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Canadian Political Science Association2025 Annual Conference Programme
The Politics of Belonging: Conflict,
Community, Curriculum
Hosted at George Brown College, Toronto, CANADA
June 3 to June 5, 20252025 Annual Conference Programme
The Politics of Belonging: Conflict,
Community, Curriculum
Hosted at George Brown College
June 3 to June 5, 2025
Political Theory
H21(b) - Author Meets Critics Session: The Political Theory of Liberal Socialism
Date: Jun 5 | Time: 03:30pm to 05:00pm | Location:
Chair/Président/Présidente : Lesley Jacobs (Vice-President of Research at Ontario Tech University)
Discussant/Commentateur/Commentatrice : David McGrane (University of Saskatchewan)
Discussant/Commentateur/Commentatrice : Victor Bruzzone (Post-Doctoral Research at the University of Pennsylvania)
Abstract: "The Political Theory of Liberal Socialism" (Routledge, 2024). A link to the book, critics reviews, and a brief summary:
https://www.routledge.com/The-Political-Theory-of-Liberal-Socialism/McManus/p/book/9781032647234?srsltid=AfmBOoqdt8ta0kNEWoUuwjz-vSHIApQMsr3gDZBUswcgVQYbDUU8mgR4
The panel will offer criticisms of the books and its main argument for "retrieving" liberal socialism as a viable political-theoretical tradition. It will also situate the book's broader argument in political context that includes right-populist condemnations of liberal democratic "elites" in the name of the people and assess whether it provides resources for left-liberal responses.
Participants: Matthew McManus (Author, Lecturer at the University of Michigan)Victor Bruzzone (Post-Doctoral Research at the University of Pennsylvania)