Dr. Steven Erie

Steven Erie is director of the urban studies and planning program at the University of California, San Diego, where he is associate professor of political science and adjunct associate professor of history.

He is a senior fellow at the Southern California Studies Center at the University of Southern California and a senior consultant with the Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation.

A nationally-recognized expert on urban politics and infrastructure issues, including Southern California's global engagement, his book, Rainbow's End: Irish-Americans and the Dilemmas of Urban Machine Politics (1988) won awards from the American Political Science Association and American Sociological Association.

His last book is Globalizing L.A.: Strategies for Trade, Infrastructure and Regional Development. Dr. Erie serves on the Governor's Commission on Building for the 21st Century and on the boards of the San Diego Regional Policy Institute and Los Angeles Water and Power Associates. He is a member of the San Diego Dialogue and the Metropolitan Forum Project.
 

Dr. Steven Erie
Director of Urban Studies and Planning Program
University of California at San Diego