22 June 2026

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On June 22 and 23, authors from this 46-chapter volume come together to share their contributions to the handbook and to celebrate the directions for the field that they see on the horizon.

A new generation of scholars is developing the field of Grounded and Engaged Normative Theory. Please join us in celebrating the launch of the new Oxford Handbook of Grounded and Engaged Normative Theory.

Abstract

This handbook introduces the reader to grounded and engaged normative theory. The field of grounded normative theory (GNT) brings together scholars who use empirical research and lived experience in combination with conventional political theory methods in order to develop normative arguments. By laying out a range of theoretical starting points and demonstrating various methodological approaches, the handbook enables practitioners of GNT to orient their practice in the field of GNT more generally and those interested in the field to gain purchase on this dynamic field. The contributors enrich theoretical and methodological discussions with chapters full of examples of how the authors and others have done the work.

Participants

Brooke Ackerly – HIAS Alumna 2024/2025, Vanderbilt University
Mujibul Anam – Griffith University
Paul Apostolidis – The London School of Economics and Political Science
Hans Asenbaum – University of Canberra
Natasha Behl – Arizona State University
Matteo Bonotti – Monash University
Heidi Brooks – Wits University
Monique Deveaux – University of Guelph
Fonna Forman – University of California, San Diego
Richard Foster -University of Oxford
Aidan McGarry – Loughborough University London
Farah Godrej – University of California, Riverside
Lisa Herzog – University of Groningen
Maren Hofius – University of Potsdam
Cricket Keating – University of Washington
Sungmoon Kim – City University of Hong Kong
Raquel Madrigal – Hunter College, New York
John Parkinson – Maastricht University
Katerina Traut – Gettysburg College
Sarah Marie Wiebe – University of Victoria
Antje Wiener  – University of Hamburg
Jan Wilkens – German Institute for Global and Area Studies
Steven Zech – Monash University
 

Registration

To participate online, please register here. The Zoom link will be sent to registered participants shortly before the workshop. All sessions will be held in a hybrid format and in English.