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Conference Announcement Theme: Decolonizing Western Political Philosophy Type: IPSA RC31 Conference Institution: Research Committee 31 Political Philosophy, International Political Science Association (IPSA) Centre for Political Philosophy (CPP), Leiden University Location: Leiden (Netherlands) – Online Date: 10.6.2022 __________________________________________________ The IPSA-RC31 Political Philosophy and the Leiden Centre for Political are delighted to invite you to a 1-day conference on Decolonizing Western Political Philosophy. The conference will address two main sets of questions: (1) questions that touch on decolonizing and/or globalizing the concepts, methods and theories of/in Western political philosophy; (2) questions about the way in which decolonization questions play out in teaching techniques, as well as in political philosophy curriculum and syllabus design. The conference will feature individual academic presentations, and a roundtable that is open to all participants and attendants. Programme June 10, 2022 9:00-9:15: Welcome Speech Michael Eze (Leiden University) Panel 1 Chair: Andrei Poama (Leiden University, Netherlands) 9:15-10:00: Raewyn Connell (University of Sydney, Australia) Process and Practice in Decolonizing Political Philosophy 10:00am-10:45: Aditya Nigam (CSDS, India) Decolonizing Political Theory: Some Questions of Method Panel 2 Chair: Jingjing Li (Leiden University, Netherlands) 10:45-11:30: Mathias Kramm (Wageningen, Netherlands) How to Use Conceptions of ‘Western Philosophy’ While Preventing Epistemic Marginalization 11:30-12:15: Andreas Sorger (LSE, UK) A Philosophical Colour Line: Racism as a Problem for Philosophical Thinking Panel 3 Chair: Hayden Weaver (Leiden University, Netherlands) 13:30-14:15: Thierry Ngosso (Catholic University of Central Africa, Cameroon/University of St. Gallen, Switzerland) The EthicsLab Experience: The Case for Decolonizing Political Theory in Africa 14:15-15:00: Simon Choat (Kingston, UK) Decolonizing the Political Philosophy Curriculum Roundtable: Chair: Humeira Iqtidar (King’s College London, UK) 15:00-15:45: Decolonizing Political Philosophy: Philosophical & Institutional Perspectives This roundtable will focus on ideas, suggestions and experiences relevant for decolonizing political philosophy in the way it is studied and taught in (higher) education institutions around the world, as well as read and written in the context of current editorial practices (books, as well as journals and other publication venues). Conference speakers and participants are warmly invited to share and engage with each other’s perspectives. Panel 4 Chair: Juliana Acosta López de Mesa (Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia) 16:00:16:45: Laura Ines Catelli (UNR, Argentina) Postcoloniality, Latin American Contexts and the Humanities. Situating and Territorializing Critical Thought 16:45-17:30: Elena Ziliotti (TU Delft, Netherlands) Why Should We Decolonize Democratic Theory? The Case of Confucian Political Theory 17:30-17:45: General discussion Chair: Tim Meijers (Leiden University, Netherlands) Registration The conference will be hybrid. The virtual online space can be joined via: https://universiteitleiden.zoom.us/j/62569308701?pwd=KzEvT3hyM052TU9rSjJoQ3YzdjdyQT09 Meeting ID: 625 6930 8701 Passcode: WmbD%8yX Please use your full name when connecting to the Zoom link provided above. The physical on-site space is Leiden’s Lipsius building, Room 2.07. Registration is free. Please make sure to register by June 7, 2022, with the short message “Register” and your full name, at: rc31conference2...@gmail.com Conference website: https://www.ipsa.org/na/call-for-papers/ipsa-rc31-political-philosophy-conference-decolonizing-western-political __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: https://interphil.polylog.org InterPhil List Archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/interphil@list.polylog.org/ __________________________________________________
