David Austin Lindsey

Books

Lindsey, D. (2023). Delegated Diplomacy: How Diplomats Establish Trust in International Relations. New York, NY, Columbia University Press.

Journal Articles

(2026). Do Diplomatic Vists Promote Exports?. International Studies Quarterly,

(2025). Representation Without Influence: Evidence from Gender Disparities in the US Foreign Service. American Political Science Review,

(2024). Who Decides Who Gets In? Diplomats, Bureaucrats, and Visa Issuance. Political Science Research and Methods,

Lindsey, D. (2021). Willful Ignorance in International Coercion. International Interactions, 47(2). 291-317.

Lindsey, D. (2019). Mutual Optimism and Costly Conflict: The Case of Naval Battles in the Age of Sail. The Journal of Politics, 81(4). 1181-1196.

Lindsey, D. (2017). Diplomacy Through Agents. International Studies Quarterly, 61(3). 544-556.

Lindsey, D., & Hobbs, W. (2015). Presidential Effort and International Outcomes: Evidence for an Executive Bottleneck. The Journal of Politics, 77(4). 1089-1102.

Lindsey, D. (2015). Military Strategy, Private Information, and War. International Studies Quarterly, 59(4). 629–640.

Presentations

Lindsey, D. A., Mallis, M., & Thrall, C. (2026, September 12). Gender Bias in the US Foreign Service. American Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Philadelphia

Lindsey, D. A. (2026, September 12). Secret Meetings. APSA Annual Meeting. Los Angeles: American Political Science Association. In Progress.

Lindsey, D. A. (2026, July 12). Who Decides Who Gets In? Diplomats, Bureaucrats, and Visa Issuance. : Brown University.

Lindsey, D. (2022, March 30). Breaking Diplomatic Relations as a Signal. International Studies Association Annual Meeting. Nashville, TN

Lindsey, D. A. (2026, September 12). Who Decides Who Gets In? Diplomats, Bureaucrats and Visas. Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association. Toronto: American Political Science Association.

Lindsey, D. (2020, April 17). Delegating Diplomacy. Midwest Political Science Association (cancelled/virtualized). Chicago, IL

Lindsey, D. (2020, November 30). Diplomats and Diplomacy. ISS Speaker Series in Grand Strategy and International Security. New Haven, CT: Yale University.

Lindsey, D. (2018, April 30). Delegating Diplomacy. International Studies Association. San Francisco, CA

Lindsey, D. (2018, August 31). What Can Diplomats Tell Us About Diplomacy. American Political Science Association. Boston, MA

Lindsey, D. (2018, November 8). Events Data and Diplomacy. Peace Science Society Annual Meeting. Austin, TX: Peace Science Society.

Lindsey, D. (2018, February 28). Delegating Diplomacy. Formal Models of International Relations. Los Angeles, LA: University of Southern California.

Lindsey, D. (2017, February 28). Mutual Optimism and Costly Conflict: The Case of Naval Battles in the Age of Sail. Political Economy of Power Projection. Los Angeles, LA: University of Southern California.

Lindsey, D. (2017, February 28). Unreliable Intermediaries: Establishing Credibility in Back Channel Communication. International Studies Association. Baltimore, MD

Lindsey, D. (2017, October 31). Delegating Diplomacy. Marxe School Brown Bag Seminar. New York, NY: Baruch College.

Lindsey, D. (2017, June 30). Diplomacy, Ambassadorial Representation, and Conflict. European Political Science Association. Milan, Italy

Lindsey, D. (2016, September 30). Mutual Optimism and Costly Conflict: The Case of Naval Battles in the Age of Sail. American Political Science Association. Philadelphia, PA

Lindsey, D. (2016, February 28). Willful Ignorance in Coercive Bargaining. Formal Models of International Relations. Los Angeles, LA: University of Southern California.

Lindsey, D. (2015, September 30). Diplomacy Through Agents. American Political Science Association. San Francisco, CA

Lindsey, D. (2015, February 28). Blame Shifting in International Bargaining. International Studies Association. New Orleans, LA

Lindsey, D., & Hobbs, W. (2014, September 30). The President's Limited Attention, the Bureaucracy, and US Foreign Policy. American Political Science Association. Washington, DC

Lindsey, D. (2013, April 30). Military Incentives, Private Information, and War. Midwest Political Science Association. Chicago, IL

Lindsey, D., & Lake, D. (2013, September 30). Moral Foundations and Individual-Level Foreign Policy Preferences. American Political Science Association. Chicago, IL

Lindsey, D., & Lake, D. (2013, October 31). The Moral Foundations of Individual-Level Foreign Policy Preferences. International Political Economy Society. Claremont, CA

Lindsey, D., & Lake, D. (2013, April 30). The Moral Foundations of Individual-Level Foreign Policy Preferences. Midwest Political Science Association. Chicago, IL