CfP: Radical Democracy III (an der New School)

An der New School for Social Research findet auch in diesem Jahr wieder eine Konferenz über Radikale Demokratie statt (Eindrücke der ersten beiden Ausgaben auf der Webseite). Paperabstracts müssen bis zum 15. Januar eingereicht werden, das ganze Paper muss dann bis zum 25. Februar vorliegen, damit die Konferenz selbst am 16. März 2013 über die Bühne gehen kann. Alle Infos im CfP nach dem Strich.

*Call for Papers*
*Third Annual Radical Democracy Conference*

The New School for Social Research
New York City
*March 16, 2013*

Paper Abstracts and Panel Proposal Submission Deadline:* January 15, 2013*

Notification Date: *January 25, 2013*

Full Papers Deadline:* February 25, 2013*

The Department of Politics at The New School for Social Research is
sponsoring a graduate student conference interrogating the concept,
history, practices and implications of radical democracy. We strive to
assess its legacy from ancient to contemporary radical democratic theory,
as well as explore the work of theorists such as Abensour, Arendt, Badiou,
Castoriadis, Laclau, Mouffe, Negri, Rancière, and Wolin. We invite you to
submit abstracts on any theme pertaining to the history, meaning,
development, application, or critique of the concept of radical democracy;
we also encourage discussions about methodology and the study of radical
democratic movements.

For individual paper proposals, please submit a one-page abstract (max. 300
words) that includes institutional affiliation, academic level and contact
information. Complete panel proposals with up to four papers are strongly
encouraged. Please submit your paper or panel abstracts by January 15, 2013
to *radicaldemocracy@newschool.edu*. You will receive a notification of our
decision by January 25, 2013. Full conference papers are due by February
25, 2013.

Topics may include but are not limited to:

– · Indigenous democratic movements
– · Contemporary radical social struggles
– · Radical democracy and the 2012 elections
– · Promises, limits and critiques of the concept of radical
democracy
– · Philosophical foundations of radical democracy
– · Engendering radical democracy: race, ethnicity, gender and
sexuality
– · Technology and the mediums of radical democracy
– · Comparative approaches to democracy
– · Relationship of radical democracy and key concepts in
political theory: anarchism and communism; neo-republicanism; direct
democracy; state and nation; consensus and conflict; capitalism;
imperialism; liberalism; dictatorship and tyranny; resistance and violence;
revolution and reform.