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Political Legal and Moral Theory Research Group @CEU @ceupolemo.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

The fact that this is one of the first events at CEU in Budapest after the Hungarian election, gives you all an extra reason to join us.

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Political Legal and Moral Theory Research Group @CEU @ceupolemo.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

You are all invited to participate, but please do let us know in advance so that we can ensure we have adequate catering for all. We hope to see you at what promises to be an excellent day of talks and discussion!

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Political Legal and Moral Theory Research Group @CEU @ceupolemo.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

One of the final events we have lined up is the closing workshop of our seminar series on the Rule of Law in Crisis, organized together with CEU's Democracy Institute and the Workshop on Democratic Constitutionalism of the University of Vienna. events.ceu.edu/2026-05-18/r...

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Political Legal and Moral Theory Research Group @CEU @ceupolemo.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Christian will give a talk about a work in progress, exploring the ethics of extreme circumstances. His talk is called: 'Ethics at the edges of democracy: solidarity, technology and civic extremity'. We are greatly looking forward to this, and we hope you can join us!

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Political Legal and Moral Theory Research Group @CEU @ceupolemo.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Dear all, With a hint of spring in the air we very warmly invite you to our next POLEMO seminar, where we will be welcoming Georgetown's Christian Golden.

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Political Legal and Moral Theory Research Group @CEU @ceupolemo.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Please include your name, institutional affiliation, and contact information in the body of your email. Papers should be suitable for a 20-minute presentation.

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Political Legal and Moral Theory Research Group @CEU @ceupolemo.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

We welcome early-career researchers in political theory and political philosophy to submit abstracts of 700 words or less by email to polemo@ceu.edu by the deadline of 1st March 2026. Abstracts should be in PDF format and fully prepared for blind review.

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Political Legal and Moral Theory Research Group @CEU @ceupolemo.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Papers dealing with such topics, or responding to the overarching theme from another angle, are especially welcome. Papers concerning alternative topics in political philosophy more broadly will however still be considered for acceptance.

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Political Legal and Moral Theory Research Group @CEU @ceupolemo.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

In particular conceptualizations and reflections on, the nature of integration, equality of opportunity and social cohesion; Explorations of relations between justice, democracy and the goals of social, cultural, and/or political integration; Normative analyses of social cohesion and integration.

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Political Legal and Moral Theory Research Group @CEU @ceupolemo.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

As part of our collaboration, we specifically invite papers dealing with our overarching theme: the relation between the ideal of integration (however conceived) and the functioning of political systems, particularly as regards the ideals of justice and democracy.

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Political Legal and Moral Theory Research Group @CEU @ceupolemo.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

GOODINT specifically aims to go beyond traditional disciplinary boundaries and seeks to develop empirically informed theoretical knowledge on good integration: its meaning, its value, and the means of achieving it. This invites reflections on these ideas and how they can best be achieved.

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Political Legal and Moral Theory Research Group @CEU @ceupolemo.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

For this edition we will be collaborating with the Good Integration (GOODINT) project, funded by the Norwegian Research Council, concerning the notions of equality of opportunity and cultural integration, and their contributions to wider goals of successful integration and social cohesion.

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Political Legal and Moral Theory Research Group @CEU @ceupolemo.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

We are delighted to announce that our keynote speakers for the 2026 Symposium will be Antoinette Scherz (The University of Stockholm) and Sarah Fine (The University of Cambridge).

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Political Legal and Moral Theory Research Group @CEU @ceupolemo.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Our yearly symposium provides a professional, stimulating, and international environment for PhD students and early career researchers in political, legal, and moral philosophy to discuss their works in progress, establish informal networks, and initiate future collaborative research.

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Political Legal and Moral Theory Research Group @CEU @ceupolemo.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Dear all, we gladly remind you of our call for abstracts for the POLEMO – GOODINT Symposium on Justice, Integration & Democracy, to be held on June 11 & June 12 at Central European University in Vienna. We'd love to receive your abstracts before March 1st.

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Scott Hechinger @scotthech.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

As a former public defender who represented thousands of people, I can’t stop thinking about the contrast the Epstein files raise. I watched 1000s face swift, devastating punishment for far less serious conduct — poor, marginalized, & presumed dangerous from the start.

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Political Legal and Moral Theory Research Group @CEU @ceupolemo.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

This week, we are welcoming Victoria Huegel from UniWien for her in these times very relevant talk 'Steering Democracy?: On the question of leadership in authoritarian times'. We are looking forward to welcoming you on wednesday 18th in the CEU Senate Room in Vienna!

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Political Legal and Moral Theory Research Group @CEU @ceupolemo.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Dear all, We cordially invite you to the next event in our 'Rule of Law in Crisis' seminar series in cooperation with CEU's Democracy Institute and UniWien's workshop on Democratic Constitutionalism.

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Political Legal and Moral Theory Research Group @CEU @ceupolemo.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Maxim's thesis is that political philosophy too has long insisted on the tension between democracy and rule of law and investigates whether that position still tenable today? We're greatly looking forward to this and hope to see you there!

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Political Legal and Moral Theory Research Group @CEU @ceupolemo.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

The paper explores the state of the Rule of Law under conditions of polarization and under attack that it obstructs democracy - which is interpreted narrowly as ‘the will of the people’.

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Political Legal and Moral Theory Research Group @CEU @ceupolemo.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

We are very happy to welcome Maxim van Asseldonk to our next Rule of Law in Crisis - seminar in cooperation with UniWien's Workshop on Democratic Constitutionalism and CEU's Democracy Institute. Maxim will present his paper 'The Spirit of Equality: for an Agonistic Rechtsstaat.'

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Jakub Jaraczewski @jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

🇵🇱⚖️New ECtHR judgment in a Polish rule of law case - a transfer of a judge within a court against their will and with a protest against such transfer heard by a politically compromised National Council of Judiciary is a breach of Art. 6 of the Convention. 1/

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Political Legal and Moral Theory Research Group @CEU @ceupolemo.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Her main areas of interest include principles of political conflict regulation and the challenges of power concentration and polarisation in democracy. We hope to see you there!

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Political Legal and Moral Theory Research Group @CEU @ceupolemo.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Prof. Westphal works in democratic theory and realist political theory, which is practice-oriented and emphasizes the need to engage with empirical research.

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Political Legal and Moral Theory Research Group @CEU @ceupolemo.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Polemo is very enthousiastic to welcome Manon Westphal in it's Rule of Law in Crisis series in collaboration with UniWien's Workshop on Democratic Constitutionalism and CEU's Democracy Institute.

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Political Legal and Moral Theory Research Group @CEU @ceupolemo.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

And we can confirm that Sarah Ganty will be joining Dimitry on wednesday!

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Political Legal and Moral Theory Research Group @CEU @ceupolemo.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

On wednesday the 7th, we are hosting Dimitry Kochenov for our opening seminar of the Rule of Law in crisis - series for the winter term. Dimitry will focus in his talk on 'EU Lawlessness Law'. We are greatly looking forward to that and to seeing you all!

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Political Legal and Moral Theory Research Group @CEU @ceupolemo.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

We kick off our 'Rule of Law in crisis' series in cooperation with UniWien's Workshop on Democratic Constitutionalism and with CEU's Democracy Institute this monday. We'll be screening the movie 'Minority Report' and having a hopefully fruitful talk afterwards.

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Political Legal and Moral Theory Research Group @CEU @ceupolemo.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Dear all, we'd like to invite you to the first set of POLEMO events for the winter term.

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Political Legal and Moral Theory Research Group @CEU @ceupolemo.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

On the 9th we will host you in the CEU Senate Room for a series of presentations from multiple perspectives on the contemporary crisis in liberal democracy. We hope to see you there!

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Political Legal and Moral Theory Research Group @CEU @ceupolemo.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Dear all, We cordially invite you to the final event of the Fall Term - our 'Democracy in Crisis' concluding workshop. We welcome you on the 8th of december in Brotfabrik (around the corner from CEU) for our keynote speech by former CEU President and Rector Michael Ignatieff.

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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.

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Political Legal and Moral Theory Research Group @CEU @ceupolemo.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Dear All, You are hereby cordially invited to the next event on the POLEMO calender on Tuesday the 25th of november. Sanjar Akayev (CEU) will explore the very contemporary relevant question 'When can one (permissibly) withdraw from society?'. We hope to see you there!

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Great job, @schumer.senate.gov. You've changed the story from "GOP hurting millions of Americans to please unpopular, failing, delusional despot who's destroying his party" to "Dems are too weak and divided in the face of Trump's strength to take a stand and protect Americans"

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Political Legal and Moral Theory Research Group @CEU @ceupolemo.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

We are greatly looking forward to this talk and hope to see many of you there - on site at CEU or online!

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Political Legal and Moral Theory Research Group @CEU @ceupolemo.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Nevertheless, it is also necessary for judges to possess the moral and epistemic virtues that ensure their impartiality, properly understood. This requirement has implications, for the training and selection of judges and for the composition of the judiciary.

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Political Legal and Moral Theory Research Group @CEU @ceupolemo.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Fernando will explore the traditional ideas about judicial impartiality and the simple fact that judges obviously see and are aware of the parties involved in each legal proceeding. In his paper, Fernando will argue that this is also normatively desirable.

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Political Legal and Moral Theory Research Group @CEU @ceupolemo.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Next wednesday we are hosting Fernando De Los Santos Menendez (Universidad Autonoma de Madrid) for a presentation of his draft paper 'Towards an independent Judiciary - The moral and epistemic virtues that judges should display'.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Absolute perfection. #Reform

Our Granddad is 100 and fought in D-day
and he thinks Farage is the right man to
sort Britain out. He says he reminds him
of one of the commanders he fought
alongside with distinction. In the next
few weeks he's going to auction off his
medals and donate all the money to
Reform. Anyone know how much an Iron Cross is worth?

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Political Legal and Moral Theory Research Group @CEU @ceupolemo.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

This crucial puzzle for Democracy in Crisis forms the next seminar in our series in cooperation with the Workshop on Democratic Constitutionalism at the University of Vienna.

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Political Legal and Moral Theory Research Group @CEU @ceupolemo.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

We live in an era of autocratization, which puts into the spotlight the question of political legitimacy. Matej Cibik explores this topic November 5th in his talk ‘Legitimacy and its role: What happens when the bad guys take over?’

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Political Legal and Moral Theory Research Group @CEU @ceupolemo.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Everyone is welcome from 17.30 in the CEU Senate Room, or online. We hope to see you there!

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Political Legal and Moral Theory Research Group @CEU @ceupolemo.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Dear all, we are looking forward to the next event in our Democracy in Crisis - series, in cooperation with the Workshop on Democratic Constitutionalism at UniWien. Tuesday 28 Oktober we will be hosting Pierre-Etienne Vandamme from UC Louvain for his talk 'Rescuing Democracy by Renewing it?'

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Political Legal and Moral Theory Research Group @CEU @ceupolemo.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

We greatly look forward to this, and hope to see many of you there (or online).

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