Robert Ovetz

Robert Ovetz is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Political Science at San Jose State University within the College of Social Sciences. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Texas-Austin in 1996. His professional background includes roles as a legislative aide, NGO executive director, and policy advocate, with notable achievements in lobbying for global marine protections through the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

• Education: Ph.D. in Political Science, University of Texas-Austin (1996).

His research and writing focus on labor movements, capitalism, NGOs, constitutional analysis, and social movements. Recent publications explore AI's impact on labor, management rights clauses, gig economy dynamics, and historical labor struggles like the Kansas miners' strikes and the 1877 railroad strike.

His articles (2023–2020) cover topics such as the plutocratic nature of the US Constitution, algorithmic surveillance in workplaces, and the role of credible strike threats in labor organizing. These works span political science, labor rights, technology's societal impact, and critiques of capitalist systems.

As a labor writer for Dollars & Sense and The Chief magazine, Robert has been featured in TV, radio, podcasts, and international print media. He edits and contributes to collections like Workers' Inquiry and Global Class Struggle (2020) and The Routledge Handbook of the Gig Economy (2022), with upcoming books on NGOs and capitalism (2024–2025). His works are widely published across ten languages and platforms.