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David Brady, Assistant Professor, Sociology

Contact Info:

Office Location:	337 Soc/Psych Building
Office Phone:	(919) 660-5760
Email Address:

Teaching (Spring 2010):

• SOCIOL 132A.01, METHODS SOCIAL RESEARCH Synopsis

  Soc/Psych 129, MW 02:50 PM-04:05 PM

• SOCIOL 302.01, WORKSHOP ON SOCIOL RESEARCH

  Soc/Psych 329, M 10:05 AM-12:35 PM

Education:

PhD, Sociology	Indiana University	2001
Executive Training Program	London School of Economics	1998
Certification: Higher Education and Pedagogy	Indiana University	1997
MA, Sociology	Indiana University	1997
BA, Sociology, Cum Laude	University of Minnesota	1994
Spanish Proficiency	Forester Instituto Internacional, San Jose, Costa Rica	1992

Research Interests:

My research focuses on three themes: (1) the measurement of poverty across demographic groups; (2) the sources of poverty and inequality; and, (3) the consequences of globalization. Within each, I use empirical and theoretical approaches, macro- and individual-levels of analysis, and study the U.S. and comparative-historical cases. Work on the first theme advances relative measures of poverty and assesses patterns in poverty with different measures across different countries, the elderly and children, and women and men. Work on the second theme seeks to understand why poverty and inequality levels differ so dramatically across affluent democracies. Much of this work has highlighted how politics and the state shape poverty and inequality independently of demographic, labor market and macroeconomic factors. The third theme examines the consequences of globalization on the labor movement, the welfare state, manufacturing employment, and unionization other social institutions. In addition to these themes, I am broadly interested in political and economic sociology and stratification research. Beyond these topics, I am always interested in hearing about new ideas from students across a host of different sociological subjects. Finally, I teach courses in "Poverty and Society," "Organizations and Management," "Methods of Social Research" and "Comparing States and Markets."

Areas of Interest:

Poverty and Inequality,
Political Sociology,
Comparative/ Historical,
Work and Labor,
Globalization,
Research Methods

Keywords:

International • U.S. • Sociology • Poverty • Globalization • Work • Labor

Curriculum Vitae

Current Ph.D. Students   (Former Students)

• Barry Hill  
• Megan Reynolds  
• Lane Destro  
• David Dietrich  
• Katelin Isaacs  
• Joonkoo Lee  
• Hui Zheng  
• Jennifer Moren-Cross  
• Rebekah Burroway  
• Rebecca Tippett  
• Ryan C. Denniston  
• Nathan D. Martin  
• Dan Ao  
• Yunus Kaya  
• Troy Powell  
• Rebecca Dunning  

Recent Publications   (More Publications)

1. Brady, David, Rich Democracies, Poor People: How Politics Explain Poverty (2009), Oxford University Press [pdf]
2. Brady, David, Andrew S. Fullerton, and Jennifer Moren-Cross, Putting Poverty in Political Context: A Multi-Level Analysis of Working-Aged Poverty Across 18 Affluent Western Democracies, Social Forces, vol. 88 (2009), pp. 271-300 [pdf]
3. Brady, David, Benjamin Sosnaud, and Steven Frenk, The Shifting and Diverging White Working Class in U.S. Presidential Elections, 1972-2004, Social Science Research, vol. 38 (2009), pp. 118-133 [pdf]
4. Brady, David, Yunus Kaya, and Jason Beckfield, Reassessing the Effect of Economic Growth on Well-Being in Less Developed Countries, 1980-2003, Studies in Comparative International Development, vol. 42 (2007), pp. 1-35 [pdf]
5. Martin, Nathan and David Brady, Workers of the Less Developed World Unite? A Multi-Level Analysis of Unionization in Less Developed Countries, American Sociological Review, vol. 72 (2007), pp. 562-584 [pdf]