To Which Victor Go the Spoils? Predicting “The Day After” Regimes Change
Which insurgent groups and political parties come to power after regime change, and why? We are analyzing a massive original dataset that will help us answer these questions.
Peter Krause
I am an Associate Professor of Political Science at Boston College and a Research Affiliate with the MIT Security Studies Program. I have published books on navigating field research through storytelling, coercion in international politics, and the strategy and success of nationalist rebels in civil war. I am writing two new books on 1) how to have a constructive conversation about sensitive topics, and 2) which rebel groups take power after regime change. My research and teaching focus on Middle East politics and Israeli-Palestinian relations, political violence, nationalism, rebels and civil war, and peace-building. I give talks and facilitate discussions with universities, think tanks, and business and community groups, and I conduct media interviews. I have a Ph.D. in political science from MIT and a B.A. in political science and history from Williams College.
Position
Associate Professor of Political Science, Boston College
Affiliation
Research Affiliate, MIT Security Studies Program
Doctorate
Ph.D. in Political Science, MIT
Undergraduate
B.A. in Political Science and History, Williams College
Current focus
Constructive Conversations
Drawing from my 25 years of experience as a high school teacher, college professor, and dialogue facilitator with Americans, Israelis, and Palestinians, I regularly lead constructive conversations on sensitive social and political topics. While deeply engaging with all perspectives, I provide faculty, students, and community leaders with powerful tools and exercises that they can use to transform their conversations in the classroom, in the workplace, and at the dinner table. I offer engaging, hands-on sessions on the following topics:
- How to Have Constructive Conversations about Sensitive Topics
- The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
- International Relations of the Middle East
- U.S. Foreign Policy
- The Challenge of Terrorism and Political Violence
- Building Peace
Research in Progress
The Battle for Jerusalem
Most scholars argue that issue indivisibility causes war and issue divisibility causes peace. We argue that in certain contexts—including sacred religious sites—the reverse is true. We test these arguments using four centuries of shifting control over Jerusalem’s Temple Mount/Al-Aqsa complex, one of the world’s most sacred and disputed sites.
What happened to moderates in America?
Amid rising polarization, political moderates are declining in the U.S. and beyond. What factors led to their downfall, and is the center destined to become the new fringe? We analyze these and other issues in a new book project over a decade in the making.
Books
Cornell University Press, 2017
Rebel Power: Why National Movements Compete, Fight, and Win
I explain why some national movements successfully gain independent states while others do not, based on years of archival fieldwork and more than 150 interviews across the Zionist, Palestinian, Algerian, and Irish national movements.
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Oxford University Press, 2018
Coercion: The Power to Hurt in International Politics
The chapters in this edited volume examine intra-state, inter-state, and transnational coercion and deterrence as well as both military and non-military instruments of persuasion, thus expanding our understanding of coercion for conflict in the 21st century.
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Columbia University Press, 2020
Stories From the Field: A Guide to Navigating Fieldwork in Political Science
44 scholars share engaging personal stories about their own field research to provide an accessible guide to research methods, ethics, and interpersonal connections for students and faculty alike.
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Podcast
Stories From the Field
Our 2 season, 20-episode podcast features engaging discussions with scholars about their personal experiences with field research, including logistical and ethical challenges.
