I apply political economy and political psychology approaches to the explanation of issues related to regional integration using a balance of quantitative and qualitative research methods. My subject areas include structural conditions for regionalization, political decision making, public opinion on integration, and policy implications. I specialize in Europe (east and west), but other geographical areas of interest include Latin America and East Asia.
Articles
Does North America Have the Right Stuff? An Analysis of Compatibility and the Potential Deepening of North American Integration, Politics & Policy (2011)
This article assesses the current and future levels of North American integration. Econometric models that...
Economic size and the changing international political economy of trade: The development of western hemispheric FTAs, International Politics (2010)
Why are some free trade agreements (FTAs) in the western hemisphere successfully negotiated and implemented...
The Small N Methodological Challenges of Analyzing Regional Integration (with Philippe DeLombaerde), Journal of European Integration (2010)
As the number of regional integration organizations increases, the attention to case selection in small-N...
Positive country images, trust and public support for European integration, Comparative European Politics (2009)
In this paper I contribute to the scholarship on public support for European integration by...
Brazilian Regional Power in the Development of Mercosul (with Taeko Hiroi), Latin American Perspectives (2007)
President Fernando Henrique Cardoso’s government presided over three critical junctures in the development of the...