Global politics professor Brian Klaas explores power — from the motives that drive individuals to seek it, to the forms it can take, and the reasons why we choose our leaders.

Abuses of power occur daily. But not all power leads to abuse — some systems seem to function well without leaders seeking to place themselves before the population that elected them.

Is a leader's behavior after receiving power linked to individual traits or the situation that they exist within?

In 2021's Corruptible, the global politics professor Brian Klaas digs deep into questions of power.

Klaas explores the complex relationships between those with and those without power, those who seek power and those who avoid it. Klaas seeks to define the true meaning behind the concept.

Through case studies, interviews, and historical records, Klaas examines the subject of power from all angles — with surprising yet sobering results.