Career
Originally from Frankfurt, Germany, he is a former president of the International Sociological Association"s Research Committee on Ethnic, Minority and Race Relations. Adam is noted for his work on ethnonationalism, which aims at understanding intergroup conflict and fostering a human rights culture that minimizes bigotry and communal strife. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2000.
The Society wrote of his work: "Mainly drawing upon Nazi Germany and Apartheid South Africa — where he has been involved in facilitating the "negotiated revolution" — his nuanced analysis of anti-Semitism, colonial racism, and Canadian treatment of minorities goes beyond the conventional preaching of tolerance.
Nelson Mandela in prison praised his work.".
