book: Political Networks

This book, from John Hoven's wish list, looks interesting: Political Networks (Structural Analysis in the Social Sciences) by David Knoke.

Because power is inherently situational, it is potentially unstable. Force, violence, and coercion aside, voluntary compliance may fluctuate markedly over time, even reversing itself dramatically among the same set of actors.

My question: what happens in a school district when voluntary compliance on the part of parents and voters goes into flux?

Of course, we're not precisely talking about "compliance," are we?

Given the parking, privacy, and school visitation restrictions schools routinely impose on parents, there's no need for anyone to comply with much of anything.

hmm....

After checking the index I'm not sure this book has a lot to say about citizens attempting to reform public schools. I find only 3 references to secrecy, transparency, and information management.