The Telos-Paul Piccone Institute Conferences

Through regular, international conferences, the Telos-Paul Piccone Institute promotes scholars working in all parts of the world in order to develop a unique perspective on current events, including issues of democracy, authoritarianism, cross-cultural conflict, the relation of religion and politics, economic crises, and the contemporary meaning of technology and the natural sciences. Some of the resulting research is made available on the TELOSscope blog as well as in the journal Telos.

Recent conferences

The 2022 Telos Conference:
Civilizational States and Liberal Empire—Bound to Collide?
April 1–3, 2022
New York, NY

The 2020 Telos Conference:
After the Welfare State: Reconceiving Mutual Aid
February 15–16, 2020
New York, NY

The 2019 Telos Conference:
Political Theology Today as Critical Theory of the Contemporary: Reason, Religion, Humanism
February 15–17, 2019
New York, NY

The 2018 Telos Europe Conference:
The Endurance of Empire
August 31–September 2, 2018
Ragusa, Sicily

The 2018 Telos Conference:
Constitutional Theory as Cultural Problem: Global Perspectives
February 16–18, 2018
New York, NY

Telos in Moscow:
After the End of Revolution: Constitutional Order amid the Crisis of Democracy
September 1–2, 2017
Higher School of Economics
Moscow, Russia

The 2017 Telos Conference:
Asymmetrical Warfare: The Centrality of the Political to the Strategic
New York, NY
January 14–15, 2017

For more information about the Institute’s past and upcoming conferences, please visit the Telos-Paul Piccone Institute website.