2016

Hultman L, Kathman JD, Shannon M.  Conflict Management and Peace Science. 33 (3) (July 01, 2016): 231-249.Abstract:How do the qualities of United Nations peacekeeping operations (PKOs) influence the duration of peace after civil wars? Recent

Brown DS, Brown JC, Brown C. LAND USE POLICY. 54 (July 01, 2016): 331-338.AbstractResearchers are increasingly interested in understanding the impact of contentious social processes on land change. In the Brazilian Amazon, there are often

Bearce DH, Eldredge CD, Jolliff BJ. INTERNATIONAL STUDIES QUARTERLY. 60 (2) (June 01, 2016): 307-316.Abstract:This article examines the trade effect of flexibility design features within preferential trading arrangements (PTAs). Using a gravity

Baker A, Scarritt JR, Mozaffar S. DEMOCRATIZATION. 23 (5) (August 01, 2016): 838-861.Abstract:Ethnic fragmentation is largely presumed to be bad for democracy. However, many African countries belie this claim, as democracy has recently sprouted in

Baker A, Ames B, Sokhey AE, Renno LR.  JOURNAL OF POLITICS. 78 (1) (January 01, 2016): 197-213.Abstract:What happens to partisanship when a party undergoes rapid and visible elite-led changes that dilute its traditional brand? We address

Wright GD, Andersson KP, Gibson CC, Evans TP. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 113 (52) (December 27, 2016): 14958-14963.Abstract:Policy makers around the world tout decentralization as an effective

Andersson K, Lawrence D, Zavaleta J, Guariguata MR. Environmental Management. 57 (1) (January 2016): 123-136.Abstract: Tree plantations play a controversial role in many nations’ efforts to balance goals for economic development, ecological

Dissertation: It Takes More than a Village: Governance & Public Services in Developing CountriesCommittee: Krister Andersson (Chair), Anand Sokhey, Carew Boulding, Andy Baker, Jane MenkenMajor Fields: Comparative PoliticsPh.D. 

Dissertation: Advanced Search than Others?: An Explanation for PTA Bargaining DelayCommittee: David Bearce (Chair), Amy Liu, Megan Shannon, Moonhawk Kim, Andy BakerMajor Fields: International RelationsPh.D. 2016Associate Professor,

Dissertation: Drinking Water Provistion in Rural ChineCommittee: Andy Baker (Chair), Tim Weston, Amy Liu, Krister Andersson, David BrownMajor Fields: Comparative PoliticsPh.D. 2016Associate Professor, University of Iowa