Research
Overview
My research focuses on the domestic determinants and consequences of interstate conflict and on political competition. With domestic determinants of interstate conflict, I study the effect of civil conflict, nonstate actors, domestic institutions, and public opinion on interstate conflict processes. With domestic consequences of interstate conflict, I study the effect of interstate conflict on civil conflict processes, voting behavior, public opinion, and foreign policy party issue ownership perceptions. I also study how parties compete over and manage issue ownership over foreign policy.
Publications
- Kopp, Heather M., Bryce W. Reeder, and Thorin M. Wright. 2023. “International Conflict Involvement, Domestic Repression, and the Escalation of Civil Conflict.” Political Research Quarterly 76(4): 2004-2017.
- Rudy, Michael, and Heather M. Kopp. 2021. “Quality and Quantity: Government Quality, Capitalist Peace, and Dispute Escalation.” Midsouth Political Science Review 21: 57-88.