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Peter Burns, PhD, is a Professor of Political Science and American Experience Coordinator at Soka University of America. He holds a PhD and MA from the University of Maryland, College Park, and MA and BA from the University of Connecticut. His research focuses on urban governance, public policy, and policing, with notable work on post-Katrina New Orleans. He has taught courses such as American Government and Urban Politics at Soka since 2015. Previously, he served as a tenured professor at Loyola University New Orleans and held roles like Interim Department Chair and Post-Doctoral Fellow at Dartmouth College.
Burns has authored influential works like Reforming New Orleans: The Contentious Politics of Change in the Big Easy and contributed to journals such as Urban Affairs Review. His awards include the Excellence in Advising Award (2009) and the Norton Long Young Scholar (2001). He has advised on urban policy, education reform, and disaster recovery, with a focus on equitable governance. Burns is affiliated with institutions like the Rockefeller Center for Public Policy and has led initiatives in legislative internship programs.
His research spans urban regime theory, disaster recovery, and racial dynamics in policy-making. Burns has collaborated on projects addressing policing reform, public safety, and community resilience in post-crisis cities. His work emphasizes the intersection of political structures and grassroots activism to drive systemic change.
