Michael C. Desch

1.8k citations
43 papers · 896 indexed · h-index 15
Topics
International Relations and Foreign Policy (18 papers)Defense, Military, and Policy Studies (5 papers)Military History and Strategy (4 papers)

In The Last Decade

Michael C. Desch

38 papers receiving 695 citations

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Michael C. Desch
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  • Political Science and International Relations 702
  • Sociology and Political Science 561
  • Economics and Econometrics 121
  • Development 110
  • Strategy and Management 46
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael C. Desch

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All Works

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Power and Military Effectiveness: The Fallacy of Democratic Triumphalism
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From pirates to drug lords : the Post-Cold War Caribbean security environment
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About Michael C. Desch

Michael C. Desch is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Development and Sociology and Political Science, having authored 43 papers that have together received 896 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include International Relations and Foreign Policy (18 papers), Defense, Military, and Policy Studies (5 papers) and Military History and Strategy (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Development (110 citations), Political Science and International Relations (702 citations) and Sociology and Political Science (561 citations). Michael C. Desch has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Australia and Germany. Frequent co-authors include William Ruger, Paul Kennedy, Theo Farrell, John S. Duffield, Richard Price, Susan Peterson, Michael J. Tierney, Ryan Powers, Jorge I. Domínguez and Steven Lloyd Wilson. Their work appears in journals such as International Organization, Political Science Quarterly and International Studies Quarterly.

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