Hannah Christensen
Hannah's Desk
Hannah Christensen
Hannah's Desk
About My path into this work started with a question that still drives me: how do movements that cause real harm make themselves sound reasonable? Experience My employment, volunteer, and leadership experience spans numerous sectors, including governance and programming, operations, and fundraising. Education Master of Philosophy with Distinction, International Peace Studies at Trinity College Dublin, followed by a B.A. in Diplomacy and World Affairs with a History Minor at Occidental College. Research This question can most broadly summarize my research background: How do exclusionary agendas gain power and legitimacy? UN & Advocacy My advocacy work has been shaped by a consistent conviction: that the institutions tasked with protecting rights can only do so effectively when the people inside them understand how those rights are... AI & Technology The issues I have centered my research and career around – the legitimization of harmful movements and language, information ecosystems, radicalization and mobilization, and democratic backsliding –... Currently Reading & Listening What I'm reading and listening to right now. Current & Next I finished my MPhil at Trinity College Dublin in September 2025 and am now back in the Seattle area. I'm targeting roles in San Francisco and the Bay Area but open to opportunities elsewhere. Right... Locations
Significant places, fieldwork, and research routes across the United States,
Europe, North Africa, and Australia.