UC Davis Political Theory Workshops
The UC Davis Political Theory Workshops, inaugurated in spring 2011, are a forum in which graduate students and faculty within our extended political theory community present a current piece of research in a semi-formal setting to receive critical feedback. The workshop aims to provide a useful service to participants by allowing them to receive critical comments and suggestions on their work in order to increase its likelihood of publication.
Directions for workshop presenters, which include information about workshop format, can be found here.
Please email Shalini Satkunanandan ([email protected]) with any suggestions or questions you might have regarding the workshop series.
Directions for workshop presenters, which include information about workshop format, can be found here.
Please email Shalini Satkunanandan ([email protected]) with any suggestions or questions you might have regarding the workshop series.
Past and Present Workshops (2010 - 2024)
2023-2024
- Dr. Dan Lee, Friday February 9 at 2:30pm.
- Dr. Jennie Ikuta, Monday April 1 at 3:00pm.
- Dr. Yvonne Chiu, Monday April 15 at 3:00pm.
- Dr. Giulia Oskian, Friday April 19 at 12pm.
2022-2023
- Dr. Michelle Schwarze, presented work on Adam Smith and romantic freedom
2019-2020
- Dr. John Scott, presented work on resentment in Smith’s Theory of Moral Sentiments
- Sam Tyler, presented work on Rousseau
- Cosmo Houck, presented work on Rousseau
2017-2018
- Jordan Dorney
- Dr. John Warner
- Samuel Tyler
- Kendra Tully
- Amanda Dorney
- Adam Kunz
- Dr. Christopher Hallenbrook
2016-2017
- Joel Landis, presented work on Hume and factions
- Dr. David Selby, presented work on Montesquieu's Persian Letters and republicanism
- Dr. Christopher Hallenbrook and Dr. R. Lee McNish, presented work on Rousseau and the lawgiver
- Dr. Shalini Satkunanandan, presented work on faith in academic philosophy
2015-2016
- Dr. David Selby, presented work on Tocqueville and American exceptionalism
- Dr. John M. Warner, presented work on Machiavelli and friendship
- Cosmo Houck, presented work on Rousseau and moral freedom
- Joel Landis, presented work on Machiavelli, Hume, and factions
2014-2015
- Dr. Darien Shanske, presented work on justice in Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics
- Dr. John Gunnell, presented work on the concept of politics in language
- Dr. Christopher Hallenbrook, presented work on the duties of the sovereign in Hobbes
- Dr. Michelle Schwarze, presented work on humiliation and respect in Kant
2013-2014
- Dr. Shalini Satkunanandan, presented work on awe and shame in Plato's Laws
- Dr. Robert S. Taylor, presented work on the freedom of exit in republican thought
- Dr. Christopher Hallenbrook, presented work on Hobbes and revolution
- Dr. John M. Warner and Dr. James Zink, presented work on Rawls, Rousseau, and self-respect
2012-2013
- Dr. John M. Warner, presented work on Rousseau on friendship
- Dr. Alexander Orwin, presented work on Farabi's Ummah
- Dr. Robert S. Taylor, presented work on market freedom
- Dr. John T. Scott, presented work on Rousseau's use of imagery in Emile
- Dr. Chris McClure, presented work on war and death in Hobbes's Leviathan
- Dr. James Zink, presented work on James Wilson and the debate over the Bill of Rights
- Dr. Mark Reiff, presented work on unemployment and its effects
2011-2012
- Dr. Monicka Patterson-Tuschka, presented work on Leveller political thought and republican freedom
- Dr. Chris McClure, presented work on morality in Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography
- Dr. Chris Hallenbrook, presented work on Hobbes
- Dr. Ryan Reed, presented work on adoption from a Rawlsian perspective
- Dr. Michelle Schwarze, presented work on Adam Smith's moral psychology
- Dr. Shalini Satkunanadan, presented work on morality in Weber's thought
2010-2011
- Dr. James Read presented work on Nelson Mandela's Long Walk to Freedom
- Dr. Sara L. Price presented work on the Romans in Rousseau and Montesquieu
- Dr. Dan Lee, Friday February 9 at 2:30pm.
- Dr. Jennie Ikuta, Monday April 1 at 3:00pm.
- Dr. Yvonne Chiu, Monday April 15 at 3:00pm.
- Dr. Giulia Oskian, Friday April 19 at 12pm.
2022-2023
- Dr. Michelle Schwarze, presented work on Adam Smith and romantic freedom
2019-2020
- Dr. John Scott, presented work on resentment in Smith’s Theory of Moral Sentiments
- Sam Tyler, presented work on Rousseau
- Cosmo Houck, presented work on Rousseau
2017-2018
- Jordan Dorney
- Dr. John Warner
- Samuel Tyler
- Kendra Tully
- Amanda Dorney
- Adam Kunz
- Dr. Christopher Hallenbrook
2016-2017
- Joel Landis, presented work on Hume and factions
- Dr. David Selby, presented work on Montesquieu's Persian Letters and republicanism
- Dr. Christopher Hallenbrook and Dr. R. Lee McNish, presented work on Rousseau and the lawgiver
- Dr. Shalini Satkunanandan, presented work on faith in academic philosophy
2015-2016
- Dr. David Selby, presented work on Tocqueville and American exceptionalism
- Dr. John M. Warner, presented work on Machiavelli and friendship
- Cosmo Houck, presented work on Rousseau and moral freedom
- Joel Landis, presented work on Machiavelli, Hume, and factions
2014-2015
- Dr. Darien Shanske, presented work on justice in Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics
- Dr. John Gunnell, presented work on the concept of politics in language
- Dr. Christopher Hallenbrook, presented work on the duties of the sovereign in Hobbes
- Dr. Michelle Schwarze, presented work on humiliation and respect in Kant
2013-2014
- Dr. Shalini Satkunanandan, presented work on awe and shame in Plato's Laws
- Dr. Robert S. Taylor, presented work on the freedom of exit in republican thought
- Dr. Christopher Hallenbrook, presented work on Hobbes and revolution
- Dr. John M. Warner and Dr. James Zink, presented work on Rawls, Rousseau, and self-respect
2012-2013
- Dr. John M. Warner, presented work on Rousseau on friendship
- Dr. Alexander Orwin, presented work on Farabi's Ummah
- Dr. Robert S. Taylor, presented work on market freedom
- Dr. John T. Scott, presented work on Rousseau's use of imagery in Emile
- Dr. Chris McClure, presented work on war and death in Hobbes's Leviathan
- Dr. James Zink, presented work on James Wilson and the debate over the Bill of Rights
- Dr. Mark Reiff, presented work on unemployment and its effects
2011-2012
- Dr. Monicka Patterson-Tuschka, presented work on Leveller political thought and republican freedom
- Dr. Chris McClure, presented work on morality in Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography
- Dr. Chris Hallenbrook, presented work on Hobbes
- Dr. Ryan Reed, presented work on adoption from a Rawlsian perspective
- Dr. Michelle Schwarze, presented work on Adam Smith's moral psychology
- Dr. Shalini Satkunanadan, presented work on morality in Weber's thought
2010-2011
- Dr. James Read presented work on Nelson Mandela's Long Walk to Freedom
- Dr. Sara L. Price presented work on the Romans in Rousseau and Montesquieu