Michael N. Nagler (born January 20, 1937) is an American academic and peace activist.
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He graduated from New York University, and University of California, Berkeley with an M.A. and Ph.D. in Comparative Literature.[1] He is Professor Emeritus at University of California, Berkeley.[2] He founded and was at various times chair of the Peace And Conflict Studies Program.[3]
His work appeared in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.[4]
Nagler has served as the co-Chair of the Peace and Justice Studies Association since 2008.
He is also on the advisory board of FFIPP-USA (Faculty for Israeli-Palestinian Peace-USA), a network of Palestinian, Israeli, and International faculty, and students, working in for an end of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories and just peace.[5]
He is currently president of the Metta Center for Nonviolence Education, an organization which tries to raise public awareness of nonviolence and keep activists informed.[6]
Nagler is also a Contributing Author for the online news and commentary site New Clear Vision.