Department of Political Science Binghamton University
Email me: dclark-at-binghamton-dot-edu
I am a Professor in the Department of Political Science at Binghamton University, and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies in Harpur College of Arts and Sciences. My research considers sources of political instability, and in particular focuses on political protests, how and why citizens mobilize against the state, and how governments react to those protests. My recent work is supported by the Political Instability Task Force. I also study the causes of international conflict, especially the strategic sources of foreign policy. Additionally, I study interstate bargaining and work on experimental evaluation of bargaining models where conflict is the outside option. I teach courses on political violence and statistical methods.
You can find my current CV here.
Data Collections
Mass Mobilization Data Project (sponsored by the Political Instability Task Force)
Institutions and Elections Project (sponsored by the Political Instability Task Force)
Selected papers:
Clark, D. H., Fordham, B. O., and Nordstrom, T. (2016). Political party and presidential decisions to use force: Explaining a puzzling non-finding. Presidential Studies Quarterly
Reed, W., Clark, D., Nordstrom, T., and Siegel, D. (2016). Bargaining in the shadow of a commitment problem. Research & Politics, July-September:1–9
Sieberg, K., Clark, D.H., Holt, C., Nordstrom, T., and Reed, W. (2013). An Experimental Analysis of Asymmetric Power in Conflict Bargaining. Games, 4(3):375-397.
Clark, D. H., Fordham, B. O., and Nordstrom, T. (2011). Preying on the misfortune of others: When do states exploit their opponents’ domestic troubles? Journal of Politics, 73(1):248-264.
Regan, P. M., Frank, R. W., and Clark, D. H. (2009). Political institutions and elections: New datasets. Conflict Management and Peace Science, 26(3):320–337.
Clark, D. H., Nordstrom, T., and Reed, W. (2008). Substitution is in the variance: Resources and foreign policy choice. American Journal of Political Science, 52(4):763–773.
Reed, W., Clark, D. H., Nordstrom, T., and Hwang, W. (2008). War, power, and bargaining. Journal of Politics, 70(4):1203–1216.
Clark, D. H. and Reed, W. (2005). The strategic sources of foreign policy substitution. American Journal of Political Science, 49(3):609–624.
Clark, D. H. and Nordstrom, T. (2005). Democratic variants and democratic variance: How domestic constraints shape interstate conflict. Journal of Politics, 67(1):250–270.
Clark, D. H. (2003). Can strategic interaction divert diversionary behavior? a model of us conflict propensity. Journal of Politics, 65(4):1013–1039.