The Collectively Reimagining Global Politics Taft Research Group and the University of Cincinnati School of Public and International Affairs Graduate Student Association are organizing our Annual Symposium titled "Radical Hope: Reimagining Justice in Insecure and Precarious Times," March 26-27, 2026, at University of Cincinnati.

In a time when authoritarianism is on the rise everywhere, hope may occasionally seem fleeting. However, hope and the potential to envision a more equitable future are essential for survival and at the heart of many political reactions to oppression. The annual symposium invites abstracts to have critical conversations around how these authoritarian conditions and responses to them create both imperatives and opportunities for reimagining international relations, political structures, and human societies, and engage critically with our theme “Radical Hope.”

We are inviting five plenary speakers, who are prominent feminist International Relations (IR) scholars, as well as a public artist, to participate in our free two-day symposium, offering everyone a space for scholarly and creative engagement.

Key Information:
Individual Presentations, Panels, and creative presentations welcome
Abstract Submission Deadline: February 15, 2026 
Submit here: https://forms.office.com/r/TnLTKHGgWY 

We welcome submissions across disciplines and encourage presentations that are accessible to an interdisciplinary audience, which will assist in fostering dialogues across disciplines. Presenters from all educational backgrounds are welcome; tenured faculty, early-career scholars, graduate students, and undergraduate students are all encouraged to apply.

If you are attending the International Studies Association (ISA) Annual Convention in Columbus, OH (March 20-25), we will provide transportation from Columbus to Cincinnati.

Please direct any questions to Prateek (srivaspe@mail.uc.edu) and Stephen Bryant (bryansh@mail.uc.edu).

We look forward to welcoming you to Cincinnati!