This essay reviews the literature and origins of the targeted sanctions framework. The
development of smart sanctions has solved many of the political problems that prior efforts at …

▪ Abstract This article surveys the extensive new literature that has brought about a
renaissance of qualitative methods in political science over the past decade. It reviews this …

There is widespread agreement that status or standing in the international system is a critical
element in world politics. The desire for status is recognized as a key factor in nuclear …

Process tracing is a method that aims to trace causal mechanisms as they play out in real-
world cases using in-depth case studies. The analytical focus is on understanding the …

How does forced migration affect the politics of host states and, in particular, how does it
impact states' foreign policy decision-making? The relevant literature on refugee politics has …

In recent years, a widespread consensus has emerged about the necessity of establishing
bridges between quantitative and qualitative approaches to empirical research in political …

This study revisits the task of case selection in case study research, proposing a new
typology of strategies that is explicit, disaggregated, and relatively comprehensive. A …

Much progress has been made recently in developing the business model concept.
However, one issue remains poorly understood, despite its importance for managers, policy …

In this comprehensive reconstruction of causal case study methods, Derek Beach, Rasmus
Brun Pedersen, and their coauthors delineate the ontological and epistemological …

International Organizations as Orchestrators reveals how IOs leverage their limited authority
and resources to increase their effectiveness, power, and autonomy from states …