Mitchell Cohen

Mitchell Cohen is a professor of political science at Baruch College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY). He specializes in political theory, particularly Marxist theory and democratic theory, and has written extensively on these topics.

Mitchell Cohen holds a B.A. in political science from Harvard University and a Ph.D. in political science from the University of California, Berkeley. He completed his doctoral dissertation on Rousseau’s political philosophy.

Mitchell Cohen's main areas of research include Marxist theory, democratic theory, social movements and revolutions, and the history of political thought. He has published books and articles on topics such as the role of intellectuals in politics, the politics of homelessness, and critical theory.

Mitchell Cohen has taught at a number of prestigious institutions. He has been a professor at Baruch College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY) since 1984. He has also taught at Brandeis University, the University of California, Berkeley, the University of Washington, and the University of Texas, Austin.

Mitchell Cohen has published several books, including "The Wager of Lucien Goldmann: Tragedy, Dialectics, and a Hidden God" and "The Politics of Opera: A History from Monteverdi to Mozart." He has also co-edited books such as "Praxis and Democratic Socialism: The Critical Social Theory of Mark O. Dickerson" and "The Cambridge Companion to Hermann Cohen." In addition to books, Cohen has written numerous articles and book chapters on political theory and related topics.