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Political Theory Workshop

The Political Theory Workshop offers faculty and other scholars an opportunity to present "in progress" or recently completed work to a diverse audience from political science, philosophy, law, and other social sciences and humanities. Workshop papers come from all areas of political theory, including normative and positive theory, legal theory, and the history of political thought. Papers are circulated ten days before the seminar. Participants are expected to read the paper before the workshop. Each session begins with comments and questions on the paper by a discussant, a brief response from the author, followed by a general discussion. All members of the university community are welcome to attend the workshop. 

Upcoming Events

Date
Friday, May 1, 2026, 11:30am - 1:00pm
Location:
Graham Stuart Lounge - Encina Hall West, Room 400
Speaker
Linda Zerilli, Charlese E. Merriam Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science and the College, University of Chicago
Date
Friday, May 8, 2026, 11:30am - 1:00pm
Location:
Graham Stuart Lounge - Encina Hall West, Room 400
Speaker
James Porter, Irving Stone Professor in Literature and Distinguished Professor in Rhetoric, University of California, Berkeley
Date
Friday, May 15, 2026, 11:30am - 1:00pm
Location:
Graham Stuart Lounge - Encina Hall West, Room 400
Speaker
Priya Satia, Raymond A. Spruance Professor of International History, Stanford University
Date
Friday, May 15, 2026, 11:30am - 1:00pm
Location:
Graham Stuart Lounge - Encina Hall West, Room 400
Speaker
Michael Thomas, Ph.D. Candidate, Stanford University
Date
Friday, May 22, 2026, 11:30am - 1:00pm
Location:
Graham Stuart Lounge - Encina Hall West, Room 400
Speaker
Shterna Friedman, Assistant Professor of Government, Harvard University
Date
Friday, May 29, 2026, 11:30am - 1:00pm
Location:
Graham Stuart Lounge - Encina Hall West, Room 400
Speaker
Turkuler Isiksel, Associate Professor of Political Science, Columbia University
Date
Friday, June 5, 2026, 11:30am - 1:00pm
Location:
Graham Stuart Lounge - Encina Hall West, Room 400
Speaker
Kajo Kubala, Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford Civics Initiative

Past Events

Date
Friday, April 17, 2026, 11:30am - 1:00pm
Location:
Graham Stuart Lounge - Encina Hall West, Room 400
Speaker
Shalini Satkunanandan, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of California, Davis
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Date
Friday, April 10, 2026, 11:30am - 1:00pm
Location:
Graham Stuart Lounge - Encina Hall West, Room 400
Speaker
Hélène Landemore, Damon Wells'58 Professor of Political Science, Director of Graduate Studies, Yale University
Date
Friday, February 27, 2026, 11:30am - 1:00pm
Location:
Graham Stuart Lounge - Encina Hall West, Room 400
Speaker
Thomas Meredith, Lecturer of Political Science, Santa Clara University, and Instructor of Political Sciences, Foothill College
Date
Friday, February 20, 2026, 11:30am - 1:00pm
Location:
Graham Stuart Lounge - Encina Hall West, Room 400
Date
Friday, January 30, 2026, 11:30am - 1:00pm
Location:
Graham Stuart Lounge - Encina Hall West, Room 400
Date
Friday, January 23, 2026, 11:30am - 1:00pm
Location:
Graham Stuart Lounge - Encina Hall West, Room 400
Date
Friday, January 9, 2026, 11:30am - 1:00pm
Location:
Graham Stuart Lounge - Encina Hall West, Room 400
Date
Friday, December 12, 2025, 11:30am - 1:00pm
Location:
Graham Stuart Lounge - Encina Hall West, Room 400
Date
Friday, December 5, 2025, 11:30am - 1:00pm
Location:
Graham Stuart Lounge - Encina Hall West, Room 400
Date
Friday, November 21, 2025, 11:30am - 1:00pm
Location:
Graham Stuart Lounge - Encina Hall West, Room 400