Call for Papers - Concerned Philosophers for Peace Conf.
Dear Research Network, Colleagues and Friends,
Please see the enclosed call for papers from the "Concerned Philosophers for Peace Conference." This year's theme explores wisdom and decoloniality.
In particular, members of our network may use this conference to explore the ways that we value various forms of epistemology, our hermeneutical lens, and the way this lens impacts our ability to deal with or address various issues of colonization (including decolonial, anti-colonial and post-colonial theories). The full paper is listed below.
The Misogynoir to Mishpat (M2M) Research Network © 2025
Please see below for the call for abstracts for the 2025 Concerned Philosophers for Peace conference. It is an exceptionally friendly conference—explicitly to feminist, anti-racist, decolonial / anti-colonial / post-colonial, radical theory and praxis—and there are always several good opportunities for younger scholars, as well. Please let me know if you have any questions! Cheers,
Jen
Concerned Philosophers for Peace (CPP) 38th Annual Conference:
Reframing Wisdom / Decolonizing Peace
Oct. 17-18, 2025
Texas State University, San Marcos, TX 78666
Keynote Speaker: Jim Harrington, founder of the Texas Civil Rights Project, whose memoir is forthcoming from the University of Texas Press
Call for Papers
Love of wisdom compels a restless search for understanding more fully the history, scope, and creativity of peace philosophy. Ongoing legacies of resistance to the “evils of racism, poverty, and militarism” (MLK Jr) are today challenged by emerging crises of mass migration, climate change, bullying, digital repression, and stunning reversals of democratic rights and liberties. Whether we look to legacy struggles or to recent resistance, this conference encourages philosophers to reframe the wisdom of peace-seeking in critical relation to theories and practices of decolonization. As we turn our attention to “the deepest causes of conflict” (Butros-Ghali) between states, within states, between ourselves, or within ourselves, this conference encourages:
Closer attention to the experience, resistance, and analysis of marginalized subjects and subjectivities
Critical engagement with archives and figures of decolonizing theory and practice as resources for peace philosophy
Interrogation of the vitality of peace philosophy to meet the aspirations and demands of decolonization
Reframing legacy theories and practices of peaceful resistance to assess their critical relationship to decolonization
Philosophical engagement with multiple modalities of decolonial resistance that include education, storytelling, art, dance, spirituality, and other cultural practices
Please submit abstracts of no more than 500 words for papers related to this theme or to the overall mission of Concerned Philosophers for Peace. CPP welcomes submissions from undergraduates, graduate students, professional academics, independent scholars, and anyone willing to present persuasive sound argumentative positions in line with our theme and ethos. We also welcome submissions from a range of fields including philosophy, law, public policy, business, history, religious studies, political science, social science, or related fields. Submissions from teachers, researchers, or practitioners are also welcome, particularly insofar as those presentations could complement the theme of the conference.
**There will be a cash prize for the best graduate student paper and the best undergraduate student paper** (Please indicate if you are a student when you submit your abstract).
Scholars within 6 years of earning their terminal degree are eligible for the Bill Gay Award, which is presented at the annual conference. For more information: https://philevents.org/event/show/134722
Submission Guidelines for Conference:
Submit: an abstract (with bibliography) of no more than 500 words, prepared for blind review
Send to the CPP local host: Greg Moses, gmosesx@gmail.com
Write: “CPP 2025 submission” in subject line
Deadline: July 15, 2025
Format: submit only files in .doc, .docx, or .pdf.
Include: name, institutional affiliation, e-mail address, and paper title in the body of your e-mail (if you are a student and would like to be considered for a student award, indicate that in your email).
Concerned Philosophers for Peace is the largest, most active organization of professional philosophers in North America involved in the analysis of the causes of violence and prospects for peace.
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