About Scott Bollens
Retired professor as of July 2024 but now active as dystopian fiction writer focusing on impact of artificial intelligence on society, cities, and human psyche. Scholarly interests are politically divided cities, nationalistic/ethnic conflict and urbanism, and urban and intergovernmental growth policy.
Selected Publications
Bollens, S. A. 2024. Precipice: When Algorithms Triumphed. Austin, TX: Atmosphere Press.
Bollens, S. A. 2021. Bordered Cities and Divided Societies: Humanistic Essays of Conflict, Violence, and Healing. New York and London: Routledge.
Bollens, S. A. 2018. Trajectories of Conflict and Peace: Jerusalem and Belfast since 1994. London and New York: Routledge.
Bollens, S. A. 2012. City and Soul in Divided Societies. Oxford and New York: Routledge.
Recent Courses Taught
History and theory of planning, land use policy, international divided cities, and urban inequality.
Professor Emeritus (retired 7/2024)