Dr. Brian Wampler is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Boise State University where he has taught since earning his Ph.D. at the University of Texas, Austin in 2001. Dr. Wampler was named a Fulbright Scholar by the U.S. State Department and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, and spent the the 2009-2010 academic year conducting research, teaching and lecturing at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Dr. Wampler's main area of research focuses on participatory institutions at the subnational level in Brazil and Latin America. He has multiple scholarly and policy publications on this topic, including a book published by Penn State Press. A secondary area of research involves the behaviors and attitudes of Mexican migrants to Idaho. Wampler teaches courses within the International Relations subfield, including Comparative Politics, Latin American Politics, the Politics of Developing Nations, Latin American Politics Through Film, and American National Government. Dr. Wampler is also the advisor to the local chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, a national honorary association for political science students.
Articles
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Explaining Why Most Mexican Immigrants are Choosing to Remain Permanently in the United States (with Maria Chávez and Francisco I. Pedraza), Latino Studies (2010)
This paper analyzes why some Mexican immigrants, especially undocumented residents, plan to remain permanently in...
Voice, Votes, and Resources: Evaluating the Effect of Participatory Democracy on Well-Being (with Carew Boulding), World Development (2010)
Participatory governance is said to enhance governance, citizens’ empowerment, and the quality of democracy, creating...
Following in the Footsteps of Policy Entrepreneurs: Policy Advocates and Pro Forma Adopters, Journal of Development Studies (2009)
The third wave of democratization has been accompanied by the spread of new institutions that...
When Does Participatory Democracy Deepen the Quality of Democracy? Lessons from Brazil, Comparative Politics (2008)
How and where do participatory institutions contribute to the deepening of democracy? Substantial variation in...
Can Participatory Institutions Promote Pluralism? Mobilizing Low-Income Citizens in Brazil, Studies in Comparative International Development (2007)
Participatory decisionmaking institutions have proliferated across the developing world during the past decade as governments...
Books
Contributions to Books
Expanding Accountability through Participatory Institutions: Mayors, Citizens, and Budgeting in Three Brazilian Municipalities, New Perspectives on Democracy in Latin America: Actors, Institutions and Practices (2009)
Participative Institutions in Brazil: Mayors and the Expansion of Accountability in Comparative Perspective, Widening Democracy: Citizens and Participatory Schemes in Brazil and Chile (2009)
A Guide to Participatory Budgeting, Participatory Budgeting (2007)
This book presents an authoritative guide to the principles and practices of participatory budgeting (PB)....