Penn State Department of Political Science: Faculty Bios

Penn State Department of Political Science

John Christman, Associate Professor
	Contact Information: 240 Sparks University Park, PA 16802-6200 Office phone: 865-1135 jpc11@psu.edu Links: Curriculum Vitae Office Hours: Please click here for this semester's office hours.

Brief Biography
Associate Professor of Philosophy, Political Science and Women’s Studies. PhD, 1985, University of Illinois at Chicago. Professor Christman’s research interests in Political Theory includes contemporary political thought, political liberalism, feminism and critical race theory, conceptions of autonomy, equality, and theories of property. His articles have been published in Social Theory and Practice, Political Theory, and Philosophy and Public Affairs. He has also published several books including his most recent book The Politics of Persons: Individual Autonomy and Socio-Historical Selves, which is forthcoming at Cambridge University Press.

Brief Biography

Associate Professor of Philosophy, Political Science and Women’s Studies. PhD, 1985, University of Illinois at Chicago. Professor Christman’s research interests in Political Theory includes contemporary political thought, political liberalism, feminism and critical race theory, conceptions of autonomy, equality, and theories of property. His articles have been published in Social Theory and Practice, Political Theory, and Philosophy and Public Affairs. He has also published several books including his most recent book The Politics of Persons: Individual Autonomy and Socio-Historical Selves, which is forthcoming at Cambridge University Press.