1. Explaining the Theory-Practice Divide in International Relations: Uncertainty and Access Daniel Maliniak, Susan Peterson, Ryan Powers, and Michael J. Tierney 2. Rights and Wrongs: Human Rights at the Intersection of the International Relations Academy and Practice Amanda Murdie 3. Closing the Influence Gap: How to Get Better Alignment of Scholars and Practitioners on Human Rights Sarah E. Mendelson 4. The Study and Practice of Global Environmental Politics: Policy Influence through Participation Jessica F. Green and Thomas Hale 5. The Limits of Scholarly Influence on Global Environmental Policy Marc A. Levy 6. Mind the Gap? Links between Policy and Academic Research of Foreign Aid Christina J. Schneider 7. Making Academic Research on Foreign Aid More Policy Relevant Steven Radelet 8. Trade Policy and Trade Policy Research Edward D. Mansfield and Jon C. W. Pevehouse 9. Making International Relations Research on Trade More Relevant to Policy Officials Robert B. Zoellick 10. Is International Relations Relevant for International Money and Finance? Thomas B. Pepinsky and David A. Steinberg 11. Is International Relations Relevant for International Monetary and Financial Policy? Reflections of an Economist Dimitri G. Demekas 12. Lost in Translation: Academics, Policymakers, and Research about Interstate Conflict Sarah Kreps and Jessica Weeks 13. Reflections from an Erstwhile Policymaker Peter D. Feaver 14. The Weakest Link? Scholarship and Policy on Intrastate Conflict Michael G. Findley and Joseph K. Young 15. On the Challenge of Assessing Scholarly Influence on Intrastate Conflict Policy Scott Edwards 16. The Bumpy Road to a “Science” of Nuclear Strategy Paul C. Avey and Michael C. Desch 17. Academia’s Influence on National Security Policy: What Works and What Doesn’t? John R. Harvey 18. Supply- and Demand-Side Explanations for the Theory-Practice Divide Daniel Maliniak, Susan Peterson, Ryan Powers, and Michael J. Tierney References Contributors Index

Political Science / International Relations "Bridging the Theory-Practice Divide makes a unique contribution by offering scholars of international relations insightful pathways to translate basic research into forms accessible and relevant to practitioners. . . . This important book provides a constructive way forward."—Robert Gates, former secretary of defense and former director of the Central Intelligence Agency "An interesting dialogue between twenty-three academics and policymakers explores the gap between theory and practice in eight fields of foreign policy."—Joseph S. Nye Jr., University Distinguished Service Professor, emeritus, Harvard University "An extraordinary window into how each community thinks about the opportunities and challenges involved in producing policy-relevant research across core issue areas in the field of international relations."—James Goldgeier, codirector, Bridging the Gap Project In this groundbreaking conversation, leading academics and practitioners reflect on the nature and size of the theory-practice divide, finding the gap varies by issue area and over time. Contributors use data gathered by the Teaching, Research, and International Policy (TRIP) Project over a fifteen-year period. The essays, which include perspectives from both academics and policymakers, analyze the structural factors that affect the academy's ability to influence policy across key issue areas—finance, human rights, development, environment, nuclear weapons and strategies, interstate war, and intrastate conflict—as well as the professional incentives that affect scholars' capacity to do so. Bridging the Theory-Practice Divide in International Relations provides answers and guidance about how and when scholarship can be policy relevant. Daniel Maliniak is an assistant professor of government at William & Mary. Susan Peterson is the Wendy and Emery Reves Professor of Government at William & Mary. Ryan Powers is an assistant professor of international affairs at the University of Georgia’s School of Public and International Affairs. Michael J. Tierney is the George and Mary Hylton Professor of International Relations at William & Mary. Contributors: Paul C. Avey, Dimitri G. Demekas, Michael C. Desch, Scott Edwards, Peter D. Feaver, Michael G. Findley, Jessica F. Green, Thomas Hale, John R. Harvey, Sarah Kreps, Marc A. Levy, Daniel Maliniak, Edward D. Mansfield, Sarah E. Mendelson, Amanda Murdie, Thomas B. Pepinsky, Susan Peterson, Jon C. W. Pevehouse, Ryan Powers, Steven Radelet, Christina J. Schneider, David A. Steinberg, Michael J. Tierney, Jessica Weeks, Joseph K. Young, Robert B. Zoellick

Of the many ways Bridging the Theory-Practice Divide in International Relations contributes to broader academic-policy world 'bridging' efforts, the scholar-practitioner author pairings, the similarities and differences across the eight foreign policy issue areas, and the empirical data drawn on and made available are especially valuable. Kudos to the editors for such a creative and insightful approach.