Matthew Filner is an Assistant Professor of Social Science at Metropolitan State University. His expertise is is applied political theory, with a special focus on the connection between violence and democracy. His research explores the ways in whi
...MoreMatthew Filner is an Assistant Professor of Social Science at Metropolitan State University. His expertise is is applied political theory, with a special focus on the connection between violence and democracy. His research explores the ways in which specific components of democratic theory are incorporated (sometimes successfully, sometimes not) into actual social and cultural contexts. He has worked in US politics since 1992, working to elect candidates to office who are committed to enhancing democracy and reducing significant social ills (including violence and poverty). He has also been active in the anti-male violence movement in the United States, serving on the Board of Directors of the Minneapolis Sexual Violence Center.
His publications include a chapter in _Democracy's Edges_ (Cambridge, 1999) and the article "Grassroots Harvest" published in _Polity_ (Winter 2003).
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Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
