This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program provides $105,538 to Duke University to conduct research on how street-level bureaucracies establish "pseudo-state entities" to circumvent regulatory constraints. The research objectives are to introduce an original theory of how state actors create private organizations to engage in otherwise regulated activities, and to empirically examine the origins, diffusion, and impact of nonprofit foundations and political action committees established by public sector agencies. The project will also integrate educational initiatives, including an online summer academy, (under)graduate courses, and publication opportunities for students and scholars. This 5-year project seeks to advance scientific knowledge at the intersection of organizational sociology and legal sociology. No sub-awards are planned for this award.
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