Publications
"What is the Mechanism Underlying Audience Costs? Incompetence, Belligerence, and Inconsistency." With Nicholas Sambanis. Forthcoming at Journal of Peace Research.
PDF (pre-print) | Online Appendix
"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 | Cite
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 | Cite
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.
Why Share? An Analysis of the Sources of Power-Sharing after Conflict. Revise and Resubmit at Journal of Peace Research.
How UN Peacebuilding Unintentionally Incentivizes Local-Level Violence. Under review.
UN Peacekeeping at the Local-Level: Using Geocoded Data to Assess Diversity, Gender Balance, and Effectiveness. With Patrick Hunnicutt. Under review.
PDF | Please contact me for any requests to use the data.
Manuscripts Available Upon Request
Legitimacy after Conflict? Security Perceptions and State Legitimacy in Liberia. With Eric Stollenwerk.
Please contact me for a copy of the latest draft.
Peaceful Coexistence? Soviet-Led Foreign-Imposed Regime Change.
Please contact me for a copy of the latest draft.
Work-in-Progress
Countering Violent Extremism in Burkina Faso. With Allison Grossman and Niloufer Siddiqui. Funded by Innovation for Poverty Action's Peace and Recovery Program.
Commentary
Democracies' Electoral Compromise. The National Interest. July 29, 2015. With Nikolay Marinov.
