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2015 Wildavsky Forum for Public Policy: Goodbye to Pluralism? Studying Power in Contemporary American Politics

Paul Pierson

Event Event: 2015 Aaron Wildavsky Forum: Goodbye to Pluralism? Studying Power in Contemporary American Politics

Date Date: April 9, 2015

Duration Duration: 80 minutes

GSPP presents the 2015 Aaron Wildavsky Forum on Public Policy: "Goodbye to Pluralism? Studying Power in Contemporary American Politics" with Professor Paul Pierson

There’s a well-grounded consensus that political resources in the U.S. are increasingly unequal, yet most political scientists find little evidence that the vast expansion of lobbying and campaign contributions makes much difference. Resolving this requires a re-examination of old debates about political power. Results bolster the case for those who see growing tendencies towards oligarchy in the U.S.