She is also a co-founder of the Journeys in World Politics workshop, a mentoring workshop for junior women studying international relations. Her research focuses on war contagion, power relationships, global democratic peace, and democratic survival. She has published in a wide range of journals, including the American Journal of Political Science, the Journal of Conflict Resolution, Conflict Management and Peace Science, and International Studies Quarterly. Her book, The Power-Conflict Story, published with the University of Michigan Press, won the 2002 award for the Best Book in Conflict Processes from the American Political Science Association. More information can be found at her website and on her Google Scholar profile. Sara McLaughlin Mitchell