Panel discussion at Europe House to launch Georgios Varouxakis’s Liberty Abroad: J. S. Mill on International Relations.
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Liberty Abroad: panel discussion
The Foundations of Modern International Thought: half-day colloquium
This half-day colloquium was devoted to David Armitage’s latest book, The Foundations of Modern International Thought, and more broadly the ‘international turn’ in intellectual history to which it contributes. Papers were delivered by Hannah Dawson, Edward Keene, Iain McDaniel and Lea Ypi, and a response given by David Armitage.
Against War and Empire: half-day colloquium
The Centre hosted a half-day colloquium on Richard Whatmore’s new book, Against War and Empire. Speakers: David Armitage, Béla Kapossy, Isaac Nakhimovsky, Michael Sonenscher, Richard Whatmore.
New Perspectives on the French Revolution
A one-day conference was held on Saturday 15 December 2012, devoted to New Perspectives on the French Revolution. Speakers included: Charles Walton (Yale), Michael Sonenscher (Cambridge), Richard Whatmore (Sussex), Ultan Gillen (Teeside), William Doyle (Bristol), Colin Jones (Queen Mary).
Conference: ‘The Patriotism of the Expatriates’
One day conference titled ‘The Patriotism of the Expatriates: Diasporas and national consciousness between Europe, the Mediterranean and beyond in the long 19th Century’. The conference took place at the Istituto Italiano di Cultura, 39 Belgrave Square London SW1X 8NX.
First Popular Sovereignty Project workshop
The first meeting of the Popular Sovereignty Project was held on 6 July 2012. The following papers were presented:
- Melissa Lane: ‘Rethinking Offices: Athenians, Plato, and Aristotle on Popular magistracies and Political Knowledge’
- Eric Nelson: ‘”The King is the Only Sovereign of the Empire”: Prerogative, Representation, and the American Founding’
- Tim Stanton: ‘State Authority, Popular Sovereignty, and the Rule of Law: Weber, Schmitt, Kelsen, and the lessons of Weimar Germany’
Please see Proceedings and papers for more details.
Graduate conference: Property, Dominium and Self-Ownership
The 2012 London Graduate Conference in the History of Political Thought was held on 14-15 May, on the theme of Property, Dominium and Self-Ownership. The keynote was Eric Nelson (Harvard) with Quentin Skinner (Queen Mary University of London) chairing.
Ideas of Power in the Late Middle Ages
Queen Mary School of History was honoured to host Dr. Joseph Canning, Lecturer in History at Cambridge, in celebration of the publication of his latest work: Ideas of Power in the Late Middle Ages. Dr. Canning introduced the themes of his work, followed by a lively discussion chaired by Milan Zonca, PhD student in the School of History at QM, and a drinks reception. This event brought together over thirty graduate students and scholars in the fields of Medieval History and the History of Political Thought from QM, University of London Schools, Cambridge and even further afield.
Jacob Levy on ‘Rationalism, Pluralism and Freedom’
Professor Jacob Levy (McGill University) presented a paper entitled ‘Rationalism, Pluralism and Freedom’. Hosted by the School of Politics and International Relations and the Centre for the Study of the History of Political Thought.
Conference on Revolution and the Republic
A one-day conference was held at the French Institute, London, to mark the publication of Revolution and the Republic by Jeremy Jennings.