{"id":295,"date":"2025-03-10T15:50:54","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T15:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sola.kau.se\/ppg\/?page_id=295"},"modified":"2026-02-13T15:23:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T15:23:08","slug":"critical-studies-of-power-politics-and-governing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sola.kau.se\/ppg\/critical-studies-of-power-politics-and-governing\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Symposium: Critical studies of Power, Politics, and Governing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> Karlstad Sweden &#8211; August 21-22, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2025 Symposium: Critical studies of Power, Politics, and Governing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<nav class=\"is-responsive items-justified-center wp-block-navigation is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-navigation-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-navigation-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Header navigation\" \n\t\t 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wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/sola.kau.se\/ppg\/calendar-events\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Calendarium<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/sola.kau.se\/ppg\/about-us-contact\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">About us\/Contact<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/nav>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/sola.kau.se\/ppg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/865\/2025\/06\/Var-huvudentre-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sola.kau.se\/ppg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/865\/2025\/06\/Var-huvudentre-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sola.kau.se\/ppg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/865\/2025\/06\/Var-huvudentre-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sola.kau.se\/ppg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/865\/2025\/06\/Var-huvudentre-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sola.kau.se\/ppg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/865\/2025\/06\/Var-huvudentre-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sola.kau.se\/ppg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/865\/2025\/06\/Var-huvudentre-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Profilbilder p\u00e5 studenter till KAU<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SYMPOSIUM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The purpose of this symposium is to gather academics who share a sense of urgency and responsibility to study the practices and effects of contemporary manifestations of power, politics, and governing. The symposium is directed towards scholars broadly working with anti-foundationalist perspectives, such as \u2013 but not limited to \u2013 Discourse Theory, Governmentality Studies, Science and Technology Studies, and Assemblage Thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This free-to-attend symposium is hosted by the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sola.kau.se\/ppg\/\">PPG research group at Karlstad University<\/a>. Together we seek to explore themes and questions related to&nbsp;<strong><em>knowledge interventions<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;from anti-foundationalist perspectives. How do we contribute to relevant and impactful research in these times of turmoil? How do we develop and strengthen our conceptual and analytical repertoire? How do we protect and defend our normative and analytical foundations in academia?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program includes a central keynote on this theme and three panels with invited speakers that will approach this topic from three broad empirical entry points: Space, Technology, and Marketization. Participants will also work in collaborative workshops to deepen the discussions further through collective work. In conjunction with the symposium, a PhD Course will be organized for a maximum of 10 participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When<\/strong>: 21-22 of August 2025, (23 of august if you also participate in the PhD course)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Where<\/strong>: Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cost<\/strong>: Both the symposium and the course are free of charge, including lunches, coffee and a dinner. Please note, however, that the number of places are limited.<br><br><strong>Registration<\/strong>: The symposium is full and registration is closed. There is a waiting list. Contact Tomas Mitander (<a href=\"mailto:tomas.mitander@kau.se\">tomas.mitander@kau.se<\/a>) if you have questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deadline for registration:<\/strong> June 8 23.59<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PhD Course<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/sola.kau.se\/ppg\/critical-studies-of-power-politics-and-governing-anti-foundational-analysis\/\">Read more about the course and how to apply here<\/a>.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PRACTICAL INFORMATION FOR PARTICIPANTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve collected practical information for participants on a dedicated page.<br>There you\u2019ll find details about the collaborative workshops, travel and accommodation, as well as a program overview with dates and times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sola.kau.se\/ppg\/critical-studies-of-power-and-the-political-practical-information\/\">https:\/\/sola.kau.se\/ppg\/critical-studies-of-power-and-the-political-practical-information\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">keynote SPeaker: William Walters<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/sola.kau.se\/ppg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/865\/2025\/03\/thumbnail_William.Walters_2019.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sola.kau.se\/ppg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/865\/2025\/03\/thumbnail_William.Walters_2019.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sola.kau.se\/ppg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/865\/2025\/03\/thumbnail_William.Walters_2019-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sola.kau.se\/ppg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/865\/2025\/03\/thumbnail_William.Walters_2019-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>William Walters is a Professor of Political Sociology, jointly appointed in the Departments of Political Science and Sociology &amp; Anthropology at Carleton University, where he also served as the FPA Research Excellence Chair (2019\u201322). His academic background includes an undergraduate degree in chemistry from Imperial College London, followed by graduate studies in political science at City University of New York and York University, Toronto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His research spans political sociology, political geography, citizenship studies, security and insecurity, and Foucault studies. Over the years, he has examined topics such as unemployment, supranational governance in Europe, migration, and, more recently, secrecy. A central theme in his work is the effort to denaturalize social experiences and categories, analyzing their intersections with various political dynamics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">collaborative workshops<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>The purpose of the workshops is to contribute to ongoing theoretical and methodological discussions by developing and contesting concepts and analytical frameworks for power-critical and political analysis. Specifically, the workshops aims to focus on discussions around how knowledge interventions can be made. How can anti-foundationalist perspectives be developed and enhanced through discussions of relevance, normative positions, problematizations, analytical clarity and credibility, impact, and dissemination?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We will explore these questions together in three <em>collaborative workshops <\/em>that follow the entry points of the panel discussions: Space, Technology and Marketization. Participants are <em>not <\/em>expected to present papers, but rather prepare to engage in discussions structured around questions and themes that will be distributed ahead of the symposium. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summary and ways forward<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>We end the symposium with a session where we have a chance to summarize our discussions and think about how we may move on from here. This may be in more conventional forms such as trying to work with an edited volume or a special issue somewhere, but also other ways to continue the work beyond the days in Karlstad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karlstad Sweden &#8211; August 21-22, 2025 2025 Symposium: Critical studies of Power, Politics, and Governing SYMPOSIUM The purpose of this symposium is to gather academics who share a sense of urgency and responsibility to study the practices and effects of contemporary manifestations of power, politics, and governing. 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