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 scientists often criticize psychological approaches to the study of politics on the
grounds that many psychological theories were developed on convenience samples of …

Behavioural insights are becoming increasingly popular with policy practitioners. Findings
and methods originally provided by cognitive psychology and later behavioural economics …

A considerable body of work in political science is built upon the assumption that politicians
are more purposive, strategic decision makers than the citizens who elect them. At the same …

This article tests a broad range of cognitive biases branching out from prospect theory in the
context of public policy and management. Results illuminate systematic deviations from …

In modern, policy-heavy democracies, blame games about policy controversies are
commonplace. Despite their ubiquity, blame games are notoriously difficult to study. This …

Risk is a central feature of political decision making. Prospect theory, an empirically correct
theory of choice under risk that deals precisely with this condition, therefore seems to have …

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 …

It is broadly assumed that political elites (eg party leaders) regularly rely on heuristics in their
judgments or decision-making. In this article, I aim to bring together and discuss the …

Designing Experiments for the Social Sciences: How to Plan, Create, and Execute Research
Using Experiments is a practical, applied text for courses in experimental design. The text …