{"id":3005,"date":"2024-11-01T09:18:09","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T13:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/constitution-center\/?page_id=3005"},"modified":"2026-05-07T13:46:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T17:46:21","slug":"call-for-papers-legal-philosophy-and-constitutional-theory-junior-scholar-conference","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/constitution-center\/call-for-papers-legal-philosophy-and-constitutional-theory-junior-scholar-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal Philosophy and Constitutional Theory Junior Scholar Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are now accepting paper submissions for our second annual Legal Philosophy and Constitutional Theory Junior Scholar Conference. This conference will take place from <\/span><b>Thursday, March 19th to Friday, March 20th, 2026<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at the Georgetown University Law Center.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This call is open to <\/span><b>aspiring academics or junior scholars<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> who have been in a tenure-track position (or its equivalent) <strong>for no more than 10 years. <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0The paper should be focused on issues at the intersection of legal philosophy and constitutional theory. Selected scholars will receive:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>dedicated commentary<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from a senior scholar in their field;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">travel expenses for the conference; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a <\/span><b>$1,500 honorarium.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interested scholars should submit the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">detailed proposal of at least 2,000 words outlining the planned article, though complete draft articles are also welcome; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a CV.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Draft papers will be due by February 19th, 2026<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Published articles and those in the process of publication are not eligible.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To complete your submission, please complete the Google Form <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/17dOl88IQ1kl_hDo8BtNQWarPYc1zxARuo8-GZAb6uGA\/edit\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">linked here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <strong>Submissions are due by 11:59 PM EST on August 30, 2025.<\/strong> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Papers will be selected through a blind external review process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This conference will be co-hosted by the Georgetown Institute for the Study of Markets and Ethics, and the Georgetown Center for the Constitution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We encourage submissions from those looking to share their research, receive guidance, and network with fellow scholars.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please reach out to Arielle Vertsman &lt;av949@georgetown.edu&gt; with any questions.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are now accepting paper submissions for our second annual Legal Philosophy and Constitutional Theory Junior Scholar Conference. 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