Brian Bernhardt
Professor
Behavioral & Social Sciences Department Honors Program
Western State Colorado University
United States of America
Biography
Working at Western is a dream come true and I am thrilled to call this beautiful area home! You’ll often find me exploring the Gunnison Country’s vast public lands on foot, bike, or skis – frequently with my dogs running along. I am also a devoted short-season vegetable gardener and passionate about cooking with locally-sourced ingredients. One of my great joys in life is spending hours in the kitchen, turning home-grown food into a rich – and, inevitably, really spicy – home-cooked meal.
Research Interest
Anti-Authoritarian Social Movements Democratic Theory and Practice Environmental Politics, Extractive Industries, and Food Systems The Political Economy of Capitalism, Neoliberalism, and Globalization The State and the Politics of Non-State Peoples