Via David Sobel and Peter Vallentyne, here’s a Call for Papers for the Second Annual Workshop for Oxford Studies in Political Philosophy:

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that the Second Annual Workshop for Oxford Studies in Political Philosophy will be held at the University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, Sept. 4-5, 2014. There will be nine speakers:

6 invited speakers:

•           Dave Estlund (keynote), Brown University,

•           Serena Olsaretti (keynote), ICREA-Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain,

•           Dick Arneson, UC San Diego,

•           Niko Kolodny, UC Berkeley,

•           Dani Attas, Hebrew University, Israel, and

•           Anna Stilz, Princeton University

1 graduate student, whose paper will be selected from invited submissions (based on nominations from our Board of Advisors and from the speakers at the previous workshop; there are no open submissions for this slot);

2 recent Ph.D.s, defined as scholars who, as of April 1, 2014, are within fifteen (15) years of receiving a Ph.D. Independent scholars may also be eligible and should direct inquiries to the Editors of the Oxford Studies in Political Philosophy, care of Peter Vallentyne at vallentynep@missouri.edu.

Information on submitting papers, and other relevant information about the workshop, can be found at the workshop website: http://oxfordstudies.arizona.edu/. Submissions are now being accepted. Registration to attend the workshop is also now open.

We would greatly appreciate your forwarding this information to colleagues and/or graduate students in your department, and to any other philosophers you believe might be interested in participating in the workshop.