Johan Christensen's research focuses on the role of experts and expertise in public policy-making, both at the national and European levels.

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Johan Christensen is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Public Administration. His research focuses on the role of experts and expertise in bureaucracies and public policy-making, both at the national and European levels. His first book "The power of Economists within the State" was published by Stanford University Press in 2017, and his newest book "Expertise, Policy-making and Democracy" will be published in Fall 2022.

Christensen received his PhD in Political and Social Sciences from the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence in 2013. Before joining the Institute, he was a postdoctoral fellow in sociology and organizational studies at Stanford University.
Christensen is currently teaching courses on international public administration. 

Christensen co-directs the ‘Power of Evidence’ Research Programme. Starting in 2023, he will co-direct the international research project “INFLUEX: The influence of experts on public policy”. 

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