My research largely is motivated by two questions. First, how do political leaders' and their key constituents' preferences influence interstate conflict processes? Second, what are the consequences of war and historical legacies for states in the contemporary international system? My publications and a set of working papers motivated by these questions are below. The following link to my CV and Google Scholar profile.
Publications
Carter, Jeff. 2024. "Leader Hawkishness, Political Survival, and Interstate Crises." Journal of Politics. 86(1): 337-351.
Carter, Jeff. 2024. "Political Leaders and Military Spending." Conflict Management and Peace Science. 41(2): 132-154.
Carter, Jeff and Douglas Lemke. 2022. "Birth Legacies and State Failure." Journal of Conflict Resolution. 66(10): 1854-1880.
Carter, Jeff, Heather Ondercin, and Glenn Palmer. 2021. "Guns, Butter, and Growth: The Consequences of Military Spending Reconsidered." Political Research Quarterly. 74(1): 148-165.
Carter, Jeff and Charles E. Smith, Jr. 2020. "A Framework for Measuring Leaders' Willingness to Use Force." American Political Science Review. 114(4): 1352-1358.
Carter, Jeff and Giacomo Chiozza. 2018. "State Leaders and Foreign Policy" in the Oxford Encyclopedia of Foreign Policy Analysis, edited by Cameron Thies. Oxford University Press.
Carter, Jeff and Timothy Nordstrom. 2017. "Term Limits, Leader Preferences, and Interstate Conflict." International Studies Quarterly. 61(3): 721-735.
Carter, Jeff. 2017. "The Political Cost of War Mobilization in Democracies and Dictatorships." Journal of Conflict Resolution. 61(8): 1768-1794.
Carter, Jeff and Glenn Palmer. 2016. "Regime Type and Interstate War Finance." Foreign Policy Analysis. 12(4): 695-719.
Carter, Jeff, Michael Bernhard and Timothy Nordstrom. 2016. "Communist Legacies and Democratic Survival in a Comparative Perspective: Liability or Advantage?" East European Politics & Societies and Cultures. 30(4): 830-854.
Lemke, Douglas and Jeff Carter. 2016. "Birth Legacies, State Making, and War." Journal of Politics 78(2): 497-511.
Carter, Jeff and Glenn Palmer. 2015. "Keeping the Schools Open While the Troops are Away: Regime Type, Interstate War, and Government Spending." International Studies Quarterly 59(1): 145-157.
Carter, Jeff, Michael Bernhard and Glenn Palmer. 2012. "Social Revolution, the State, and War: How Revolutions affect War-Making Capacity and Interstate War Outcomes." Journal of Conflict Resolution 56(3): 439-466.
Carter, Jeff. 2024. "Political Leaders and Military Spending." Conflict Management and Peace Science. 41(2): 132-154.
Carter, Jeff and Douglas Lemke. 2022. "Birth Legacies and State Failure." Journal of Conflict Resolution. 66(10): 1854-1880.
Carter, Jeff, Heather Ondercin, and Glenn Palmer. 2021. "Guns, Butter, and Growth: The Consequences of Military Spending Reconsidered." Political Research Quarterly. 74(1): 148-165.
Carter, Jeff and Charles E. Smith, Jr. 2020. "A Framework for Measuring Leaders' Willingness to Use Force." American Political Science Review. 114(4): 1352-1358.
Carter, Jeff and Giacomo Chiozza. 2018. "State Leaders and Foreign Policy" in the Oxford Encyclopedia of Foreign Policy Analysis, edited by Cameron Thies. Oxford University Press.
Carter, Jeff and Timothy Nordstrom. 2017. "Term Limits, Leader Preferences, and Interstate Conflict." International Studies Quarterly. 61(3): 721-735.
Carter, Jeff. 2017. "The Political Cost of War Mobilization in Democracies and Dictatorships." Journal of Conflict Resolution. 61(8): 1768-1794.
Carter, Jeff and Glenn Palmer. 2016. "Regime Type and Interstate War Finance." Foreign Policy Analysis. 12(4): 695-719.
Carter, Jeff, Michael Bernhard and Timothy Nordstrom. 2016. "Communist Legacies and Democratic Survival in a Comparative Perspective: Liability or Advantage?" East European Politics & Societies and Cultures. 30(4): 830-854.
Lemke, Douglas and Jeff Carter. 2016. "Birth Legacies, State Making, and War." Journal of Politics 78(2): 497-511.
Carter, Jeff and Glenn Palmer. 2015. "Keeping the Schools Open While the Troops are Away: Regime Type, Interstate War, and Government Spending." International Studies Quarterly 59(1): 145-157.
Carter, Jeff, Michael Bernhard and Glenn Palmer. 2012. "Social Revolution, the State, and War: How Revolutions affect War-Making Capacity and Interstate War Outcomes." Journal of Conflict Resolution 56(3): 439-466.
Working Papers
"Political Leaders and Interstate Targets."
"Elections, Signals, and Interstate Crises," with Scott Wolford.
"Leaders, Military Mobilization, and Interstate Conflict in Democracies and Dictatorships."
"Leaders, Interstate Conflict, and Spatial Interdependence."
"Elections, Signals, and Interstate Crises," with Scott Wolford.
"Leaders, Military Mobilization, and Interstate Conflict in Democracies and Dictatorships."
"Leaders, Interstate Conflict, and Spatial Interdependence."
Works in Progress
