Staff Profile
Dr Johannes Kniess
Lecturer in Political Philosophy
- Personal Website: https://johanneskniess.com/
- Address: Politics
Henry Daysh Building 4.36
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7RU
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
Teaching
Current teaching
POL1046 Order and Disorder: The Shaping of the 21st Century (seminar leader)
Feedback, guidance and consultation hours
Mondays 14:00-16:00 or by appointment
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.