Peter Dreier

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.

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

Dreier graduated from Syracuse University with a B.A. in 1970 and from the University of Chicago with a Ph.D. in 1977.^[2]

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]

• 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

• List of Occidental College people
• Costa–Hawkins Rental Housing Act

• Official website
• Content by Peter Dreier on the CommonDreams news website
• Features by or with Peter Dreier on Bill Moyers' website
• Features by Peter Dreier on Yes! magazine online
• Content by Peter Dreier on the "LA Progressive" digital news site