This article reviews the key role that case study methods have played in the study of
international relations (IR) in the United States. Case studies in the IR subfield are not the …

The world is experiencing urgent and interconnected problems on many social as well as
environmental fronts. Resource shortages, demographic realities, and planetary boundaries …

The first edition of Research Methods in International Relations was published in 2015, at a
time when there were few introductory International Relations (IR) textbooks that introduced …

The Paradox of Traditional Chiefs in Democratic Africa shows that unelected traditional
leaders can facilitate democratic responsiveness. Ironically, chiefs' undemocratic character …

Sets out a comprehensive framework of analysis for security studies, examining the
distinctive character and dynamics of security in five sectors: military, political, economic …

Democratic states are in general about as conflict-and war-prone as nondemocracies, but
democracies have rarely clashed with one another in violent conflict. We first show that …

The article reviews the literature on the relationship between democracy and armed conflict,
internal as well as interstate. The review points to several similarities between how …

This is RJ Rummel's fourth book in a series devoted to genocide and government mass
murder, or what he calls democide. He presents the primary results, in tables and figures, as …

It is widely accepted that democracies are less conflict prone, if only with other democracies.
Debate persists, however, about the causes underlying liberal peace. This article offers a …

As the twentieth century draws to a close, it is time to look back on an epoch of widespread
turmoil, including two world wars, the end of the colonial era in world history, and a large …