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Mixed-methods Research Design

How can methods from different research traditions be combined to maximize inferential power? How can pre-analysis plans be utilized as an effective tool for transparency in research?

Peer Reviewed Publications:

"Iteration in Mixed-Methods Research Designs Combining Experiments and Fieldwork," OnlineFirst with Verónica Pérez Bentancur, Sociological Methods and Research, 2022

"Transparency and Replicability in Mixed-Methods Designs using Experiments," with Verónica Pérez Bentancur, Qualitative and Mixed-Methdos Research, Fall 2021 - Spring 2022, Vol. 19.2 / 20.1

Diffusion of Democracy

This collaborative project explores the multiple pathways through which democracy diffuses. We focus in particular on colonial, neighbor, and trade networks. Using data from V-Dem, we analyze the effect of these networks on democratic diffusion.

Peer Reviewed Publications:

"International Factors", with Michael Coppedge, Benjamin Denison, Paul Friesen and Yang Xu. In Michael Coppedge, Amanda B. Edgell, Carl Henrik Knutsen and Staffan I. Lindberg (eds.) Why Democracies Develop and Decline, Cambridge University Press, 2022.

Juan Linz Book Award, APSA Democracy & Autocracy Section (honorable mention)

Other Publications:

"International Influence: The Hidden Dimension,'' Varieties of Democracy Institute: Working Paper No. 119. May 2021 with Michael Coppedge, Benjamin Denison, Paul Friesen and Yang Xu

"Varieties of Democratic Diusion: Colonial Networks," Varieties of Democracy Institute: Working Paper No. 2. March 2015 with Michael Coppedge, Ben Denison, and Stafan I. Lindberg