Link to my CV.
Book:
War and Democratic Constraint: How the Public Influences Foreign Policy (2015), Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press (with Matthew Baum)
Politicians and scholars have long argued that democracies behave differently when it comes to international affairs. The question is, why? In this book we argue that democratic constraint on leaders’ foreign policy preferences emerges only when institutions allow for a vibrant and independent political opposition that can reach the voting population through the media.
- ISSF Roundtable with Elizabeth Saunders, Sarah Croco, Christopher Gelpi, Thomas Scotto
Chapters and Articles:
“Sizing Up the Adversary: Leader Attributes, Credibility, and Reciprocation in International Conflict” (with Michael Horowitz, Todd Sechser, and Allan Stam) Journal of Conflict Resolution (2018) vol. 62, no. 10, pp.2180-2204.
"Tactical Diversity in Militant Violence” (with Michael Horowitz and Evan Perkoski) International Organization, (2018) vol. 72, no. 1, pp. 139-171.
“Lame-Duck Foreign Policy” Presidential Studies Quarterly, (2016) vol. 46, no. 4, pp. 849-867.
“Presidential Leadership in American Foreign Policy” (2017) in Leadership in American Politics, Jeffrey Jenkins and Craig Volden, Editors. University of Kansas Press.
“Globalization, Interdependence, and Major Power Accommodation” (2016) in Accommodating Rising Powers: Past, Present and Future, T.V. Paul, Editor. Cambridge University Press.
“Explaining Terrorism: Leadership Deficits and Militant Group Tactics” International Organization (2015) vol. 69, no. 2, pp. 311-342 (with Max Abrahms).
“Looking for Audience Costs in all the Wrong Places: Electoral Institutions, Media Access and Democratic Constraint” Journal of Politics, (2014) vol. 76, no. 1, pp. 167-181 (with Matthew Baum).
- Online Appendix
"Allying to Kill: Terrorist Intergroup Cooperation and the Consequences for Lethality" Journal of Conflict Resolution, (2014) vol. 58, no. 2, pp. 199-225.
“Electoral Margins and American Foreign Policy” International Studies Quarterly (2013) vol. 57, no. 3. pp. 505-518.
“Terrorism In China: Growing Threats with Global Implications” Strategic Studies Quarterly (2013) vol. 7 no. 4, pp. 61-83.
“Trade and Volatility at the Core and Periphery of the Global Economy” International Studies Quarterly (2012) vol. 56, no. 4, pp. 793-800 (with Julia Gray).
“Media, Audience Costs and the Democratic Peace” Political Communication (2010), vol. 27, no. 4, pp. 453 (with Matthew Baum).
“Methods of Foreign Policy Analysis” in International Studies Compendium Project, R. A. Denemark ed. (2010) (Blackwell: Oxford).
“The Relationship Between Mass Media, Public Opinion and Foreign Policy: Toward a Theoretical Synthesis” Annual Review of Political Science (2008) vol. 11, pp. 39-65 (with Matthew Baum).
“Does Experience Matter? American Presidential Experience, Age, and International Conflict” Journal of Conflict Resolution (2007) vol. 51, no. 3, pp. 351-78.
In Progress (Selected):
Book:
War and Democratic Constraint: How the Public Influences Foreign Policy (2015), Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press (with Matthew Baum)
Politicians and scholars have long argued that democracies behave differently when it comes to international affairs. The question is, why? In this book we argue that democratic constraint on leaders’ foreign policy preferences emerges only when institutions allow for a vibrant and independent political opposition that can reach the voting population through the media.
- ISSF Roundtable with Elizabeth Saunders, Sarah Croco, Christopher Gelpi, Thomas Scotto
Chapters and Articles:
“Sizing Up the Adversary: Leader Attributes, Credibility, and Reciprocation in International Conflict” (with Michael Horowitz, Todd Sechser, and Allan Stam) Journal of Conflict Resolution (2018) vol. 62, no. 10, pp.2180-2204.
"Tactical Diversity in Militant Violence” (with Michael Horowitz and Evan Perkoski) International Organization, (2018) vol. 72, no. 1, pp. 139-171.
“Lame-Duck Foreign Policy” Presidential Studies Quarterly, (2016) vol. 46, no. 4, pp. 849-867.
“Presidential Leadership in American Foreign Policy” (2017) in Leadership in American Politics, Jeffrey Jenkins and Craig Volden, Editors. University of Kansas Press.
“Globalization, Interdependence, and Major Power Accommodation” (2016) in Accommodating Rising Powers: Past, Present and Future, T.V. Paul, Editor. Cambridge University Press.
“Explaining Terrorism: Leadership Deficits and Militant Group Tactics” International Organization (2015) vol. 69, no. 2, pp. 311-342 (with Max Abrahms).
“Looking for Audience Costs in all the Wrong Places: Electoral Institutions, Media Access and Democratic Constraint” Journal of Politics, (2014) vol. 76, no. 1, pp. 167-181 (with Matthew Baum).
- Online Appendix
"Allying to Kill: Terrorist Intergroup Cooperation and the Consequences for Lethality" Journal of Conflict Resolution, (2014) vol. 58, no. 2, pp. 199-225.
“Electoral Margins and American Foreign Policy” International Studies Quarterly (2013) vol. 57, no. 3. pp. 505-518.
“Terrorism In China: Growing Threats with Global Implications” Strategic Studies Quarterly (2013) vol. 7 no. 4, pp. 61-83.
“Trade and Volatility at the Core and Periphery of the Global Economy” International Studies Quarterly (2012) vol. 56, no. 4, pp. 793-800 (with Julia Gray).
“Media, Audience Costs and the Democratic Peace” Political Communication (2010), vol. 27, no. 4, pp. 453 (with Matthew Baum).
“Methods of Foreign Policy Analysis” in International Studies Compendium Project, R. A. Denemark ed. (2010) (Blackwell: Oxford).
“The Relationship Between Mass Media, Public Opinion and Foreign Policy: Toward a Theoretical Synthesis” Annual Review of Political Science (2008) vol. 11, pp. 39-65 (with Matthew Baum).
“Does Experience Matter? American Presidential Experience, Age, and International Conflict” Journal of Conflict Resolution (2007) vol. 51, no. 3, pp. 351-78.
In Progress (Selected):
- “The Direct Election of Senators and the Emergence of the Modern Presidency” (with Thomas Gray and Jeffrey Jenkins) Under Review
- “Censoring Terrorism: How Official Media Covers Political Violence in China” (with Chen Wang) Under Review
- “Diplomacy and the Settlement of International Disputes” (with Julia Gray) Under Review
- “Balancing the Books: How Militant Organizations Compensate for Weaknesses with Alliances” (with Sam Plapinger)
- Elections and American Foreign Policy, book manuscript
- “The Life-Cycle of Terrorist Tactics: Learning from the Case of Hijacking” (with Michael Horowitz and Evan Perkoski).
- “Who Cares About Bluffing? An Observational and Experimental Assessment of Reactions to Risk” (with Matthew Baum)
