About the Conference

Each year during the Fall semester, the Department of Government at Harvard University hosts its annual conference for graduate students in political theory and political philosophy. It is a forum for the best graduate work in our field; papers representing all methods and traditions are considered. Prior years' programs can be viewed here.

Our conference this year will take place on Friday, October 27th, 2023. We are delighted to announce that this year's keynote speaker will be Professor Alex Gourevitch of Brown University. 

In recent years we have hosted keynote lectures from eminent members of the field, including, most recently, Teresa Bejan, Anna Stilz, Jeremy Waldron, Robert Gooding-Williams, and Danielle Allen.

The conference is free and open to members of the Harvard community and other academic institutions. Each conference presentation is accompanied by comments from a Harvard graduate student, and presenters have a chance to receive feedback and answer questions during a general discussion period following the presentation.

If you are interested in attending the conference, please RSVP here by October 6th, 2023 to receive the pre-circulated papers and so that we have an accurate headcount for our lunch order.

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Submissions for the Fall 2023 conference are closed.