Convenors:

Lynn Dobson, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Edinburgh, Adam Ferguson Building, George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9LL, UK.
Tel: +44 (0) 131 651 1285.  L.dobson[at]ed.ac.uk

Andreas Follesdal, Norwegian Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Oslo, P.O.Box 6706, St. Olavs plass, N-0130 Oslo, Norway.
Tel +47 22 84 20 36, andreas.follesdal[at]nchr.uio.no

Catherine Lu, Political Science, McGill University, Leacock Bldg, 855 Sherbrooke Str West, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2T7, Canada.
Tel: [country code] 1-514-398-4917 Catherine.lu[at]mcgill.ca

Rationale

International political theory (IPT) is a fast-growing field. Broadly, it applies a philosophical mode of enquiry to international politics.  IPT brings together political philosophers whose interests are wholly or predominantly in international affairs with scholars of international politics or the EU whose interests are philosophical or ethical in character.

Aims & activities

• to facilitate the exchange of ideas and flow of information
• foster collaborative work
• catalyse joint research proposals
• initiate new research agendas
• advance the development of international political theory
• promote and consolidate IPT as a distinct area of the discipline. 

Initial objectives include:

• a dedicated website
• a mailing list.  To join, send an email to ecpr@essex.ac.uk requesting to join the list  
• section and panel proposals to ECPR conferences and joint sessions
• quarterly mailings of IPT Beacon (http://www.international-political-theory.net/)

This is a new group.  Website and mailing functions will be developed in the coming months.  In the meantime the convenors would welcome hearing from members what functions/services they would find it useful to have provided.