Michaelmas
Political Thought and Intellectual History Seminars
Michaelmas Term 2025
Research Seminar Series 1 | Research Seminar Series 2 |
13 OctoberTitle: Seeing Politics through Time: The Grounds of Modern Politics c. 1848-1914 Speaker: Duncan Kelly (Jesus College, University of Cambridge) Commentator: Fernanda Gallo (Homerton College, University of Cambridge) Venue: Bateman Auditorium, Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge. | 20 OctoberTitle: Censors and Recalls: Rousseau on Elite Accountability Speaker: Arthur Ghins (Université Libre de Bruxelles) Commentator: Stephen Sawyer (The American University of Paris) Venue: Bateman Auditorium, Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge. |
27 OctoberTitle: Mosca and the Ruling Class Speaker: Hugo Drochon (University of Nottingham) Commentator: Richard Bourke (King's College, University of Cambridge) Venue: Bateman Auditorium, Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge. | 03 NovemberTitle: Hegel and German Public Law Speaker: Nathaniel Boyd (University of York) Commentator: Chris Meckstroth (University of Cambridge) Venue: Bateman Auditorium, Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge. |
10 NovemberTitle: The Macedonianism of Fear: Aristotle versus Rawls Speaker: Paul Sagar (King’s College London) Commentator: Demetra Kasimis (Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge) Venue: Bateman Auditorium, Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge. | 17 NovemberTitle: The Political Theory of American Populism Speaker: Anton Jäger (University College, University of Oxford) Commentator: Tom Arnold-Forster (University of Oxford) Venue: Bateman Auditorium, Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge. |
24 NovemberTitle: In Defence of Universities: Knowledge and its Enemies in Early Modern Europe Speaker: Richard Serjeantson (Trinity College, University of Cambridge) Venue: Long Room, Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge. | 01 DecemberTitle: Gendering Intellectual Labour in Interwar Central Europe and Exile: Marie Jahoda and Hilda Weiss Speaker: Emily Steinhauer (Royal Holloway, University of London) Commentator: Caroline Ashcroft (Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford) Venue: Bateman Auditorium, Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge. |