Background

Research interests

Political philosophy; theories of justice; health ethics; international political theory

Qualifications

• Dphil in Politics, University of Oxford
• MSc in Political Theory, University of Oxford
• Dipl.-Pol. in Political Science, Freie Universität Berlin

Previous positions

• Max Weber Fellow, European University Institute
• Postdoctoral Research Associate in Values and Public Policy, Princeton University

Publications

• Kniess J. Health, Migration and Human Rights. Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy 2019, (ePub ahead of Print).
• Kniess J. Justice in the Social Distribution of Health. Social Theory and Practice 2019, 45(3), 397-425.
• Kniess J. Tobacco and the Harms of Trade. The Journal of Political Philosophy 2018, (ePub ahead of Print).
• Kniess J. Must We Protect Foreign Investors?. Moral Philosophy and Politics 2018, 5(2), 205-226.
• Kniess J. Bentham on Animal Welfare. British Journal for the History of Philosophy 2018, 27(3), 556-572.
• Kniess J. A Social Division of Responsibility for Health. Les ateliers de l'éthique 2018, 13(3), 105–122.
• Kniess J. Obesity, Paternalism and Fairness. Journal of Medical Ethics 2015, 41(11), 889-892.