In, Frank Baumgartner and Beth Leech characterized a series of problems in the interest
group research published between 1950 and 1995. In this article, we assess whether recent …

The American conservative movement that began to gain steam in the post–World War II era
had, by the 1980s, emerged as a transformative political force in the United States and the …

Winner of the Lillian Smith Book Award Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist
for the National Book Award The Nation's" Most Valuable Book"“[A] vibrant intellectual …

Dominant narratives-from the Cold War consensus to the War on Terror-have often served
as the foundation for debates over national security. Weaving current challenges, past …

Economics is often described as the most politically influential social science and yet
economic advice is often largely irrelevant to prominent policy debates. We draw on …

During the 2008 election season, politicians from both sides of the aisle promised to rid
government of lobbyists' undue influence. For the authors of Lobbying and Policy Change …

When science adopts the logic of the market American universities today serve as economic
engines, performing the scientific research that will create new industries, drive economic …

Over the past half century, two overarching questions have dominated the study of mass
political behavior: How do ordinary citizens form their political judgments, and how good are …

The conservative movement and especially its think tanks play a critical role in denying the
reality and significance of anthropogenic global warming (AGW), especially by …

When the first edition of this book came out in 2001 (under the title Evidence-based Patient
Choice: Inevitable or Impossible?), it examined the emerging themes of patient choice and …