My areas of research are regional integration processes and the domestic security externalities of economic interdependence. Please e-mail me for a copy of my research statement. Below is a list of my published research, manuscripts under review, and working papers.
Peer-Reviewed Publications:
"Closing the book on Africa's First Generation Coups," African Studies Quarterly (forthcoming) (with Jonathan Powell).
"Migration and Public Trust in the Commonwealth of Independent States," Regional & Federal Studies 28, no. 4 (2018): 523-541(with Yoshiharu Kobayashi).
“Opening Up or Digging In? Failed Coups, Democratization, and Authoritarian Entrenchment,” African Affairs (forthcoming) (with Jonathan Powell and Gary Smith).
"Economic Interdependence and Post-Coup Democratization," Democratization 24, no. 5 (2017): 819-838 (with Jonathan Powell).
*Reprinted in Kuehn, David (editor). The Military’s Impact on Democratic Development: Midwives or Gravediggers of Democracy? (2018) New York, NY: Routledge.
"Political and economic effects of sanctions on targeted States." In Quentin Michel, Odette Jankowitsch-Prevor and Sylvain Paile-Calvo (Eds.) Controlling the trade of strategic goods: Sanctions and Penalties. European Studies Unit (University of Liege). August 2016.
"Colonial Ties and Civil Conflict Intervention: Clarifying the Causal Mechanisms," Conflict Management and Peace Science DOI: 10.1177/0738894216655514 (2016) (with Szymon Stojek). Online Appendix.
“Investing in Stability: Economic Interdependence, Coups d’etat, and the Capitalist Peace,” Journal of Peace Research 53.4 (2016): 525-538 (with Jonathan Powell).
"Adding Trade To The Equation: Multilevel Model Of Biased Civil War Interventions," Journal of Peace Research 15.2 (2015): 228-242 (with Szymon Stojek).
"Leadership Change and the Power of Domestic Audiences: A Game Theoretic Account of Escalation and De-escalation in Civil Conflicts," African Security 7.2 (2014): 110-134 (with Cale D. Horne).
"Regional Integration and the Challenge of Overlapping Memberships on Trade," Journal of International Relations and Development 17.4 (2014): 522-544.
"Regional Attachment and Support for European Integration," European Union Politics 14.2 (2013): 206-227.
"Regional Integration and Nuclear Energy in Africa," African Security Review 21.4 (2012): 38-50.
Other Publications:
"Civil Conflict Intervention: The Dividend of Economic Ties?" Political Violence @ a Glance. (2015) (with Szymon Stojek).
"It’s been one year since Zimbabwe toppled Mugabe. Why isn’t it a democracy yet?" Monkey Cage. (2018) (with Jonathan Powell).
Manuscripts under Review:
“European Union Membership Status and Decentralization: A Top-Down Approach” (revise & resubmit)
Working Papers:
"Public Opinion and Regional Integration in East Africa."
"Preference Heterogeneity and the Depth of Regional Integration."
"Public Perceptions towards China in sub-Saharan Africa" (with Yoshiharu Kobayashi).
"The Good Coup Thesis Revisited" (with Jonathan Powell).
"Regional Organizations and Coups in Africa" (with Jonathan Powell).
Peer-Reviewed Publications:
"Closing the book on Africa's First Generation Coups," African Studies Quarterly (forthcoming) (with Jonathan Powell).
"Migration and Public Trust in the Commonwealth of Independent States," Regional & Federal Studies 28, no. 4 (2018): 523-541(with Yoshiharu Kobayashi).
“Opening Up or Digging In? Failed Coups, Democratization, and Authoritarian Entrenchment,” African Affairs (forthcoming) (with Jonathan Powell and Gary Smith).
"Economic Interdependence and Post-Coup Democratization," Democratization 24, no. 5 (2017): 819-838 (with Jonathan Powell).
*Reprinted in Kuehn, David (editor). The Military’s Impact on Democratic Development: Midwives or Gravediggers of Democracy? (2018) New York, NY: Routledge.
"Political and economic effects of sanctions on targeted States." In Quentin Michel, Odette Jankowitsch-Prevor and Sylvain Paile-Calvo (Eds.) Controlling the trade of strategic goods: Sanctions and Penalties. European Studies Unit (University of Liege). August 2016.
"Colonial Ties and Civil Conflict Intervention: Clarifying the Causal Mechanisms," Conflict Management and Peace Science DOI: 10.1177/0738894216655514 (2016) (with Szymon Stojek). Online Appendix.
“Investing in Stability: Economic Interdependence, Coups d’etat, and the Capitalist Peace,” Journal of Peace Research 53.4 (2016): 525-538 (with Jonathan Powell).
"Adding Trade To The Equation: Multilevel Model Of Biased Civil War Interventions," Journal of Peace Research 15.2 (2015): 228-242 (with Szymon Stojek).
"Leadership Change and the Power of Domestic Audiences: A Game Theoretic Account of Escalation and De-escalation in Civil Conflicts," African Security 7.2 (2014): 110-134 (with Cale D. Horne).
"Regional Integration and the Challenge of Overlapping Memberships on Trade," Journal of International Relations and Development 17.4 (2014): 522-544.
"Regional Attachment and Support for European Integration," European Union Politics 14.2 (2013): 206-227.
"Regional Integration and Nuclear Energy in Africa," African Security Review 21.4 (2012): 38-50.
Other Publications:
"Civil Conflict Intervention: The Dividend of Economic Ties?" Political Violence @ a Glance. (2015) (with Szymon Stojek).
"It’s been one year since Zimbabwe toppled Mugabe. Why isn’t it a democracy yet?" Monkey Cage. (2018) (with Jonathan Powell).
Manuscripts under Review:
“European Union Membership Status and Decentralization: A Top-Down Approach” (revise & resubmit)
Working Papers:
"Public Opinion and Regional Integration in East Africa."
"Preference Heterogeneity and the Depth of Regional Integration."
"Public Perceptions towards China in sub-Saharan Africa" (with Yoshiharu Kobayashi).
"The Good Coup Thesis Revisited" (with Jonathan Powell).
"Regional Organizations and Coups in Africa" (with Jonathan Powell).