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 …

Advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) are poised to transform society, national defense, and
the economy by increasing efficiency, precision, and safety. Yet, widespread adoption within …

Social scientists are frequently interested in who is most responsive to a treatment. By
necessity, such moderation experiments often rely on observed moderators, such as …

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 …

Political scientists are increasingly integrating wargames into their research. Either by
fielding original games or by leveraging archival wargame materials, researchers can study …

The consequences of climate change are becoming increasingly visible in the form of more
severe wildfires, hurricanes, and flooding. As the science linking these disasters to climate …

Survey experiments often yield intention-to-treat effects that are either statistically and/or
practically “non-significant.” There has been a commendable shift toward publishing such …

This study addresses the phenomenon of misinformation about misinformation, or politicians
“crying wolf” over fake news. Strategic and false claims that stories are fake news or …

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 …

How does naming and shaming affect public support for compliance with international
agreements? We investigated this question by conducting survey experiments about the …