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Max Waltman serves as Senior Lecturer in Political Science at Halmstad University and holds a part-time teaching position at Stockholm University's Department of Political Science. He is currently a Fellow at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (Cape Town) through December 2024. His academic foundation includes a Ph.D. in Political Science from Stockholm University, with postdoctoral funding from the Wenner-Gren Foundations and Sweden-America Foundation.
Waltman's research centers on democratic theory applications to gender-based violence, with specific focus on pornography's societal impacts and prostitution law frameworks. His work bridges political theory, constitutional law, and human rights practice through problem-driven analysis of citizenship, equality, and freedom in contexts of exploitation. Key contributions examine how legal systems can address violence against women while respecting freedom of expression.
His publication portfolio reveals strong interdisciplinary integration across law reviews and political science journals, with recent emphasis on international human rights frameworks. The 2025 Harvard International Law Journal article with Catharine MacKinnon represents current work reframing prostitution as a crime against humanity, building on his Oxford University Press monograph analyzing pornography's relationship to gender violence. Earlier scholarship established comparative frameworks for evaluating Nordic Model policies.
- Wenner-Gren Fellowship
- Prince Bertil Fellowship of the Sweden-America Foundation
- Book reviewed in Ethics: An International Journal of Social, Political, and Legal Philosophy
Waltman actively engages policy development through consultations with legislators internationally and collaboration with survivor groups like Stockholm Girls' Shelter. His research informs practical initiatives through submissions to Swedish government investigations (SOU reports) and partnerships with organizations including Unizon. Past visiting appointments at Harvard University's Weatherhead Center and University of Michigan demonstrate transnational scholarly engagement.
