Michael Dreiling

Professor Michael Dreiling is a sociology professor at the University of Oregon. His research utilizes both qualitative and quantitative methodologies to investigate contentious politics and corporate political power. He is presently writing several papers and a book based on a comparative study of Energy Industrial Complexes, including Japan, Germany, and the US. Professor Dreiling’s recent book, titled Agents of Neoliberal Globalization (forthcoming, Cambridge), delves into the power circuits and networks of multinational corporations as they work alongside state actors to craft the project of neoliberal globalization. As co-director with Matthew Eddy, Professor Dreiling is also producing a documentary film, A Bold Peace: Costa Rica’s Path of Demilitarization (www.aboldpeace.com).