Speaking Science to Power

Rachel A. Epstein is a Professor at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver. Her research focuses on international political economy, financial crises and reform, international security, and the role of international organizations in eliciting compliance from target states and states-in-transition. She has held several postdoctoral fellowships at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy and was also an Advanced Postdoctoral Fellow at the Freie Universität in Berlin in 2016.Oliver Kaplan is an Associate Professor at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver. He is the author of the book, Resisting War: How Communities Protect Themselves (Cambridge University Press, 2017). Kaplan has also published articles on the conflict-related effects of land reforms, ex-combatant reintegration and recidivism, and research ethics. Kaplan was a Jennings Randolph Senior Fellow at the US Institute of Peace and a postdoctoral Research Associate at Princeton University and at Stanford University.

This terrific group of academics provides reflections on the decisions they made when facing a range of ethical dilemmas while conducting research and communicating findings. Scholars who seek to reach broad policy and public audiences and ensure they are pursuing responsible engagement will find this book indispensable.

• Preface & Acknowledgments 1: Rachel A. Epstein and Oliver Kaplan: Responsible Policy Engagement: A New Imperative for Social Scientists 2: Jason Lyall: Preregister Your Ethical Redlines: Vulnerable Populations, Policy Engagement, and the Perils of E-Hacking 3: Tricia D. Olsen: Sharing Unpopular Findings: When Academic Research Challenges Policy Efforts 4: Timothy D. Sisk: Coping with Conflicting Claims: Ethnic Power Sharing for Sustainable Peace? 5: Oliver Kaplan: Partnered Policy Engagement: Positionality and the Ethics of Collaborating with Civil-Society Organizations 6: George F. DeMartino: Should Economists Deceive? Prosocial Lying, Paternalism, and the <"Ben Bernanke Problem> " 7: Rachel A. Epstein: The Problem of Overgeneralization: The Effects of NATO Enlargement 8: César Caballero Reinoso: He Who is a Gentleman Resigns: Data Ethics and the Power of Data 9: Leanne Erdberg Steadman: Policymaker's Epilogue: From the Receiving End of Responsible Engagement 10: Rachel A. Epstein and Oliver Kaplan: Conclusion: The Future of Responsible Engagement