Stephen J. Collier received his PhD in Anthropology from the University of California, Berkeley in 2001, and held research and teaching positions at Columbia University before joining the New School’s Graduate Program in International Affairs in 2003. He has conducted research in Russia, Georgia, and the United States and published on a range of topics including post-socialism, neoliberalism, infrastructure, social welfare, and contemporary security. He is currently Associate Professor and Chair of the Graduate Program in International Affairs, and co-editor of Limn, a scholarly magazine devoted to outlining contemporary problems.