Renewing the Social Contract
The Challenge of Inclusivity and Democratic Government in Social Contract Theory
International Conference
Center for Critical Democracy Studies, The American University of Paris
December 17-19, 2024
CO3 Horizon Europe Consortium: Resilient Social Contracts for Democratic Societies
* Participants in the International Conference on December 18-19, are also welcome to attend the Consortium presentations
International Conference: Renewing the Social Contract: The Challenge of Inclusivity and Democratic Government in Social Contract Theory
Keynotes | Myriam Hunter-Henin (UCL), Albert Weale (UCL)
CO3 Horizon Europe Consortium: Resilient Social Contracts for Democratic Societies
* Participants in the International Conference on December 18-19, are also welcome to attend the Consortium presentations
9h00-9h30 - Welcome & Coffee
09h30-10h45 - T2.1
Nathanaël Colin-Jaeger AUP | Overview of Social Contract Theories
Stephen Sawyer AUP | Sociological Social Contracts
Other proposals for T2.1
10h45-11h00 - Break
11:00-12:15 - T2.4
Cristiano Gianolla University of Coimbra | States, Empires, Post-colonialism and the Social Contract
Other proposals for T2.4
12h15-13h30 - Lunch
13h30-14h45 - T2.3
Emilia Palonen University of Helsinki | Polarization and the Social Contract
14h45-15h00 - Break
15h00-16h15 - T2.2
Claudia Wiesner Fulda University and Ruzha Smilova Sofia University | Social Contract in the European Union
16h15-17h30 - Discussion of WP2 // Links with WP3
17h30-19h00 - Break
19h00 - Dinner
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International Conference: Renewing the Social Contract: The Challenge of Inclusivity and Democratic Government in Social Contract Theory
Keynotes | Myriam Hunter-Henin (UCL), Albert Weale (UCL)
Wednesday, December 18
9h00-9h30 - Coffee
09h30-11h00 - Session 1
Social Contracts Revisited
9h15-9h30 - Welcome remarks
11h00-11h15 - Break
11h15-12h45 - Parallel Sessions 2 & 3
12:45-14:00 - Lunch
14h00-15h30 - Parallel Sessions 4 & 5
15h30-16h30 - Coffee & discussion break
16h30-17h30 - Keynote
Albert Weale UCL | Political Contracts and Democratic Values: What Can Constitution Making Tell Us?
17h30-19h00 - Reception at AUP
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Thursday, December 19
9h00-9h30 - Coffee
9h30-11h00 - Parallel Sessions 6 & 7
11h00-11h15 - Break
11h15-12h45 - Keynote
Myriam Hunter-Henin UCL | The Regulation of Religious Interests: A Test for the Resilience of Social Contract Theory
14h00-15h30 - Parallel Sessions 8 & 9
12:45-14:00 - Lunch
15h45-16h45 - Session 10
16h45-17h00 - Break
17h00-17h45 - Concluding round table discussion:
Anna Björk Demos Helsinki
Nathanaël Colin-Jaeger AUP
Emilia Palonen University of Helsinki
Stephen Sawyer AUP
Roman Zinigrad AUP