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Brave New World 2007 Call For Papers Brave New World 2007, the Eleventh Annual Postgraduate Conference organised under the auspices of the Manchester Centre for Political Theory (MANCEPT), will take place on Wednesday 27th and Thursday 28th June 2007 at the University of Manchester. The plenary speakers are Professor Peter Jones (University of Newcastle), and Professor Simon Caney (University of Oxford). The Brave New World conference series has emerged as the leading international forum exclusively dedicated to the discussion of postgraduate research in political theory. This conference offers a great opportunity for postgraduates from many different countries and universities to share experiences, concerns and research interests, to exchange stimulating ideas and to make new friends - all in a financially accessible and highly informal setting. Moreover participants will have the chance to meet and talk with eminent academics who will deliver keynote addresses at the event. Plenary speakers in previous years have included G.A. Cohen, Quentin Skinner, Onora O'Neill, Carole Pateman, Christopher Norris, Anne Philips, Bhikhu Parekh, Adam Swift, David Miller, Catriona McKinnon, John O'Neill, Brian Barry, Thomas Pogge, Jonathan Wolff, Ian Carter, Philippe Van Parijs, Andrew Williams, Michael Otsuka, Susan Mendus and Henry Shue. 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 • Theories of Distributive Justice If you would like to present a paper, please send us a 300-word abstract by no later than 30 April 2007 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 theme you are interested in. Please note that the conference is self-financed and participants are responsible for seeking their own funding. However, there may be limited funds available for overseas students wishing to attend (please contact us for further details). For further information, please do send email enquiries to: [log in to unmask] Alternatively you may write to: Brave New World 2007, Politics, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom.