UCLA Political Theory Workshop – 2026/27

FALL 2026

October 16, 2026
Speaker: Lillian Cicerchia (University of Amsterdam)
Title: “Movementism as Conservative Inclusion”
Discussant: Rhea Lanford (UCLA Department of Political Science)

November 6, 2026
Speaker: Christopher Hallenbrook (California State University Dominguez Hills)
Title: Justice Across Generations: Equality, Opportunity, and the Social Contract

November 20, 2026
Speaker: Sara Elbanna (UCLA Department of Political Science)
Title: What Inviolability Cannot Register: Karāma and Dignity as Material Standing
Discussant: Tomi Kolapo (UCLA Department of Political Science)

December 7, 2026
Workshop will start at 12:15 pm.
Speaker: Sean Ingham (UC San Diego)
Title: TBD

WINTER 2027

January 8, 2027
Speaker: Annie Stilz (UC Berkeley)
Title: TBD

February 5, 2027
Speaker: Tomi Kolapo (UCLA Department of Political Science)
Title: TBD
Discussant: TBD

February 26, 2027
Speaker: Stella Ghervas (UCLA Department of History)
Title: TBD
Discussant: TBD

SPRING 2026

 April 9, 2027
Speaker: Spenser Kussin-Gika (UCLA Department of Political Science)
Title: TBD
Discussant: TBD

May 10, 2027
Workshop will start at 12:15 pm.
Speaker: Emilee Chapman (Stanford University)
Title: TBD

May 14, 2027
Speaker: Eric Nelson (Harvard University)
Title: TBD

May 21, 2027
Speaker: Matthew Landauer (Ohio State University)
Title: TBD
Discussant: TBD