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Alastair Smith

Professor

New York University

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Arts & Science

Politics

Alastair Smith is currently serving as an Arts & Science Professor at New York University.

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New York University

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political science international relations social sciences conflict resolution public policy economics international security political economy conflict comparative politics political behavior international organizations politics governance political analysis international politics regime analysis political theory political survival democracy international cooperation political institutions geopolitics institutional change leader survival strategic studies social science research international conflict political conflict political transformation selectorate theory crisis management domestic politics wargaming corruption biopolitics policy interventions bystander intervention political competition foreign aid alliance formation strategic choice leadership turnover leader turnover wto disputes international crises cultural change agrarian change global policy middle east policy international management group decision social choice administrative science development aid intervention mechanism digital interventions central bank intervention conflict studies income distribution activism e-democracy social transformation global politics security theory strategy theory punishment penology legal compliance decision analysis transatlantic relations institutional explanation democratic peace government finance democratic systems diversionary foreign policy geopolitical conflict international political economy international relation theory

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COUPS: Different Mechanisms and Their Consequences for Institution Change. (2025)

administrative scienceinstitution changegovernancepublic policydemocratizationregime analysisinstitutional change

Political Life Cycles. The Journal of Politics (2024)

Justin MelnickAlastair SmithBruce Bueno de Mesquita

political systemspolitical methodologypolitical sciencepoliticspolitical studiespolitical historypolitical conflictpolitical psychologypolitical processpolitical sociologypolitical theorypolitical life cyclespolitical behaviorpolitical analysispolitical developmentpolitical science research

Quid Pro Quo Diplomacy. Games (2024)

Matt MalisAlastair Smith

diplomacyinternational relations

Replication Data for: Un Security Council Membership: Increased Security and Reduced Conflict. Harvard Dataverse (2023)

Alastair M. Smith

reduced conflictreplicationsecurity governancesocial sciencesconflict resolutionsecurity studiesconflict

Un Security Council Membership: Increased Security and Reduced Conflict. International Interactions (2023)

Alastair SmithJames Raymond Vreeland

reduced conflictinternational securityconflict resolutioninternational relationsconflict

A New Indicator of Coalition Size: Tests Against Standard Regime‐Type Indicators. Social Science Quarterly (2022)

Bruce Bueno de MesquitaAlastair Smith

coalition sizepolitical methodologypolitical sciencestandard regime-type indicatorssocial sciencessocial science research

Institutional Change as a Response to Unrealized Threats. Harvard Dataverse (2022)

Alastair M. Smith

institutional changepublic policyunrealized threats

Institutional Change as a Response to Unrealized Threats: An Empirical Analysis. Journal of Conflict Resolution (2022)

Bruce Bueno de MesquitaAlastair Smith

political scienceunrealized threatssociologysocial sciencesconflict resolutionsocial mediainstitutional changeempirical analysis

International Negotiations in the Shadow of Elections. Journal of Conflict Resolution (2022)

Justin MelnickAlastair Smith

political scienceconflict resolutioninternational relationsinternational negotiationselections

National Political Leaders and Causes of Death. Harvard Dataverse (2022)

Alastair M. Smith

national political leaderspolitical sciencemortality

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Alastair Smith

Professor

New York University

Affiliations

Arts & Science

Politics

Alastair Smith is currently serving as an Arts & Science Professor at New York University.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Alastair Smith

New York University

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Video Presentations

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

COUPS: Different Mechanisms and Their Consequences for Institution Change. (2025)

administrative scienceinstitution changegovernancepublic policydemocratizationregime analysisinstitutional change

Political Life Cycles. The Journal of Politics (2024)

Justin MelnickAlastair SmithBruce Bueno de Mesquita

Quid Pro Quo Diplomacy. Games (2024)

Matt MalisAlastair Smith

diplomacyinternational relations

Replication Data for: Un Security Council Membership: Increased Security and Reduced Conflict. Harvard Dataverse (2023)

Alastair M. Smith

reduced conflictreplicationsecurity governancesocial sciencesconflict resolutionsecurity studiesconflict

Un Security Council Membership: Increased Security and Reduced Conflict. International Interactions (2023)

Alastair SmithJames Raymond Vreeland

reduced conflictinternational securityconflict resolutioninternational relationsconflict

A New Indicator of Coalition Size: Tests Against Standard Regime‐Type Indicators. Social Science Quarterly (2022)

Bruce Bueno de MesquitaAlastair Smith

coalition sizepolitical methodologypolitical sciencestandard regime-type indicatorssocial sciencessocial science research

Institutional Change as a Response to Unrealized Threats. Harvard Dataverse (2022)

Alastair M. Smith

institutional changepublic policyunrealized threats

Institutional Change as a Response to Unrealized Threats: An Empirical Analysis. Journal of Conflict Resolution (2022)

Bruce Bueno de MesquitaAlastair Smith

political scienceunrealized threatssociologysocial sciencesconflict resolutionsocial mediainstitutional changeempirical analysis

International Negotiations in the Shadow of Elections. Journal of Conflict Resolution (2022)

Justin MelnickAlastair Smith

political scienceconflict resolutioninternational relationsinternational negotiationselections

National Political Leaders and Causes of Death. Harvard Dataverse (2022)

Alastair M. Smith

national political leaderspolitical sciencemortality

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