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In 1989, Berry and Wilcox argued that the combination of America’s two party system, the 1960s de... more In 1989, Berry and Wilcox argued that the combination of America’s two party system, the 1960s decline in party organizations, and the 1974 changes in election law had placed interest group politics at the center of American policymaking. However, the evidence of any causal chain flowing from interest group donations to legislative votes remains enigmatic. Interest groups tend to support members whose roll–call votes are already predictable on the basis of ideology, which we would not expect in vote-buying scenarios. Some of this evidence suggests interest group resources simply provide a legislative subsidy to supportive members. On the other hand, much interest group influence occurs at the committee level, where members may self-select into smaller components of the ideological spectrum. Such scenarios might lead researchers to underestimate interest group influence. On either side, little of the existing literature addresses whether interest groups affect the way members underst...
This dissertation advances the state of knowledge on interest group influence in congressional co... more This dissertation advances the state of knowledge on interest group influence in congressional committees. Portions of this work have been delivered at the American Political Science Association Annual Meetings. In 2015, this dissertation received the Joseph L. Fisher Award for best dissertation in public policy.
The President's Budget Submission to Congress
This paper was prepared for the Sixth Annual Meeting of the Political Networks Section of the Ame... more This paper was prepared for the Sixth Annual Meeting of the Political Networks Section of the American Political Science Association (APSA).
This is a gentle introduction to Social Networks, with applications to the study of interest grou... more This is a gentle introduction to Social Networks, with applications to the study of interest groups in political science.
Prepared for Delivery at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, W... more Prepared for Delivery at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C., August 28-31, 2014.
Prepared for delivery at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the North American Regional Science Association International, Washington, D.C., November 18-21, 2014.
Network Analyses by Maurice Champagne
Proceedings of the Sixth Annual Meeting of the Political Networks Section of the American Political Science Association (APSA)
Book Reviews by Maurice Champagne
website by Maurice Champagne
APSA Political Networks Conference Archives by Maurice Champagne
In 1989, Berry and Wilcox argued that the combination of America’s two party system, the 1960s de... more In 1989, Berry and Wilcox argued that the combination of America’s two party system, the 1960s decline in party organizations, and the 1974 changes in election law had placed interest group politics at the center of American policymaking. However, the evidence of any causal chain flowing from interest group donations to legislative votes remains enigmatic. Interest groups tend to support members whose roll–call votes are already predictable on the basis of ideology, which we would not expect in vote-buying scenarios. Some of this evidence suggests interest group resources simply provide a legislative subsidy to supportive members. On the other hand, much interest group influence occurs at the committee level, where members may self-select into smaller components of the ideological spectrum. Such scenarios might lead researchers to underestimate interest group influence. On either side, little of the existing literature addresses whether interest groups affect the way members underst...
This dissertation advances the state of knowledge on interest group influence in congressional co... more This dissertation advances the state of knowledge on interest group influence in congressional committees. Portions of this work have been delivered at the American Political Science Association Annual Meetings. In 2015, this dissertation received the Joseph L. Fisher Award for best dissertation in public policy.
The President's Budget Submission to Congress
This paper was prepared for the Sixth Annual Meeting of the Political Networks Section of the Ame... more This paper was prepared for the Sixth Annual Meeting of the Political Networks Section of the American Political Science Association (APSA).
This is a gentle introduction to Social Networks, with applications to the study of interest grou... more This is a gentle introduction to Social Networks, with applications to the study of interest groups in political science.
Prepared for Delivery at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, W... more Prepared for Delivery at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C., August 28-31, 2014.
Prepared for delivery at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the North American Regional Science Association International, Washington, D.C., November 18-21, 2014.
Proceedings of the Sixth Annual Meeting of the Political Networks Section of the American Political Science Association (APSA)
The Sons of Oprah scholarship program has provided scholarship funding for over 400 men. Here we ... more The Sons of Oprah scholarship program has provided scholarship funding for over 400 men. Here we thanked Oprah for her support on the Oprah Winfrey Show finale.
