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Billy Christmas

Dr Billy Christmas

Senior Lecturer in Political Philosophy

Biography

Billy is a Senior Lecturer in Political Philosophy and director of the PPE programme at King’s College London, in the Department of Political Economy. His research interests are in rights, property, and political authority, and he teaches in subjects across political and economic philosophy. Billy earned his PhD at the University of Manchester and was a post-doctoral fellow at the NYU School of Law. He is interested in supervising PhDs in the following areas:

  • Rights
  • Freedom, equality, and the state
  • Liberalism
  • Economic/distributive justice

For a list of Billy's publications, please go to: www.billyxmas.com.

Research

Billy's work engages with the philosophical analysis of property rights and state authority. Billy is interested in how abstract theories of justice ground them in normative ideals of freedom and/or equality, as well as their application to areas such as political and economic development, urbanism, and environmental governance.

Research

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Political Theory Research Group

The political theory group covers many topics and approaches, and affirms the central importance of political economy to political theory.

Fourth Annual Distinguished Lecture in Economics
Politics, Philosophy and Economics Research Group

The PPE research group studies questions spanning the disciplines of politics, philosophy, and economics.

HistoryPolicy
History and Political Economy Research Group

The History and Political Economy Research Group at King's College London

News

New book offers fresh perspective on key issue in political philosophy

A new book by political theorist Dr Billy Christmas offers a fresh perspective on one of the biggest issues in legal and political philosophy.

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Research

Tower_Bridge_Sunset_HERO
Political Theory Research Group

The political theory group covers many topics and approaches, and affirms the central importance of political economy to political theory.

Fourth Annual Distinguished Lecture in Economics
Politics, Philosophy and Economics Research Group

The PPE research group studies questions spanning the disciplines of politics, philosophy, and economics.

HistoryPolicy
History and Political Economy Research Group

The History and Political Economy Research Group at King's College London

News

New book offers fresh perspective on key issue in political philosophy

A new book by political theorist Dr Billy Christmas offers a fresh perspective on one of the biggest issues in legal and political philosophy.

books-690219_1920