Welcome to Foundations

Foundations of Political Theory, an organized section of the American Political Science Association, is proud to relaunch its website in a new format. Visit often to get the latest Foundations news, browse the latest selections at the Bookstore, or access the many political theory resources on the web.

Law & Humanities Junior Scholar Workshop - Paper Competition

UCLA School of Law, Columbia Law School, University of Southern California Center for Law, History & Culture, and Georgetown University Law Center invite submissions for the fifth annual meeting of the Law & Humanities Junior Scholar Workshop to be held at USC Law School in Los Angeles, CA on June 6 & 7, 2006.

The paper competition is open to untenured professors, advanced graduate students and post-doctoral scholars in law and the humanities; in addition to drawing from numerous humanistic fields, the Workshop welcomes critical, qualitative work in the social sciences. Read more about it here.

2005 Newsletter now online

The Foundations of Political Theory newsletter for 2005 is now online. It contains information on upcoming panels, workshops, working groups, and short courses, this year's awards, and the section's officers. You can read it here [MS Word].

2005 Placement Information now online

The Foundations of Political Theory placement information letter for 2005 is now online. It contains information about placements in political theory the previous year. You can read it here [MS Word].

Recent updates

The list of associations, upcoming conferences, calls for papers, and other links were updated (August 24, 2005). Previously, information on the 2005 Foundations awards had also been updated (August 3, 2005).

Political Theory Book Donations

Foundations of Poltical Theory is pleased to to provide this website as a clearinghouse, updated monthly, for institutions and groups across the world looking for donations of political theory texts. Read more about it here.