The annual meeting of NOMOS (American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy/ Nomos) is pleased to announce a Guest Student Scholar presentation in connection with its annual meeting. Please distribute the following call for papers to graduate students who may be interested:

CALL FOR PAPERS

NOMOS, aka The American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy (ASPLP) invites applications by Ph.D. students, S.J.D. students, and recent J.D. graduates to present a paper as a Guest Student Scholar at our upcoming conference on Capitalism and Socialism, to be held September 26, 2025 at Harvard University. Applicants should be formally working in programs in Political Science (or equivalents such as Government or Politics), Philosophy, or Law. (For Law, this might include Ph.D. and S.J.D. students, as well as recent graduates of J.D. programs.)

The format of our conferences is to include a principal paper by a scholar in each of the three fields (philosophy, politics, and law), along with prepared comments by scholars in the other two fields. In addition, the selected Guest Student Scholar will present at a stand-alone session. Accepted student papers will be eligible (but without a presumption) for publication in the NOMOS volume growing out of the conference. NOMOS will also cover travel and accommodation expenses for the Guest Student Scholar, up to $1000.

Applications are to include: (a) a 600-800 word abstract, (b) a CV, and (c) a letter of recommendation from the student’s supervisor (or equivalent), commenting on the contribution and stage of the student’s project.

Applications should be submitted to nomos.asplp@gmail.com by March 15, 2025. For more about NOMOS, see political-theory.org