Patrick Lynn Rivers is a political scientist and professor who, along with Kai Wood Mah, co-directs the design research practice Afield.

 

Broadly interested in culture, politics and policy, and society, Rivers' interests are reflected in the book Governing Hate and Race in the United States and South Africa as well as peer-reviewed articles appearing in diverse journals like Critical Studies in Media Communication, the South African Law Journal, and Space and Culture. Published writings on contemporary political concerns by Rivers have run as opinion pieces in outlets like the Toronto Star and The Star (Johannesburg) as well as long-form journalism in Briarpatch. 

 

Rivers has a PhD in political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Originally from Miami, he currently lives in Cape Town and Chicago.