The Association for Political Theory (APT) invites paper proposals for its annual conference to be held November 12th-14th, 2020, at the campus of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. We will consider papers on all topics in political theory, political philosophy and their cognate disciplines, from scholars working in any field at any institution. Any scholars who are ABD or who hold a terminal degree in their fields may apply; we also encourage faculty members to volunteer to serve as chairs and/or discussants.


How to Apply:

(1) Proposers must be members of the Association.  Membership is free; if you are not yet a member, please submit an application at: https://associationforpoliticaltheory.org/Member_Sign_Up by January 31, 2020.

(2) Abstracts of up to 400 words are due by 11:59 PM PST on Monday, February 10, 2020 at: https://associationforpoliticaltheory.org/Paper_Proposal_Form

You must log in to your account to submit.  Each member may submit one proposal and may be a co-author on one proposal submitted by someone else. The APT conference does not accept full panel or roundtable proposals.

(3) Selection Process: all abstracts are anonymously reviewed and rated by members of the Program Committee. Authors are notified of their acceptance/rejection or wait list status by the end of April.


Workshop Panels:

Once again, the APT will hold up to four workshop panels on Thursday Nov. 12. Workshop panels consist of three presenters and a chair; instead of a traditional discussant, the panelists and pre-registered audience members will read all papers and prepare written comments for the presenters before the conference. At the conference, participants will spend approximately 30 minutes workshopping each of the papers. 

Presenters at workshop panels must be able to arrive for the conference by Thursday afternoon, November 12th.  Please also note that participants in workshop panels may not able to attend some other pre-conference programming (such as pre-conference workshops, First Book Manuscript Workshop, etc.).

If you are interested in participating on a workshop panel, please indicate this when you submit your proposal 
Additional Thursday programming will be announced closer to the date of the conference.  As usual, there will be a welcome reception on Thursday evening, November 12th.
 

Chairs and Discussants: 

If you are proposing a paper and wish to participate as a chair and/or discussant on another panel, please indicate your areas of expertise in the relevant box on the proposal form. If you are willing to participate as a chair and/or discussant without making a paper proposal, please fill out the form available at: https://associationforpoliticaltheory.org/C_D_Volunteer_Form. Chairs and discussants must have a Ph.D.

 
Pre-circulation Requirement: 

Presenters on Thursday workshop panels must submit their papers electronically to the paper archive on the APT website no later than October 22, 2020. All other presenters must submit their papers to the archive no later than October 29, 2020. The archive will be password-protected so that access is limited to members of APT. Instructions for uploading can be found here. Presenters who do not meet these deadlines will not be able to propose a paper for the following year’s conference.

If you have any difficulties submitting a proposal, please contact APT at communications@associationforpoliticaltheory.org.

To learn more about the Association and its annual conference please visit the APT website at https://associationforpoliticaltheory.org/