
R. Joseph Huddleston , Ph.D.
Associate Professor
School of Diplomacy and International Relations
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R. Joseph Huddleston, Ph.D.
Associate 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, Journal of Conflict Resolution, International Studies Review, 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 and Senior Fellow at 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
Teaching and Mentorship
- Director, Middle-East specialization for Master of Arts in Diplomacy and International Relations
- Founder and director, DiploLab: Undergraduate Diplomacy Research Lab
Scholarship
Articles and Chapters
- 2023. “The United States and MINURSO: 31 years”, with Edder Zarate, in Conflict and Peace in Western Sahara: The Role of the UN’s Peacekeeping Mission (MINURSO), eds. János Besanyő, Joseph Huddleston, and Yahia Zoubir, Routledge
- 2021. "Foulweather Friends: Violence and Third Party Support in Self-Determination Conflicts", Journal of Conflict Resolution, forthcoming
- 2021. "Functional Markets in Yemen’s War Economy", Journal of Illicit Economies and Development 2(2)
- 2020. "Continuous Recognition: A Latent Variable Approach to Measuring International Sovereignty of Self-Determination Movements", Journal of Peace Research 57(6), 2020
- 2019. "Think Ahead: Cost Discounting and External Validity in Foreign Policy Survey Experiments." Journal of Experimental Political Science, 6(2), 108-119. Summer 2019
- Forthcoming. “Legitimacy for Rebels and State”, (with Cyanne E. Loyle), accepted at International Studies Review
- Forthcoming. “Revolt and Rule: Learning about governance from rebel groups”, (with Cyanne E. Loyle, Jessica Maves Braithwaite, Kathleen Gallagher Cunningham, Reyko Huang, Danielle F. Jung, Michael A. Rubin, and Megan A. Stewart), accepted at International Studies Review
- Forthcoming. “Secession and Diplomacy: Playing the State, Proving the Nation,” with Caroline Hall, chapter in The Routledge Handbook on Self-Determination and Secession, eds. Aleksandar Pavkovic, Peter Radan, and Ryan Griffiths, accepted, expected 2023
Books
- 2023. Conflict and Peace in Western Sahara: The Role of the UN’s Peacekeeping Mission (MINURSO), Edited with János Besanyő and Yahia Zoubir, Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Politics book series
- 2022. Handbook of Research Methods in International Relations, Edited with Thomas Jamieson and Patrick James, Edward Elgar Publishing
Policy and Public-Facing
- 2022. Four policy reports written with David Wood and Hans Gutbrod, in cooperation
with University of Jordan Center for Strategic Studies (CSS) and Seton Hall University
Center for Peace and Conflict Studies (CPCS), produced for the GIZ, funded by the
BMZ and the EU
- “Economic Development and Social co-existence: Surveying public perspectives, Ibb and Taiz, Yemen”
- “Economic Development and Social co-existence: Surveying public perspectives, Hadramout, Yemen
- “Economic Development and Social co-existence: Surveying public perspectives, Dhamar, Yemen”
- “Economic Development and Social co-existence: Surveying public perspectives, Hodeidah and Hajjah, Yemen”
- 2022. “National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam (The Mobe)”, encyclopedia entry in Political Violence in America: Historical Flashpoints and Modern-Day Trends, ABC-CLIO publishers
- 2021. The best way to help Yemenis survive might not be what aid organizations think, The Washington Post. With David Wood and Harshana Ghoorhoo
- 2021. Conflict has change Yemen’s Economy—What that means for peace, Political Violence at a Glance. With David Wood, Daniela Maquera Sardon, and Jarrett Dang
- 2021. Biden can backtrack on Trump’s move in Western Sahara, Foreign Policy, 2021. Coauthored with Diplomacy students Harshana Ghoorhoo and Daniela Maquera Sardon
- 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. Panelist, “Western Sahara conflict towards peaceful resolution,” KPFK Radio’s Scholars’ Circle
- 2019. Territorial Disputes: Western Sahara, Invited contribution for Pacific Council Teleconference Series
- 2019. Let the People of Western Sahara Have a Say, The Wall Street Journal
- 2019. 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
Awards, Fellowships, and Grants
- Academies Grant, Seton Hall University, 2022
- Carolyn Jane Scott Charitable Trust grant, Supporting DiploLab undergraduate scholarships, 2021
- Senior Fellowship, Center for Peace and Conflict Studies, School of Diplomacy, Seton Hall University, 2021
- Seton Hall Undergraduate Research Grant, Seton Hall University, 2021
- 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