Peter Dreier

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Peter Dreier
Born (1948-07-12) July 12, 1948 (age 77)
United States
Academic background
Alma materSyracuse University
University of Chicago
Academic work
DisciplinePolitical science
InstitutionsOccidental College
Websitepeterdreier.com

Peter Dreier is an American urban policy analyst, author, self-described democratic socialist, and college political science professor. He is the Dr. E.P. Clapp Distinguished Professor of Politics at Occidental College in Los Angeles, California.

Dreier labels himself a "committed Jew."[1]

Education

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Dreier graduated from Syracuse University with a B.A. in 1970 and from the University of Chicago with a Ph.D. in 1977.[2]

Career

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Dreier was the Director of Housing at the Boston Redevelopment Authority and senior policy advisor to Boston Mayor Ray Flynn for nine years.[2]

In January 1993, Dreier became a professor at Occidental College.[2][3]

In 1993, Dreier was appointed by the Clinton administration to the advisory board of Resolution Trust Corporation.[4][5]

Dreier is an urban policy analyst.[6]

He was a member of the Democratic Socialists of America until 2023, when he left due to DSA's statements regarding the 7 October Hamas-led attack on Israel.[7][8]

Selected works

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A more complete list of Dreier's publications can be found on his website.[9]
  • The 100 Greatest Americans of the 20th Century: A Social Justice Hall of Fame.[10]
  • Jennifer R. Wolch; Manuel Pastor; Peter Dreier, eds. (2004). Up Against the Sprawl: Public Policy and the Making of Southern California. University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 9780816642984.
  • Peter Dreier, John H. Mollenkopf, Todd Swanstrom, Place Matters: Metropolitics for the Twenty-First Century, University Press of Kansas, 2004, ISBN 9780700613649
  • Peter Dreier and Robert Elias, Baseball Rebels: The Players, People, and Social Movements That Shook Up the Game and Changed America, University of Nebraska Press, 2022. ISBN 9781496217776

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ain, Stewart (2024-01-13). "'I don't belong': A Jewish student leaves Occidental College over wartime protests". The Forward. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  2. ^ a b c "Peter Dreier". oxy.edu. 3 October 2018. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  3. ^ "Peter Dreier". peterdreier.com. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  4. ^ "We know how to control housing costs". 48hills.org. August 23, 2018. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  5. ^ "Perspective On Resolution Tryst Corp..." Los Angeles Times. December 3, 1993. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  6. ^ "Rent control hearing draws crowd". sacbee.com. June 21, 2018. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  7. ^ "Less Rent, More Control".
  8. ^ "Out of Loyalty to Democratic Socialism: Why We Are Leaving DSA". The New Republic. ISSN 0028-6583. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  9. ^ "Publications". peterdreier.com.
  10. ^ The 100 Greatest Americans of the 20th Century: A Social Justice Hall of Fame. Nation Books. 2012. ISBN 9781568586946. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
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