Ryan Brutger

Department of Phone: 202-538-2683 University of Pennsylvania Email: [email protected] 208 S. 37th Street (208 Stiteler Hall) http://web.sas.upenn.edu/brutger/ Philadelphia, PA 19104

ACADEMIC POSITIONS Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania 2016-Present - Department of Political Science

EDUCATION Ph.D. Candidate, Politics, , Present - General Exams: , Formal & Quantitative Research Methods - Dissertation: Trade, Conflict, and Compromise: The Domestic Politics of International Cooperation - Committee: Helen Milner, Kristopher Ramsay, Christina Davis M.A., Politics, Princeton University, 2013 M.A., International Relations, with honors, University of Chicago, 2009 B.A., International Affairs, magna cum laude, Lewis & Clark College, 2005

RESEARCH & TEACHING INTERESTS International Relations, International Political Economy, International Institutions, International Security, Experimental Design

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS “Decomposing Audience Costs: Bringing the Audience Back Into Audience Cost Theory,” with Joshua Kertzer. American Journal of Political Science. January 2016. 60(1): 234-249. “Balancing Law and Politics: Judicial Incentives in WTO Dispute Settlement,” with Julia Morse. Review of International Organizations. June 2015. 10(2): 179-205.

WORKING PAPERS “Screening for Success: The Effect of Firm Signaling on WTO Case Selection.” “Exploring the Microfoundations of Reputation Costs,” with Joshua Kertzer (Revise and Resubmit at International Organization). “Domestic Politics of International Compromise.” “The Costs of Conflict: Border Disputes and Trade Diversion.” WORKS IN PROGRESS “Trade, Conflict, and Cooperation: How IOs affect Domestic Support for International Agree- ments.” “What’s in a Name? Hypothetical Versus Real-World Scenarios in IR Research.”

TEACHING EXPERIENCE International Political Economy (Undergraduate) - Assistant Instructor, Princeton University, Fall 2014 (Professor Faisal Ahmed) Mathematics for Political Science (Graduate) - Assistant Instructor, Princeton University, Fall 2013 (Professor Kristopher Ramsay) Quantitative Analysis II (Graduate) - Tutor, Princeton University, Spring 2013

GRANTS, HONORS, & FELLOWSHIPS Harold W. Dodds Fellowship (university-wide competitive honorific fellowship awarded to students displaying the highest scholarly excellence in graduate work during the year), Princeton University, 2015-2016 Mamdouha S. Bobst Center for Peace and Justice, Research Grant, 2012, 2015 Dean’s Fund for Scholarly Travel, Travel Grant, 2015 Niehaus Center for and Governance, Research Grant, 2012, 2014 Center for International Security Studies, Research Grant & Fellowship, 2014 Fund for Experimental Social Sciences, Research Grant, 2014 Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance, Travel Grant, 2013, 2014 Princeton Research in Experimental Social Science, Research Grant, 2013 Stafford Fund, Travel Grant, 2012, 2013, 2014 Prestage-Cook Travel Award, Southern Political Science Association, 2012 University Fellowship, Princeton University, 2011 – 2015 Unendowed Scholarship, University of Chicago, 2008 – 2009 Forensics Scholarship, Lewis & Clark College, 2004 –2005 Dean’s Scholarship, Lewis & Clark College, 2003 – 2005 , Inductee, 2005 Third-Ranked Forensics Competitor, Northwestern U.S. Region, 2005 Five-Event Forensics National Qualifier, Lewis & Clark College, 2005

SELECTED CONFERENCES & PRESENTATIONS Presenter, “Exploring the Microfoundations of Reputation Costs.” International Studies Associ- ation, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2015, with Joshua Kertzer Organizer, “The Domestic Politics of International Security.” International Studies Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2015 Presenter, “Balancing Law and Politics: Judicial Incentives in WTO Dispute Settlement.” Inter- national Political Economy Society, Washington, District of Columbia, 2014, with Julia Morse Presenter, “What Audiences Really Want: The Effect of Compromise on Domestic Audience Costs.” Peace Science Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2014 Chair, “Reputations and Inferences.” Survey Experiments in Peace Science Workshop, Peace Science Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2014 Presenter, “Decomposing Audience Costs: Bringing the Audience Back Into Audience Cost The- ory.” Peace Science Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2014, with Joshua Kertzer Presenter, “Screening for Success: The Effect of Firm Signaling on WTO Case Selection.” Amer- ican Political Science Association, Washington, District of Columbia, 2014 Presenter, “Decomposing Audience Costs: Bringing the Audience Back Into Audience Cost The- ory.” American Political Science Association, Washington, District of Columbia, 2014, with Joshua Kertzer Organizer & Chair, “Who’s Listening? The Role of Governments, Firms, and Judges in WTO Dispute Settlement.” American Political Science Association, Washington, District of Columbia, 2014 Presenter, “What Audiences Really Want: The Effect of Compromise on Domestic Audience Costs.” International Studies Association, Toronto, Ontario, 2014 Presenter, “Balancing Law and Politics: Judicial Incentives in WTO Dispute Settlement.” Polit- ical Economy of International Organizations, Princeton, New Jersey, 2014, with Julia Morse Poster, “What Audiences Really Want: The Effect of Compromise on Domestic Audience Costs.” Peace Science Society, Knoxville, Tennessee, 2013 Presenter, “Screening for Success: The Effect of Firm Signaling on WTO Case Selection.” Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, 2013 Presenter, “Screening for Success: The Effect of Firm Signaling on WTO Case Selection.” South- ern Political Science Association, Orlando, Florida, 2013 Presenter, “Power in International Bargaining: The Role of Domestic Costs in Determining Insti- tutional Design.” Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, 2010 Discussant and Chair, “Regional Integration and Cooperation.” Midwest Political Science Asso- ciation, Chicago, Illinois, 2010 Presenter, “Private Parties: Hidden Actors of WTO Dispute Settlement.” Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, 2009 Discussant and Chair, “Emerging Topics in IPE: Antitrust, Lobbying, Outsourcing and Corporate Responsibility.” Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, 2009

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Association of Academic Health Centers & AAHC International, Washington, DC - Director of Special Projects, 2010 – 2011 - Policy and Program Analyst, 2009 – 2010 Legal Assistant, International Arbitration & Dispute Settlement Group, Sidley Austin LLP, Wash- ington, DC, 2006 – 2008 Assistant, International Trade Administration, Portland, OR, 2005 – 2006

PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS “Introducing the International Resource Center: A Resource to Enhance Academic Health Cen- ters’ International Operations.” Association of Academic Health Centers, March 2011. “Academic and Community Health Center Partnerships: Facing a Changing Landscape.” Asso- ciation of Academic Health Centers, May 2010.

SERVICE & ACTIVITIES Reviewer: American Journal of Political Science, Conflict Management and Peace Science, Eu- ropean Journal of International Relations, Foreign Policy Analysis, International Interactions, International Organization, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Journal of Politics, Political Psychol- ogy, and Review of International Organizations Pizza & Politics, Coordinator (Graduate Workshop), Princeton University, 2013 – 2014 Department of Politics Graduate Committee, Member, Princeton University, 2011 – 2012 Project Northstar, Tutor for Homeless and Transitional Housing Students, 2007 – 2008 Academic Honor Board, Justice, Lewis & Clark College, 2005 Peer Review Board, Chief Justice, Lewis & Clark College Student Government, 2004 – 2005 National Outdoor Leadership School, Outdoor Expedition Leader, 2003

REFERENCES

Helen Milner Kristopher Ramsay Christina Davis B.C. Forbes Professor Associate Professor Professor Department of Politics Department of Politics Department of Politics Princeton University Princeton University Princeton University 431 Robertson Hall 038 Corwin Hall 442 Robertson Hall Princeton, NJ 08544 Princeton, NJ 08544 Princeton, NJ 08544 (609) 258-0181 (609) 258-2960 (609) 258-0177 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Joshua Kertzer Duncan Snidal Assistant Professor Professor Department of Government Department of Politics & International Relations 1737 Cambridge St, K206 University of Oxford Cambridge, MA 02138 Manor Road (614) 307-3774 Oxford, OX1 3UQ [email protected] 01865 (2)78637 [email protected]