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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
About Publications Outreach

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

  • Chronological
  • By category
  • All publications registered in NVA

2025

  • Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2025) Functionalist Theories of Territorial Rights.
    Encyclopedia chapter
  • 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) Skadeprinsippet: et forsvar for individets frihet.
    Textbook chapter
  • Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2023) Frihet som iboende rett.
    Textbook chapter
  • Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2023) Mennesket: det politiske dyret.
    Textbook chapter

2021

  • Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2021) Expertise and the general will in democratic republicanism.
    Academic chapter
  • 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.
    Academic chapter

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

2013

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

2011

  • Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2011) In Defense of Kant's League of States. Law and Philosophy
    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

2010

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

Journal publications

  • Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2017) No cosmopolitan morality without state sovereignty. Philosophy & Social Criticism
    Academic article
  • Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2010) Testimony and Kant's Idea of Public reason. Res Publica
    Academic article
  • Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2013) Kant and Habermas on International Law. Ratio Juris
    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. (2011) In Defense of Kant's League of States. Law and Philosophy
    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; 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. (2025) Redistribution in the Kantian State: Toward a Deontic-Republican Critique of Inequality. Kantian Review
    Academic article

Books

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

Part of book/report

  • Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2025) Functionalist Theories of Territorial Rights.
    Encyclopedia chapter
  • Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2016) Kant and Habermas on the Democratic Rule of Law.
    Academic chapter
  • Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2019) Kantian Republicanism in the International Sphere: Equal Sovereignty as a Condition of Global Justice.
    Academic chapter
  • Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2021) Expertise and the general will in democratic republicanism.
    Academic chapter
  • Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2023) Skadeprinsippet: et forsvar for individets frihet.
    Textbook chapter
  • Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2023) Frihet som iboende rett.
    Textbook chapter
  • Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2023) Mennesket: det politiske dyret.
    Textbook chapter

Outreach

2026

  • Conference lecture
    Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2026) Equal Sovereignty and the Limits of Mixed Constituent Power in the European Union. Must the EU become a state?

2025

  • Blog post
    Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2025) Democratic Self-Defense: Militant and Social | Blog of the APA.

2024

  • Conference lecture
    Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2024) Kant's Rousseauvian Defense of Representative Government. Kant and Democracy

2022

  • Conference lecture
    Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2022) Political Legitimacy: What's Wrong with the Power-Liability View?. Norwegian Practical Philosophy Network Conference
  • Feature article
    Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch; Skjerve, Kjetil Mangset. (2022) Ex.phil. ved NTNU – Rapport fra et lærebokprosjekt.
  • Lecture
    Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2022) Krig: Carl Schmitt versus Immanuel Kant. Vitenskapsteoretisk forum

2019

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

2018

  • Lecture
    Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2018) Hva er galt med filosofisk anarkisme?. Vitenskapsteoretisk forum

2017

  • Conference 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
  • Lecture
    Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2017) Suverenitet - et grunnleggende kosmopolitisk prinsipp. Foredrag i Vitenskapsteoretisk forum

2016

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

2015

  • Conference lecture
    Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2015) Four theses on Freedom, Coercion, and Redistribution of Wealth. Grand challenges and our obligations to future generations
  • Conference lecture
    Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2015) Immanuel Kant: Økonomisk liberalist?. Vitenskapsteoretisk forum
  • Lecture
    Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2015) Kant om republikansk medborgerskap. Foredrag for prosjektgruppen "Investigating the social bond" ved ISL, NTNU

2013

  • Lecture
    Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2013) Kant om den angivelige retten til å lyve av menneskekjærlighet. Vitforum
  • Lecture
    Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2013) Frihet, menneskerettigheter og statssuverenitet. FSVs forskning

2011

  • Lecture
    Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2011) Carl Schmitt og forbudet mot angrepskrig. Vitenskapsteoretisk forum

2010

  • Conference lecture
    Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2010) Habermas and the Kantian Project. A Critical Commentary. Interdisciplinary colloquium
  • Feature article
    Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2010) Offentlig rom.
  • Conference lecture
    Mikalsen, Kjartan Koch. (2010) Fredens institusjonelle forutsetninger. Filosofiseminar Sommer-Melbu/Nordland Akademi

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