Unveiling power in politics with organization theory and data science.
Our lab studies how power is organized and expressed through two Analytic Approaches.
Networks & Organizations examines relationships among actors, positions, organizations, and institutions.
Text as Data examines how language, media, and documents can be transformed into evidence about political and social life.
Choose an Analytic Approach to explore our research and databases, develop research skills, and find collaboration opportunities.
Explore research on elites, political organizations, and the relationships connecting them.
Browse data on political organizations, institutions, elites, and ties.
Learn to collect, structure, visualize, and analyze relational data.
Contribute to research, databases, and related lab projects.
The Organization of Power Lab is hosting two invited RC18 Political Sociology sessions at the XXI ISA World Congress of Sociology (Gwangju, July 4–10, 2027): one on elite management in North Korea, one on political families in South Korea and Taiwan. We are inviting presenters and discussants.
Evelyn, Brian, and Emily present the lab’s comparative research on political careers, family ties, and electoral success in South Korea and Taiwan.
Introducing a source-linked inventory of 21 South Korean law firms and 7,884 professional profiles, and the next steps toward a legal-career database.
