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Methods of Normative Political Theory - ECPR Standing Group @ecpr-nptmethods.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Fall26 Newsletter is now live! 📚 Read it here → ecpr.eu/News/News/De... 📍 @ecpr.bsky.social 2026 Kraków recap ✨ Inaugural Onora O'Neill Book Prize 🏆 Best Paper Prize + Upcoming events, CfPs, Recent Publications @jonathanfloyd.bsky.social @edmundhandby.bsky.social @lucasmprado.bsky.social

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Methods of Normative Political Theory Newsletter Fall 2026 #16

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Ed Handby @edmundhandby.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Every now and then, I remember that I'm actually pretty good at this. Shoutout @ecpr.bsky.social @ecpr-nptmethods.bsky.social

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Ed Handby @edmundhandby.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Today we kick off the Methods of Normative Theory section at #ecprgc26 @ecpr.bsky.social @ecpr-nptmethods.bsky.social Starting with panels that examine the democratic citizen, as well as new challenges to democracy, before a roundtable on @nahshonp.bsky.social's new book!

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Jonathan Floyd @jonathanfloyd.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

It's now 10 days until the pol-theory plenary I'm chairing @ecpr.bsky.social in Krakow. Here you will get, not just a star-studded roundtable on the horrible/hopeful future of democracy, but also the official announcement of our 1st ever Onora O'Neill book prize winner! ecpr.eu/Events/Event...

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If democracy is dying, isn't it time political theorists thought of something else?

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Ed Handby @edmundhandby.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

A little delayed on this, but my paper "The metaethical commitments of intuition use in analytic political theory" is out in @crispp.bsky.social! I examine the meta-ethical commitments theorists rely on when using intuitions, and how we can account for them. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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The metaethical commitments of intuition use in analytic political theory

Analytic political theory often relies on intuitions. However, studies that use and critique intuitions are often silent on the underlying metaethical assumptions about intuitions. Metaethical theo...

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Methods of Normative Political Theory - ECPR Standing Group @ecpr-nptmethods.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

📬 Our June newsletter has landed! Inside: highlights from Innsbruck JS, updates on #ecprgc26 in Kraków, insights from the Waseda methodology workshop, member achievements, recent publications, and much more. Take a look 👇 @ecpr.bsky.social @jonathanfloyd.bsky.social ecpr.eu/news/news/de...

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Methods of Normative Political Theory - ECPR Standing Group @ecpr-nptmethods.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

So many fascinating talks and tons of unforgettable memories! Thank you, Innsbruck, and thank you Ciaran, Coline, Ed, Francesca, Hidde, Jonathan, Lucas, Marina, Naima, Ophelia, Sania, and Sune! Joint Sessions 2026 #ecprjs26 @ecpr.bsky.social

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Jonathan Floyd @jonathanfloyd.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Another full day of reasoning about facts/contexts/norms/principles/values & even reasoning itself here w. @ecpr-nptmethods.bsky.social & #ecprjs2026 @uniinnsbruck.bsky.social & @ecpr.bsky.social. Finished off w. dinner at the 'Golden Eagle' & then a little gazing up at the mountains where they live

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Methods of Normative Political Theory - ECPR Standing Group @ecpr-nptmethods.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

ECPR Joint Sessions kicks off today in Innsbruck! We’ll be diving into how normative political theory and political science inform and challenge each other. Looking forward to rich discussions ahead! @ecpr.bsky.social @sunelaegaard.bsky.social @jonathanfloyd.bsky.social @edmundhandby.bsky.social

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AusPSA @auspsa.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

📚 Excited to see the 2025 Australian Federal Election book, 'Landslide', is out now! Eds. by APSA VP, Professor Jill Sheppard, with chapters from our members ✨ 👉 Print or digital copies available: lnkd.in/g-ADXSGJ 🚀 Attend the launch @National Library of Australia on 16 April lnkd.in/g4BBVZFP

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Jonathan Floyd @jonathanfloyd.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Delighted that this is now out (w. @sunelaegaard.bsky.social), along with all the articles it introduces. link.springer.com/article/10.1... Hopefully of interest to anyone thinking (methodologically) about how 'empirical' leaning pol-theory might become more 'experimental', e.g....

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From Empirical to Experimental Political Theory - Res Publica

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Ed Handby @edmundhandby.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Literally me with my bosses kids.

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Ed Handby @edmundhandby.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Don’t forget to submit! Cracking opportunity to get amongst it in Krakow!

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Methods of Normative Political Theory - ECPR Standing Group @ecpr-nptmethods.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

⏰12 days left! Submit by Jan 9 to #ecprgc26 Join us in Kraków Sept 8–11, 2026 to explore how methods shape our understanding of democracy and how methodological innovation can diagnose, defend, or rethink democratic norms. @ecpr.bsky.social @jonathanfloyd.bsky.social shorturl.at/mfxb0

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Ed Handby @edmundhandby.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Really looking forward to co-chairing a fantastic section with Esma Baycan Herzog at the ECPR General Conference in Kraków! Please submit!

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Jonathan Floyd @jonathanfloyd.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Pls share/re-post! New Onora O'Neill Prize! Here's a brand new @ecpr.bsky.social book prize in pol-theory, regardless of whether it's your 1st/10th book! Had honour of asking Onora myself if she would lend us her good name: ecpr.eu/news/news/de... @biapt.bsky.social @psapolthought.bsky.social

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Call for Nominations: Onora O’Neill Political Theory Prize

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Methods of Normative Political Theory - ECPR Standing Group @ecpr-nptmethods.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

⏳Only 2 days left to submit for the #ECPRJS26 - deadline 10 Dec! Don’t miss our “Between Norms and Evidence” workshop in Innsbruck, 7–10 Apr 2026 🔗 Workshop info: shorturl.at/BZbC0 ✏️ Submit here: tinyurl.com/bd6r4nx8 @ecpr.bsky.social @jonathanfloyd.bsky.social @edmundhandby.bsky.social

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Between Norms and Evidence: Connecting Normative Political Theory and Political Science

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Ed Handby @edmundhandby.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

The twelfth Duke annual Graduate Conference in Political Theory is now accepting applications! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Ed Handby @edmundhandby.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Surely this has to be a metaphor for something.

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Ed Handby @edmundhandby.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

This year has been hard and exhausting, but my paper, 'Defending Methodological Anarchism in Empirically Informed Political Theory' being accepted by @thejop.bsky.social is some nice reward for effort. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

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Jonathan Floyd @jonathanfloyd.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Can AI be a useful/novel 'method' or tool of political philosophy? Interesting and divergent answers from @edmundhandby.bsky.social and Nahshon Perez @ecpr.bsky.social w. @ecpr-nptmethods.bsky.social today.

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Ed Handby @edmundhandby.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Day 1 of #ecprgc25 is about to begin! Ready for some cracking papers on some cracking topics!

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Methods of Normative Political Theory - ECPR Standing Group @ecpr-nptmethods.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

🚀 Hot off the press! Our latest newsletter is here! Inside, you'll find: 📢 Upcoming conferences & workshops 📚 Recent publications + a job opening Stay in the loop—read it now! 👇 nptmethods.wordpress.com/2025/03/05/n... @ecpr.bsky.social

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Newsletter #9, March 2025

On behalf of the Standing Group on Methods of Normative Political Theory, we are happy to announce that the quarterly newsletter of the Methods of Normative Political Theory will appear at the begi…

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Ed Handby @edmundhandby.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Duke Political Science is accepting submissions for a Frontiers Workshop in Democratic Theory! Please share widely!

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Methods of Normative Political Theory - ECPR Standing Group @ecpr-nptmethods.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Only 6 days left to submit your abstract for the ECPR GC in Thessaloniki, 26-29 Aug 2025! Check out our Section's panels at ecpr.eu/Events/Event... and submit by 6 January! Chairs: Esma Baycan Herzog @jonathanfloyd.bsky.social @edmundhandby.bsky.social & Glorianne Wilkins @ecpr.bsky.social

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Ed Handby @edmundhandby.bsky.social · 29/02/2024

Making my BlueSky posting debut for my new paper with Serrin Rutledge-Prior on Edmund Burke and Environmental Representation out in the European Journal of Political Theory! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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