Dr. Christopher Ansell

Biography

Christopher Ansell is a Professor in the Political Science Department at the University of California, Berkeley. He received his B.A. in Environmental Science from the University of Virginia in 1979. He worked at the U.S. Office of Technology Assessment from 1979 to 1984 and completed his Ph.D. in Political Science at the University of Chicago in 1993. Prof. Ansell's research interests encompass public policy, public administration, governance, organization theory, and particularly focus on collaborative governance models aimed at collective problem-solving and sustainable democracy. His studies often explore the political management of risk, with continuous engagement in public health and environmental policy crisis management. He is influenced by the philosophy of Pragmatism and has served as a visiting professor at prestigious institutions such as Uppsala University, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, and the University of Hong Kong. In 2018, he was recognized as a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. His academic subfields include Western Europe, and his research interests are notably in Public Policy, Governance, Public Administration, Organization Theory, Crisis and Risk Management, Democratic Theory, European Politics, Environmental Policy, and Sustainability.

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