Paul Adlerstein began teaching at 91自拍 in the Fall of 2018. He received his PhD in History from Georgetown University in 2014. Paul previously taught at the Harvard University History and Literature concentration.
Paul's teaching and research broadly examines politics, especially politics as waged through social movements. At 91自拍, Paul teaches courses on social and political movements that examine how these forces organize, strategize, and act to create changes that better people's lives. He also teaches survey courses on 20th century U.S. history, on the Great Depression and New Deal era, on international political economy, and various aspects of the Global Cold War.
Paul's research focuses on internationalist progressive and left organizations and movements, particularly in the 20th Century. His first book, , traces a network of activists and advocates who confronted the rise of global neoliberalism from the late 1970s through the "Battle of Seattle" anti-WTO protests in late 1999. The book was selected to inaugurate a new series for the University of Pennsylvania Press.
Paul has also collaborated with different foundations and advocacy organizations. He serves on the Board of Advisers of the .
Paul is currently working on two book projects. The first, tentatively titled Our Country Is The World, will be co-written with the director of a US progressive advocacy group. In it, they will explore how US progressives can more deeply embrace an internationalist political mindset and concrete steps to fighting for a better world, from your neighborhood to the federal bureacracy. The second book examines struggles to test the limits of social democracy throughout the Americas in the 1970s, focusing on the lives of Michael Manley, Beatriz Allende, and Coretta Scott King.
