Dissertation

Democracies Under Fire: How Democratic Targets and Allies Respond to Coercive Threats Research Interests

Committee

Todd Sechser (Chair), John Owen, Dale Copeland, Phillip Potter, and Allan Stam (Batten School of Public Policy)

Research Interests

My research focuses on coercive diplomacy, with my dissertation examining how the regime-type of coercive targets and their allies influences the decision to concede or stand firm. In related work, I also study the onset of coercive threats in a variety of contexts, including the efficacy of nuclear weapons and the application of democratic peace logic with threats of militarized force and economic sanctions.