Dr. Adam Parker

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Biography

Adam Parker is an Assistant Instructional Professor at the University of Chicago, specializing in international relations, comparative politics, and political economy. He received his PhD in Political Science from Columbia University in 2023. Prior to that, he earned a Master of Arts in Global Policy Studies from the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas in 2013, and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Economics from Case Western Reserve University in 2011. Dr. Parker's research focuses on the dynamics between labor unions and automation within the broader context of globalization. His latest work investigates how labor unions are responding to the threats posed by automation in a globalized economy. Additionally, he teaches a core seminar on International Political Economy and offers elective courses such as 'Labor and Globalization' and 'The Political Economy of Technological Change.' Outside of academia, he is a native Midwesterner and an avid gamer and fan of the Chicago Bears.

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Doctorate Program
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TOEFL
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Required:26
Reading
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Writing
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Speaking
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Required:104
IELTS
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Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7
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Department of Philosophy