Christopher Essert, Queen's University

Research

law justice property equality philosophy of law political philosophy homelessness housing

Latest funding

Property at the Periphery
SSHRC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$58,100

Property at the Periphery

Principal investigatorSSHRC2014Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Essert, Christopher

Keywords: law; property; philosophy of law; philosophy of property law; peripheral property; novel property; intangible property; intellectual property; philosophy of private law; political theory of property

$58,100

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: law Dear Professor Essert, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on law connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]