Publications
Why Share? An Analysis of the Sources of Power-Sharing after Conflict. Conditionally accepted at Journal of Peace Research.
PDF | Appendix
"Nationality, Gender, and Deployments at the Local Level: Introducing the RADPKO Dataset." Forthcoming at International Peacekeeping. With Patrick Hunnicutt.
PDF | RADPKO data access.
"What is the Mechanism Underlying Audience Costs? Incompetence, Belligerence, and Inconsistency." Journal of Peace Research. Vol 56, No. 4 (July 2019). With Nicholas Sambanis.
PDF | Replication Files | Online Appendix
I wrote about this research on the Duck of Minerva.
"Does Electoral Proximity Affect Security Policy?" Journal of Politics. Vol 77, No. 3 (July 2015). With Nikolay Marinov and Josh Robbins.
PDF | PDF with supplementary analyses | Replication Files
This research was also featured on the Empirical Studies of Conflict.
"Correspondence: Reevaluating Foreign-Imposed Regime Change.” International Security. Vol. 38, No. 3 (Winter 2013/2014).
PDF | Replication Files
Manuscripts Under Review
Perceptions of Bias and Local-Level Peacekeeping: How UN Peacekeepers Prevent the Violent Escalation of Local Disputes.
This paper is part of a broader book project. A description of the project and a chapter outline can be found here.
More Security, More Legitimacy? Effective Governance as a Source of State Legitimacy in Areas of Limited Statehood. With Eric Stollenwerk.
Abstract | Please contact me for a copy of the latest draft.
Manuscripts In Preparation
Non-Combatants or Counter-Insurgents? The Strategic Logic of Violence against UN Peacekeepers. With Patrick Hunnicutt.
How UN Peacebuilding Unintentionally Incentivizes Local-Level Violence.
Peaceful Coexistence? Soviet-Led Foreign-Imposed Regime Change.
Abstract | Please contact me for a copy of the latest draft.
Work-in-Progress
Local Solutions to Local Problems? Evaluating the Effectiveness of Educational Programs to Reduce Interethnic Tensions and Local Violence. With Allison Grossman and Niloufer Siddiqui. Funded by Innovation for Poverty Action's Peace and Recovery Program.
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Can Religion Reduce Support for Violence? Evidence from Intercommunal Conflict in Burkina Faso. With Allison Grossman and Niloufer Siddiqui. Funded by the Weidenbaum Center at Washington University in St. Louis.
Capacity-Building as a Means for Sustainable Peace: An Investigation of the Relationship between Electricity Blackouts and Violent Protest in Liberia. With Patrick Hunnicutt. Funded by the Folke Bernadotte Academy.
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Diversifying Publics in International Relations: A New Framework for Analyzing Audience Costs within a Changing Social Context.
With Elana Resnick.
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Commentary and Policy Reports
"Mali Country Report: Risks from the EU's Southern Border." EU-LISTCO. January 2020.
Why Audiences (Mostly) Don't Care about Reputation in Foreign Policy. The Duck of Minerva. September 7, 2019.
Democracies' Electoral Compromise. The National Interest. July 29, 2015. With Nikolay Marinov.
