About
Professor of Political Theory, 2013 -
Winner, Lynton Caldwell Award 2023, American Political Science Association
Shortlisted, Al-Rodhan International Prize in Philosophy, Royal Institute of Philosophy, 2024
Chris is a political theorist who primarily works on issues at the intersection of global justice and the environment. Particular interests include the biodiversity crisis, the politics of the ocean, animal ethics, and natural resources and territorial rights.
He has published 6 books (including with Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, and Yale University Press), and over 50 articles.
He has held fellowships from the Economic and Social Research Council, The British Academy, and the Leverhulme Trust.
He has also written for The Guardian and the London Review of Books.
Research
Research groups
Research interests
- Global justice
- Climate justice
- Ocean justice and ocean politics
- Natural resources
- Equality and egalitarianism
Research projects
Completed projects
Publications
Pagination
Biography
Chris Armstrong has degrees from the University of Durham, the University of Bristol, and the London School of Economics. He has held fellowships from the Economic and Social Research Council, the British Academy, and the Leverhulme Trust, and has been a visiting fellow at the Universities of Uppsala, Oxford, Colorado, and the Australian National University.
Prizes
- American Political Science Association's Lynton Keith Caldwell prize for Best Book in Environmental Politics and Policy. (2023)
- York Political Theory Manuscript Award (2021)
- Shortlisted, Al-Rodhan Prize in Transdisciplinary Philosophy 2024 (2024)
- American Political Science Association's Lynton Keith Caldwell prize for Best Book in Environmental Politics and Policy. (2023)
- York Political Theory Manuscript Award (2021)
- Shortlisted, Al-Rodhan Prize in Transdisciplinary Philosophy 2024 (2024)