 2013 by stuartelden

This is the abstract for my keynote to the Regimes of Calculation and Global Governance workshop at Balsillie School of International Affairs in September. It develops from the ‘Earth‘ paper I gave in Tel Aviv recently, and is also linked … Continue reading →

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International Scholar post with Al-Quds Bard Honors College renewed

Posted on July 14, 2013 by stuartelden

I’ve had my post as International Scholar with Al-Quds Bard Honors College, Al-Quds University renewed for the 2013-14 academic year. This is part of the Academic Fellowship program of the Open Society Institute in Budapest. I’ll be working again with two early-career Palestinian academics, … Continue reading →

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Warwick Graduate Conference in Political Geography – Call for papers

Posted on July 10, 2013 by stuartelden

Call for Papers: Warwick Graduate Conference in Political Geography, 28-29 November 2013 Department of Politics and International Studies (PAIS), University of Warwick Theme: ‘Politics, Spaces, Imaginations’ Keynote: Klaus Dodds (Geography, Royal Holloway) Globalised mobilities today remind us of the inextricable … Continue reading →

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Earth – audio recording from CityState workshop

Posted on June 28, 2013 by stuartelden

The audio recording of my talk ‘Earth’ from the recent CityState: A Lexical-Political Workshop is available here. The abstract is below: Geopolitics has, today, become effectively a synonym for global politics. Armchair strategists still come up with grand plans for … Continue reading →

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Calculative Devices in a Digital Age – Call for Papers

Posted on June 7, 2013 by stuartelden

Department of Geography, Durham University 21-22 November 2013 Keynote speakers (tbc): Prof. Pat O’Malley (Sydney) Prof. Marieke de Goede (Amsterdam) Prof. Rita Raley (UCSB) The Securing against Future Events project is organizing a two day conference on the forms and … Continue reading →

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1963: Cold War Unlimited – Symposium in Sheffield

Posted on June 7, 2013 by stuartelden

Post on behalf of Fabienne Collignon 1963: Cold War Unlimited – University of Sheffield, 20 September 2013 On 5 August 1963, one day short of the 18th anniversary of the dropping of an atom bomb on Hiroshima and after more than … Continue reading →

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MANCEPT workshop on Methods in Political Theory

Posted on June 1, 2013 by stuartelden

A call for papers for a workshop as part of the Tenth MANCEPT Annual Conference: 4th – 6th September 2013. During the 1960s and 70s the methodological orthodoxy of enquiries into the study of political thought became the target of historical critique. Dissatisfied with … Continue reading →

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