Paul Starr
Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs; Stuart Professor of Communications and Public Affairs
Known for his blend of idealism and pragmatism, Princeton University Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs Paul Starr is one of the country’s most eloquent speakers on politics, social trends and public policy. He cofounded The American Prospect, a liberal quarterly about politics, policy, and ideas. Reflecting his special depth in the field of healthcare, his book, The Social Transformation of American Medicine, won the Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction in 1984. More recently, The Creation of the Media (March 2004), analyzes the history and political decisions that have given America the competitive edge in communications. Starr writes extensively, both for academic journals and for general audiences on healthcare, information and communications, privatization, politics and social criticism. In addition to the Pulitzer Prize, The Social Transformation of American Medicine won the Bancroft Prize in American History, the C. Wright Mills Award and the James Hamilton Prize of the American College of Healthcare Executives. An advisor on health policy to the Clinton administration, Starr has appeared before numerous congressional committees and on national TV news programs.
Email: starr@princeton.edu
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107 Wallace Hall
Princeton University
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