King's College London · Department of Political Economy

Graduate Conference

PPE for Public Policy 2025

Wed · 26 Nov 2025Waterloo Campus · FWB Room1.11London, UKIn-person

This one day conference aims to bring together Ph.D. students working at the intersections of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics to address pressing policy issues, and to receive constructive feedback from peers and faculty members in the School of Politics and Economics at King’s. Our keynote speaker is Professor Jonathan Wolff.

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Submission deadline: 29 Sep 2025 · Call for abstracts now closed

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Registration

Please register here to attend the conference.

Alternatively, if you are only attending the keynote lecture, please register here.

If you have any questions about registration, please contact Yohei Yoshizawa at yohei.yoshizawa@kcl.ac.uk.

Programme

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  • 09:00–09:40 – Registration
  • 09:40–09:45 – Introduction
  • 09:45–11:00 – Session 1: Measurement & Evidence for Public Policy
  • 11:00–11:15 – Coffee Break
  • 11:15–12:30 – Session 2: Power in Finance, Business, & Work
  • 12:30–13:45 – Lunch
  • 13:45–15:00 – Session 3: Global Justice and Public Policy
  • 15:00–15:15 – Coffee Break
  • 15:15–16:30 – Session 4: Fairness, Power, & Evidence in Policymaking
  • 16:30–17:00 – Coffee Break
  • 17:00–18:30 – Keynote Lecture by Professor Jonathan Wolff: Duties to Posterity and the “Me Generation”

For Presenters

Presentation slides: Please send your slides to Yohei Yoshizawa (yohei.yoshizawa@kcl.ac.uk) and Zhuowen Qin (zhuowen.qin@kcl.ac.uk) by 25 November, or bring them on a USB stick on the day.

Venue

Franklin–Wilkins Building (FWB Room1.11)
Waterloo Campus, King's College London

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Entrance: Stamford Street. Nearest stations: Waterloo; Waterloo East.

Call for Abstracts

We invited submissions from Ph.D. students in all areas of PPE (broadly construed) that aim at contributing to public policy. Cross-disciplinary and cross-methodological work is welcome.

  • Presentation: 15 minutes + 5–10 minutes Q&A.
  • Abstract requirements: anonymised abstract ≤ 400 words.
  • Catering: free coffee breaks and lunch provided by the KCL PPE Research Group.

Questions? Contact Yohei Yoshizawa at yohei.yoshizawa@kcl.ac.uk · PhilEvents listing

At a glance

  • When: Wed 26 Nov 2025
  • Where: FWB Room1.11, Waterloo Campus, KCL
  • City: London, United Kingdom
  • Sponsor: KCL PPE Research Group

Organising Team: Yohei Yoshizawa (KCL), Zhuowen Qin (KCL), Akash Malhotra (KCL)