Dr James Christensen
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Email
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Telephone
+44 (0) 1206 872426
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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 University of Essex. 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 Essex, 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, University of Essex (1/9/2015 - 30/9/2021)
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Senior Lecturer in Political Theory, Government, University of Essex (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 (8)
Christensen, J., (2023). The Morality of Substitution Intervention: The Case of Yemen. Politics. 43 (3), 315-329
Christensen, J., (2023). Egalitarian Trade Justice. Moral Philosophy and Politics. 10 (1), 119-138
Christensen, J. and Simon, M., (2023). Using Aid to Control Migration. Political Studies. 72 (3), 883-902
Christensen, J., (2022). Selling Arms and Expressing Harm. Journal of Applied Philosophy. 39 (1), 6-22
Christensen, J., Parr, T. and Axelsen, D., (2022). Justice for Millionaires?. Economics and Philosophy. 38 (3), 333-353
Christensen, J., (2019). Arming the Outlaws: On the Moral Limits of the Arms Trade. Political Studies. 67 (1), 116-131
Christensen, J., (2015). Weapons, Security, and Oppression: A Normative Study of International Arms Transfers. Journal of Political Philosophy. 23 (1), 23-39
Christensen, J., (2015). Fair Trade, Formal Equality, and Preferential Treatment. Social Theory and Practice. 41 (3), 505-526
Books (2)
Christensen, J., (2020). Global Justice. Red Globe Press. 1137606770. 9781137606785
Christensen, J., (2017). Trade Justice. Oxford University Press. 0198810350. 9780198810353
Grants and funding
2017
Justice for Millionaires?
British Academy
Contact
Academic support hours:
Friday, 14:00-16:00
