@Article{Box-Steffensmeier:2014,
  author = 	 {Box-Steffensmeier, Janet M. and Dino P. Christenson},
  title = 	 {The Evolution and Formation of Amicus Curiae Networks},
  journal = 	 {Social Networks},
  year = 	 {2014},
  OPTkey = 	 {},
  volume = 	 {36},
  OPTnumber = 	 {},
  pages = 	 {82-96},
  OPTmonth = 	 {},
  OPTnote = 	 {\url{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socnet.2012.07.003}},
  OPTannote = 	 {},
  abstract =     {{This paper sheds light on two age-old questions of interest group behavior: how have interest group coalition strategies changed over time and which factors determine whether interest groups work together? Through the creation of a new network measure of interest group coalitions based on cosigner status to United States Supreme Court amicus curiae briefs, we illuminate the central players and overall charac- teristics of this dynamic network from 1930 to 2009. We present evidence of an increasingly transitive network resembling a host of tightly grouped factions and leadership hub organizations employing mixed coalition strategies. We also model the attribute homophily and structure of the present-day network. We find assortative mixing of interest groups based on industry area, budget, sales and membership.}}
}