Political theory in/ and/ as political science junior scholars workshop
April 25-26, 2025
Research Group on Constitutional Studies of the Lin Centre, McGill University
PTPS is an ongoing collaboration among partners at Duke, McGill, New York University, and Stanford
The 2025 workshop is supported in part by a Connection Grant from the Social Sciences and Research Council of Canada, # 611-2024-0780
Friday April 25
3-3:10 pm: Introduction
3:10-4:15: session 1
Justin Pottle, "Party Competition, Partisan Bias, and Epistemic Inequality." Discussant: Melissa Schwartzberg. Chair: Arash Abizadeh.
4:20-5:25 pm: session 2
Sam Bagg & Maxime Lepoutre, "Mobilizing Political Identity." Discussant: Alison McQueen. Chair: Jacob Levy.
5:35- 6:30 pm: Keynote lecture
Bernardo Zacka. "Embracing the non-place: On the architectural effacement of the American welfare state"
Saturday April 26
9:30-10:35 am: session 3.
Daniel Sherwin & Daniel Ferris, "Decolonizing Democratic Theory: A Democratic Case for Unelected Indigenous Governments." Discussant: : Jack Knight. Chair: Alison McQueen.
10:55 am- 12:00 pm: session 4
Valerie Soon, "Social Control By The City." Discussant: Bernardo Zacka. Chair: Melissa Schwartzberg.
1:15-2:20 pm session 5
Jacob Abolafia, "Criminal Accountability for Politicians Between Normative Theory and Empirical Research.” Discussant: : Jacob Levy. Chair: Bernardo Zacka.
2:25-3:30 pm: session 6
Alexandra Oprea & Daniel Stephens, "The Risks of Being A Voter." Discussant: Arash Abizadeh. Chair: Jack Knight.