The COVID-19 pandemic presents an opportunity to refocus scholarly attention on the
politics of crisis. Crises that abruptly upend political and economic relations are important …

In recent years, an array of initiatives has sought to bridge widely recognized gaps
separating international studies scholars from policymakers and the public. While such gaps …

Scholars continue to debate the relationship of academic international relations to policy.
One of the most straightforward ways to discern whether policymakers find IR scholarship …

The Palgrave Studies in Political Psychology book series profiles a range of innovative
contributions that investigate the leading political issues and perspectives of our time. The …

Engaging with audiences and communities beyond academia is now a common practice for
political scientists. Yet, political scientists rarely are trained in how to conduct public or policy …

In this article, we address the question of how policy orientation shapes academic research
from a sociological perspective. Policy orientation involves the mobilization of scientific …

We study how informing the public about the views of international policy experts shapes
public support for international cooperation. Using survey experiments, we test whether …

Over the past fifteen years, a narrative has developed that IR scholars have become a “cult
of the irrelevant,” with declining influence on and engagement with policy debates. Despite …

This book lays the groundwork for a new field of study and research in the intersection
between science and diplomacy. It will review the multi-disciplinary research in this …

Debates about the role of international relations (IR) scholarship in contemporary politics
historically privilege “policy relevance” as both a goal and site of debate. The role of …