{"id":28,"date":"2017-07-28T04:22:19","date_gmt":"2017-07-28T04:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peterbils.com\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2026-09-11T20:07:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T20:07:45","slug":"home-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/peterbils.com\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#26394d\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Peter Bils<\/mark><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>I am an assistant professor of political science and economics at Vanderbilt University. My research studies the design of political institutions, how lobbying influences policy outcomes, and political conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#666666\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><\/mark><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#3b6fa1\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><a href=\"http:\/\/peterbils.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/cv0.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"http:\/\/peterbils.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/cv0.pdf\">CV<\/a> <\/mark><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#666666\" class=\"has-inline-color\">| <\/mark><a href=\"mailto:peter.h.bils@vanderbilt.edu\" data-type=\"mailto\" data-id=\"mailto:peter.h.bils@vanderbilt.edu\">peter.h.bils@vanderbilt.edu<\/a> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#3b6fa1\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><\/mark><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#666666\" class=\"has-inline-color\">|<\/mark> <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=SL9T6qMAAAAJ&amp;hl=en&amp;oi=ao\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=SL9T6qMAAAAJ&amp;hl=en&amp;oi=ao\">Google Scholar<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:32px;margin-bottom:6px;font-size:clamp(20.515px, 1.282rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.601), 33px);\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#666666\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Research<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"margin-top:14px;margin-bottom:14px\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#30343b\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Working for the Revolving Door<\/strong> <br><\/mark>with <a href=\"https:\/\/gleasonjudd.princeton.edu\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/gleasonjudd.princeton.edu\/\">Gleason Judd<\/a>. <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#666666\" class=\"has-inline-color\">R&amp;R at <em>American Journal of Political Science<\/em>.<\/mark> [<a href=\"https:\/\/peterbils.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/revolvers-16.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"387\">pdf<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:14px\"><strong>Policy Anchors, Voter Behavior, and the Dynamics of Party Platforms<\/strong><br>with <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/stanford.edu\/steven-callander\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/stanford.edu\/steven-callander\/\">Steven Callander<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federicaizzo.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.federicaizzo.com\/\">Federica Izzo<\/a>. <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#666666\" class=\"has-inline-color\">R&amp;R at <em>Journal of Politics.<\/em><\/mark> [<a href=\"https:\/\/peterbils.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/policy-anchors_.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"410\">pdf<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:14px\"><strong>Ideological Infection<\/strong><br>with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federicaizzo.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.federicaizzo.com\/\">Federica Izzo<\/a>. <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#666666\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Conditionally accepted at <em>American Political Science Review<\/em><\/mark>. [<a href=\"https:\/\/peterbils.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ideological-infection.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"409\">pdf<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:14px\"><strong>The Logic of Secret Alliances<\/strong><br>with <a href=\"https:\/\/bradleycarlsmith.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/bradleycarlsmith.com\/\">Bradley C. Smith<\/a>. <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#666666\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><em>American Journal of Political Science (2026)<\/em>.<\/mark> [<a href=\"https:\/\/peterbils.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Secret_Alliances-15.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/peterbils.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Secret_Alliances-15.pdf\">pdf<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/ajps.12997\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/ajps.12997\">journal<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:14px\"><strong>Policy Gambles and Valence in Elections<\/strong><br>with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federicaizzo.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.federicaizzo.com\/\">Federica Izzo<\/a>. <em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#666666\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Games and Economic Behavior (2025)<\/mark><\/em>. [<a href=\"https:\/\/peterbils.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/policy-gambles.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/peterbils.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/policy-gambles.pdf\">pdf<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.geb.2025.08.005\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.geb.2025.08.005\">journal<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:14px\"><strong>Fanatical Peace: How Fundamental Disagreements Can Discourage Conflict<\/strong><br>with <a href=\"https:\/\/politicalscience.artsandsciences.baylor.edu\/person\/richard-jordan\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/politicalscience.artsandsciences.baylor.edu\/person\/richard-jordan\">Richard Jordan<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/kramsay.scholar.princeton.edu\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/kramsay.scholar.princeton.edu\/\">Kristopher Ramsay<\/a>. <em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#666666\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Journal of Politics (2025).<\/mark><\/em> [<a href=\"http:\/\/peterbils.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Fanatical-Peace.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"http:\/\/peterbils.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Fanatical-Peace.pdf\">pdf<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1086\/732987\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1086\/732987\">journal<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:14px\"><strong>Policymaking and Appointments under Electoral and Judicial Constraints<\/strong><br>with <a href=\"https:\/\/gleasonjudd.princeton.edu\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/gleasonjudd.princeton.edu\/\">Gleason Judd<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bradleycarlsmith.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/bradleycarlsmith.com\/\">Bradley C. Smith<\/a>. <em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#666666\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Journal of Politics (2024).<\/mark><\/em> [<a href=\"https:\/\/peterbils.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/judicial_.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"411\">pdf<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.journals.uchicago.edu\/doi\/10.1086\/729952\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.journals.uchicago.edu\/doi\/10.1086\/729952\">journal<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:14px\"><strong>Strategic Avoidance and Rulemaking Procedures<\/strong><br>with <a href=\"https:\/\/robertjcarroll.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/robertjcarroll.com\/\">Robert J. Carroll<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lawrencerothenberg.weebly.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/lawrencerothenberg.weebly.com\/\">Lawrence S. Rothenberg<\/a>. <em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#666666\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Journal of Theoretical Politics (2024).<\/mark><\/em> [<a href=\"http:\/\/peterbils.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/avoidance-14.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"http:\/\/peterbils.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/avoidance-14.pdf\">pdf<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/09516298241237209\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/09516298241237209\">journal<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:14px\"><strong>Overreacting and Posturing: How Accountability and Ideology Shape Executive Policy Responses<\/strong><br><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#666666\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Quarterly Journal of Political Science (2023).<\/mark><\/em> [<a href=\"http:\/\/peterbils.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Overreacting-Posturing.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"http:\/\/peterbils.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Overreacting-Posturing.pdf\">pdf<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nowpublishers.com\/article\/Details\/QJPS-20177\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nowpublishers.com\/article\/Details\/QJPS-20177\">journal<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:14px\"><strong>Lobbying and Policy Extremism in Repeated Elections<\/strong><br>with <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/johnduggan\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/johnduggan\/\">John Duggan<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/gleasonjudd.princeton.edu\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/gleasonjudd.princeton.edu\/\">Gleason Judd<\/a>. <em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#666666\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Journal of Economic Theory (2021).<\/mark><\/em> [<a href=\"http:\/\/peterbils.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Lobbying-Elections.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"http:\/\/peterbils.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Lobbying-Elections.pdf\">pdf<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0022053121000405?casa_token=CEObsTdGsAIAAAAA:uA1osKG8VqYPlSsmpXXb6UPnV9YQmccGinDsGeuwo6slfKR3P5bCV9QpESKiKR2crQSTZtonJg\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0022053121000405?casa_token=CEObsTdGsAIAAAAA:uA1osKG8VqYPlSsmpXXb6UPnV9YQmccGinDsGeuwo6slfKR3P5bCV9QpESKiKR2crQSTZtonJg\">journal<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:14px\"><strong>Policymaking with Multiple Agencies<\/strong><br><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#666666\" class=\"has-inline-color\">American Journal of Political Science (2020)<\/mark><\/em>. [<a href=\"http:\/\/peterbils.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Multiple-Agencies.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"http:\/\/peterbils.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Multiple-Agencies.pdf\">pdf<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/ajps.12474\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/ajps.12474\">journal<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:14px\"><strong>The Amicus Game<\/strong><br>with <a href=\"https:\/\/lawrencerothenberg.weebly.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/lawrencerothenberg.weebly.com\/\">Lawrence S. Rothenberg<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bradleycarlsmith.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/bradleycarlsmith.com\/\">Bradley C. Smith<\/a>. <em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#666666\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Journal of Politics (2020).<\/mark><\/em> [<a href=\"http:\/\/peterbils.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Amicus-Game.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"http:\/\/peterbils.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Amicus-Game.pdf\">pdf<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.journals.uchicago.edu\/doi\/pdfplus\/10.1086\/707795\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.journals.uchicago.edu\/doi\/pdfplus\/10.1086\/707795\">journal<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:14px\"><strong>Stall Wars: When Do States Fight to Hold onto the Status Quo?<\/strong><br>with <a href=\"https:\/\/gleasonjudd.princeton.edu\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/gleasonjudd.princeton.edu\/\">Gleason Judd<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/williamspaniel.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/williamspaniel.com\/\">William Spaniel<\/a>.<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#666666\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><em>International Studies Quarterly (2020).<\/em><\/mark> [<a href=\"http:\/\/peterbils.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Stalling.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"http:\/\/peterbils.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Stalling.pdf\">pdf<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/isq\/article-abstract\/doi\/10.1093\/isq\/sqaa037\/5857853?redirectedFrom=fulltext\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/isq\/article-abstract\/doi\/10.1093\/isq\/sqaa037\/5857853?redirectedFrom=fulltext\">journal<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:14px\"><strong>Slow to Learn: Bargaining, Uncertainty, and the Calculus of Conquest<\/strong><br>with <a href=\"https:\/\/williamspaniel.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/williamspaniel.com\/\">William Spaniel<\/a>.<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#666666\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><em>Journal of Conflict Resolution (2018).<\/em><\/mark> [<a href=\"http:\/\/peterbils.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Slow-Learning.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"http:\/\/peterbils.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Slow-Learning.pdf\">pdf<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1177\/0022002716662688\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"http:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1177\/0022002716662688\">journal<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Policy Bargaining and Militarized Conflict<\/strong><br>with <a href=\"https:\/\/williamspaniel.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/williamspaniel.com\/\">William Spaniel<\/a>. <em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#666666\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Journal of Theoretical Politics (2017).<\/mark><\/em> [<a href=\"http:\/\/peterbils.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/policy_bargaining_and_militarized_conflict.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"http:\/\/peterbils.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/policy_bargaining_and_militarized_conflict.pdf\">pdf<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/full\/10.1177\/0951629817710565\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"http:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/full\/10.1177\/0951629817710565\">journal<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peter Bils I am an assistant professor of political science and economics at Vanderbilt University. 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