[18] Andrews, Talbot, Richard Clark, and Rebecca Perlman. 2026. “How Information About Disaster Vulnerability Shapes Climate Policy Preferences.” Global Environmental Politics. Accepted. [paper]
[17] Carnegie, Allison, Richard Clark, and Lisa Fan. 2026. “Multilateral Messaging: International Organizations, Social Media, and Public Opinion.” Review of International Organizations. Forthcoming. [paper] [doi] [replication]
[16] Arias, Sabrina B. and Richard Clark. 2026. “Risk and Responsibility: Climate Disasters and IMF Conditionality.” Journal of Politics. Forthcoming. [paper] [doi] [replication]
[15] Clark, Richard, Roza Khoban, and Noah Zucker. 2025. “Breadwinner Backlash: The Gendered Political Consequences of Industrial Decline.” American Journal of Political Science. Forthcoming. [paper] [replication]
Awards: Best Paper Award from the American Political Science Association’s Women, Gender, and Politics section.
Coverage: The Great Gender Divergence
[14] Clark, Richard, Lindsay R. Dolan, and Tyler Jost. 2026. “Bureaucratic Influence in International Politics.” Annual Review of Political Science 29. [paper] [doi]
[13] Clark, Richard, Lindsay R. Dolan, and Alexandra O. Zeitz. 2025. “Accountable to Whom? Public Opinion of Aid Conditionality in Recipient Countries.” International Studies Quarterly 69(3). [paper] [doi] [replication]
[12] Arias, Sabrina B., Richard Clark, and Ayse Kaya. 2025. “Power by Proxy: Participation and Influence in Global Governance.” Review of International Organizations. Online First. [paper] [doi] [replication]
[11] Clark, Richard and Anna Meyerrose. 2025. “Austerity and Aggression: IMF Programs and the Initiation of Interstate Disputes.” World Politics. 77(1): 111—154. [paper] [doi] [replication]
[10] Clark, Richard, Sarah Kreps, and Adi Rao. 2025. “The Political Economy of Reshoring: Evidence from the Semiconductor Industry.” PLOS One 20(2). [paper] [doi]
[9] Carnegie, Allison, Richard Clark, and Noah Zucker. 2024. “Global Governance Under Populism: The Challenge of Information Suppression.” World Politics. 76(4): 639—666. [paper] [doi] [replication]
Featured as a UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation Working Paper
Media: The Storied Teller
[8] Carnegie, Allison, Richard Clark, and Ayse Kaya. 2024. “Private Participation: How Populists Engage with International Organizations.” Journal of Politics 86(3): 877—891. [paper] [doi] [replication]
[7] Clark, Richard and Noah Zucker. 2024. “Climate Cascades: IOs and the Prioritization of Climate Action.” American Journal of Political Science 68(4): 1299—1314. [paper] [doi] [replication]
Media:The Washington Post, Nature Climate Change (Research Highlight), Carbon Brief, LSE Research for the World, Cornell Chronicle, AJPS Blog
[6] Carnegie, Allison and Richard Clark. 2023. “Reforming Global Governance: Power, Alliance, and Institutional Performance.” World Politics 75(3): 523—565. [paper] [doi] [replication]
[5] Brutger, Ryan and Richard Clark. 2023. “At What Cost? Power, Payments, and Public Support of International Organizations.” Review of International Organizations 18(3): 431—465. [paper] [doi]
[4] Clark, Richard. 2022. “Bargain Down or Shop Around? Outside Options and IMF Conditionality.” Journal of Politics 84(3): 1791—1805. [paper] [doi] [replication]
[3] Clark, Richard. 2021. “Pool or Duel? Cooperation and Competition Among International Organizations.” International Organization 75(4): 1133—1153. [paper] [doi] [replication]
[2] Casler, Don and Richard Clark. 2021. “Trade Rage: Audience Costs and International Trade.” Journal of Conflict Resolution 65(6): 1198—1230. [paper] [doi] [replication]
Media: The Washington Post
[1] Clark, Richard and Lindsay R. Dolan. 2021. “Pleasing the Principal: U.S. Influence in World Bank Policymaking.” American Journal of Political Science 65(1): 36—51. [paper] [doi] [replication]
Media: AJPS Blog
Peer-Reviewed Articles
Books
[2] Carnegie, Allison and Richard Clark. 2026. Global Governance Under Fire: How International Organizations Resist the Populist Wave. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ. [publisher] [Amazon]
Reviews: Foreign Affairs; Political Science Quarterly; Review of International Organizations; H-Diplo Roundtable; La Vie des idées; Diplomacy & Politics; Political Studies Review
[1] Clark, Richard. 2025. Cooperative Complexity: The Next Level of Global Economic Governance. Cambridge University Press, New York, NY. [publisher] [Amazon]
Awards: Best Dissertation award from the American Political Science Association’s International Collaboration section; the Lawrence S. Finkelstein Prize from the International Studies Association’s International Organization section; the Midwest Political Science Association’s Best Paper in International Relations award; and the Bretton Woods Committee’s Henry Owen Memorial Award.
Reviews: Review of International Organizations; E-International Relations; Political Science Quarterly
Data: MDB co-financing; RFA co-financing; World Bank project-level co-financing
Revise & Resubmit
Carnegie, Allison, Richard Clark, and Seowoo Chung. 2025. “Global Governance Unbound? Measuring the Scope of IO Activities.” Revise and Resubmit at Review of International Organizations. [paper]
Casler, Don and Richard Clark “Do Pledges Bind? The Limits of Accountability Under the Paris Agreement.” [paper]
Clark, Richard and Lindsay R. Dolan. “The Microfoundations of Geopolitical Lending in International Financial Institutions.” [paper]
Clark, Richard and Ryan Brutger. “When Win-Win Isn’t Enough: Pareto, Fairness, and Relative Gains in Public Economic Preferences.” [paper]
Arias, Sabrina B., Allison Carnegie, and Richard Clark. “Politicizing the Global Bureaucracy: Populism and the Erosion of Expertise in IOs.” [paper]
Under Review
Clark, Richard and Tyler Pratt. 2026. “The Art of Imitation: IO Legitimacy and Strategic Treaty Design.” In The Struggle for Global Governance. Ed. Jeff Colgan. Cambridge University Press, New York, NY. Forthcoming. [chapter]
Clark, Richard. 2025. Review of Advocacy and Change in International Organizations: Communication, Protection, and Reconstruction in UN Peacekeeping. H-Diplo/RJISSF Roundtable. [paper]
Clark, Richard. 2024. Review of Legitimacy Politics: Elite Communication and Public Opinion in Global Governance by Lisa Dellmuth and Jonas Tallberg. Political Science Quarterly 139(2): 313–315. [paper] [doi]
Clark, Richard. 2024. “The Populist Challenge.” In The Oxford Handbook of the International Monetary Fund. Eds. Mark Hibben and Bessma Momani. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. [publisher] [Amazon]
Book Chapters and Reviews
Clark, Richard, Lindsay R. Dolan, and Kolby Hanson. “Individuals in Institutions: Evidence from the World Bank and IMF.” [paper]
Brutger, Ryan, Richard Clark, and Kelebogile Zvobgo. “Rules of Engagement: Elite Cues and Public Support for International Organizations.” [paper]
Clark, Richard and Noah Zucker. “Revolving Doors and Bureaucratic Behavior in Global Finance.” [paper]
Clark, Richard, Christoph Mikulaschek, and Julia C. Morse. “A Seat at the Table: How Serving on the Security Council Shapes Public Opinion About the United Nations.” [paper] [appendix]
Clark, Richard and Noah Zucker. “Bureaucrats and the Choice of Institutional Priorities.” [paper]
Clark, Richard, Julia C. Morse, and Tyler Pratt. “Experts Wanted! Using LinkedIn to Recruit Political and Business Elites for IR Survey Experiments." Draft in progress.
Clark, Richard, Lindsay R. Dolan, and Alexandra O. Zeitz. “Trade Smarts: How Knowledge Informs Trade Policy Preferences in Sub-Saharan Africa.” [paper]
Clark, Richard and Emilia Justyna Powell. 2026. “Forum Shopping: A Unified Analytical Framework.” [paper]
Working Papers
Carnegie, Allison and Richard Clark. “Populism, Alliance Resilience, and the Future of Global Order.” H-Diplo/RJISSF. In H-Diplo|Jervis Forum Policy Series: “Chaos Unleashed: The Second Trump Administration and the Future of the Liberal International Order.” Eds. Richard H. Immerman, Jack L. Snyder, and Diane N. Labrosse. May 7, 2026.
Carnegie, Allison and Richard Clark. “How Populists Are Reshaping Global Institutions.” Good Authority. April 9, 2026.
Carnegie, Allison, Richard Clark, and Noah Zucker. “Opinion: Trump’s War on Science Imperils Global Development and Cooperation.” Devex. March 12, 2025.
Carnegie, Allison and Richard Clark. “Multilateralism Can Survive Trump.” Foreign Affairs. December 24, 2024.
Carnegie, Allison, Richard Clark, and Noah Zucker. “Populism Rising: A Threat to Global Scientific Cooperation.” The Storied Teller. October 18, 2024.
Carnegie, Allison, Richard Clark, and Ayse Kaya. "How Hostile Actors Cooperate with International Organizations.” JOP Blog. July 25, 2024.
Blackman, Alexandra and Richard Clark. “UNRWA Fears Are a Normal Trade-off in International Aid.” The New Humanitarian. February 14, 2024.
Clark, Richard and Noah Zucker. “Climate Cascades: IOs and the Prioritization of Climate Action.” AJPS Blog. August 18, 2023.
Clark, Richard and Vasiliki Koukoulioti. “UN Foray Into Tax Policy Will Benefit Emerging Economies.” Devex. May 5, 2023.
Clark, Richard and Noah Zucker. “The World Bank and IMF Say They’ll Do More to Address Climate Change.” The Washington Post. October 21, 2022.
Clark, Richard, Sarah Kreps, and Adi Rao. “Made in America or Making America Pay?” UNIDO IAP. August 2022.
Clark, Richard, Roza Khoban, and Noah Zucker. “The Gendered Political Consequences of Industrial Decline.” In “The Backlash Against Globalization: What’s Next? A Report from the Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance.” Princeton University. June 28, 2022.
Clark, Richard. “Can International Organizations Constrain States?” JOP Blog. June 16, 2022.
Clark, Richard, Sarah Kreps, and Adi Rao. "A Holistic Approach to Strengthening the Semiconductor Supply Chain." Brookings. April 7, 2022.
Casler, Don, Richard Clark, and Sarah Kreps. “To Support Ukraine, the West Must Unleash the Full Power of the IMF and World Bank.” Fortune. March 29, 2022.
Clark, Richard, Sarah Kreps, and Adi Rao. “Cryptocurrencies Are Not the Major Threat to the Sanctions Regime." The National Interest. March 26, 2022.
Clark, Richard, Sarah Kreps, and Adi Rao. "Shifting Crypto Landscape Threatens Crime Investigations and Sanctions" Brookings. March 7, 2022.
Clark, Richard. "Will Cooperation Between the World Bank and China Last?" Political Violence at a Glance. February 10, 2022.
Casler, Don and Richard Clark. "Biden Will Inherit Trump’s Trade War with China. What Do Americans Really Think About Tariffs?" The Washington Post. December 7, 2020.
Clark, Richard and Lindsay R. Dolan. “Pleasing the Principal: U.S. Influence in World Bank Policymaking.” AJPS Blog. June 2, 2020.
Clark, Richard, Noah Zucker, and Johannes Urpelainen. “The Future of Coal-Fired Power Generation in Southeast Asia.” 2020. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 121: 1-11. [doi]
Clark, Richard, Noah Zucker, and Johannes Urpelainen. “Political Institutions and Pollution: Evidence from Coal-Fired Power Generation.” 2019. Review of Policy Research 36(5): 586-602. [doi]
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