2026 OXFORD GRADUATE CONFERENCE
IN POLITICAL THEORY
April 27–28
The Oxford Graduate Conference in Political Theory was established in 2016. Now entering our tenth year, we welcome graduate students from all areas of political theory to attend the 2026 Conference.
The 2026 Conference
We're delighted to invite you to attend this year's Oxford Graduate Conference in Political Theory on 27-28th April! ​
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The Oxford Graduate Conference in Political Theory is a wonderful opportunity for us all to learn from our peers and hear about the cutting-edge research they produce. This will be especially beneficial to the MPhil and DPhil students.
We look forward to seeing you there!
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Call for Papers
We are excited to announce the call for papers for the 2026 Oxford Graduate Conference in Political Theory.
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We welcome submissions from students pursuing graduate degrees in any department and working in any area of political theory—including but not limited to critical theory, analytic political philosophy, and the history of political thought. We especially encourage students from other institutions to submit their work for consideration, and we also accept applications from current students at Oxford.
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To apply, please submit a full paper (5,000-9,000 words, excluding bibliographic footnotes and references), as well as a title and an abstract (200 words maximum), using the link provided.
Each selected presenter will be asked to deliver a brief talk to open the discussion of their paper, and we will make papers available to attendees shortly before the conference. The deadline to submit is 31 January 2026, 11:59pm GMT.
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We ask that you submit your abstract directly in the text box in the online form and that you upload your paper as a PDF with the word count clearly stated and without your name or identifying information indicated anywhere in the document, to enable anonymous review.
Applicants can expect to hear back from the conference organisers by the end of February.
We are able to offer a limited number of small grants to help cover travel costs for attendees without access to institutional funding.​​
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Please direct any inquiries regarding the conference to the conference email address: OxGradConference@outlook.com​.
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KEYNOTE
Chiara Cordelli (University of Chicago)
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ORGANISED BY:
UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
NUFFIELD COLLEGE
Nuffield College, founded 1937, is one of the 38 constituent colleges of the University of Oxford. It is home to the Nuffield Political Theory Workshop, currently convened by the Nuffield Chair in Political Theory, Professor Cécile Laborde.
