Sheffield Political Theory Group @polshef.bsky.social · 14/07/2026The first review of Luke Ulas's recent book is here 141
Reposted by Sheffield Political Theory Group PSA Political Thought Specialist Group @psapolthought.bsky.social · 23/06/2026🗣️ JOB! 12-month fixed-term lecturer in Political Philosophy at Sheffield 📅 Deadline - 19 July 2026 jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Sheffiel...jobsite.sheffield.ac.ukLecturer in Political PhilosophyLecturer in Political Philosophy 021
Reposted by Sheffield Political Theory Group Chong-Ming Lim @cmlim.eurosky.social · 28/03/2026Sheffield is department of the year! So pleased to have found a home among caring and brilliant colleagues. bpa.ac.uk/prizes2026/bpa.ac.ukBPA Prizes 2026 - British Philosophical AssociationThe British Philosophical Association is delighted to celebrate the inaugural recipients of our new BPA Prizes. These awards were established to recognise and promote the outstanding breadth, depth, a... 052
Reposted by Sheffield Political Theory Group Duncan Ivison @duncanivison.bsky.social · 10/03/2026I am hugely honoured to be giving this year’s Warrender lecture, especially given the extraordinary array of political theorists who precede me - including Lea Ypi, Quentin Skinner, and David Miller, among others. My topic: ‘How not to defend liberal institutions’. Looking forward to it! 031
Sheffield Political Theory Group @polshef.bsky.social · 09/03/2026New from Ed Hall in European Journal of Political Theory 'Seductions of power: political irresponsibility and the theory of dirty hands' journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... 000
Sheffield Political Theory Group @polshef.bsky.social · 02/03/2026Coming very soon from our former group member! 030
Sheffield Political Theory Group @polshef.bsky.social · 20/02/2026This year's Warrender Lecture will be given by Professor Duncan Ivison ( @duncanivison.bsky.social ), President and Vice Chancellor of the University of Manchester (and political philosopher!). Deatails of the lecture can be found at the below link. sheffield.ac.uk/spir/school/...sheffield.ac.ukWarrender Lecture, Professor Duncan Ivison (University of Manchester)We are very pleased to announce that this year's Warrender Lecture will be given by Professor Duncan Ivison, and will be held on Thursday, March 12th, 4.30pm-6pm, in the David Rice Lecture Theatre, Fi... 054
Sheffield Political Theory Group @polshef.bsky.social · 19/12/2025Just published (open access) in The Review of Politics: Robin Douglass and Ed Hall, 'Judith Shklar's Ethos of Skeptical Vigilance' www.cambridge.org/core/journal...cambridge.orgJudith Shklar’s Ethos of Skeptical Vigilance | The Review of Politics | Cambridge CoreJudith Shklar’s Ethos of Skeptical Vigilance 042
Reposted by Sheffield Political Theory Group Matt Sleat @mattsleat.bsky.social · 05/12/2025Thanks to @mattpolprof.bsky.social for his engaged and thoughtful review of both my own and @pjthinker.bsky.social new books on post-liberalism. 086
Reposted by Sheffield Political Theory Group Matt Sleat @mattsleat.bsky.social · 03/11/2025A couple of years and a @leverhulme.ac.uk research fellowship in the making, my book on post-liberalism is out next month and available to pre-order. www.amazon.co.uk/Post-Liberal... 022
Reposted by Sheffield Political Theory Group Matt Sleat @mattsleat.bsky.social · 31/10/2025My short explainer on post-liberalism for The Conversation. theconversation.com/j-d-vance-ca...theconversation.comJ.D. Vance calls himself a ‘post-liberal’: here’s what that means for US governmentJ.D. Vance is religious, has conservative views on social issues, but also believes in big government’s power to change society. 011
Sheffield Political Theory Group @polshef.bsky.social · 15/09/2025Ed Hall's 'Power and Powerlessness: The Liberalism of Fear in the Twenty-First Century' is out now. See below a code for 30% off. 010
Sheffield Political Theory Group @polshef.bsky.social · 23/06/2025Ed Hall's Power And Powerlessness: The Liberalism of Fear in the Twenty-First Century is now available online at Oxford Academic, a month ahead of its print publication: doi.org/10.1093/9780... 030
Reposted by Sheffield Political Theory Group Matt Sleat @mattsleat.bsky.social · 16/06/2025A couple of years and a Leverhulme Trust research fellowship in the making, I am excited to see that my book on post-liberalism is now available to pre-order. amzn.eu/d/7gmUUxDamzn.euPost-Liberalism: Amazon.co.uk: Sleat, Matt: 9781509562190: BooksBuy Post-Liberalism 1 by Sleat, Matt (ISBN: 9781509562190) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. 043
Reposted by Sheffield Political Theory Group Ethics Untangled podcast @ethicsuntangled.bsky.social · 19/05/2025New episode out today, in which Josh Hobbs and Luke Ulas give me their thoughts on cosmopolitanism. What is it? Should we be cosmopolitans? Does anyone want to be a cosmopolitan? What might make want to be a cosmopolitan? ethicsuntangled.buzzsprout.com/2113237/epis...ethicsuntangled.buzzsprout.com39. How Should We Motivate Cosmopolitanism? With Luke Ulas and Josh Hobbs - Ethics UntangledLuke Ulas from the University of Sheffield and Josh Hobbs from the University of Leeds are both interested in cosmopolitanism. Cosmopolitanism is a name used for a few different political ideas, but t... 102
Sheffield Political Theory Group @polshef.bsky.social · 15/05/2025Introduction now available open access until June 20th: academic.oup.com/book/59708/c... 020
Sheffield Political Theory Group @polshef.bsky.social · 27/04/2025The books by group members keep (forth)coming... This time @mattsleat.bsky.social 151
Sheffield Political Theory Group @polshef.bsky.social · 22/04/2025Coming in July, by group member Ed Hall: Power and Powerlessness: The Liberalism of Fear in the Twenty-First Century shorturl.at/wkELc 020
Sheffield Political Theory Group @polshef.bsky.social · 20/03/2025Luke Ulas, Being Cosmopolitan: A Political Approach Out now in print, as an ebook, and online via Oxford Academic: academic.oup.com/book/59708?s... Audiobook coming in June! 042
Reposted by Sheffield Political Theory Group Jules @julesholroyd.bsky.social · 17/03/2025Woah, my book is published! Available online! Please read it! Or at least get your library to order it, or maybe download some PDF chapters with good intentions... :) academic.oup.com/book/59557 #academicsky #philskyacademic.oup.comOppressive PraiseAbstract. This is a book about praise: in particular, the expressions we use to elevate others, esteem them, celebrate the things they do. These expression 74315
Reposted by Sheffield Political Theory Group Jules @julesholroyd.bsky.social · 10/03/2025A Centre for Engaged Philosophy Workshop on Praise & Commemoration, 19th May, Sheffield. Details & registration here: engagedphilosophy.org/2025/03/10/w... Support with costs of attendance available thanks to support from Society for Applied Philosophy. Please share widely! #academicsky #philsky 098
Sheffield Political Theory Group @polshef.bsky.social · 20/02/2025Some nice events coming up here in Sheffield: 11/3: Warrender Lecture: @leaypi.bsky.social 7/5: Book launch: Luke Ulas, 'Being Cosmopolitan' 28/5: Theory seminar: @stuartgwhite.bsky.social 2/6: Chris Hookway Lecture: @roberttalisse.bsky.social and @cherylmisak.bsky.social 044
Reposted by Sheffield Political Theory Group Robert Talisse @roberttalisse.bsky.social · 14/01/2025Pleased to announce that Cheryl Misak and I will be giving the Chris Hookway Memorial Lecture at Sheffield on June 2nd. Our talk is titled "Pragmatism, Truth and Politics"; it draws from the book Cheryl and I are currently writing together. www.sheffield.ac.uk/hpdh/events/...sheffield.ac.ukThe Chris Hookway Memorial LectureThis memorial lecture is in honour of Emeritus Professor Chris Hookway, who sadly died in October 2024, see https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/hpdh/news/chris-hookway-1949-2024. 1319
Sheffield Political Theory Group @polshef.bsky.social · 06/01/2025Coming in February, by group member Luke Ulas Being Cosmopolitan: A Political Approach shorturl.at/MuQMY 030
Sheffield Political Theory Group @polshef.bsky.social · 11/12/2024Published earlier this year, co-edited by group member Alasdair Cochrane, and Mara-Daria Cojocaru. global.oup.com/academic/pro... 030
