John Asimakopoulos

John Asimakopoulos, Ph.D., is Full Professor of Sociology at the City University of New York and executive director of the Transformative Studies Institute (TSI), an educational think tank. He has advanced degrees in and has taught sociology, political science, and economics resulting in a unique interdisciplinary perspective. His students include undergraduates and graduates from diverse ethnic, economic, and educational backgrounds who honor him for over 20 years with the highest teaching evaluations. His research is focused on social movements, critical theory, and international political economy. Asimakopoulos is co-editor of Against Capital in the Twenty-First Century (Temple University Press), author of Social Structures of Direct Democracy (Brill/Haymarket Books), The Accumulation of Freedom (AK Press), Revolt! (TSI Press), many journal articles, book chapters, and is editor in chief of Theory in Action, an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed journal.

Asimakopoulos is currently working with TSI to establish a new accredited, free and progressive graduate school operated by scholar-activists. His interest in the working class stems from his parents, who obtained only a third grade education. They worked as landless farmers in Greece and later as immigrant factory workers in the US. Early on in life, Asimakopoulos observed that his parents' hard work was never rewarded pushing him to think of social justice. Ever since, he has dedicated his life to promoting equality and social justice for all peoples. For more about Dr. Asimakopoulos please visit: http://www.asimakopoulos.org/