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CALL FOR PAPERS

Truth, Power, and Politics: Reflections on the Logic of Polics

Workshops In Political Theory - Fourth Annual Conference
Manchester Metropolitan University
3rd September, 2007 - 5th September, 2007

The main concern of this panel is to deal with the tension between neutralisation of politics and the political. In general  this workshop seeks to discuss the tension between neutralisation/depolitisation and primacy of politics, focusing on questions as follows:

- Which is the relation between truth, violence and politics?

- Is it possible to settle the legitimation of a political order in a stark concept of
politics, as an activity based on power, violence and non transcendental values?

- Is the political myth the only element able to build a legitimate order?

Each paper will be allowed 30 minutes for presentation and 30 minutes for
discussion.  Longer versions may be submitted for pre-circulation.

Please submit proposals by July 1st to:

Dr. Javier Franzé
Departamento de Ciencias Políticas y de la Administración
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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Nicolás Patrici
Departamento de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Universidad de Buenos Aires/CONICET.
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Late registration fees apply after July 6th, and no registrations are
accepted after 10th August.  Further details of the conference and
registration can be found at
http://www.hlss.mmu.ac.uk/polphil/news/event.php?id=82