Brian Adams

Brian Adams is a Professor of Political Science at San Diego State University, where he teaches courses on state and local politics, American democracy, and public policy. His research focuses on democratic practices on a local level, exploring how citizens attempt to influence local policy through direct participation and electoral behavior. In three books and over a dozen articles, he has explored issues such as how citizens discuss politics, what issues are most likely to generate citizen interest, the role of money in local elections, and the use of ballot initiatives on the local level. His most recent book, Activism, Majority Rule and Local Democracy, examines how activism can lead to policy outcomes that are countermajoritarian.