Christopher R. Hallenbrook, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Political Science
Office: SBS C 341
Phone number: 310-243-3435
Education
Ph.D., University of California, Davis – 2015
M.A., University of California, Davis – 2014
B.A., Bridgewater State University – 2009
Research Interests
Professor Hallenbrook studies political theory with an emphasis on the history of political thought. His primary research focuses on political obligation (our duty to obey the state) in 17th and 18th Century Anglo-American thought. He focuses on the origin of obedience and when the obligation to the state is dissolved, especially in the political philosophy of Thomas Hobbes. He also applies political theory to questions of public policy, including gun control and global climate change.
Professor Hallenbrook frequently facilitates and comments upon US politics. He was a panelist questioning candidates in a WVIA Congressional Debate for Pennsylvania’s 9th District in 2018 and moderated a candidate forum in Carson, CA in 2022. He’s provided expert interviews to The LA Times, KNX radio, and FOX56 WOLF.
Courses
- POL 101: American Institutions
- POL 310: Current Issues in American Politics
- POL 350: History of Political Ideas
- POL 351: Modern Political Thought
- POL 354: American Political Thought
- POL 361: Constitutional Law of Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- POL 371 Conflict and Violence
- UNV 101: Eating Philosophy
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