Call for Papers for the 17th Annual London Graduate Conference in the History of Political Thought

17th Annual London Graduate Conference in the History of Political Thought at UCL

11-12 June, 2026

Dear colleagues, 

It gives us great pleasure to present the Call for Papers for the 17th Annual London Graduate Conference in the History of Political Thought. This year’s theme is ‘Vice, Corruption and Decay’.

The conference will take place at UCL on 11–12 June, and is a really great conference to attend regardless of your research interests or stage of your academic career. You can find the full Call for Papers attached to this email, or on our website. Abstracts must be submitted by 1 March, and we strongly encourage anyone who has not yet been awarded a doctorate to apply.

On behalf of the organising committee,
Iacovos Iacovides (QMUL), Becca Palmer (UCL), Borbala Pigler (UCL), Ali Izzatdust (QMUL)