My research focuses upon power, politics, and inequality. While my research agenda stems from an overarching interest in the mobilization strategies of right-wing movement and interest groups, this agenda has expanded to more broadly consider how economic elites control and structure policy-making, discourse, and ideology. What strategies do elite actors use to pursue and secure domination? Drawing upon classic theories of power, I use multi-methodological techniques including network analysis, computational text analysis, and historical analysis to expand our understanding of how inequalities are maintained by the legitimation strategies and mobilization efforts of powerful interests. I believe that an understanding of the mechanisms and processes through which power is maintained complements research that articulates patterns of social and environmental inequalities, and provides insight into  strategies useful for mitigation. My research engages fundamental concerns in environmental sociology (on environmental harms and inequalities), in political sociology (on power structures and political economy), and social movements (on the mobilization of right-wing movements and elite interest groups).