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<div>I thought this might interest some people on this list. <span style="font-size: 12pt;">In August, we will organize a
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workshop </a>on cognitive capacities and human agency.👇🏼 We already have a nice line-up of confirmed speakers, but we are looking for
<b>early-career researchers</b> working on related topics. </span></div>
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<span class="x_elementToProof">Anssi Bwalya<br>
University of Turku</span></div>
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<span class="x_elementToProof"><b>Agential Capacities in Context Workshop </b></span></div>
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<span class="x_elementToProof"><b>University of Turku, Finland, August 20–21 2026</b></span></div>
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<span class="x_elementToProof">The cognitive sciences have made significant progress in our understanding of core cognitive capacities like motivation, self-regulation, and working memory. Many questions remain at the interface of these capacities: How are
they related? Can one of them explain others? What is their relationship to human agency? And how is their operation altered by the agent’s practical context, such as structural conditions and social background? The two-day Agential Capacities Workshop will
examine these questions. </span></div>
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<span class="x_elementToProof">Turku, the oldest city in Finland, has a fascinating history, vibrant cultural scene, and beautiful natural surroundings. For more information, see
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https://en.visitturku.fi/</a>. The two–day workshop is followed by an optional social day on August 22, with sightseeing.</span></div>
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<span class="x_elementToProof"><b>Confirmed speakers:</b></span></div>
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<span class="x_elementToProof"><b>Denise de Ridder </b>(Utrecht University)</span><br>
<span class="x_elementToProof"><b>Marina Milyavskaya</b> (Carleton University)</span><br>
<span class="x_elementToProof"><b>Santiago Amaya</b> (Rice University)</span><br>
<span class="x_elementToProof"><b>Veronika Job </b>(University of Vienna)</span><br>
<span class="x_elementToProof"><b>David Barack </b>(Carnegie Mellon University & University of Pittsburgh)</span><br>
<span class="x_elementToProof"><b>Angelica Kaufman</b>n (University of Milan)</span><br>
<span class="x_elementToProof"><b>Frederik Junker </b>(University of Copenhagen)</span><br>
<span class="x_elementToProof"><b>J-P BermĂşdez </b>(University of Southampton)</span><br>
<span class="x_elementToProof">More coming soon…</span></div>
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<span class="x_elementToProof"><b>CFP for early-career scholars</b></span></div>
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<span class="x_elementToProof">We invite academics across the cognitive sciences (including psychology, neuroscience, and philosophy) to present new work addressing these questions. We have a limited number of slots available,
<b>reserved for scholars who are current PhD students or within 2 years of defending their PhD</b>. Speaker selection is based on a combination of abstract quality and diversity and fit of topics.</span></div>
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<span class="x_elementToProof">To be considered as a speaker, please submit an abstract of 500 words as an anonymized PDF file to agencyexperienceturku@gmail.com by
<b>March 15th</b>. In the accompanying e-mail, please provide full author details (names and affiliations of all authors).</span></div>
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<span class="x_elementToProof"> Results will be communicated by <b>April 2</b>.</span></div>
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<span class="x_elementToProof">The workshop is free of charge for both speakers and audience. Two lunches, coffee, and one dinner are covered for all speakers. While we are unable to cover the travel expenses of all participants, funds are available to cover
travel and accommodations for a limited number of speakers based on need. If you wish to be considered for travel assistance, please note that in the e-mail accompanying your submission. This in no way influences the abstract selection process. </span></div>
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<span class="x_elementToProof">The event will be livestreamed, so the audience can also participate online. Information about registration for online and on-site participation will be circulated in April. Updates will be posted on the event’s web page at
<a id="OWA4a3eba3b-8a74-62a2-3433-382c6d59e1da" class="x_x_OWAAutoLink" title="https://sites.utu.fi/agencyproject/2026-agential-capacities-in-context-workshop/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://sites.utu.fi/agencyproject/2026-agential-capacities-in-context-workshop/">
https://sites.utu.fi/agencyproject/2026-agential-ca…context-workshop/</a></span></div>
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<span class="x_elementToProof">If you have any questions about the event, please contact Anssi Bwalya at
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anssi.bwalya@utu.fi</a>.</span></div>
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<span class="x_elementToProof"><b>Traveling to Turku: </b>The Turku airport has connections to a handful of European cities, including Stockholm, Gdansk and Vilnius. Turku is easily accessible by bus and train from the Helsinki airport, which connects to all
major cities, and by ferry from Stockholm. </span></div>
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<span class="x_elementToProof">The Agential Capacities Workshop is hosted by the<a id="OWAfbdfa412-e40c-ed61-8392-8632fe8fc000" class="x_x_OWAAutoLink" title="https://polariskoi.com/agency-as-experience-and-capacity/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://polariskoi.com/agency-as-experience-and-capacity/"> Agency
as Experience and Capacity: Social Mechanisms, Political Implications</a> project at the University of Turku, supported by the Kone foundation. The event is organized by
<b>Polaris Koi</b>, <b>Anssi Bwalya</b> and <b>Juan Pablo BermĂşdez</b>.</span></div>
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