Sanjar Akayev

I'm a PhD candidate in political theory at the Central European University (CEU) in Vienna.

My research interests are currently centered around relational justice, the ethics and epistemology of personal relationships (especially friendship), remedial obligations and liability for state action, and realism-inspired approaches to public justification.

My dissertation, tentatively titled "Essays on Friendship and Justice", is supervised by Andres Moles (primary), Anca Gheaus, and Cathy Mason.

If you'd like to discuss some of the topics mentioned above or exchange drafts, feel free to get in touch!

Upcoming conference talks

Oxford Graduate Conference in Political Theory, April 28-29, 2025. Title: "Compensation for State Injustice in Non-Democratic Settings: A Strict Liability View".
OZSW Annual Conference, May 19-20, 2025. Title: "Friendship, Reciprocity, and Relational Sufficiency".
15th Braga Meetings on Ethics and Political Philosophy, June 25-27, 2025. Panel: "Partiality and Impartiality in Ethics and Politics". Title: "Friendship, Reciprocity, and Relational Sufficiency".
Association for Social and Political Philosophy Annual Conference, July 15-16, 2025. Title: Title: "Friendship, Reciprocity, and Relational Justice".