One of the most important things leaders do is communicate. Though research on leaders'
communication has been active for half a century, to date there has been little effort to review …

Political psychology in international relations (IR) has undergone a dramatic transformation
in the past two decades, mirroring the broader changes occurring in IR itself. This review …

Political scientists often criticize psychological approaches to the study of politics on the
grounds that many psychological theories were developed on convenience samples of …

Over the last 25 years, there has been a noteworthy turn across major International
Relations (IR) theories to include domestic politics and decision-making factors …

Political psychology applies what is known about human psychology to the study of politics.
It examines how people reach political decisions on topics such as voting, party …

Structuralists take note: With an admirably simple theory, sound case selection, meticulous
process tracing, and judicious treatment of alternative explanations, Elizabeth N. Saunders …

Do costly signals work? Despite their widespread popularity, both hands-tying and sunk-cost
signaling have come under criticism, and there's little direct evidence that leaders …

Are good and bad outcomes significantly affected by the decision-making process itself?
Indeed they are, in that certain decision-making techniques and practices limit the ability of …

Political leaders appeal to home audiences as well as 'others' beyond the state's borders.
Using leadership trait analysis, in the example of Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, this paper …

Personality approaches to politics are often criticized for not examining the effect that
institutional role constraints have on individual beliefs and preferences. When leaders …