Henry Brady
Professor of Political Science
Phone: (510) 642-3008
Office Location: SRC 2538 Channing Way
Office Hours: M,W 11:10-12
Fall 2008 Course: Not teaching in Political Science this term
Director of UC DATA
Professor Brady received his Ph.D. in Economics and Political Science
from MIT in 1980. His areas of interest include Quantitative Methodology,
American and Canadian Politics, and Political Behavior. He teaches
undergraduate courses on political participation and party systems and
graduate courses on advanced quantitative methodology. He is former
president of the Political Methodology Group of the American Political
Science Association. His current research interests include political
participation in America, Estonia, and Russia, the dynamics of public
opinion and political campaigns, the evaluation of social welfare programs,
and the impact of computers on social policy making. Brady has co-authored
two books. Letting the People Decide: Dynamics of a Canadian Election
(1992) won the Harold Adams Innis Award for the best book in the social
sciences published in English in Canada in 1992-1993. Voice and Equality:
Civic Voluntarism in American Politics (1995) was featured in an American
Political Science Review symposium in 1997. Brady has also authored
numerous articles on political participation, political methodology,
the dynamics of public opinion, and other topics.
Areas of Expertise/Interest
- Electoral Politics & Political Participation
- Management Information Systems
- Program Evaluation
- Social Welfare Policy
Link to Professor Brady's School of Public Policy Homepage
