Assistant Professor Department of Political Science University of California, Los Angeles 3381 Bunche Hall Los Angeles, CA 90095-1472 E-mail: ljohns@polisci.ucla.edu
Curriculum vitaePh.D., Department of Politics, New York University, 2008
-- Dissertation Title: "Exit Options and Bias in International Organizations"
-- Dissertation Committee: Bruce Bueno de Mesquita (co-chair), Michael Gilligan, Catherine Hafer (co-chair), and Alastair Smith
M.A., Department of Politics, New York University, 2005
M.S., Heinz School of Public Policy and Management, Carnegie Mellon University, 2003
B.F.A, School of Drama, Carnegie Mellon University, 2002
Publications:
Articles:
Forthcoming. "Formal Models of International Institutions." (with Michael Gilligan) Annual Review of Political Science.
Forthcoming. "Courts as Coordinators: Endogenous Enforcement and Jurisdiction in International Adjudication." Journal of Conflict Resolution. [technical appendix]
2010. "Strengthening International Courts and the Early Settlement of Disputes." (with Michael Gilligan and B. Peter Rosendorff) Journal of Conflict Resolution. 54 (5): 5-38 [technical appendix]
2007. "A Servant of Two Masters: Communication and the Selection of International Bureaucrats." International Organization. 61 (Spring): 245-275.
2006. "Knowing the Unknown: Executive Evaluation and International Crisis Outcomes." Journal of Conflict Resolution. 50 (2): 228-252. [technical extension]
Book Chapter:
2009. "Dispute Settlement, Compliance and Domestic Politics." (with B. Peter Rosendorff). In Trade Disputes and the Dispute Settlement Understanding of the WTO: An Interdisciplinary Assessment. James C. Hartigan, ed. Emerald Group Publishing.
Working Papers:
"Depth versus Rigidity in the Design of International Trade Agreements." [simulation]
"On the Strategic Manipulation of Audiences in WTO Dispute Settlement." (with Krzysztof J. Pelc)
Book Manuscript:
"Strengthening International Courts: The Hidden Costs of Legalization." (completed manuscript under review)
Winter 2012:
PS 20: "World Politics" (Undergraduate) [syllabus] [class website]
Spring 2011:
PS 123A: "The Politics of International Law" (Undergraduate) [syllabus] [class website]
PS 139: "International Organization" (Undergraduate) [syllabus] [class website]Winter 2011:
PS 20: "World Politics" (Undergraduate) [syllabus] [class website]
PS 204C: "Game Theory III" (Graduate) [syllabus]Winter 2010:
PS 139: "International Organization" (Undergraduate) [syllabus] [class website]
Fall 2009:
PS 123A: "The Politics of International Law" (Undergraduate) [syllabus] [class website]
PS 204B: "Game Theory II" (Graduate) [syllabus] [class website]Spring 2009:
PS 139: "International Organization" (Undergraduate) [syllabus] [class website]
PS 239: "International Organization" (Graduate) [syllabus]Fall 2008:
PS 123A: "The Politics of International Law" (Undergraduate) [syllabus] [class website]