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Kjartan Koch Mikalsen

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Kjartan Koch Mikalsen

Associate Professor
Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
Faculty of Humanities

kjartan.mikalsen@ntnu.no
+4773596346 Låven, 268, Dragvoll
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About

Research interests:

Political and legal philosophy with a focus on democratic theory, distributive justice, political legitimacy, public use of reason, republicanism and sovereignty.

Publications:

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Competencies

  • Democracy theory
  • Distributive justice
  • Legitimacy
  • Political Philosophy
  • Republicanism
  • Sovereignty

Publications

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2025

  • Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2025) Redistribution in the Kantian State: Toward a Deontic-Republican Critique of Inequality. Kantian Review
    Academic article

2024

  • Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2024) Political Legitimacy: What’s Wrong with the Power-Liability View?. Moral Philosophy and Politics
    Academic article

2023

  • Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2023) Frihet som iboende rett. Universitetsforlaget
    Chapter
  • Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2023) Mennesket: det politiske dyret. Universitetsforlaget
    Chapter
  • Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2023) Skadeprinsippet: et forsvar for individets frihet. Universitetsforlaget
    Chapter

2021

  • Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2021) Expertise and the general will in democratic republicanism. Routledge
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2021) Med Kant mot ulikhet - et demokratisk reformargument. Norsk Filosofisk tidsskrift
    Academic article

2020

  • Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2020) The Irrelevance of History: In Defense of a Pure Functionalist Theory of Territorial Jurisdiction. Ratio Juris
    Academic article

2019

  • Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2019) Kantian Republicanism in the International Sphere: Equal Sovereignty as a Condition of Global Justice. Edinburgh University Press
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2017

  • Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2017) No cosmopolitan morality without state sovereignty. Philosophy & Social Criticism
    Academic article

2016

  • Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2016) Kant and Habermas on the Democratic Rule of Law. Novus Forlag
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch; Skjei, Erling; Øfsti, Audun. (2016) Modernity - Unity in Diversity? Essays in Honour of Helge Høibraaten. Novus Forlag Novus Forlag
    Academic anthology/Conference proceedings

2013

  • Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2013) Kant and Habermas on International Law. Ratio Juris
    Academic article

2011

  • Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch; Lundestad, Øystein. (2011) The Institutionalisation of International Law: On Habermas' Reformulation of the Kantian Project. Journal of International Political Theory
    Academic article
  • Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2011) In Defense of Kant's League of States. Law and Philosophy
    Academic article

2010

  • Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2010) Testimony and Kant's Idea of Public reason. Res Publica
    Academic article

Journal publications

  • Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2025) Redistribution in the Kantian State: Toward a Deontic-Republican Critique of Inequality. Kantian Review
    Academic article
  • Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2024) Political Legitimacy: What’s Wrong with the Power-Liability View?. Moral Philosophy and Politics
    Academic article
  • Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2021) Med Kant mot ulikhet - et demokratisk reformargument. Norsk Filosofisk tidsskrift
    Academic article
  • Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2020) The Irrelevance of History: In Defense of a Pure Functionalist Theory of Territorial Jurisdiction. Ratio Juris
    Academic article
  • Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2017) No cosmopolitan morality without state sovereignty. Philosophy & Social Criticism
    Academic article
  • Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2013) Kant and Habermas on International Law. Ratio Juris
    Academic article
  • Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch; Lundestad, Øystein. (2011) The Institutionalisation of International Law: On Habermas' Reformulation of the Kantian Project. Journal of International Political Theory
    Academic article
  • Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2011) In Defense of Kant's League of States. Law and Philosophy
    Academic article
  • Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2010) Testimony and Kant's Idea of Public reason. Res Publica
    Academic article

Books

  • Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch; Skjei, Erling; Øfsti, Audun. (2016) Modernity - Unity in Diversity? Essays in Honour of Helge Høibraaten. Novus Forlag Novus Forlag
    Academic anthology/Conference proceedings

Part of book/report

  • Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2023) Frihet som iboende rett. Universitetsforlaget
    Chapter
  • Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2023) Mennesket: det politiske dyret. Universitetsforlaget
    Chapter
  • Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2023) Skadeprinsippet: et forsvar for individets frihet. Universitetsforlaget
    Chapter
  • Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2021) Expertise and the general will in democratic republicanism. Routledge
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2019) Kantian Republicanism in the International Sphere: Equal Sovereignty as a Condition of Global Justice. Edinburgh University Press
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2016) Kant and Habermas on the Democratic Rule of Law. Novus Forlag
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

Outreach

2024

  • Academic lecture
    Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2024) Kant's Rousseauvian Defense of Representative Government. KanDem: The Kantian Foundations of Democracy, Ifikk, UiO Kant and Democracy , Oslo 2024-09-19 - 2024-09-20

2022

  • Academic lecture
    Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2022) Political Legitimacy: What's Wrong with the Power-Liability View?. Norwegian Practical Philosophy Network Conference 2022-03-10 - 2022-03-11
  • Academic lecture
    Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2022) Krig: Carl Schmitt versus Immanuel Kant. Vitenskapsteoretisk forum 2022-04-19 - 2022-04-19

2019

  • Academic lecture
    Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2019) Expertise and the general will: Towards a more democratic republicanism. ARENA REFLEX workshop: Making non-majoritarian institutions safe for democracy , Oslo 2019-06-20 - 2019-06-21

2018

  • Academic lecture
    Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2018) Hva er galt med filosofisk anarkisme?. Vitenskapsteoretisk forum 2018-08-14 - 2018-08-14

2017

  • Academic lecture
    Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2017) The irrelevance of history: in defense of a pure functionalist theory of territorial jurisdiction. Philosophy of Borders - nations, states and immigration 2017-02-03 - 2017-02-04
  • Lecture
    Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2017) Suverenitet - et grunnleggende kosmopolitisk prinsipp. Vitenskapsteoretisk forum Foredrag i Vitenskapsteoretisk forum , Trondheim 2017-08-16 -

2016

  • Academic lecture
    Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2016) Non-domination, Constitutionalism, and Democracy - Some Advantages of Franco-German Republicanism . Symposium in Honor of Helge Høibraaten , Trondheim 2016-05-26 - 2016-05-27

2015

  • Academic lecture
    Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2015) Immanuel Kant: Økonomisk liberalist?. Vitenskapsteoretisk forum Vitenskapsteoretisk forum , Trondheim 2015-12-01 - 2015-12-01
  • Academic lecture
    Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2015) Four theses on Freedom, Coercion, and Redistribution of Wealth. Programme for Applied Ethics, NTNU Grand challenges and our obligations to future generations , Trondheim 2015-05-21 - 2015-05-22
  • Lecture
    Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2015) Kant om republikansk medborgerskap. Foredrag for prosjektgruppen "Investigating the social bond" ved ISL, NTNU 2015-03-18 - 2015-03-18

2013

  • Popular scientific lecture
    Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2013) Frihet, menneskerettigheter og statssuverenitet. Fakultet for samfunnsvitenskap, Universitetet i Nordland FSVs forskning 2013-08-19 - 2013-08-23
  • Academic lecture
    Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2013) Kant om den angivelige retten til å lyve av menneskekjærlighet. Vitenskapsteoretisk forum Vitforum 2013-01-29 - 2013-01-29

2011

  • Academic lecture
    Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2011) Carl Schmitt og forbudet mot angrepskrig. Vitenskapsteoretisk forum 2011-03-29 - 2011-03-29

2010

  • Academic lecture
    Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2010) Habermas and the Kantian Project. A Critical Commentary. Interdisciplinary colloquium , Flensburg 2010-12-07 - 2010-12-07
  • Academic lecture
    Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2010) Fredens institusjonelle forutsetninger. Filosofiseminar Sommer-Melbu/Nordland Akademi 2010-07-08 - 2010-07-10

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