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Overview

Peter Dreier is affiliated with Occidental College in the United States and primarily works within the Social Sciences. Their research spans several subfields including Gender Studies, History, Sociology and Political Science, Economics and Econometrics, and Marketing.

The main topics in Dreier's body of work focus on the intersections of sports, society, and economics. These topics include:

  • American Sports and Literature
  • Sports, Gender, and Society
  • Sport and Mega-Event Impacts
  • Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
  • Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
  • Income, Poverty, and Inequality
  • Media, Gender, and Advertising

Their recent scholarly articles highlight a range of issues related to labor, social justice, and economic policy. Some of these publications are:

  • "Working for the Mouse: Inequality at Disneyland" (2020) in Contexts
  • "A Lavender League of Their Own? Voice and Visibility of Lesbian Ballplayers" (2021) in Nine
  • "Hungry at the Table: White Paper on Grocery Workers at the Kroger Company" (2022) in SSRN Electronic Journal
  • "Earned Income Tax Credit Plus: A New Way to House the Working Poor" (2024) in Urban Planning
  • "Teaching About Democratic Socialism, American Style" (2023) in The Radical Teacher

Dreier's publication venues also include repeated contributions to Nine, as well as single publications in SSRN Electronic Journal, Urban Planning, Contexts, and The Radical Teacher.

They have collaborated frequently with several scholars, notably Robert Elias with seven coauthored works, Daniel John Flaming with two, and others including Patrick Burns, Aaron Danielson, and Seva Rodnyansky.

In addition to journal articles, Dreier has contributed to book literature, with works published by Rowman & Littlefield and University Press of Kansas eBooks. Notable book titles include:

  • "Major League Rebels" (2022)
  • "Place Matters" (2024)

Their research and publications address complex social dynamics within sports and labor markets, along with considerations of fiscal policies affecting poverty and inequality.

Best Publications

  • Place Matters: Metropolitics for the Twenty-First Century

    Peter Dreier;John H. Mollenkopf;Todd Swanstrom

  • Regions That Work: How Cities and Suburbs Can Grow Together

    Manuel Pastor;Peter Dreier;J. Eugene Grigsby;Marta Lopez-Garza

  • The role of nonprofit housing in Canada and the United States: Some comparisons

    Peter Dreier;J. David Hulchanski

  • Place Matters: Metropolitics for the Twenty-First Century

    Susan Christopherson;Peter Dreier;John Mollenkopf;Todd Swanstrom

  • Scapegoating Rent Control: Masking the Causes of Homelessness

    Richard P. Appelbaum;Michael Dolny;Peter Dreier;John I. Gilderbloom

  • Economic Inequality and Public Policy: The Power of Place

    Todd Swanstrom;Peter Dreier;John Mollenkopf

  • How ACORN Was Framed: Political Controversy and Media Agenda Setting

    Peter Dreier;Christopher R. Martin

  • Pulling Apart: Economic Segregation among Suburbs and Central Cities in Major Metropolitan Areas

    Todd Swanstrom;Colleen Casey;Robert Flack;Peter Dreier

  • How the Media Compound Urban Problems

    Peter Dreier

  • Katrina and Power in America

    Peter Dreier

  • The Position of the Press in the U. S. Power Structure

    Peter Dreier

  • THE STATUS OF TENANTS IN THE UNITED STATES

    Peter Dreier

  • Up Against The Sprawl: Public Policy And The Making Of Southern California

    Jennifer R. Wolch;Manuel Pastor;Peter Dreier

  • Downtown Development and Urban Reform: The Politics of Boston's Linkage Policy

    Peter Dreier;Bruce Ehrlich

  • The New Politics of Housing: How to Rebuild the Constituency for a Progressive Federal Housing Policy

    Peter Dreier

  • The Limits of Localism: Progressive Housing Policies in Boston (1984-1989)

    Peter Dreier;W. Dennis Keating

  • Redlining Cities: How Banks Color Community Development

    Peter Dreier

  • The tenants' movement in the United States†

    Peter Dreier

  • Memphis Murder Mystery? No, Just Mistaken Identity

    Xavier de Souza Briggs;Peter Dreier

  • Labor's Love Lost? Rebuilding Unions’ Involvement in Federal Housing Policy

    Peter Dreier

  • Federal Housing Subsidies: Who Benefits and Why

    Peter Dreier

  • Modern Housing for America: Policy Struggles in the New Deal Era

    Peter Dreier;Gail Radford

Frequent Co-Authors

Manuel Pastor
Manuel Pastor University of Southern California
Jennifer Wolch
Jennifer Wolch University of California, Berkeley
David H. Jernigan
David H. Jernigan Boston University
Keith N. Hampton
Keith N. Hampton Michigan State University

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