Staff Profile

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

Current teaching

POL 2090 Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

POL 3129 Global Justice

POL 8071 The Moral Limits of the Market

Feedback, guidance and consultation hours

Mondays 10-12; Fridays 10-11

or by appointment

Doctoral supervision

I am interested in supervising doctoral theses in contemporary political philosophy, in particular those with a focus on theories of justice, public health ethics, or philosophy and public policy.

• Articles

  • Kniess, J. Shaping People’s Preferences: Liberal Neutrality, Means Paternalism and Tobacco Control. Economics and Philosophy 2024. In Preparation.
  • Kniess, J. Internalist and Integrationist Theories of (Global) Justice. American Political Science Review 2024. In Preparation.
  • Kniess J. (Un)equal treatment in the ‘tobacco-free generation’. Journal of Medical Ethics 2024, 515(5), 303-308.
  • Kniess J. Libertarian Paternalism and the Problem of Preference Architecture. British Journal of Political Science 2022, 52(2), 921-933.
  • Swenson G, Kniess J. International assistance after conflict: health, transitional justice and opportunity costs. Third World Quarterly 2021, 42(8), 1696-1714.
  • Kniess J. Health Justice and Rawls's Theory at Fifty: Will New Thinking about Health and Inequality Influence the Most Influential Account of Justice?. The Hastings Center Report 2021, 51(6), 44-50.
  • Kniess J. Tobacco and the Harms of Trade. The Journal of Political Philosophy 2020, 28(3), 296-306.
  • Kniess J. Health, migration and human rights. Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy 2020, 25(7), 920-938.
  • Kniess J. Justice in the Social Distribution of Health. Social Theory and Practice 2019, 45(3), 397-425.
  • 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.