Kim Angell

Kim Angell is an Affiliate Researcher and a former Research Programme Manager at The Norwegian Nobel Institute.  

Kim received his Ph.D. in political science from the University of Oslo (UiO) in 2013, specializing in normative political theory. A unifying theme in his research is the nature and justification of political boundaries. He has broad expertise on the territorial rights of states, including rights of jurisdiction, the just distribution of natural resources, and the justifiability of international migration and border control. Another of Kim’s central research areas is democratic theory, where he mainly focuses on foundational issues concerning the nature and justification of democracy. Other research interests include the methodology of political theory and the political philosophy of John Locke.

After receiving his Ph.D., Kim has been Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Political Science (UiO), Visiting Post-Doctoral Research Associate in the University Center for Human Values (Princeton University), and Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Research Fellow in the Centre for Philosophy and Public Policy, in the Department of Culture and Learning (Aalborg University). From December 2020 throughout December 2024, Kim held the position as Associate Professor of Political Philosophy (with tenure) at UiT – The Arctic University of Tromsø. He remains affiliated with UiT as a Guest Researcher in the Department of Philosophy. From January 2024 to December 2025, he served as Research Programme Manager at the Norwegian Nobel Institute.

Kim’s work appears in journals within political science, philosophy, and jurisprudence, such as American Journal of Political Science; Political Studies; European Journal of Political Theory; Journal of Social Philosophy; Ethical Theory and Moral Practice; Ratio Juris; and Politics, Philosophy, and Economics.

Kim is currently editing a volume on cyberspace jurisdiction (together with D. Svantesson and J. Hörnle). The book (under contract with Oxford University Press) is based upon papers from Nobel Symposium No. 177, entitled “Rethinking Territorial Jurisdiction: normative perspectives on legislation and enforcement in cyberspace”.

 

Selected Publications:

Angell, Kim (2026): “Kolodny beyond the state: on claims against inferiority and territorial rights”, in Inquiry, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/0020174X.2026.2615192

Angell, Kim (2025): “States, cities, and border control: Do sub-state collectives have a right to protect vulnerable people on the move?”, in American Journal of Political Science 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajps.12998.

Angell, Kim (2024): “Should We Increase Young People’s Voting Power?” in Ethical Theory and Moral Practice. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10677-024-10443-2.

Angell, Kim (2023): “Should Rawlsian end-state principles be constrained by popular beliefs about justice?” in Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy, 1-23. DOI: 10.1080/13698230.2023.2247313.

Angell, Kim (2021): “New Territorial Rights for Sinking Island States”, in European Journal of Political Theory. Vol. 20, No. 1: 95-115. 

Angell, Kim and Robert Huseby (2020): “Secession and Political Capacity”, in Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy. DOI: 10.1080/13698230.2020.1851858.

Angell, Kim and Robert Huseby (2020): “The All-Affected Principle and the Weighting of Votes”, in Politics, Philosophy & Economics. Vol. 19, No. 4: 366-381.

Angell, Kim (2020): “A Life Plan Principle of Voting Rights”, in Ethical Theory and Moral Practice. Vol. 23, No. 1: 125-139.

Angell, Kim and Robert Huseby (2019): “Global Luck Egalitarianism and Border Control”, in Ratio Juris. Vol. 32, No. 2: 177-192.

Angell, Kim (2019): “Resource Rights: Expanding the Scope of Liberal Theories”, in Journal of Social Philosophy. Vol. 50, No. 3: 322-340.

Angell, Kim (2019): “Property and Territorial Rights in Political Philosophy”. In Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics. doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.013.1384. Oxford University Press.

Angell, Kim and Robert Huseby (2017): “Should Irregular Immigrants Be (Rapidly) Enfranchised?” in Political Research Quarterly, Vol. 70, No. 2: 363-373.

Angell, Kim (2017): “A Forward-Looking Justification of Territorial Rights”, in Political Studies. Vol. 65, No. 1: 231-247.