Game Changers: How Dark Money and Super PACs Are Transforming U.S. Campaigns (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781538136171)

Henrik M. Schatzinger is associate professor and chair of politics and government at Ripon College, where he teaches and conducts research on interest groups and money in politics. He is also codirector of the Center for Politics and the People at Ripon College, which organizes numerous events to promote constructive political debate. Schatzinger's research has examined the timing of campaign contributions and as a research analyst for the Campaign Finance Institute (2008-9), he has examined how democracy can be strengthened through small donors and volunteers. A new article coauthored by Schatzinger on lobbying for federal contracts is forthcoming in Social Science Quarterly. Schatzinger is teaching courses on campaigns and elections, interest groups, and money in politics.

Steven E. Martin is professor of communication and chair of the department at Ripon College, in Ripon, WI. He has published book chapters and articles about Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's discourse about public unions, the labor movement's use of visual rhetoric as counter-propaganda, and the controversies surrounding NFL players' decisions to kneel during the national anthem. He teaches courses on the First Amendment, political campaign communication, American public address, environmental communication, media and society, and public speaking. He holds degrees from Colorado State University (M.A.) and The Pennsylvania State University (Ph.D.).