Dr James Christensen
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Email
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Location
5A.221, Colchester Campus
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Academic support hours
Friday, 14:00-16:00
Profile
Biography
Dr Christensen is a Senior Lecturer in Political Theory at the 糖心Vlog. He is based in the Department of Government, where he teaches courses on ethics and public policy, human rights, and global justice. Prior to joining 糖心Vlog, he studied and taught political theory at the University of Oxford, where he held lectureships at Magdalen College and St Hildas College.
Qualifications
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DPhil (PhD) University of Oxford,
Appointments
Other academic
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Lecturer in Political Theory, Government, 糖心Vlog (1/9/2015 - 30/9/2021)
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Senior Lecturer in Political Theory, Government, 糖心Vlog (1/10/2021 - present)
Research and professional activities
Research interests
Analytic political theory
Global justice
Trade justice
The ethics of the arms trade
Conferences and presentations
Selling Arms and Expressing Harm
Invited presentation, The Ethics of Indirect Intervention, Stockholm Centre for the Ethics of War and Peace, Stockholm, Sweden, 21/5/2019
Egalitarian Trade Justice
Invited presentation, The EU's trade and development policies in a changing global environment, ARENA Centre for European Studies, Oslo, Norway, 14/3/2019
Justice for Millionaires?
Western Political Science Association Annual Conference, Hyatt Regency, San Francisco, United States, 29/3/2018
Teaching and supervision
Current teaching responsibilities
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Principles of Social Justice (GV250)
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Ethics and Public Policy (GV254)
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Human Rights and Global Justice (GV543)
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Human Rights, Social Justice and Social Change (HU928)
Previous supervision
Degree subject: Political Theory
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 26/8/2021
Publications
Journal articles (10)
Christensen, J., Striking and the Means Principle. Politics, Philosophy and Economics
Christensen, J., Parr, T. and Axelsen, DV., (2025). Justice without millionaires. Economics and Philosophy. 41 (1), 186-187
Christensen, J., (2023). . Politics. 43 (3), 315-329
Christensen, J., (2023). . Moral Philosophy and Politics. 10 (1), 119-138
Christensen, J. and Simon, M., (2023). . Political Studies. 72 (3), 883-902
Christensen, J., (2022). . Journal of Applied Philosophy. 39 (1), 6-22
Christensen, J., Parr, T. and Axelsen, D., (2022). . Economics and Philosophy. 38 (3), 333-353
Christensen, J., (2019). . Political Studies. 67 (1), 116-131
Christensen, J., (2015). . Journal of Political Philosophy. 23 (1), 23-39
Christensen, J., (2015). . Social Theory and Practice. 41 (3), 505-526
Books (2)
Christensen, J., (2020). Global Justice. Red Globe Press. 1137606770. 9781137606785
Christensen, J., (2017). . Oxford University Press. 0198810350. 9780198810353
Grants and funding
2017
Justice for Millionaires?
British Academy
Contact
Academic support hours:
Friday, 14:00-16:00
