Paul Lichterman is Professor of Sociology and Religion at the University of Southern California. Paul received the Ph.D. at Berkeley in 1992 and was previously Assistant and Associate Professor at University of Wisconsin—Madison. Paul’s work explores civic and political engagement in social movements, religious volunteer groups and nonprofit organizations. It addresses sociological and broader public debates about individualism, social solidarity, civic engagement and the public roles of religion. He is author of The Search for Political Community, Elusive Togetherness: Church Groups Trying to Bridge America’s Divisions, How Civic Action Works: Fighting for Housing in Los Angeles and articles in American Journal of Sociology, American Sociological Review, Sociological Theory, Theory and Society and other journals. He has won a variety of book and article awards, and fellowships, including an Alexander von Humboldt Research Award for his current book project on white American anti-racism.
