Are large corporations able to transcend individual self-interest in favor of a broad class
interest, as suggested by class dominance theorists? Or, has the corporate elite become …

Recent work has offered competing explanations for the long-term evolution of corporate
political action in the United States. In one, scholars have theorized that long-term structural …

How do we make sense of the policy implications of the numerous corporate elites
appointed to positions in government? The board interlock network served as a reliable map …

Scholars and politicians in recent years have become concerned with rising levels of
inequality among Americans, heightened in the aftermath of the 2010 Supreme Court …

Corporate political activity is both a long-standing preoccupation and an area of innovation
for sociologists. We examine the limitations of investigating business unity without focusing …

The biases that private interests can introduce into politics have always been a key concern
for democratic theory. Lobbying in particular has come into the focus of social science …

After half a century of consolidation, managerial control of many large corporations came
under increasing attack during the 1980s. Spearheaded by management buyouts and …

Opposed theories of relations between business and government in advanced capitalist
democracies are predicated on contrary assumptions concerning the capacity of the …

Elite theory critiques of corporate political action rest on the claim that it advances the
political interests of elite status groups. This article examines that claim by investigating the …

The financial system is governed not just by formal rules but also by social relationships that
pervade the elite strata of society. Understanding such dynamics entails understanding …