The CONCEPTA Research Training Seminar for postgraduate students and early career scholars, St. Petersburg, December, 6-7, 2012
"The Concepts of Republic: Local, Regional and International"
Hosted by the research center Res Publica, European University at St
Petersburg
Venue: European University at St Petersburg, Russia
December 6-7, 2012
Deadline for applications: June 22, 2012
http://www.concepta-net.org/concepts_republic_local_regional_and_international
Republicanism seeks to conceive of forms of government that can secure
freedom as non-domination and provide for wider political
participation than the dominant paradigm of liberalism. This is partly
the reason why republicanism has become a central concern in political
theory and conceptual history in recent years. The aim of the seminar
is to explore various understandings, conceptual change and re-
description in the history of republic and republicanism.
For this seminar we invite contributions addressing the history of the
concept of republic in three distinct political settings: city-
republics, regional powers and community of nations. We are
particularly interested in comparative conceptual histories of
republicanism in the European Northern and Southern city-republics and
Russian North-Western regions, in the late Middle Ages, early modern
and modern periods. We also encourage submissions addressing the
history of this concept in other regions. In addition to these regular
forms of republics, we welcome aggregate-level analyses of real or
imagined republics. These may include conceptions of various political
unions as aggregate republics, such as the ?united States? (before
1777) and Europe, and discussions of the impacts a republican
constitution might have on the relations among nations.
Contributions to the seminar may also focus on the conceptualizations
of the institutional structures of republics, the shifts in
identification of model republics by republican theorists, and the
connection of republican constitution to its material infrastructure.
At the international level, contributions may inquire into the debates
on alternative forms of international political organization, which
could ensure the basic principle of non-domination, but for various
reasons disappeared from the list of viable options and key political
terms. Submissions in the field of contextual and diachronic studies,
where special attention is paid to rhetorical means of applying the
concept of republic and adapting it to changing political
circumstances, are equally welcome. The overall objective is to
contribute to the debate over the role of republicanism in different
political settings by drawing attention to non-conventional examples
of republican forms and new historical sources in textual domains,
ranging from natural law, pamphlets and poetry to city statutes and
charters.
Keynote lectures by Peter Haldén (Uppsala University), Martin van
Gelderen (European University Institute, Florence) and Quentin Skinner
(Queen Mary, University of London)
The Research Training Seminar will be followed by the conference on
the history of European and Russian city republics, December 8-9,
2012. All participants are kindly invited to attend.
To apply please send your paper proposal (up to 300 words) and a short
letter of intent (up to 300 words) explaining your interest in the
topic and reflecting your previous research and publications. Selected
participants will have to circulate their papers by November 1, 2012.
Visa: You will need to acquire a visa to enter the Russian Federation.
The organizers will send formal invitations to selected participants.
Language: English
Finances: No attendance fee will be charged. The organizers will
provide a few partial travel grants. If you wish to apply for a travel
grant, you should indicate this in your letter of intent.
Please send your application and queries to
republic.concepta2012@gmail.com
Finances: No attendance fee will be charged. The organizers will
provide a few partial travel grants.
Contact: Evgeny Roshchin (firstname.lastname@jyu.fi)
Hosted by the research center Res Publica, European University at St
Petersburg
Venue: European University at St Petersburg, Russia
December 6-7, 2012
Deadline for applications: June 22, 2012
http://www.concepta-net.org/concepts_republic_local_regional_and_international
Republicanism seeks to conceive of forms of government that can secure
freedom as non-domination and provide for wider political
participation than the dominant paradigm of liberalism. This is partly
the reason why republicanism has become a central concern in political
theory and conceptual history in recent years. The aim of the seminar
is to explore various understandings, conceptual change and re-
description in the history of republic and republicanism.
For this seminar we invite contributions addressing the history of the
concept of republic in three distinct political settings: city-
republics, regional powers and community of nations. We are
particularly interested in comparative conceptual histories of
republicanism in the European Northern and Southern city-republics and
Russian North-Western regions, in the late Middle Ages, early modern
and modern periods. We also encourage submissions addressing the
history of this concept in other regions. In addition to these regular
forms of republics, we welcome aggregate-level analyses of real or
imagined republics. These may include conceptions of various political
unions as aggregate republics, such as the ?united States? (before
1777) and Europe, and discussions of the impacts a republican
constitution might have on the relations among nations.
Contributions to the seminar may also focus on the conceptualizations
of the institutional structures of republics, the shifts in
identification of model republics by republican theorists, and the
connection of republican constitution to its material infrastructure.
At the international level, contributions may inquire into the debates
on alternative forms of international political organization, which
could ensure the basic principle of non-domination, but for various
reasons disappeared from the list of viable options and key political
terms. Submissions in the field of contextual and diachronic studies,
where special attention is paid to rhetorical means of applying the
concept of republic and adapting it to changing political
circumstances, are equally welcome. The overall objective is to
contribute to the debate over the role of republicanism in different
political settings by drawing attention to non-conventional examples
of republican forms and new historical sources in textual domains,
ranging from natural law, pamphlets and poetry to city statutes and
charters.
Keynote lectures by Peter Haldén (Uppsala University), Martin van
Gelderen (European University Institute, Florence) and Quentin Skinner
(Queen Mary, University of London)
The Research Training Seminar will be followed by the conference on
the history of European and Russian city republics, December 8-9,
2012. All participants are kindly invited to attend.
To apply please send your paper proposal (up to 300 words) and a short
letter of intent (up to 300 words) explaining your interest in the
topic and reflecting your previous research and publications. Selected
participants will have to circulate their papers by November 1, 2012.
Visa: You will need to acquire a visa to enter the Russian Federation.
The organizers will send formal invitations to selected participants.
Language: English
Finances: No attendance fee will be charged. The organizers will
provide a few partial travel grants. If you wish to apply for a travel
grant, you should indicate this in your letter of intent.
Please send your application and queries to
republic.concepta2012@gmail.com
Finances: No attendance fee will be charged. The organizers will
provide a few partial travel grants.
Contact: Evgeny Roshchin (firstname.lastname@jyu.fi)
26 мая 2012 20:08