ASSOCIATION FOR POLITICAL THEORY - INAUGURAL CONFERENCE

Prince Conference Center, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan

17-19 October 2003

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see detailed program

see Index of Participants

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Friday, 17 October 2003

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Noon - 1 p.m.    ▪     Registration  

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 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.   ▪     Sessions 1 A-D  

Panel 1A: “American Roots”

Panel 1B: “Liberalism and Justice”

Panel 1C: “Continental Political Philosophy”

Panel 1D: “Cosmopolitanism”

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3:00 - 3:15 p.m.   ▪    Coffee Break         
 

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 3:15 - 5:15 p.m.   ▪   Sessions 2 A-D       

Panel 2A: “Perspectives on the History of Political Thought”

Panel 2B: “Identities and Politics”

Panel 2C: “Politics, Critique, and Resistance”

Panel 2D: “Politics, Literature, and Film”

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  5:30 - 6:30 p.m.    ▪      Reception             
 

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6:30 - 8:30 p.m.   ▪      Dinner                   

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Saturday, 18 October 2003
 

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             7:30 - 8:30 a.m.   ▪      Continental Breakfast

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              8:30 - 10:30 a.m.   ▪     Sessions 3A-D               

Panel 3A: “Addressing Political Conflicts in the Middle Ages”

Panel 3B: “Differences, Democracy, and Order”

Panel 3C: “Problems of Responsibility, Conflict, and Order”

Panel 3D: “Statelessness”

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10:30 - 10:45 a.m.      ▪         Coffee Break       

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10:45 - 12:45 p.m.      ▪         Sessions 4A-D    

Panel 4A: “Early Modern Reflections”

Panel 4B: “Religion and Politics”

Panel 4C: “Democratic Promises”

Panel 4D: “Political Theorist in Exile: Teaching Political Theory by Stealth (Roundtable Discussion)”

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12:45 - 2:15 p.m.      ▪         Luncheon          

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2:30 - 4:30 p.m.         ▪         Sessions 5A-D    

Panel 5A: “Approaches to Political Theory”

Panel 5B: “Contemporary Pluralisms”

Panel 5C: “Interdisciplinary Studies and Political Theory”

Panel 5D: “Technology in Question”

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4:45 - 6:15 p.m.      ▪         Closing Reception          

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Sunday, 19 October 2003
 

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                     7:30 - 9:00 a.m.      ▪         Continental Breakfast          

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             9:30 - 10:15 a.m.        ▪         APT Business Meeting      

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see Index of Participants

see detailed program

Revised 9 October 2003