| LSE | Ralph Miliband Programme
Progress and its Discontents |
Autumn
2015 |
| Thursday 12th November, 6:30-8 pm, Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House, LSE
Shadow Sovereigns: How Global Corporations are Seizing Power Can progressives slow the success of neo-liberalism? Drawing on her new book about the power of big business, Dr George will suggest there is cause for hope. Dr Susan George is a political activists, widely translated author and President of the Transnational Institute. |
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| Thursday 19thth November, 6:30-8 pm, Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House, LSE
Red Flag over Houghton Street? The radical tradition at the LSE- myth, reality and fact Founded by socialists, the LSE has long attracted radical thinkers and students. But just how radical has the LSE ever been? And how radical is it today? Michael Cox is Professor of International Relations at the LSE and Co-Director of LSE IDEAS. |
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| Thursday 3rd December, 6:30-8 pm, Old Theatre, LSE
What Should We Study When We Study Economics? The financial crisis triggered fundamental rethinking about what economics students are taught. Professor Carlin is leading an international collaborative project to change the curriculum. Wendy Carlin is Professor of Economics at University College London, and Research Fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research. |
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| All events are free and open to all. Unless states otherwise seats are allocated on a first come first served basis. If you have any queries please contact m.goodfellow | ||
Month: October 2015
Applications for Summer Seminars with Jay Bernstein, Judith Butler, and Gayatri Spivak Due December 1
Summer Master Classes in New York City
The Institute for Critical Social Inquiry (ICSI) at the New School for Social Research is now accepting fellowship applications for our 2016 Summer Seminars.
Founded and directed by Ann Laura Stoler, ICSI offers advanced graduate students and faculty from around the world the opportunity to participate in a weeklong fellowship, during which they work closely with eminent scholars who have shaped how we think today.
The coming year’s Summer Seminars will run from June 12-18, 2016:
We are excited to announce the following sessions:
Jay M. Bernstein (New School for Social Research) will convene the seminar Of Masters and Slaves: Reading Hegel’s Phenomenology
Judith Butler (University of California, Berkeley) will convene the seminar Freud to Klein: Death Drive, Pleasure, Ethics
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak (Columbia University) will convene the seminar Why Marx Today?
Born of The New School’s historic focus on exploring pressing contemporary issues, the ICSI is designed to cultivate a style of critical inquiry that applies conceptual care and innovation to real-world problems. ICSI provides a rare opportunity for young and seasoned scholars to re-immerse themselves in intensive graduate-level study with leading theorists in morning Master Classes and to workshop their dissertations and book projects in the afternoon.
The application portal for the 2016 Summer Seminars opens September 1, 2015 and closes December 1, 2015. International scholars, especially those in the Global South, are encouraged to apply; scholarships and travel grants are available.
The 2015 inaugural cohort of fellows included PhD candidates, post-doctoral scholars, and junior and senior faculty from 17 countries who worked intensively in seminars led by Talal Asad (City University of New York), Simon Critchley (NSSR), and Patricia J. Williams (Columbia Law School).
We encourage you to take a look at our website and to share this announcement widely with your friends, colleagues, and students.
Graduate funding opportunities in History and Philosophy of Science at Cambridge, 2016-17
Graduate funding opportunities in History and Philosophy of Science at Cambridge, 2016-17
The Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge is the largest of its kind in the UK, and has an unrivalled reputation for teaching and research. Staff have expertise in the history, philosophy and sociology of a wide range of sciences and medicine. They run major research projects in association with the AHRC, the Wellcome Trust, the European Research Council and national museums.
If you are interested in studying for an MPhil or PhD in History and Philosophy of Science at Cambridge, you will find everything you need to know about the Department, the courses, the academic staff (http://www.hps.cam.ac.uk/people/staff.html), and the application process from our website at http://www.hps.cam.ac.uk/studying/graduate/
For those considering doing a PhD in Cambridge, the Department will be running a workshop from 1-2pm on Thursday 5th November 2015. This workshop, run by the Director of Graduate Studies, will explain the Department’s PhD admissions requirements and processes. More generally, advice will be provided on finding a workable topic and appropriate potential supervisors, securing references, writing a convincing proposal, and applying for funding. If you intend to come from outside of Cambridge to attend this workshop, please let us know (hps-admin). We would encourage you to make a day of it, stay for the Departmental Seminar at 4pm (Jeff Hughes, University of Manchester, will present a paper on ‘Winston’s Gestapo’: Churchill, the Royal Society and scientific secrecy before the Bomb’), and after the seminar, from 7.30pm there is the annual Cambridge fireworks display on Midsummer Common.
For students applying to start in 2016-17, HPS at Cambridge has access to the following studentship opportunities:
Cambridge Trusts Scholarships and Bursaries
LSE Widening Participation Tutoring & Mentoring schemes
As you may already be aware we are currently recruiting students for our LSE Widening Participation Tutoring and Mentoring schemes. The schemes involve going into London state schools once a week for 10 weeks between January to March, working with young people between the ages of 10 and 18. If you are interested, please do read the information on this webpage (including the presentation slides from our recent Information Sessions) before you apply:
Applications to be either a Tutor or Mentor will be closing at midnight on Monday 19 October, after which we will not be accepting any more applications.
Here are links to the respective application forms:
For Tutoring, we would particularly like to encourage applicants willing to tutor in the following areas: English, Economics, Science, Geography, History and Psychology. English attracts especially high pupil demand relative to the number of LSE tutors who tend to come forward for this subject.
The schemes are open to both undergraduate and postgraduate students.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact us on widening.participation.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Kind regards,
The LSE Widening Participation Team
Invitation to ‘A good death?’ at the Institute of Classical Studies, 28 October
A good death?
28 October 2015, 18:00 – 19:30: Beveridge Hall, Senate House, London WC1E 7HU
How would we wish to die? Modern medicine has for long been focused on extending life and on postponing death as long as possible. But perhaps more attention should be focused on deciding how we wish to spend our last days, on the quality of life rather than its quantity, on accepting death rather than struggling (always in vain in the end) to prevent it. Ancient thinkers lived in very different demographic conditions and yet they too were preoccupied with the nature of the Good Death. Their ideas intersect as well as contrast with, those of specialists in end of life care. Four speakers, two experts on ancient thought, two on modern practice, will compare views.
This event is a collaboration between the Institute of Classical Studies and the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, a specialist mental health trust based in north London. Its aim is to open up a discussion between public health practitioners and classicists on this common ground. The four short presentations by experts will be followed by a debate from the floor.
This event is supported by the John Coffin Memorial Fund and is open to the public.
Speakers: Prof. Andrew Cooper (Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust), Dr Mary Bradbury (British Psychoanalytical Society), Prof. Michael Trapp (KCL), Prof. Eleanor Robson (UCL), chaired by Paul Jenkins, OBE (CEO of the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust)
Attendance is free. All welcome. Wine reception to follow.
Please book via Eventbrite here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-good-death-tickets-18755081955
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PhD student position in Philosophy (Theories of Justice and Ethics) in the interdisciplinary Doktoratskolleg “ Climate Change – Uncertainties, Thresholds and Coping Strategies”
With its 3,800 employees and 30,000 students, the University of Graz provides an exciting and varied work environment. Due to our research and teaching competence we are a central institution for guaranteeing that Styria remains a research and education location.
The Institute for Philosophy is looking for a
PhD student position in Philosophy (Theories of Justice and Ethics) in the interdisciplinary Doktoratskolleg “Climate Change – Uncertainties, Thresholds and Coping Strategies”
(30 hours a week; fixed-term employment for the period of three years; position to be filled as of now )
The Doktoratskolleg Climate Change (“DK”, mainly funded by the Austrian Science Foundation) is an interdisciplinary PhD programme which provides independent and cooperative research in the field of
theories of justice, ethics, economics of climate change, physical climate science, geosciences, system sciences, and sustainability sciences (see http://dk-climate-change.uni-graz.at/en/). This project was funded due to the internationally recognized quality of the faculty’s research in these areas, and builds on the flourishing research environment for climate research that has been established at the University of Graz. The philosophy department in particular has been very active in the field of climate justice (see https://philosophie-gewi.uni-graz.at/en/section-moral-and-political-philosophy/our-section-062009-062013/ for more details).
The thesis work has to be done on a research topic which contributes to answering the general research question of the DK Climate Change: What are critical climate change uncertainties and thresholds and what are ethically defensible strategies to cope with them? More information on the DK faculty members and PhD thesis topics is available at http://dk-climate-change.uni-graz.at.
The stimulating diversity of research areas covered by the faculty of the DK provides an outstanding interdisciplinary environment where students of different disciplines may find exciting research topics and excellent guidance for their doctoral studies. The DK offers interdisciplinary seminars and colloquia, summer schools and workshops, as well as disciplinary training in the respective fields. The PhD programme aims at training a selected group of outstanding PhD students for a professional career in universities, public and private research organizations, international institutions, consultancy and business, and the government.
The DK is offering a PhD student position, with contract starting in April 2015 or later in 2015 for three years (extendable by half a year in exceptional cases). The positions come with social and health insurance. In addition the DK provides funds for conference participation, visits, and research stays abroad up to six months.
Job specification
· Pursuing a PhD project within the Doktoratskollegs "Climate Change – Uncertainties, Thresholds and Coping Strategies"
· Participating in the training programme of the Doktoratskolleg
Professional qualifications
· Master’s degree (or equivalent) in philosophy
· Knowledge in English at level C1
· Knowledge of German is not required to begin the position.
The applications have to contain the following documents in pdf format:
· a motivation letter including indication of the research topic you will want to pursue. The supervisor Univ.-Prof. Dr. Lukas Meyer proposes a dissertation on the topic “The normative significance of the imposition of risks of rights violations in the context of climate change” (see http://static.uni-graz.at/fileadmin/projekte/dk-climate-change/PDFs/Abstracts_Meyer.pdf for the abstracts)
· an abstract in English of the master thesis and a pdf of the Thesis (in case you have not yet submitted your thesis, a pdf of the draft of the Thesis)
· a Curriculum Vitae including information on previous work experience and publications and a transcript of records, evidence for knowledge in English at level C1 or higher
· two letters of recommendation.
The selection procedure will commence immediately after the application deadline. All communication, including interviews, will be conducted in English.
For further information, please contact Univ.-Prof. Dr. Lukas H. Meyer, Speaker of the Doktoratskolleg (lukas.meyer@uni-graz.at) or MMag. Kian Mintz-Woo, BPhil (kian.mintz-woo@uni-graz.at), a PhD student of the DK working on “Moral uncertainty about climate change: What is it, does it matter, and how?”
Information for international students about admission to doctoral studies, dates and deadlines is available at: https://studienabteilung.uni-graz.at/en/international-students/ and: https://online.uni-graz.at/kfu_online/wbMitteilungsblaetter.display?pNr=1497476
Classification
Salary scheme of the Universitäten-KV (University Collective Agreement): B1
Minimum salary
The minimum salary as stated in the collective agreement and according to the classification scheme is EUR 1997.20 gross/month. This minimum salary may be higher due to previous employment periods eligible for inclusion and other earnings and remunerations.
We offer you a job with a lot of responsibility and variety. You can expect an enjoyable work climate, flexible work hours and numerous possibilities for further education and personal development. Take advantage of the chance to enter into a challenging work environment full of team spirit and enthusiasm for your job.
Application Deadline: November 4th 2015
Reference Number: MB/152/99 ex 2014/15
The University of Graz strives to increase the proportion of women in particular in management and faculty positions and therefore encourages qualified women to apply.
Especially with regard to academic staff, we welcome applications from persons with disabilities who meet the requirements of the advertised position.
If you are interested, please submit your application documents within the stated deadline to:
bewerbung@uni-graz.at
Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz
Personalressort
Universitätsplatz 3
8010 Graz
Open Minds XI University of Manchester – Call For Abstracts
CFA: Open Minds XI
A student-led conference in all areas of Philosophy
Friday 4th & Saturday 5th December 2015
University of Manchester
Keynote talks from:
Dr. Fiona Woollard (University of Southampton)
Dr. David Liggins (University of Manchester)
We are pleased to announce our eleventh Open Minds Philosophy Conference. After a very successful decade as a conference for PhD students (and recently awarded PhDs), we are expanding the format this year to include sessions devoted to papers from Undergraduate and Masters students.
Our goal is to provide a forum for discussing work done in analytic philosophy by aspiring philosophers at each of these early stages in their careers. From this, we hope that all who attend develop valuable philosophical skills and working relationships with other early stage philosophers. To this end we will also be running workshop sessions related to pursuing a philosophy as a career path; including guidance on how to apply for graduate courses and how to publish.
Call for Abstracts
We welcome abstracts for papers that are on any topic in analytic philosophy. We particularly encourage submissions from women and other under-represented groups in philosophy. Papers should be suitable for a twenty-minute presentation, followed by ten minutes of discussion.
We request submissions of abstracts of 500 words.
The deadline for receipt of submissions is 5pm on Friday 23rd October 2015.
Please send abstracts in a form suitable for anonymous review. Please send via email to openmindsxi with the subject line ‘Submission’. Attached to the same email, please include a separate cover page that gives the following details:
· Title of the paper
· Your name
· Institutional affiliation
· Your ‘level’: e.g. Undergraduate, Masters, PhD
· Contact details
· Area of the paper: e.g. Philosophy of Mind.
Please send documents in PDF, Word, or Rich Text format. Submissions, and any further enquiries, should be sent to openmindsxi
All speakers will have their attendance at the conference dinner paid for. Lunch and refreshments will also be provided during the conference.
We will endeavour to assist with childcare arrangements if needed; please indicate in your submission if this is something you will require. This will not affect the likelihood of your paper’s being accepted.
All speakers will be invited to submit their paper for publication in a special edition of Manchester’s Praxis Journal of Postgraduate Philosophy, based on the conference proceedings. See http://praxisjp.org for more details.
Committee members (Undergraduate): Samantha Cockerill, Ahmad Jabbar, Beatriz Santos
Committee members (Masters): Jonathan Bebb, Adam Cassidy
Committee members (PhD): Fred Horton, Andrew Kirton
Philosophy at the University of Manchester subscribes to the BPA/SWIP Good Practice Scheme. We also have a policy covering conduct at all of our events; please see http://www.socialsciences.manchester.ac.uk/subjects/philosophy/events-and-seminars/events-policy/.
Yours sincerely,
Samantha Cockerill (Open Minds XI Conference Committee Member)
Course in Epistemic Game Theory: Maastricht University, July 5 – July 19, 2016
In 2016, our EPICENTER will organize the third
EPICENTER Spring Course in Epistemic Game Theory
Maastricht University, July 5 – July 19, 2016
Registration: If you want to participate, please send an E-mail to Andrés Perea at: course
Please indicate clearly your university, type of student or position (bachelor-, master- or PhD student, or researcher), and your background/field of expertise.
The registration deadline is May 31, 2016.
Registration fee: The registration fee for this course is 80 euros. To see how you can pay this amount, please visit our course website: http://www.epicenter.name/springcourse/ The deadline for paying the registration fee is May 31, 2016.
Credits: At the end of the course there will be an exam, which is optional. So, you are free to participate without doing the exam. If you pass the exam, you will earn 6.5 ECTS for this course. Everybody who participates in this course will get an official certificate from the EPICENTER and our university. If you pass the exam, you will get a special certificate saying that you are entitled to 6.5 ECTS from your home university.
About the course: Epistemic game theory is a modern and blooming approach to game theory where the reasoning of people is at center stage. More precisely, it investigates the beliefs that people form – about the opponents’ choices, but also about the opponents’ beliefs – before they make a decision. This course offers a deep introduction into the beautiful world of epistemic game theory, and is open to advanced bachelor students, master students, PhD students and researchers all over the world.
For more information about the course, together with a full program of the course, please visit our course website: http://www.epicenter.name/springcourse/
Previous editions: In 2014 and 2015 we also gave the EPICENTER Spring Course in Epistemic Game Theory. Both editions were a big success, with highly motivated students from all across Europe and even outside (see pictures below). We hope the 2016 edition will be at least as good.
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LOFT 2016 and GAMES 2016: Directly after our course, there will be two interesting conferences at Maastricht University.
First, there is the Twelfth Conference on Logic and the Foundations of Game and Decision Theory (LOFT 2016) from July 20 until July 22. For more information, see http://loft.epicenter.name/.
Directly afterwards, there is the Fifth World Congress of the Game Theory Society (GAMES 2016) at Maastricht University from July 24 until July 28. For more information, see http://www.games2016.nl/.
You are very welcome to stay for one, or both, of these events after the course.
Forward: Please forward this message to all people whom you think might be interested.
Questions? Please send an E-mail to Andrés Perea at: course
We hope to see you at the course!
Best regards,
Andrés Perea
LSE Philosophy Forwards 