Domestic Politics and International Relations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6274802 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bruce Bueno De Mesquita (0000-0001-8582-8330, Hoover Institution, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-9 |
| Publication date | 2002-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Studies Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-8833 • E-ISSN: 1468-2478 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1468-2478.00220 |
| OpenAlex | W2022232257 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 39 |
| References cited | 22 |
In reviewing the history of portions of international studies I reflect on how we might best advance knowledge. I dwell on two issues: questions of method and the urgency of refocusing our efforts on leaders and domestic affairs as the centerpiece for understanding the world of international relations. I argue that scientific progress is best made by combining three methodological approaches in our research: formal, mathematical logic to ensure internal consistency in arguments about complex and contingent relations among variables; case studies and archival research to evaluate verisimilitude between theory and action; and statistical analysis to establish the generality of the hypothesized relations among variables. Often such methodologically diverse and progressive research will best be accomplished by encouraging collaboration rather than by perpetuating the current norm of penalizing co-authorship especially among junior scholars. I offer concrete examples of advances in knowledge achieved through the employment of mathematical reasoning and statistical analysis as many have cast doubts about the substantive contributions of these particular approaches. My perspective is, of course, personal and may not be shared by many others. I set out my thoughts, therefore, with the hope that they will stimulate constructive debate and dialogue and that they will serve to integrate diverse approaches to international affairs
Consistency (knowledge bases · Constructive · Economics · Epistemology · Generality · International relations · International relations theory · International studies · Management · Management science · Norm (philosophy · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Set (abstract data type · Social science · Sociology · Verisimilitude · Computer Science · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security · Political Conflict and Governance
Simulating the Foreign Policy Decision-Making Process in the Undergraduate Classroom
A Foreign Policy Analysis Perspective on the Domestic Politics Turn in IR Theory
Reputation and Civil War
Not In Their Name
IR in the Middle East
Domestic Political Pressures and the Formulation of Kuwaiti Foreign Policy
Politics matters! Political will as a critical condition for implementing the sustainable development goals
The Research of the Foreign Relations of the Afghanistan Taliban during the First Administration
Modeling Foreign Policy and Ethnic Conflict
Scholarly Research on U.S.-Latin American Relations
Domestic hurdles for system-driven behavior
Foreign Policy Analysis and Globalization
Science, Empiricism, and Tolerance in the Study of Foreign Policymaking
Feminist IR Theory and Quantitative Methodology
Foreign Policy Analysis in the Twenty-First Century
Foreign Policymaking and Group Dynamics
Crisis Studies and Foreign Policy Analysis
Foreign Policy Analysis and Globalization
Beyond the gap
State–society relations and foreign policy change
The Pugnacious and the Pacific
Over the threshold
The Myth of Non-interference
Towards a Critical Theory of Democratic Peace
Has Africa Got Anything to Say? African Contributions to the Theoretical Development of International Relations
A coalition approach to trade policymaking in the United States
Domestic Politics and U.S. Foreign Policy
Running away from Weltschmerz
Exploring Communities of Practice from an Informality Perspective
Impact of the Political Context on Foreign Policy Decision‐Making
Globalization, Development, and International Institutions
The USA and Global Environmental Policy
Reducing Uncertainty
How Do People Evaluate Foreign Aid To ‘Nasty’ Regimes
The Logic of Japan's Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with Asean
Domestic struggles and strategic alignment
The Hidden Diplomatic History of Argentine-Brazilian Integration
Responsibility for states' actions
Building relations
Democracy and Coercive Diplomacy
Grasping the Democratic Peace
The Logic of Political Survival
Realist and cultural critiques of the democratic peace
Brothers under the Skin
The Value of Biased Information
Regime Types and International Conflict, 1816-1976
Dangerous Dyads
Domestic Structure, Decisional Constraints, and War
Alliance Formation and War
The Classical Liberals Were Right
Party Discipline as a Determinant of the Endogenous Formation of Tariffs
When Do Power Shifts Lead to War
War and the Survival of Political Leaders
Normative and Structural Causes of Democratic Peace, 1946-1986
Democracy and the Peaceful Settlement of International Conflict
The Evolutionary Stability of Cooperation
Domestic Opposition and Signaling in International Crises
An Institutional Explanation of the Democratic Peace
Domestic Political Audiences and the Escalation of International Disputes
| Unique citing works | 39 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,7 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2025 (23) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 38 |