Samuel PowerLecturer in Corruption Analysis (Sussex European Institute)
Research
Corruption, campaign financing, digital campaigning, comparative politics, British politics
Journal articles and book chapters
Dommett, K. and Power, S. (2019), 'The Political Economy of Facebook Advertising: Election Spending, Regulation and Targeting Online', Political Quarterly, 90(2): 257-265.
Power, S. (2019), ‘A political science perspective: from debate to détente’, in Seabrook, J. (ed.), Corruption, Social Sciences and the Law: Exploration Across the Disciplines, (Abingdon: Routledge).
Power, S. (2017), "The British party funding regime at a critical juncture? Applying new institutional analysis", Politics, 37(2): 134-150.
Power, S. (2016), "What do you do when the voters are wrong? Party funding reform", in Cowley, P. and Ford R. (eds.), More Sex, Lies and the Ballot Box: Another 50 things you need to know about elections (London: Biteback)
Reports
Dommett, K. and Power, S. (2019), The Challenges of Studying Digital Campaigning, (London: The British Academy)
Dommett, K. and Power, S. (2018), The Membership Journey: Understanding and Boosting Membership Today, (Sheffield: Sheffield Solutions)
Blogs
Dommett, K. and Power, S. (2019), "What we know about how political parties use Facebook advertising - and what we don't", The Conversation
Power, S. (2019), "How do MPs Best Represent What 'The People' Want On Brexit? Here Are Just Three Ways", Huffington Post
Power, S. (2018), "Arron Banks investigated over £8m given to the Brexit campaign - what can this even buy you?", The Conversation
Dommett, K. and Power, S. (2018), "Three questions you should be asking about data-driven political campaigning", The British Academy
Dommett, K. and Power, S. (2018), "Membership organisations: how to boost numbers and activate engagement", LSE: British Politics and Policy
Power, S. (2018), “The financial health of British political parties: what the latest data tells us”, LSE: British Politics and Policy
Power, S. (2018), “Brexit campaigners fined: what rules did they break and does it make the vote invalid?”, The Conversation
Power, S. and Dommett, K. (2018), "Labour Live is exactly what political parties should be doing", LabourList
Power, S. and Dommett, K. (2018), "How the SNP just gained 5,000 new members - and how other parties can do the same", New Statesman
Power, S. (2018), "Russian influence in the Brexit vote? We don’t really know how to deal with that", The Conversation
Power, S. (2018), "British election spending laws explained - and why they need updating", The Conversation
Power, S. (2017), "Q+A: why is Vote Leave under investigation for its Brexit spending", The Conversation
Power, S. (2017) "Is it time to rethink party funding?", Political Studies Association: Political Insight
Power, S. (2017) "No charges in Conservative party election spending affair – here’s why", The Conversation
Power, S. (2017) "Q+A: how the Conservatives landed a £70,000 fine after an expenses scandal", The Conversation
Power, S. (2017) "Living the Legislature: Teaching Congressional politics through simulation", Political Studies Association: Political Insight
Power, S. (2017) "The funding of politics in Great Britain - an issue transformed", LSE: British Politics and Policy
Power, S. (2016) "Kate Bush, Theresa May and the trouble with political partisanship", The Conversation
Power, S. (2016) "Why a World Series win for Cleveland tonight could help tip a swing state to Hillary Clinton", LSE: United States Politics and Policy
Power, S. (2016) "Big money, politics and public opinion; a difficult mixture", Sussex Centre for the Study of Corruption
Power, S. (2016) "How British party finance might have changed for good", Politics
Power, S. (2016) "Huge rise in membership figures show Corbyn's strength", The Conversation
Power, S. (2016) "We hold these truths to be self evident": common misperceptions about money in US politics, Politics@Sussex
Power, S. (2016) "Explained: The Conservative election expenses saga", New Statesman
Power, S. (2016) "The Conservative election expenses saga explained", The Conversation
Power, S. (2016) "The London Anti-Corruption Summit: one good day is not enough", LSE: European Politics and Policy
Power, S. (2015) "What are the benfits of campaign finance reform?", The Washington Post
Power, S. (2015) "Of nuclear zombie blasters and party funding", Sussex Centre for the Study of Corruption
Power, S. (2015), "Party funding in Britain has been changed by the 'Joyce Affair' forever and so might our understanding of how reform occurs", Democratic Audit
Power, S. (2015), "A golden moment for political funding reform could be about to slip by", The Conversation
Power, S. (2015), "Why using public opinion to reform party funding is a bad idea", The Conversation
Power, S. (2015), "Political Parties, Public Funding and Unintended Consequences", Sussex Centre for the Study of Corruption
Power, S. (2015), "Cleaning up Westminster, a bitter (but necessary) pill to swallow", The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Anti-Corruption
Power, S. (2014), "Could state funding help fix Britain's flailing political parties?", The Conversation
Power, S. (2014), "The financing of politics - corrupt, whichever way you look at it?", Political Studies Association: Political Insight
Power, S. (2014), "The funding of politics and the challenge of tackling corruption", Sussex Centre for the Study of Corruption