International Studies Quarterly
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International Studies Quarterly - An International Studies Association (ISA) Journal, Editors-in-Chief: Sam Bell, Elena McLean, and Jeffrey Pickering
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"Circular Migration and the Moderation of Social Attitudes" is now published at @isq-jrnl.bsky.social!
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Circular Migration and the Moderation of Social Attitudes
Abstract. Migration creates opportunities for transferring not just wealth but also norms, attitudes, and behaviors from migrant-receiving to migrant-sendi
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August 28, 2025 at 3:29 PM
"Circular Migration and the Moderation of Social Attitudes" is now published at @isq-jrnl.bsky.social!
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New research using African public opinion finds citizens support foreign aid conditions when they distrust their government & trust the donor. These findings reshape our understanding of accountability relations in global governance.
@rickyclark.bsky.social sky.social; @lindsayrdolan.bsky.social
@rickyclark.bsky.social sky.social; @lindsayrdolan.bsky.social
August 18, 2025 at 10:52 AM
New research using African public opinion finds citizens support foreign aid conditions when they distrust their government & trust the donor. These findings reshape our understanding of accountability relations in global governance.
@rickyclark.bsky.social sky.social; @lindsayrdolan.bsky.social
@rickyclark.bsky.social sky.social; @lindsayrdolan.bsky.social
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IR101 says anarchy leads to balance of power. What if it’s the other way around? My new ISQ article (OA!) rethinks two core IR concepts through conceptual history
Anarchy Is What the Balance of Power Made of It: Two Core Concepts and the Public/Private Distinction in International Relations
Abstract. In this article, I question a familiar assumption in International Relations (IR): that the balance of power and anarchy are mutually reinforcing
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August 8, 2025 at 12:55 PM
IR101 says anarchy leads to balance of power. What if it’s the other way around? My new ISQ article (OA!) rethinks two core IR concepts through conceptual history
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ISQ is taking a summer break. We will not process new submissions from July 1 to July 31. We will continue to process manuscripts that were invited for revision and resubmission during this period. We look forward to receiving new submissions once again on August 1!
May 30, 2025 at 1:22 PM
ISQ is taking a summer break. We will not process new submissions from July 1 to July 31. We will continue to process manuscripts that were invited for revision and resubmission during this period. We look forward to receiving new submissions once again on August 1!
Using an original coding of legal and nonlegal recommendations, @kylereed.bsky.social’s new article finds that human rights arguments framed with legal references are substantially more likely to succeed. tinyurl.com/sqaf042
The Argumentative Power of International Law: Legal Rhetoric, Human Rights, and the Universal Periodic Review
Abstract. What makes a human rights argument effective? When challenging a state's human rights practices, actors can draw on a range of discursive options
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June 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Using an original coding of legal and nonlegal recommendations, @kylereed.bsky.social’s new article finds that human rights arguments framed with legal references are substantially more likely to succeed. tinyurl.com/sqaf042
@meckerehrhardt.bsky.social, Soetkin Verhaegen & Sigrid Quack’s new article shows that nonstate actors can boost the legitimacy of global governance by contributing expertise, representation, public interest orientation, transparency&operational capacity to governance processes. tinyurl.com/sqaf040
Nonstate Actor Inclusion and the Social Legitimacy of Global Governance Institutions
Abstract. Nonstate actors play powerful roles in global governance institutions (GGIs) as advocates, experts, representatives, regulators, monitors, and im
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June 3, 2025 at 7:47 PM
@meckerehrhardt.bsky.social, Soetkin Verhaegen & Sigrid Quack’s new article shows that nonstate actors can boost the legitimacy of global governance by contributing expertise, representation, public interest orientation, transparency&operational capacity to governance processes. tinyurl.com/sqaf040
In this article, Melle Scholten argues that attitudes to return-migrants are a function of non-migrants' evaluation of their expected effect in both economic and political-normative dimensions.
tinyurl.com/sqaf041
tinyurl.com/sqaf041
May 30, 2025 at 2:26 PM
In this article, Melle Scholten argues that attitudes to return-migrants are a function of non-migrants' evaluation of their expected effect in both economic and political-normative dimensions.
tinyurl.com/sqaf041
tinyurl.com/sqaf041
ISQ is taking a summer break. We will not process new submissions from July 1 to July 31. We will continue to process manuscripts that were invited for revision and resubmission during this period. We look forward to receiving new submissions once again on August 1!
May 30, 2025 at 1:22 PM
ISQ is taking a summer break. We will not process new submissions from July 1 to July 31. We will continue to process manuscripts that were invited for revision and resubmission during this period. We look forward to receiving new submissions once again on August 1!
Reposted by International Studies Quarterly
ISQ is taking a summer break. We will not process new submissions from July 1 to July 31. We will continue to process manuscripts that were invited for revision and resubmission during this period. We look forward to receiving new submissions once again on August 1!
May 16, 2025 at 5:41 PM
ISQ is taking a summer break. We will not process new submissions from July 1 to July 31. We will continue to process manuscripts that were invited for revision and resubmission during this period. We look forward to receiving new submissions once again on August 1!
ISQ is taking a summer break. We will not process new submissions from July 1 to July 31. We will continue to process manuscripts that were invited for revision and resubmission during this period. We look forward to receiving new submissions once again on August 1!
May 16, 2025 at 5:41 PM
ISQ is taking a summer break. We will not process new submissions from July 1 to July 31. We will continue to process manuscripts that were invited for revision and resubmission during this period. We look forward to receiving new submissions once again on August 1!
Can international law protect abortion rights? Yes. When a country’s international commitments are highly legalized, and a strong civil society exists to hold it accountable to those promises, its domestic abortion laws are more permissive.
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tinyurl.com/sqaf028
International Human Rights Law and Women’s Access to Abortion
Abstract. Can international law protect abortion rights? Drawing from past work on domestic mechanisms that give international law teeth, we argue that a s
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May 14, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Can international law protect abortion rights? Yes. When a country’s international commitments are highly legalized, and a strong civil society exists to hold it accountable to those promises, its domestic abortion laws are more permissive.
tinyurl.com/sqaf028
tinyurl.com/sqaf028
Using original dataµ-level measures of individual hearings by the national security committees, @dandrezner.bsky.social & Linda Fowler demonstrate how time constraints and routine responsibilities limit the number of opportunities for expert witnesses 1995-2020.
tinyurl.com/sqaf035
tinyurl.com/sqaf035
Where Have All the Experts Gone? The Shifting Marketplace for Foreign Policy Ideas on Capitol Hill
Abstracts. US foreign policy observers have noted a decline in the frequency of expert witnesses appearing before congressional committees, while congressi
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May 12, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Using original dataµ-level measures of individual hearings by the national security committees, @dandrezner.bsky.social & Linda Fowler demonstrate how time constraints and routine responsibilities limit the number of opportunities for expert witnesses 1995-2020.
tinyurl.com/sqaf035
tinyurl.com/sqaf035
@brianblankenship.bsky.social tests whether U.S. signals of abandonment and efforts to encourage allied burden-sharing using threats of abandonment increase support for nuclear weapons acquisition, using a survey of foreign policy elites from 16 European NATO members.
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tinyurl.com/sqaf039
Do Alliance Abandonment and Coercion Increase Support for Nuclear Weapons? An Elite Survey in NATO
Abstract. Alliances are central to U.S. nuclear nonproliferation efforts. Many scholars suggest that actions which might undermine allies’ faith in or depe
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May 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
@brianblankenship.bsky.social tests whether U.S. signals of abandonment and efforts to encourage allied burden-sharing using threats of abandonment increase support for nuclear weapons acquisition, using a survey of foreign policy elites from 16 European NATO members.
tinyurl.com/sqaf039
tinyurl.com/sqaf039
Zhiyuan Wang argues that institutionalized social consensus mitigates the time-inconsistency problem & encourages trade liberalization. The study shows that strong labor laws are positively associated with the growth of PTAs.
tinyurl.com/sqaf036
tinyurl.com/sqaf036
Revisiting Embedded Liberalism: Does the Theoretical Possibility Meet Empirical Validity? Analyzing Labor Laws and Preferential Trade Agreements
Abstract. Extant scholarship on embedded liberalism (EL) emphasizes whether governments keep their promises to protect the risk-bearers of economic liberal
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May 12, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Zhiyuan Wang argues that institutionalized social consensus mitigates the time-inconsistency problem & encourages trade liberalization. The study shows that strong labor laws are positively associated with the growth of PTAs.
tinyurl.com/sqaf036
tinyurl.com/sqaf036
Contrary to much research, @jonastallberg.bsky.social & Carl Vikberg show that regime type affects how states design international organizations, but only under conditions of general-purpose cooperation.
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Democracy, Autocracy, and the Design of International Organizations
Abstract. Extensive research expects systematic differences in the design of international organizations (IOs) based on the regime composition of their mem
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May 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Contrary to much research, @jonastallberg.bsky.social & Carl Vikberg show that regime type affects how states design international organizations, but only under conditions of general-purpose cooperation.
tinyurl.com/692sqaf034
tinyurl.com/692sqaf034
In this article, Bilal Salaymeh, @sarahellmuller.bsky.social & @fannybadache.bsky.social show that rising powers embrace a view that prioritizes national ownership & occupy a middle ground in the spectrum of sovereignty conceptualizations at the UNSC.
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tinyurl.com/sqaf031
Following a Middle Way: How Rising Powers Navigate Sovereignty Debates in Peacebuilding
Abstract. The role of rising powers in world politics has been growing. However, their influence on the international peace and security architecture is st
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May 2, 2025 at 3:04 PM
In this article, Bilal Salaymeh, @sarahellmuller.bsky.social & @fannybadache.bsky.social show that rising powers embrace a view that prioritizes national ownership & occupy a middle ground in the spectrum of sovereignty conceptualizations at the UNSC.
tinyurl.com/sqaf031
tinyurl.com/sqaf031
In this article, Simone Dietrich, @danieladonno.bsky.social, @katefleiner.bsky.social sky.social & Alice Iannantuoni underscore the importance of treating gender mainstreaming as a distinct category of assistance whose application is attuned to domestic implementation problems.
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tinyurl.com/sqaf033
The Politics of Gender Mainstreaming in Foreign Aid
Abstract. Gender mainstreaming—the incorporation of a gender equality perspective into the design, implementation, and evaluation of all aid projects—has b
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April 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM
In this article, Simone Dietrich, @danieladonno.bsky.social, @katefleiner.bsky.social sky.social & Alice Iannantuoni underscore the importance of treating gender mainstreaming as a distinct category of assistance whose application is attuned to domestic implementation problems.
tinyurl.com/sqaf033
tinyurl.com/sqaf033
@cobrienudry.bsky.social &Tyler Pratt argue that tech breakthroughs lead to accelerated incentives for regulatory arbitrage & potential for controversies to spark public backlash which link the regulatory fate of states, undermining their ability to regulate in isolation.
tinyurl.com/sqaf032
tinyurl.com/sqaf032
Innovation and Interdependence: Evidence from Gene-Editing Technology
Abstract. Technological breakthroughs carry great promise but often escalate economic competition and heighten public anxiety, creating new challenges for
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April 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
@cobrienudry.bsky.social &Tyler Pratt argue that tech breakthroughs lead to accelerated incentives for regulatory arbitrage & potential for controversies to spark public backlash which link the regulatory fate of states, undermining their ability to regulate in isolation.
tinyurl.com/sqaf032
tinyurl.com/sqaf032
Using a dyadic approach, @arash-p.bsky.social, Madeleine O Hosli & @jkantorowicz.bsky.social investigate EU member states’ voting behavior in the Council of the EU along 3 policy dimensions: left-right, authoritarian-libertarian, and pro-/anti EU.
tinyurl.com/sqaf029
tinyurl.com/sqaf029
A Dyadic Method to Investigate Voting Behavior in the Council of the European Union
Abstracts. Using a dyadic approach to explore voting behavior of European Union (EU) member states in the Council of the EU, we investigate the similarity
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April 28, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Using a dyadic approach, @arash-p.bsky.social, Madeleine O Hosli & @jkantorowicz.bsky.social investigate EU member states’ voting behavior in the Council of the EU along 3 policy dimensions: left-right, authoritarian-libertarian, and pro-/anti EU.
tinyurl.com/sqaf029
tinyurl.com/sqaf029
Does FDI induce concentrated benefits on the local level? Leveraging geo-located data on FDI projects 2003-2018 and nightlights, @tobirommel.bsky.social, Tabea Palmtag, and Luca Messerschmidt find evidence for FDI-induced local growth and regional inequality.
tinyurl.com/sqaf025
tinyurl.com/sqaf025
Local Economic Consequences of Foreign Direct Investment in Democracies and Autocracies
Abstract. Governments in developing and emerging countries aim to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) to generate growth. Yet, empirical studies on the
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April 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Does FDI induce concentrated benefits on the local level? Leveraging geo-located data on FDI projects 2003-2018 and nightlights, @tobirommel.bsky.social, Tabea Palmtag, and Luca Messerschmidt find evidence for FDI-induced local growth and regional inequality.
tinyurl.com/sqaf025
tinyurl.com/sqaf025
Using original survey data and event dataset from AMISOM in Somalia, Prabin Khadka finds that IED attacks—especially those causing peacekeeper deaths—trigger retaliatory violence, supporting a revenge rather than a show-of-force explanation.
tinyurl.com/sqaf026
tinyurl.com/sqaf026
Why Protectors Become Predators? Violence against Civilians by AMISOM Peacekeepers in Somalia
Abstract. This study investigates the phenomenon of peacekeepers resorting to lethal violence against civilians, despite their mandate to protect them. Whi
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April 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Using original survey data and event dataset from AMISOM in Somalia, Prabin Khadka finds that IED attacks—especially those causing peacekeeper deaths—trigger retaliatory violence, supporting a revenge rather than a show-of-force explanation.
tinyurl.com/sqaf026
tinyurl.com/sqaf026
New dataset alert! Cameron Mailhot introduces the Mandates of Int'l Orgs’ Missions (MIOM) dataset, which identifies up to 68 peacebuilding & statebuilding activities in the mandates of all UN & regional orgs’ missions deployed to conflict-affected countries (1989-2020) tinyurl.com/sqaf027
Introducing the Mandates of International Organizations’ Missions (MIOM) Dataset: Comprehensive Data on the Mandates of UN and Regional Organizations’ Missions, 1989–2020
Abstract. International organizations’ missions play an increasingly central role in statebuilding and peacebuilding processes in conflict-affected countri
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April 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
New dataset alert! Cameron Mailhot introduces the Mandates of Int'l Orgs’ Missions (MIOM) dataset, which identifies up to 68 peacebuilding & statebuilding activities in the mandates of all UN & regional orgs’ missions deployed to conflict-affected countries (1989-2020) tinyurl.com/sqaf027
Analyzing close to 0.5mil Chinese news articles&an original corpus of policy docs, @yelingtan.bsky.social, Mark Dallas, @himself.bsky.social @abenewman.bsky.social find that US shocks produce a shift away from technological interdependence, toward security-focused self-reliance
tinyurl.com/sqaf017
tinyurl.com/sqaf017
Driven to Self-Reliance: Technological Interdependence and the Chinese Innovation Ecosystem
Abstract. States face a dilemma on how to balance gains from technological advancement with the risks of dependence. Technology is central to government ob
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April 21, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Analyzing close to 0.5mil Chinese news articles&an original corpus of policy docs, @yelingtan.bsky.social, Mark Dallas, @himself.bsky.social @abenewman.bsky.social find that US shocks produce a shift away from technological interdependence, toward security-focused self-reliance
tinyurl.com/sqaf017
tinyurl.com/sqaf017
How has central bank independence (CBI) evolved? @carogarriga.bsky.social presents the most comprehensive dataset on CBI, its main dimensions (personnel independence, objectives, policy formulation and limits on lending), and additional variables for 192 countries (1970-2023).
tinyurl.com/sqaf024
tinyurl.com/sqaf024
Revisiting Central Bank Independence in the World: An Extended Dataset
Abstracts. How has central bank independence (CBI) changed over time and across countries? This paper introduces the most comprehensive dataset on de jure
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April 16, 2025 at 1:31 PM
How has central bank independence (CBI) evolved? @carogarriga.bsky.social presents the most comprehensive dataset on CBI, its main dimensions (personnel independence, objectives, policy formulation and limits on lending), and additional variables for 192 countries (1970-2023).
tinyurl.com/sqaf024
tinyurl.com/sqaf024
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New article! "Temporal Politics of Inevitability: Mass Death during the COVID-19 Pandemic" with @drkmillar.bsky.social @mjbayly.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/isq/...
The Temporal Politics of Inevitability: Mass Death during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Abstract. Many international phenomena, from complex, interconnected processes to specific catastrophes, have been deemed “inevitable” by elites, policymak
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April 9, 2025 at 12:38 PM
New article! "Temporal Politics of Inevitability: Mass Death during the COVID-19 Pandemic" with @drkmillar.bsky.social @mjbayly.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/isq/...