We are excited to announce that the second annual Notre Dame Graduate Conference in Political Theory and Constitutional Studies will take place on March 28, 2025, on campus at the University of Notre Dame.
The conference will feature a series of paper presentations by PhD students from programs worldwide, with individualized comments provided by Notre Dame graduate student discussants and faculty. The conference will also feature a keynote address from Professor Kinch Hoekstra, Chancellor's Professor of Political Science and Law at the University of California-Berkeley, titled "Hobbesian Democracy."
Please find the final conference schedule below. All events will take place on Friday, March 28th, 2025, in McKenna Hall Rooms B01 and B02. Breakfast, lunch, and coffee will be provided, and the entire conference is free and open to the public. Each paper can be accessed by clicking on its title below.
Conference Schedule for the 2025 Graduate Student Conference
8:30-9:15: Breakfast and Welcome
9:30 - 10:30: Session 1 – “Eros and Its Discontents: Marcuse, Auden, and Civilization,” Adam Barton, University of Dallas
10:45 - 11:45: Session 2 – “Whate’er is Best Administered is Best”: Constitutional Agnosticism in Early Modern Anglo-American Thought,” Tingfeng Yan, University of Chicago
12:00: Lunch Service Begins
12:15-1:45: Keynote Address – “Hobbesian Democracy,” Professor Kinch Hoekstra, University of California-Berkeley
2:00-3:00: Session 3 – “Revisiting the Arendt-Voegelin Debate: Totalitarianism and Moral Personhood,” Thomas Holman, Catholic University of America
3:15 - 4:15: Session 4 – “Redemptive Exemplarity and Popular Deference: The Role of Exile in Machiavelli’s Political Thought,” Emily “Sal” Salamanca, Princeton University
The conference is made possible through the generosity of the Center for Citizenship & Constitutional Government and the Ray and Celeste Biagini Endowment in Political Theory.
Originally published at constudies.nd.edu.