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Michael Christensen is Associate Professor in the Department of Law and Legal Studies at Carleton University, Ottawa. Holding a Ph.D. from York University, an M.A. from Minnesota State University, Mankato, and a B.A. from St. Cloud State University, he specializes in socio-legal approaches to democracy, technology, and expert knowledge.
Education:
- Ph.D. (York University)
- M.A. (Minnesota State University, Mankato)
- B.A. (St. Cloud State University)
Christensen’s research interrogates how digital media, science, and transnational expert cultures shape democratic life. Combining qualitative and computational methods, he explores vaccine misinformation on social platforms, the global work of anti-disinformation NGOs, and the deployment of rights talk within COVID-related conspiracy milieus.
His recent publications map three interlocking arenas: (1) health disinformation and computational social science, (2) the cultural politics of international democracy promotion, and (3) the intellectual history of elite theory and mid-century voter studies. Collectively this corpus advances a critical sociology of expertise attentive to power, discourse, and digital mediation.
Current Grant:
- SSHRC Insight Development Grant (2021-2023) – “Cultural typology of vaccine misinformation” (Principal Investigator)
He welcomes graduate supervision on topics spanning democracy & digital culture, practice theory, science & technology studies, health communication, data justice, and mixed-methods digital research.
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