Robert Forrant Author & Editor

Robert Forrant received his Ph.D. in history from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and is a professor in the University of Massachusetts Lowell graduate program in regional economic and social development. He has consulted on industrial development issues with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, the International Labour Organization, the International Metalworkers Federation, and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. Before becoming a professor, he was a metalworker for several years and directed a community economic development project in Springfield, Massachusetts. He serves as a regional economy analyst for the journal Massachusetts Benchmarks, a joint publication of the University of Massachusetts president's office and the New England Federal Reserve Bank, and has published numerous academic articles and popular studies on the Connecticut River Valley and Massachusetts economies. Dr. Forrant is coeditor of three books on community-university partnerships, and he writes and comments extensively on housing and community development issues for local newspapers and radio stations. His scholarly articles have appeared in several academic journals, including Cambridge Journal of Economics, International Review of Social History, Regional Studies, Journal of Industrial History, Industrial Relations Journal, and European Planning Studies. He is on the editorial board of the journal Labor History