I am a Professor at the University of Kentucky and Director of the Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce. My research seeks to understand the cross-national causes and consequences of political violence. I have published numerous peer-reviewed articles across academic disciplines, including political science, economics, criminology, and international studies.
Some of my research was supported by the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism START, where I am an Investigator and Research Affiliate. I have current research supported by NCITE and the National Science Foundation.
Some of my research was supported by the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism START, where I am an Investigator and Research Affiliate. I have current research supported by NCITE and the National Science Foundation.
Publications
Foreign Fighter Mobilization: YPG Volunteers in their Own Words
Josh Farrell-Molloy, David Malet, Joseph K. Young
Terrorism and Political Violence, forthcoming
Aiding War: Foreign Aid and the Intensity of Violent Armed Conflict
Michael Findley, Joseph K. Young, Daniel Strandow, Olgahan Cat
International Studies Quarterly, vol. 67(3), 2023
Target them with What? Why States Choose Different COIN Strategies for Different Insurgent Groups
Victor Asal, Daren Fisher, Joseph K. Young
Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, vol. 46(9), 2023, pp. 1766-1783
Tugging on Superman's Cape: Why Some Insurgencies Are Targets of Foreign Militaries
Victor Asal, Joseph K Young, Nakissa Jahanbani, Suzanne Weedon Levy
Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, vol. 46(10), Routledge, 2021, pp. 1-25
Tyler Evans, Daniel J Milton, Joseph K Young
International Studies Review, vol. 23, Oxford University Press, 2021, pp. 509-531
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Projects
Hidden Costs of Security Project
The purpose of this project is to develop a baseline understanding of how practitioners are affected by exposure to violence and the implications this may have on the resilience of and future development of the homeland security workforce.
Courses
School of Public Affairs
SPA 300
In this course, students read about classic experiments, contemporary experiments, and cutting-edge experiments, with an emphasis on violence both as a treatment and outcome.
Causes of Terrorism and Political Violence
JLC 470, JLC 670
The courses examines the causes and consequences of terrorism and other forms of political violence - exploring both terror by governments as well as by opposition parties and movements.
SPA 613
This is the second part of a methods sequence that aims to provide students with the tools to be researchers. The main focus is on bivariate and multiple regression and the underlying assumptions of those models.
School of International Service
SIS 419
This course investigates the causes and consequences of terrorism through first person accounts of participation in terrorism. We examine prominent contemporary and historical terror campaigns through the lens of the people involved.
Introduction to International Studies Research
SIS 206
This course will introduce you to a range of methodologies employed in international affairs research and will provide you with the knowledge and skills necessary to design, conduct, and present an original scholarly research project.
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