Events

CCPT member, Thijs Keulen will be presenting his ongoing work on Resentment in the context of work. Please join us for an interesting discussion!

We will be discussing a draft chapter of Maša Mrovlje's book Resisting in the wake of disappointment. Please note this is a pre-read session. Please let Maša ([email protected]) know if you are interested in attending (by 1 March 2026 if possible) so she can share the chapter with interested participants beforehand.

CCPT Visiting Fellow, Dr Derya Özkaya will be presenting her book The Politics of Affect in Turkey’s Gezi Uprisings and Their Afterlives (forthcoming with Edinburgh University Press).

The book launch of the Ambivalent Activism edited collection has been scheduled for 10 December 2025, 3pm (GMT). CCPT member, Maša Mrovlje will be presenting her chapter on Rosa Luxemburg and prefigurative politics. Please register here if interested. What if doubt, hesitation and ambivalence weren’t barriers to activism but powerful tools for change? Challenging the...

Join us as Hengfeng Zhao (Leeds) presents on 'From Boundary-Making to Domination: Integrating Wittgenstein and Bourdieu to Explain International Hierarchy'.

Join us as Dr Gemma Bird (Liverpool) presents her paper, 'Solidarity, Migration and Imagining Otherwise at Europe’s Borders'.

Join us for Dr Jesse Tomalty (Bergen) and Dr Kerri Woods (Leeds)'s paper, 'Justifying Human Rights as the Rights of Humans'.

On 11th of June, we‘ll celebrate the legacy of the work of Jonathan Dean, who sadly passed away last year. The event will explore some of the key ideas and themes of Jonathan‘s work, including feminism, neoliberalism and populism. It will bring together leading international experts, who have been influenced by his work. Join us!

Join us for the annual White Rose Political Theory Workshop organised by James Souter. Please find the programme attached below.   ______ White Rose Political Theory Workshop Tuesday, 10th June 2025 University of Leeds, Baines Wing Seminar Room 2.08   10 – 10.30: Welcome and coffee 10.30 – 12:  Kate Long (York), ‘Designing out domination? Agonism and...

This workshop will explore the latest research on the theme of civil disobedience at the University of Leeds, with the purpose of identifying common themes and open questions. As such, it will serve as a launching pad for a potential funding bid. If you‘re interested, please get in touch with Derek Edyvane at [email protected].