Rodolfo David Torres
Emeritus Research Professor, Visiting Scholar (2025-27) ISSC, UC Berkeley , Urban Planning and Public Policy
School of Social Ecology
School of Social Ecology
Ph.D. Administration, Planning and Social Policy, Claremont Graduate School, 1983
Email: rudolphd@uci.edu
University of California, Irvine
226J Social Ecology 1
Mail Code: 7075
Irvine, CA 92697
226J Social Ecology 1
Mail Code: 7075
Irvine, CA 92697
Research Interests
Economic Democracy, Urban Political Economy, Mexican American Politics and Labor, Marxist Theory
Academic Distinctions
Political Economy and Public Policy
Research Abstract
Two Projects: (1) Editing a 2nd volume of selected writings by Ernesto Galarza, (2) Book project on the history of cooperative movements in ELA: From EPIC to the 21st Century.
Short Biography
Currently Visiting Scholar (2025-27), Institute for the Study of Social Change, UC Berkeley. Emeritus Research Professor Urban Panning and Public Policy
Publications
Professor Torres' edited and authored books:
1. New American Destinies (Routledge, 1997)
2. Latino Social Movements (Routledge, 1999)
4. Race, Identity, and Citizenship (Blackwell, 1999)
5. Latino Metropolis with Victor Valle (University of Minnesota Press, 2000)
6. Latino Thought (Rowman & Littlefield, 2003)
7. Savage State: Welfare Capitalism & Inequality (Rowman & Littlefield, 2004)
8. After Race: Racism After Multiculturalism (NYU Press, 2004)
9. Race Defaced: Paradigms of Pessimism, Politics of Possibility with C. Kyriakides (Stanford University Press, 2012)
10. Man of Fire: Selected Writings of Ernesto Galarza with A. Ibarra (University of Illinois Press, 2013)
Choice Outstanding Academic Titles
11. The Latino Question: Politics, Laboring Classes, and the Next Left with A. Ibarra and A. Carlos (Pluto Press, 2018)
APSA Best Latino Politics Book
12. Capitalism and Critique: Unruly Democracy and Solidarity Economics with E. Martin and M. E. Pimentel (Routledge, 2019)
13. Gentrification, Displacement, and Alternative Futures (Routledge, 2022)
14. Race and Class in the Southwest and Other Essays; Studies in Political Economy by Mario Barrera (edited with W. Robinson; Routledge, 2nd updated edition, 2026)
1. New American Destinies (Routledge, 1997)
2. Latino Social Movements (Routledge, 1999)
4. Race, Identity, and Citizenship (Blackwell, 1999)
5. Latino Metropolis with Victor Valle (University of Minnesota Press, 2000)
6. Latino Thought (Rowman & Littlefield, 2003)
7. Savage State: Welfare Capitalism & Inequality (Rowman & Littlefield, 2004)
8. After Race: Racism After Multiculturalism (NYU Press, 2004)
9. Race Defaced: Paradigms of Pessimism, Politics of Possibility with C. Kyriakides (Stanford University Press, 2012)
10. Man of Fire: Selected Writings of Ernesto Galarza with A. Ibarra (University of Illinois Press, 2013)
Choice Outstanding Academic Titles
11. The Latino Question: Politics, Laboring Classes, and the Next Left with A. Ibarra and A. Carlos (Pluto Press, 2018)
APSA Best Latino Politics Book
12. Capitalism and Critique: Unruly Democracy and Solidarity Economics with E. Martin and M. E. Pimentel (Routledge, 2019)
13. Gentrification, Displacement, and Alternative Futures (Routledge, 2022)
14. Race and Class in the Southwest and Other Essays; Studies in Political Economy by Mario Barrera (edited with W. Robinson; Routledge, 2nd updated edition, 2026)
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Last updated
03/21/2026
03/21/2026