NZ Initiative James

Dr James Kierstead

Research Fellow

James is a Research Fellow at The New Zealand Initiative focusing on higher education policy, including academic freedom.

James holds a BA in Classics from Oxford, an MA in Ancient History from the University of London, an MA in Political Science from Stanford and a PhD in Classics from Stanford.

He is also the co-host, along with Michael Johnston, of Free Kiwis!, a podcast dedicated to discussing free speech in a New Zealand context. He can be found on Twitter at @Kleisthenes2.

 

Phone: 04 499 0790

Email: james.kierstead@nzinitiative.org.nz

Recent Work

Greek ancient politics square

Joining the Initiative

Since this is my first Insights column, I thought it might be good just to introduce myself and say a little bit about why I’ve joined the Initiative and what I’m hoping to achieve here. I came to New Zealand almost a decade ago to take up a position as a lecturer in Classics. Read more

Dr James Kierstead
Insights Newsletter
15 July, 2022

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