Corporate involvement in democratic processes typically takes the form of corporate political
activity (CPA). In this paper, I develop a framework of political corruption to explain the …

Legislative member organizations (LMOs)—such as caucuses in the US Congress and
intergroups in the European Parliament—exist in lawmaking bodies around the world …

Research on social networks has become a significant area of investigation in the social
sciences, and social network concepts and tools are widely employed across many …

At this crucial moment in American history, when voting rights could be expanded to include
all citizens, or legislatively limited, this significantly updated edition of Who Rules America …

The public health impact of evidence-based, preventive parenting interventions has been
severely constrained by low rates of participation when interventions are delivered under …

The Entrepreneurial Society framework occupies a central role not only in research but also
in policy discourse. It highlights the important role of new ventures in instigating …

There have been a number of high-profile cases of Congressional bribery over the years.
This was especially true in the 109th House (2005–06), during which ranking members such …

In his seminal text, The Power Elite, C. Wright Mills initially drew critical attention to US state
power, asserting that economic, political, and military elites flow through a revolving door …

The public believes that politicians in the US favor special interests over their constituents
and that our political institutions have become corrupt—and they are right. A growing body of …

The general public is skeptical of our current system of campaign finance and feels that
members of Congress are corrupt. Although the scholarly literature on campaign …