Sean Byrnes

Sean T. Byrnes is a writer, teacher, and historian. His work explores issues related to US politics, international relations, and global economic inequality. The author of Disunited Nations: US Foreign Policy, Anti-Americanism, and the Rise of the New Right (LSU, 2021), he is currently working on two books. The first, The United States and the Ends of Empire: Decolonization, Hierarchy, and World Order since 1776, explores how decolonization and attendant concepts of race and hierarchy have shaped US interactions with the world since the American Revolution. It is under contract with Bloomsbury Academic. The second, No Guarantee: The Family Assistance Plan and the Transformation of American Politics, 1968-1972, tells the story of the “Family Assistance Plan,” a program for a minimum guaranteed income for all Americans that nearly passed Congress during the Nixon Administration. It is under contract with LSU Press. His work has appeared in The New Republic, Jacobin, International Journal, and US Studies Online. He also hosts conversations with authors on the New Books Network. Sean holds a Ph.D. in history from Emory University and lives in Middle Tennessee. Learn more about his recent work, and get in touch, below.

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Emory University (2008 — 2014)
• B.A. Fordham University (2003 — 2007)
• Severn School