There are two Political Philosophy research seminars in the Faculty concerned with Political Philosophy: the Seminar in Contemporary Political Thought (open to all) and the Workshop in Political Philosophy (open to postgraduate students and above). They take place in alternate weeks, on Fridays at 1pm – 2.30pm.
For the current academic year 2025-26 the Workshop has been suspended; only the Seminar in Contemporary Political Thought will be running.
University members interested in Political Philosophy are invited to join the Political Philosophy Mailing List at https://lists.cam.ac.uk/sympa/info/soc-polphil
Seminar in Contemporary Political Thought
Faculty of Philosophy and POLIS
Convenors: Dr Sarah Fine (MT) / Prof Clare Chambers (LT) (Philosophy), and Dr Tobias Mueller (POLIS)
The seminars are held throughout Michaelmas and Lent, on Fridays in odd weeks of term, 1pm-2.30pm. Refreshments will follow the close of formal proceedings.
These seminars will not be recorded or livestreamed.
Lent Term 2026
23 January
Fertility interventions: Should the state pay?
Giulia Cavaliere, UCL
6 February
Gender identity, Ethical FPA and the human right to freedom of conscience
Kerri Woods, University of Leeds
20 February
When the Rain Starts to Pour: Luck, Relationships, and the Good Life
Patrick Tomlin, University of Warwick
21 November
Meditations on a Politics of Futurity: Black Feminist Repertoires for Worldbuilding
Deva Woodly, Brown University
