BRAVE NEW WORLD 2006 Tenth Manchester Postgraduate Conference in Political Theory CALL FOR PAPERS Brave New World 2006, the Tenth Annual Postgraduate Conference organised under the auspices of the Manchester Centre for Political Theory (MANCEPT), will take place on Wednesday 28 and Thursday 29 June 2006. The plenary speakers are Henry Shue (Cornell University) and Susan Mendus (University of York). Papers are invited from any area and school within political theory. Conference themes include: Ethics and Politics European Philosophy and Politics Theories of Rights Gender and Politics History of Political Thought Theory of International Relations Theory of Democracy Political Theory and Jurisprudence Contributions will be considered for publication in the MANCEPT Working Papers (a series that includes papers by staff and postgraduate members of MANCEPT) and/or in Political Perspectives (a postgraduate e-journal edited by research students at the Department of Politics). Please send 300-word abstracts by no later than 30 April 2006 to the conference e-mail address. If you would like to chair a panel, please send a message to the same address, including your personal details and indicating which panel you are interested in chairing. Further details will be added shortly to the conference web site: http://www.socialsciences.manchester.ac.uk/politics/events/bnw/default.htm For further information, please send email enquiries to: [log in to unmask] Alternatively you may write to: Brave New World 2006, Politics, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom. ----------------------------------------------------------- Dr Sorin Baiasu Lecturer in Political Philosophy Manchester Centre for Political Theory Politics - School of Social Sciences The University of Manchester Manchester M13 9PL England Tel: (0)161 275 7823 (w) (0)161 434 9084 (h) Fax: (0)161 275 4925 Web: http://www.socialsciences.manchester.ac.uk/gipp/about/staff.htm The U.K. Kant Society: http://www.socialsciences.manchester.ac.uk/philosophy//kant/u.k.k.s.htm Problems replying to this message? Please send your email to: [log in to unmask] --------------------------------------------------------------