Publications

2026
Military Labor Systems, Domestic Politics, and the Battlefield

Comparative Political Studies  59(3) : 475-512

With Douglas B. Atkinson, Kevin Fahey, Zach Warner

2020
When Experts Disagree: Response Aggregation and Its Consequences in Expert Surveys

Political Science Research and Methods  8(3) : 580-588

With Sven-Oliver Proksch, Jonathan B. Slapin

2017
Diffusion in Congress: Measuring the Social Dynamics of Legislative Behavior

Political Science Research and Methods  5(3) : 511-527

With Ryan J. Vander Wielen, Matthew Green

2017
The Dynamics of Enlargement in International Organizations

International Interactions  43(4) : 619-642

With Julia Gray, Jonathan B. Slapin

2016
The Influence of News Media on Political Elites: Investigating Strategic Responsiveness in Congress

American Journal of Political Science  60(1) : 5-29

With Kevin Arceneaux, Martin Johnson, Ryan J. Vander Wielen

Coverage: The Washington Post (Oct 30, 2013) · USAPP – LSE's American Politics Blog

2015
A Cross-National Measure of Electoral Competitiveness

Political Analysis  23(2) : 242-253

With Mark Andreas Kayser

2014
Dynamic Elite Partisanship: Party Loyalty and Agenda Setting in the US House

British Journal of Political Science  44(4) : 741-772

With Ryan J. Vander Wielen

Coverage: The New York Times (Jan 14, 2012) · USAPP – LSE's American Politics Blog

2012
Adaptive Behaviour in the European Parliament: Learning to Balance Competing Demands

European Union Politics  13(4) : 465-486

With Jonathan B. Slapin, Ryan J. Vander Wielen

2012
Leaning Right and Learning from the Left: Diffusion of Corporate Tax Policy across Borders

Comparative Political Studies  45(3) : 283-311

With Nathan M. Jensen

2012
Managing Expectations

Journal of Theoretical Politics  24(2) : 274-302

With Jeffrey K. Staton

2011
Balancing Competing Demands: Position Taking and Election Proximity in the European Parliament

Legislative Studies Quarterly  36(1) : 37-70

With Jonathan B. Slapin, Ryan J. Vander Wielen

Recipient of the APSA Jewell-Loewenberg Award for the best article in Legislative Studies Quarterly (2012)

2011
2007
Judicial Decisions as Legislation: Congressional Oversight of Supreme Court Tax Cases, 1954–2005

NYU Law Review  82 : 1340

With Nancy C. Staudt, Jason O'Connor

2006
The Changing Dynamics of Senate Voting on Supreme Court Nominees

The Journal of Politics  68(2) : 296-307

With Lee Epstein, Jeffrey A. Segal, Chad Westerland

Coverage: The New York Times (Nov 4, 2005, A1)

2004
Judging Statutes: Interpretive Regimes

Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review  38 : 1909

With Nancy Staudt, Lee Epstein, Peter Wiedenbeck

2004
The Role of Qualifications in the Confirmation of Nominees to the US Supreme Court

Florida State University Law Review  32 : 1145

With Lee Epstein, Jeffrey A. Segal, Nancy Staudt