The Centre for the Study ofthe History of Political Thought

Events

Past Events

Round table: ‘Anglo-Saxon Historiography, the Republic and the Perception of Italian Democracy from Abroad’

Monday 18th January, 2010

5pm, Queen Mary, University of London

Round table on the theme of ‘Anglo-Saxon Historiography, the Republic and the Perception of Italian Democracy from Abroad: Difficulties and Ambiguities’. The first round table in the AHRC-funded seminar series ‘Democracy in Italy: from the End of Facism to Berlusconi’.

‘Difficult Freedom: Are Human Rights Philosophically Justified?’ – lecture

Tuesday 27th October, 2009

Queen Mary, University of London

Fourth Centre Lecture, ‘Difficult Freedom: Are Human Rights Philosophically Justified?’ was presented by Professor Richard Wolin (City University of New York).

Crossing the Anglophone vs. Continental Divide in Political Thought

Wednesday 27th May, 2009

The Finnish Institute, London

Conference at The Finnish Institute, London, 27-28 May 2009.

Lecture on ‘Christian Religion and Republican Liberty in Early Modern Italy’

Thursday 21st May, 2009

Queen Mary, University of London

Third Centre Lecture delivered by Professor Maurizio Viroli ‘Christian Religion and Republican Liberty in Early Modern Italy’ (Princeton University).

Inaugural lecture: Professor Jeremy Jennings

Thursday 7th May, 2009

Queen Mary, University of London

Inaugural Lecture of Professor Jeremy Jennings entitled ‘Despotism after Liberalism’.

Download the lecture (pdf).

First International Symposium in the Humanities and Social Sciences

Friday 20th February, 2009

10am-4.30pm, Stewart House (Room ST274/275), 32 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DN

The first International Symposium in the Humanities and Social Sciences was concerned with recent work on Thomas Hobbes by Philip Pettit and Quentin Skinner. Speakers and Respondents were: Quentin Skinner (Queen Mary), Philip Pettit (Princeton), Ian Shapiro (Yale), Alan Cromartie (Reading), Andrea Sangiovanni (King’s Colelge London), Chris Brooke (Oxford).

Download invitation (pdf)

Second Nicolai Rubinstein Lecture

Wednesday 5th November, 2008

6.30pm, Skeel Lecture Theatre, Queen Mary

IsraelProfessor Jonathan Israel (Princeton) delivered the second Nicolai Rubinstein lecture, entitled  ‘Democratic versus Aristocratic Enlightenment: The Split in European Thought in the Late Eighteenth Century’

Symposium on ‘A History of Histories’

Friday 17th October, 2008

Queen Mary, University of London

One day Symposium to discuss John Burrow’s recently-published A History of Histories. Speakers included Professor Michael Bentley (St Andrews) and Professor Paul Cartledge (Cambridge).

Honorary Degree for Professor Pierre Rosanvallon

Tuesday 15th July, 2008

Queen Mary, University of London

The award of a Honorary Degree to Professor Pierre Rosanvallon of the Collège de France.

Inaugural Centre Lecture

Friday 30th May, 2008

Queen Mary, University of London

Inaugural Centre Lecture given by Professor Mark Lilla (Columbia University).