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44. Foundations of Political Theory
- Thursday, April 23, 2026 CDT
- 8:00am CDT
8:00 to 9:30am CDT (8:00 to 9:30am CDT)
TBA
American Political Thought: Problems and Potential Solutions
Section: 44. Foundations of Political Theory
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission- 9:50am CDT
9:50 to 11:20am CDT (9:50 to 11:20am CDT)
TBA
Roundtable: The State of American Political Thought in 2026
Section: 44. Foundations of Political Theory
Session Submission Type: Roundtable
Add/Remove Session Submission- 11:40am CDT
11:40am to 1:10pm CDT (11:40am to 1:10pm CDT)
TBA
The Relative Role of (the Rule of) Law Across Time, Space, and Religion
Section: 44. Foundations of Political Theory
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission- 1:30pm CDT
1:30 to 3:00pm CDT (1:30 to 3:00pm CDT)
TBA
Author Meets Critics: Natasha Piano's Democratic Elitism: The Founding Myth of American Political Science
Section: 44. Foundations of Political Theory
Session Submission Type: Roundtable
Add/Remove Session Submission- 3:20pm CDT
3:20 to 4:50pm CDT (3:20 to 4:50pm CDT)
TBA
Religion, the Individual, and Belief in Politics
Section: 44. Foundations of Political Theory
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission- 5:10pm CDT
5:10 to 6:40pm CDT (5:10 to 6:40pm CDT)
TBA
At the Cornerstone of Modernity: Machiavelli & Hobbes
Section: 44. Foundations of Political Theory
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission- Friday, April 24, 2026 CDT
- 8:00am CDT
8:00 to 9:30am CDT (8:00 to 9:30am CDT)
TBA
Speech and Politics Across the Ages
Section: 44. Foundations of Political Theory
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission- 9:50am CDT
9:50 to 11:20am CDT (9:50 to 11:20am CDT)
TBA
Roundtable: Book Panel - John McCormick, The People’s Princes: Machiavelli, Leadership, and Liberty
Section: 44. Foundations of Political Theory
Session Submission Type: Roundtable
Add/Remove Session Submission- 11:40am CDT
11:40am to 1:10pm CDT (11:40am to 1:10pm CDT)
TBA
French Political Thought: Stability and Regime Change Through the Ages
Section: 44. Foundations of Political Theory
Session Submission Type: Complete Panel
Add/Remove Session Submission- 1:30pm CDT
1:30 to 3:00pm CDT (1:30 to 3:00pm CDT)
TBA
Roundtable: Tyranny from Non-State Actors and the Right to Bear Arms
Section: 44. Foundations of Political Theory
Session Submission Type: Roundtable
Add/Remove Session Submission- 5:10pm CDT
5:10 to 6:40pm CDT (5:10 to 6:40pm CDT)
TBA
Domination versus Freedom: Blasphemy Laws, Virtual Representation, and Monopolies
Section: 44. Foundations of Political Theory
Session Submission Type: Complete Panel
Add/Remove Session Submission- Saturday, April 25, 2026 CDT
- 8:00am CDT
8:00 to 9:30am CDT (8:00 to 9:30am CDT)
TBA
Human Virtue: Its Nature and Origins
Section: 44. Foundations of Political Theory
Session Submission Type: Complete Panel
Add/Remove Session Submission- 9:50am CDT
9:50 to 11:20am CDT (9:50 to 11:20am CDT)
TBA
Myth, Epic, and Apocalypse: When Political Thinkers Put a Good Story to Use
Section: 44. Foundations of Political Theory
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission- 11:40am CDT
11:40am to 1:10pm CDT (11:40am to 1:10pm CDT)
TBA
The Individual and the City
Section: 44. Foundations of Political Theory
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission- 1:30pm CDT
1:30 to 3:00pm CDT (1:30 to 3:00pm CDT)
TBA
Locke and Rousseau Wrestle with Reality
Section: 44. Foundations of Political Theory
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission- 5:10pm CDT
5:10 to 6:40pm CDT (5:10 to 6:40pm CDT)
TBA
Negotiating with the Past: Framing Life after Imperialism, Colonialism, and Historic Inequalities
Section: 44. Foundations of Political Theory
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission- Sunday, April 26, 2026 CDT
- 8:00am CDT
8:00 to 9:30am CDT (8:00 to 9:30am CDT)
TBA
The Politics of Virtue and Ethics
Section: 44. Foundations of Political Theory
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission- 9:50am CDT
9:50 to 11:20am CDT (9:50 to 11:20am CDT)
TBA
Old Concepts and New Evidence: Friendship, Language, Action, and all of Modernity
Section: 44. Foundations of Political Theory
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
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