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Robert A Kleidman
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Associate Professor |
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Sociology |
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RT 1734 |
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216-687-9203 |
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R.KLEIDMAN@csuohio.edu
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| Address: |
2121 Euclid Ave. RT 1734, Cleveland, OH 44115 |
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| Education: |
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Ph.D., Sociology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1990
M.S., Sociology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1983
M.A., Education, University of California, Berkeley, 1977
A.B., Psychology, Cornell University, 1975
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| Brief Bio: |
| My main interests in Sociology are in Political Sociology, Collective Behavior and Social Movements, Urban Sociology, and Public Sociology. I am researching and working with a national network of community organizers and policy experts working on building sustainable and inclusive communities and metropolitan regions. We work with a range of community leaders and institutions, and with local, state, and federal elected officials and policymakers. |
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| Research Interests: |
| Community organizing, engaged scholarship. |
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| Teaching Areas: |
| Political Sociology, Urban Sociology, Methods of Social Research, Race Class and Gender, Sociology of Sports |
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| Professional Affiliations: |
| American Sociological Association |
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| University Service: |
| Current: Chair, CLASS, Budget and Planning Committee |
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| Professional Service: |
| I have organized several conferences and workshops on community organizing, engaged scholarship, metropolitan equity, etc. I see these activities as both professional and community service.
Professional service also includes organizing several panels for professional conferences, journal reviewing, etc. |
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| Community Service: |
| I have organized several conferences and workshops on community organizing, engaged scholarship, and similar topics. I work closely with community organizing groups, seeking to use sociological research and theory to inform better practice. |
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| Research Grants: |
| 1994 "Community Organizing: A View from the Bottom Up," Nonprofit Sector Research Fund of The Aspen Institute, grant number 94-2-NSRF-10, $38,000. Robert Kleidman, Principal Investigator; Randy Cunningham, Co-Investigator |
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