International Society for Utilitarian Studies (ISUS)
14th International Conference
6th to 8th July 2016 – Lille (France)
Utilitarianism and Institutional Design
www.isus2016.fr
Call for Papers
The 14th Conference of the International Society for Utilitarian Studies (ISUS) will be held for the first time
in France on 6th to 8th July 2016 at Lille Catholic University.
The general conference will be preceded by a Summer School dedicated to Master and PhD Students on 4th
and 5th July (registration opened through the website). It will be announced separately. Students
participating to this summer school are very welcome to submit a paper to the Conference.
The International Society for Utilitarian Studies – ISUS – provides a forum for scholarly debate and
research on utilitarianism and its historical development, and on its present-day relevance in such fields as
ethics, politics, law, economics, and public policy. ISUS also publishes the journal Utilitas, a leading
international review presenting original research in all aspects of utilitarian theory and encompassing the
disciplines of moral philosophy, economics, psychology, political theory, intellectual history, law and
jurisprudence.
Registration for and participation in the Conference is open to both members and non-members of ISUS. All
registrants and participants at the Conference will be added to the ISUS membership list, unless they request
otherwise. There is no fee for membership of ISUS.
ISUS XIV welcomes papers and proposed panels on all subjects related to utilitarianism and in all disciplines
and not limited to its general theme Utilitarianism and Institutional Design.
The expected keynote speakers are:
Krister Bykvist (Stockholm University)
Sarah Conly (Bowdoin University)
Raffaele Marchetti (Università Guido Carli)
Tim Mulgan (University of Auckland and University of St-Andrews)
The whole submission process (abstract and/or panel) goes through the Conference website:
www.isus2016.fr. This website will be at the heart of your ISUS experience.
The Committee of ISUS will award a prize of 500€ for the best paper presented at the Conference by a
graduate student.
Important dates:
30th January 2016: Deadline for abstracts and panels submissions
15th April 2016: Notification of accepted/rejected abstracts and panels
15th June 2016: Deadline for sending full papers
Local Organizer:
Malik Bozzo-Rey (Lille Catholic University, Department of E t h i c s a n d P h i l o s o p h y )