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.

Peter Dreier
Born (1948-07-12) July 12, 1948 (age 75)
Academic background
Alma materSyracuse University
University of Chicago
Academic work
DisciplinePolitical science
InstitutionsOccidental College
Websitewww.peterdreier.com/about/

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

Education edit

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 edit

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 in favor of Palestinian liberation.[7][8]

Works edit

  • The 100 Greatest Americans of the 20th Century: A Social Justice Hall of Fame.[9]
  • 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

See also edit

References edit

  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. ^ 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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