
R. Joseph Huddleston, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
School of Diplomacy and International Relations
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R. Joseph Huddleston, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
School of Diplomacy and International Relations
R. Joseph Huddleston is an Assistant Professor in the School of Diplomacy and International Relations. He specializes in Middle-Eastern politics, intrastate conflict, and research design. His current work focuses on the international sovereignty of secessionist, separatist, and self-determination movements, particularly the ways third-party states help or hinder separatist groups apart from diplomatic recognition. He also studies public opinion towards international intervention in conflicts.
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Education
- Ph.D., Political Science and International Relations, University of Southern California
- B.A., Peace Studies and Sociology, Chapman University
Classes Taught
DIPL 3800: Investigating International Relations
DIPL 6310: Research Methods - Policy Analysis
DIPL 6520: Politics of Terror in the Middle East
Scholarship
Teaching and Mentorship
- Director, Middle-East specialization for Master of Arts in Diplomacy and International Relations
- Instructor, Diplomacy 3800: Investigating International Relations
Publications
- "Think Ahead: Cost Discounting and External Validity in Foreign Policy Survey Experiments." Journal of Experimental Political Science, 6(2), 108-119. Summer 2019
- "Can John Bolton Thaw Western Sahara's Long-Frozen Conflict?" Foreign Policy, May 9, 2019
- "In War Torn Western Sahara, these Two Cars are King and Queen." Jalopnik Magazine, January 28, 2019
- "Spain's Flawed Response to the Catalonian Referendum: How Its Overreaction Legitimized the Call for Independence," Foreign Affairs, 2017
- "How Madrid Should Address the Catalonia Crisis: Negotiation With the Regional Government Is Key," Foreign Affairs, 2017
- "The Roots of the Catalan Independence Crisis: And What Madrid's Next Steps Should Be," Foreign Affairs, 2017
Awards, Fellowships, and Grants
- Seton Hall Undergraduate Research Grant, Seton Hall University, 2019
- Dissertation Completion Fellowship, USC, 2017-18
- Best Graduate Student Paper, ISA-West Annual Conference, Pasadena, CA, 2016
- Outstanding Teaching Assistant, International Relations, USC, 2016
- CIS Research Grant, Center for International Studies, USC, 2015