Adam Parker is Assistant Instructional Professor in the Committee on International Relations. He received his PhD in Political Science from Columbia University in 2023 where he specialized in international relations, comparative politics, and political economy. He also holds an MA in Global Policy Studies from the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas (2013) and a BA in Political Science and Economics from Case Western Reserve University (2011). Dr. Parker's research investigates unions and automation in the context of the broader politics of globalization. His latest research explores how different labor unions have responded (and are responding) to the threat of automation in a globalized economy. Dr. Parker is an instructor for the International Political Economy core seminar in CIR. He also offers elective courses on "Labor and Globalization" and "The Political Economy of Technological Change." A native Midwesterner, he is also an avid gamer and a fan of the Chicago Bears. Dr. Parker's office is located at 291B, 1155 E 60th St. For more information, please visit his website.