Paul J. Nelson

Paul Nelson is Associate Professor of International Development at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh, USA. Before joining the university in 1998 he worked as policy analyst for several non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in international development. In addition to the two books shown here, he is author of two forthcoming books (2021), on Human Rights and the Sustainable Development Goals and on the Political Voice of Faith-based Development NGOs in the United States. Both books have their origins in his earlier career in international NGOs.

He serves on the board of the international human rights NGO Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (GI-ESCR), and has been active in board and volunteer service with the microfinance NGO Oikocredit; Pittsburgh's volunteer service organization PULSE; and the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy's Urban Ecosteward program. He plays violin in the Edgewood Symphony Orchestra and in folk music ensembles. Long ago he earned a PhD in Development Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a MA in History from Princeton University.