3: Normative Political Theory

Clarissa Hayward, Washington University, chayward@artsci.wustl.edu

The Normative Political Theory section invites proposals for papers and panels that contribute analytic, critical, and evaluative insights to the theme for the 2010 meeting, “The Politics of Hard Times.” What are the political dangers and challenges, what are the political opportunities that arise during times of crisis? How do, and how should, states, citizens, and other political actors respond to “hard times”? How do, and how should, they respond to the claims that actors advance using the language of “crisis”?

The section encourages contributions that are politically engaged, interdisciplinary and/or methodologically innovative. Yet, as always, these suggestions are meant to encourage creative work on the conference theme, without foreclosing other possibilities. We welcome submissions on a wide range of topics, and from a wide range of approaches and traditions in political theory, including analytic, interpretive, critical, comparative, and international work.