One of the major developments in political science in the past decade has been the rise of
experiments and surveys on political elites. Yet, the increase in the number of elite studies …

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 …

Every time a major violent act takes place in the United States, a public debate erupts as to
whether it should be considered terrorism. Political scientists have offered a variety of …

When confronted with coercive threats, targets often stand firm rather than back down. We
identify one important yet unrecognized factor that causes actors to resist threats …

When is the public more likely to defer to elites on foreign policy? Existing research suggests
the public takes its cues from co-partisans, but what happens when co-partisans disagree …

Two mechanisms of costly signaling are known in international relations: sinking costs and
tying hands. I show that there exist four mechanisms of costly signaling that are equally …

The study of reputation is one of the foundational topics of modern international relations.
However, fundamental questions remain, including the question of to whom reputations …

A wave of recent scholarship has breathed new life into the study of reputation and
credibility in international politics. In this review article, the authors welcome this …

Political scientists designing experiments often face the question of how abstract or detailed
their experimental stimuli should be. Typically, this question is framed in terms of tradeoffs …