Join us for the Montreal PhD and early career workshop in normative political philosophy, which will be held February 5, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., in room 309 of the Centre de recherche en éthique, located at 2910 Édouard-Montpetit Boulevard, Montréal, Québec.

This workshop will provide an opportunity for early career researchers to share their research in a friendly and informal setting, expand their research network, and get feedback on ongoing projects. The workshop will be pre-read and is scheduled to take place in person.

Schedule:

• 9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.: Opening remarks
• 9:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.: Kyuree Kim (McGill, CRE), Theorizing the dynamics of structural processes in structural injustice and domination
• 10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.: Alexis Bibeau-Gagnon (McGill), Clashing with the State: Violent Protests, Police, and Self-defense
• 11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Grégoire René (McGill), The Metaphysics of Gender Archetypes
• 12:30 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.: Sabrina Bungash (McGill), On the Porn Debate: Reconsidering the Question of Rights
• 1:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.: Lunch
• 2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.: Anna Milioni (CRE, UdeM), The right to emigrate and the duty to support just institutions
• 2:45 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.: Alexandre Petitclerc (UdeM, CRE), Theories of Justice and Social Rights: A Normative Dead End
• 3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.: Coffee break
• 4:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.: Will Gildea (CRE, McGill), Justice, Animals, and the Earth We Inhabit: Casal’s Theory of Interspecies Justice
• 4:45 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.: Ellena Thibaud-Latour (UdeM), A social understanding of indifference

To register, please contact the organizers, Anna Milioni and Alexandre Petitclerc.