
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 diplomacy by rebel groups, dynamics in intrastate conflict, and research design. His current work focuses on diplomatic activities of secessionist, separatist, and self-determination movements, as well as how international actors help or hinder separatist groups apart from diplomatic recognition. He also studies how civilian populations respond to violence and economic disruption in civil war. He has published in Journal of Peace Research and Journal of Conflict Resolution, and other peer-reviewed outlets, as well as The Wall Street Journal, Foreign Policy, and Foreign Affairs. He has written government policy reports and has been a guest contributor to numerous news, radio, and podcast outlets. He is the research design adviser for the School’s Center for Peace and Conflict Studies.
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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 2120: International Conflict and Security
DIPL 3800: Investigating International Relations
DIPL 6131: Causes of War
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
- Founder and director, DiploLab: Undergraduate Diplomacy Research Lab
Peer-Reviewed and Policy Writing
- "Foulweather Friends: Violence and Third Party Support in Self-Determination Conflicts", Journal of Conflict Resolution, forthcoming
- "Functional Markets in Yemen’s War Economy", Journal of Illicit Economies and Development 3(1), 2021
- "Continuous Recognition: A Latent Variable Approach to Measuring International Sovereignty of Self-Determination Movements", Journal of Peace Research 57(6), 2020
- "Promoting peace in Yemen through the economy: a survey of local economic potential", with David Wood, policy report for the German Federal Enterprise for International Cooperation (GIZ), funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the European Union (EU). 2020
- "Think Ahead: Cost Discounting and External Validity in Foreign Policy Survey Experiments." Journal of Experimental Political Science, 6(2), 108-119. Summer 2019
Public-Facing
- "Biden can backtrack on Trump’s move in Western Sahara," Foreign Policy, 2021. Coauthored with Diplomacy students Harshana Ghoorhoo and Daniela Maquera Sardon
- Panelist, “Western Sahara conflict towards peaceful resolution,” KPFK Radio’s Scholars’ Circle, 2020
- "Can John Bolton Thaw Western Sahara's Long-Frozen Conflict?" Foreign Policy, 2019
- "In War Torn Western Sahara, these Two Cars are King and Queen." Jalopnik, 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
- University Research Council Grant, Seton Hall University, 2020
- Seton Hall Undergraduate Research Grant, Seton Hall University, 2020
- 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