Randall Amster

Biographical Information
"Randall Amster, professor of Peace Studies at Prescott College, holds a J.D. from Brooklyn Law School and a Ph.D. in Justice Studies from Arizona State University. He publishes widely in areas including anarchism, ecology, homelessness, and social justice; writes regular op-ed columns for media outlets including the Huffington Post and Truthout; and serves on the Editorial Advisory Boards of the Contemporary Justice Review, the Peace Studies Journal, and the Journal of Sustainability Education. His most recent books are Lost in Space: The Criminalization, Globalization, and Urban Ecology of Homelessness (LFB Scholarly, 2008), and the co-edited volumes Building Cultures of Peace: Transdisciplinary Voices of Hope and Action (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2009) and Contemporary Anarchist Studies: An Introductory Anthology of Anarchy in the Academy (Routledge, 2009). Dr. Amster is the founder and contributing editor for the news and commentary site, New Clear Vision."


 * Executive Director, Peace and Justice Studies Association