Peer-reviewed journal articles

• Knapp, A. (2026). “Unleashing the elected members: Why states do (not) draft resolutions at the United Nations Security Council”. Journal of Economic Policy Reform. https://doi.org/10.1080/17487870.2026.2671711

• Knapp, A. (2026). “Speech is silver, resolutions are gold: State influence on UNSC resolutions (1990-2019)?”. Conflict Management and Peace Science. https://doi.org/10.1177/07388942261417494

• Knapp, A., V. Vignoli, F. Salvati & F. Maina (2026). “The Alliance is speaking: Introducing the NATO Secretary General Document (NATO-SGD) corpus”. International Interactions. https://doi.org/10.1080/03050629.2026.2621400

• Costantini, I., M. Dian, A. Knapp & F.N. Moro (2026). “(Il)Liberal peace: P5 approaches to conflict management and resolution”. British Journal of Politics and International Relations. https://doi.org/10.1177/13691481251407497

• Knapp, A. (2025). “Twin diplomacy: Strategic co-authorship selection and resolution outcomes at the UNSC”. Review of International Organizations. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11558-025-09610-6

• Knapp, A. (2025). “Introducing the UNSCRA dataset: Authoring Security Council resolutions, 1990-2023”. Journal of Peace Research, 62(6), 2136-2147. https://doi.org/10.1177/00223433251315634

• Knapp, A. (2024). “Protection trinity: Assessing the three-tier framework in United Nations resolutions”. International Peacekeeping, 30(4), 415-441. https://doi.org/10.1080/13533312.2024.2333740

• Knapp, A. (2024). “Speaking of civilians: Automated text analysis of the United Nations’ framing of complex humanitarian emergencies”. International Interactions, 50(2), 300-331. https://doi.org/10.1080/03050629.2024.2318559
  
  

Book chapters

• Knapp, A. & M. Sguazzini (2025). “Una crisi senza risoluzione: La Siria nell’agenda del Consiglio di Sicurezza delle Nazioni Unite” in La guerra civile siriana: Dall’insurrezione alla rivoluzione (2011-2024) (eds. E. Corradi and G. Cama), Carocci.

• Knapp, A. & J. Fritzler (2025). “Soft contestation of the Responsibility to Protect? Assessing Canada and Sweden’s norm diplomacy” in Norms in Prism. The Evolution of Norms and Norm Clusters in Contemporary Global Politics (eds. C. Ducci, F. Lucenti, C. Wunderlich and J. Lantis), Springer.
  
  

Public engagement

• 2026: “A Stability Policing paradigm for NATO: Policing, the forgotten tool against hybrid/irregular warfare maneuvers”. NATO SP CoE. https://www.nspcoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/03-final-version-14.01.26.pdf

• 2025: “On the possibilities for Security Council reform”. Välismääraja Podcast. https://kuku.pleier.ee/podcast/valismaaraja/185189 (translated to Estonian)

• 2025: “The United Kingdom at the United Nations Security Council”. British Parliament. https://committees.parliament.uk/work/9001/the-uk-at-the-united-nations-security- council/publications/, https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/49593/documents/264116/default/

• 2023: “Definitions matter: Navigating gray areas in the United Nations’ protection of civilians”. E-IR. https://www.e-ir.info/2023/03
  
  

Work in progress

• Carrara, P., A. Knapp, F.N. Moro & L. Pinto. “The politics of banditry: Political change and criminal violence in post-unification Italy (1861-1865)” (invited to R&R).

• Agostinis, G. & A. Knapp. “Democratic density, institutional design and interstate shaming: International Organizations’ response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine” (invited to R&R).

• Knapp, A. “Home field gain: How COP organizers influence access to United Nations leadership” (under review).

• Moschella, M., A. Knapp & D. Masciandaro. “The temporal dimension of policy diffusion: Timing, stickiness and symbolism in climate policy framing” (under review).

• Salvati, S., F. Maina, V. Vignoli & A. Knapp. “Withering liberalism? Assessing changes in NATO’s liberal rhetoric through the Secretary General’s speeches” (under review).

• Adhikari, B. & A. Knapp. “The illiberal turn: Democratic backsliding and foreign policy in UNGA speeches” (under review).

• Knapp, A. “Power in rotation: Variation in UNSC presidential success” (under review).

• Choi, H. E. & A. Knapp. “Mandate expansion and legitimacy of International Organizations: Survey experiment on NATO’s resilience domain” (working paper).

• Agostinis, G., A. Knapp & P. Stohlman. “Speaking with one voice: When International Organizations bureaucracies and states diverge in shaming norm violators” (working paper).

• Becker, J., A. Knapp & V. Vignoli. “Through Brussels, not Washington: NATO Secretary-General and the politics of burden-sharing” (working paper).

• Choi, H. E., A. Knapp & T. Sommerer. “Borrowing legitimacy: Informal governance and illiberal capture at the UN Security Council” (working paper).