...-else-equal claims in theory and empirics suggests that the tools of the credibility revolution have broader applicability than is often appreciated, which are essential for assessing any all-else-equal claim, whether or not it has a causal interpretation. The chapter discusses the formal theory...

...This chapter considers the formal theory and the credibility revolution as natural partners that, together, can support a richer and more productive dialogue between theory and empirics than has ever before been possible. The chapter reviews a framework for how this partnership works and how...

...This chapter assesses how state- and prediction-based theory (SPT), as a nontraditional approach to modeling adaptive behavior embedded in a nontraditional population modeling approach, faces a significant credibility challenge. This challenge is complicated by the many ways that models can gain...

...This concluding chapter offers recommendations for how the United States can revitalize its credibility and capabilities of itself and its allies. Indeed, U.S. policy should seek to restore American credibility and thus the strength of their alliances. A strategy to visibly strengthen alliances...

... a set of empirical disciplines and achievements, with enclaves of technical and even scientific credibility. This suggests some downgrading of authority, but not all the way. Economics is not superior to other sources of authority, but is not necessarily inferior to them either; it should be taken...

..., especially the United Nations treaty bodies and Secretariat. Fourth is investing in credibility and legitimacy. The chapter concludes by outlining strategies that could increase the success of reform efforts and highlighting the limits of reform. reform of international system Alston Philip Pillay...

...The credibility revolution, with its emphasis on empirical methods for causal inference, has led to concerns among scholars that the canonical questions about politics and society are being neglected because they are no longer deemed answerable. This book stakes out an opposing view—presenting...

...This chapter examines the question of domestic audience costs. For leaders to generate credibility through audience costs, there must be mechanisms in place that enable citizens to learn about foreign policy failures in a timely and consistent way. Institutional variation among democracies has...