We are excited to announce the call for papers for the 2026 Oxford Graduate Conference in Political Theory.

We welcome submissions from students pursuing graduate degrees in any department and working in any area of political theory—including but not limited to critical theory, analytic political philosophy, and the history of political thought. We especially encourage students from other institutions to submit their work for consideration, and we also accept applications from current students at Oxford.

To apply, please submit a full paper (5,000-9,000 words, excluding bibliographic footnotes and references), as well as a title and an abstract (200 words maximum), using the link provided. Each selected presenter will be asked to deliver a brief talk to open the discussion of their paper, and we will make papers available to attendees shortly before the conference. The deadline to submit is 31 January 2026, 11:59pm GMT.
We ask that you submit your abstract directly in the text box in the online form and that you upload your paper as a PDF with the word count clearly stated and without your name or identifying information indicated anywhere in the document, to enable anonymous review. Applicants can expect to hear back from the conference organisers by the end of February.

The conference will be held on the 27th and 28th of April 2026, in person at Nuffield College, University of Oxford (keynote speakers TBC). We are able to offer a limited number of small grants to help cover travel costs for attendees without access to institutional funding.

Please direct any inquiries regarding the conference to the conference email address: OxGradConference@outlook.com

The submission form can be accessed at this link: forms.gle/v6Zv1cH7a6DaEw6DA