An innovative and accessible textbook on multimethod and case-study research
Multimethod research has become indispensable to doing social science, and is essential to …

Case Study Research: Principles and Practices aims to provide a general understanding of
the case study method as well as specific tools for its successful implementation. These tools …

A prominent contemporary phenomenon is “backsliding” of democratic countries into (semi-)
authoritarian practices. Importantly, such episodes unfold over time, and often involve …

Political scientists frequently use qualitative evidence to support or evaluate the empirical
applicability of formal models. Despite this widespread practice, neither the qualitative …

In this short paper I offer conceptualizations of history, theory, and their interplay under the
aegis of political economy. My primary argument is that historical political economy (HPE) …

This paper explores the role of asymmetric information as a cause of Russia's 2022 invasion
of Ukraine. In the classic bargaining model of war, negotiations break down when one side …

Does diplomacy affect the prospects of international conflict and cooperation? Systematic
empirical assessment has been hindered by the inferential challenges of separating …

This article examines the effect of leaders' foreign policy preferences on their ability to
pursue and ratify arms control agreements. Does it take a “Nixon to go to China,” with hawks …

Names: Mello, Patrick A., editor.| Ostermann, Falk, editor. Title: Routledge handbook of
foreign policy analysis methods/edited by Patrick A. Mello and Falk Ostermann. Other titles …

How do domestic political considerations constrain or enable the initiation of interstate
wars? We answer this question in the context of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. While …