Research

Peer-Reviewed Publications:

  1. A Robust Measurement Model of Human Rights Respect with Country-Year Count Processes
    Chris Fariss, Michael R. Kenwick, and Kevin Reuning
    Journal of Peace Research (Forthcoming)
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  2. Self-Reinforcing Civilian Control: A Measurement-Based Analysis of Civil-Military Relations
    Michael R. Kenwick
    International Studies Quarterly 64(1): 71-84 (2019)
    [Appendix][Replication Files]
      
  3. Updating the Militarized Interstate Dispute Data: A Response to Gibler, Miller, and Little
    Glenn Palmer,  Vito D’Orazio, Michael R. Kenwick, and Roseanne McManus
    International Studies Quarterly     64(2) 469–475 (2019)
    [Appendix] [Replication Files]
     
  4. Exploring the Dynamics of Latent Variable Models
    Kevin Reuning, Michael R. Kenwick, and Christopher J. Fariss
    Political Analysis 27(4):503-517 (2019)
    [Appendix] [Replication Files]
     
  5. Defense Pacts and Deterrence: Caveat Emptor
    Michael R. Kenwick and John A. Vasquez
    The Journal of Politics 79(1):329-334 (2017)
    [Appendix] [Replication Files]
     
  6. Who’s Careful: Regime Type and Target Selection
    Daehee Bak, Michael R. Kenwick, and Glenn Palmer
    The European Journal of International Relations 22(4): 872-896 (2016)
    [Appendix] [Replication Files]
      
  7. Crowdsourcing the Measurement of Interstate Conflict
    Vito D’Orazio, Michael R. Kenwick, Matthew Lane, Glenn Palmer, and David Reitter
    PLOS ONE 11(6): e0156527 (2016)
                                  
  8. Do Alliances Really Deter?
    Michael R. Kenwick, John A. Vasquez, and Matthew Powers
    The Journal of Politics     77(4): 943-954 (2015)
    [Appendix] [Replication Files]
    – Coverage in The Chicago Policy Review
          
  9. The MID4 Data Set, 2002-2010: Procedures, Coding Rules, and Description
    Glenn Palmer, Vito D’Orazio, Michael R. Kenwick, and Matthew Lane
    Conflict Management and Peace Science 32(2): 222-242 (2015)
    [Data Webpage]
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Editor Reviewed Publications:

  1. Alliances, Extended Deterrence, and War
    Michael R. Kenwick and Roseanne McManus.
    What Do We Know About War? Third Edition, Edited by Sara Mitchell and John A. Vasquez.
    Rowman & Littlefield. (2021).
    …….
  2. The Militarized Interstate Dispute Dataset: Putting Things in Perspective
    Glenn Palmer,  Vito D’Orazio, Michael R. Kenwick, and Roseanne McManus
    International Studies Quarterly (Forthcoming)
    …….
  3. Measurement Models
    Christopher Fariss, Michael R. Kenwick, and Kevin Reuning
    SAGE Handbook of Research Methods is Political Science & International Relations (2020)
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Press and Media:

  1. Border Barriers are on the Rise
    Beth A. Simmons and Michael R. Kenwick,
    CNN (Opinion). (February 1, 2019)
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  2. Trump’s Cabinet and Bringing Civil-Military Relations Back In
    Lionel Beehner, Peter White, and Michael R. Kenwick
    Political Violence @ A Glance (December 16, 2016)
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  3. Why Erdogan Struggles to Control the Armed Forces, and Why the Turkish Coup Failed
    Michael R. Kenwick
    The Monkey Cage (July 18, 2016)

External Grants:

  1. “States and Security: Border Orientation in the Modern World.”
    Co-Principal Investigator with Beth A. Simmons
    National Science Foundation, SES: 1917573.
    Project Award: $476,137


Working Papers:  

  1. Border Orientation in a Globalizing World: Concept and Measurement
    Beth A. Simmons and Michael R. Kenwick
    (Revise and Resubmit)
    …….
  2. The Civil-Military Divide in Public Perceptions of Foreign Policy Decision-Making
    Michael R. Kenwick and Sarah Maxey
    (Under Review)
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  3. De Facto State Death
    Douglas Lemke and Michael R. Kenwick
    …….
  4. Rethinking the Link Between Civil-Military Relations and Interstate Conflict
    Michael R. Kenwick
    …….