Central-Regional Relations in Multi-Tier Systems
How multi-tier parties and administrations balance central control with regional autonomy in autocracies and democracies.
Nets & Orgs Research Streams
Research Streams organize the lab's continuing programs of inquiry. Choose an Analytic Approach to explore the political phenomena or text-analysis methods that connect our databases, publications, researchers, and grants.
Political Economy of Critical Sectors
How states, firms, and political actors organize control over strategic markets, industries, and resources.
Elite Management in Autocracies
How authoritarian leaders recruit, organize, monitor, rotate, and discipline political elites.
Political Family Ties
How family relationships connect political careers, offices, parties, and governing institutions.
Inter-Elite Patronage and Brokerage
How elites broker access, distribute opportunities, and sustain patronage across political and social networks.