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Paul Lachelier is a political sociologist, and assistant professor in Stetson University’s Department of Sociology & Anthropology. Paul’s work mixes the practice and study of American politics. He has more than fifteen years of experience as a grassroots organizer in labor, environmental and electoral politics, including a 2002 run for State Representative as a Green Party candidate in Cambridge and Somerville, MA. Paul’s research and writing focuses on the theory and practice of citizen participation. He is currently in the early stages of writing a book on how young Americans make sense of politics, community, and citizenship. Courses he teaches include: How Americans Think, Power & Evil, and Community Organizing for Social Change. For more details, see his academic vita. When not working, Paul works out like a fiend.