A wide class of economic exchanges, such as bribery and compensated adoption, are
considered morally disreputable precisely because they are seen as economic exchanges …

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 …

What is the relationship between changes in interest group resources and the proposal and
adoption of state policy? Using a dataset of proposed and enacted teacher policies across …

That transparency is a powerful check on corruption is an article of faith among many
reformers, but in fact such benefits are elusive. Transparency can underwrite general …

The sociology of campaign finance overwhelmingly focuses on donation patterns and ties
between donors, lobbyists, and candidates. However, less attention has been paid to …

In the 2020 election, candidates for the US House raised more than 8.7 billion dollars, and
about 80 percent of it originated from contributors living outside members' congressional …

The challenge of dealing with poverty is an enduring problem across all societies, yet the
levels of poverty and who society deem as poor vary greatly across different countries …

Donors influence state policy development through campaign contributions to legislative
candidates. To curb this influence, states rely on disclosure requirements, campaign …

Using power structure research, this paper explores one of the barriers to climate legislation
in the US—interest group politics. Specifically, it analyzes how different groups leverage …