Environmental degradation is a typical unintended outcome of collective human behavior.
Hardin's metaphor of the “tragedy of the commons” has become a conceived wisdom that …

This article maps the methodological debate on process tracing and discusses the diverse
variants of process tracing in order to highlight the commonalities beyond diversity and …

Research design is fundamental to all scientific endeavors, at all levels and in all
institutional settings. In many social science disciplines, however, scholars working in an …

Introduction Autistic people may have different educational needs that need to be met to
allow them to develop their full potential. Education and disability policies remain within the …

This book explores the gendered dynamics of institutional innovation, continuity and change
in candidate selection and recruitment. Drawing on the insights of feminist institutionalism, it …

This essay briefly analyzes the introduction of process tracing to the political science and
political economy methodological toolkit. It then proposes a theory-guided variant of process …

In a book full of directly applicable lessons for policymakers, Haley J. Swedlund explores
why foreign aid is delivered in different ways at different times, and why various approaches …

Driven by concerns over the long-term viability and integrity of their communities people
around the world initiate transitions toward sustainability on various levels of society. A …

Despite widespread reference in international development discourses to the importance of
“effective states,” the meaning of effectiveness is often unclear. This article presents a …

The almost universally accepted explanation for the Iraq War is very clear and consistent-the
US decision to attack Saddam Hussein's regime on March 19, 2003 was a product of the …