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


Choosing to fight, choosing to die: Examining how ISIS foreign fighters select their operational roles


Tyler Evans, Daniel J Milton, Joseph K Young

International Studies Review, vol. 23, Oxford University Press, 2021, pp. 509-531


Radicalization and Deradicalization


Bethany Leap, Joseph K. Young

Oxford Research Encyclopedia of International Studies, 2021


Transnational volunteers: American foreign fighters combating the Islamic State


Jason Fritz, Joseph K Young

Terrorism and Political Violence, vol. 32, Routledge, 2020, pp. 449-468


Tortured Logic: Why Some Americans Support the Use of Torture in Counterterrorism


Erin M Kearns, Joseph K Young

Columbia University Press, 2020


The local geography of transnational terrorism


Josiah Marineau, Henry Pascoe, Alex Braithwaite, Michael Findley, Joseph Young

Conflict Management and Peace Science, vol. 37, SAGE Publications Sage UK: London, England, 2020, pp. 350-381


Carrots, sticks, and insurgent targeting of civilians


Victor Asal, Brian J Phillips, R Karl Rethemeyer, Corina Simonelli, Joseph K Young

Journal of Conflict Resolution, vol. 63, SAGE Publications Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA, 2019, pp. 1710-1735


Will H. Moore's enduring contribution to peace and conflict studies


Courtenay R Conrad, Jacqueline HR DeMeritt, Daniel W Hill, Ryan M Welch, Joseph K Young

Conflict Management and Peace Science, vol. 36, SAGE Publications Sage UK: London, England, 2019, pp. 563-569


Geographical approaches in the study of terrorism


Megan M Farrell, Michael G Findley, Joseph Young

The Oxford handbook of terrorism, Oxford University Press, 2019


From counterinsurgency to peacebuilding: Addressing barriers to lasting peace in Colombia


Oliver Kaplan, Joseph K Young

As war ends: what Colombia can tell us about the sustainability of peace and transitional justice, Cambridge University Press, 2019, pp. 187-207


Measuring terrorism


Joseph K Young

Terrorism and Political Violence, vol. 31, Routledge, 2019, pp. 323-345


Protestors, terrorists or something else? How to think about dissident groups


Joseph K Young, Steve Shellman

Conflict Management and Peace Science, vol. 36, SAGE Publications Sage UK: London, England, 2019, pp. 645-660


USAID Regional Governance Activity (RGA) in Colombia, 2015-2019: Midline Report


Michael G Findley, Oliver Kaplan, Ana Carolina Marrugo, Alejandro Ponce de Leon, Daniel Walker, Joseph K Young

2018


"If Torture Is Wrong, What About 24?" Torture and the Hollywood Effect


Erin M Kearns, Joseph K Young

Crime & Delinquency, vol. 64, Sage Publications Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA, 2018, pp. 1568-1589


Occupy this: Why some colleges had Occupy Wall Street protests


Victor Asal, Alexander Testa, Joseph Young

Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict, vol. 10, Routledge, 2017, pp. 81-103


Does democracy enhance or reduce lethal violence? Examining the role of the rule of law


Alexander Testa, Joseph K Young, Christopher Mullins

Homicide Studies, vol. 21, SAGE Publications Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA, 2017, pp. 219-239


Morality, efficacy, and targeted assassination as a policy tool


Joseph K Young

Criminology & Public Policy, vol. 16, 2017, p. 225


Empirical Challenges to Studying Terrorism and Homicide


Joseph K Young, Erin M Kearns

The Handbook of Homicide, Wiley Blackwell, 2017, pp. 231-248


Repression, education, and politically motivated cyberattacks


Victor Asal, Jacob Mauslein, Amanda Murdie, Joseph Young, Ken Cousins, Chris Bronk

Journal of Global Security Studies, vol. 1, Oxford University Press, 2016, pp. 235-247


Foreign aid and the intensity of violent armed conflict


Daniel Strandow, Michael G Findley, Joseph K Young

AidData Working Paper 24, 2016


Antecedents of Civil War Onset


Joseph K Young

What do we Know about Civil War, Rowman & Littlefield, 2016, pp. 33-43


Terrorism, spoiling, and the resolution of civil wars


Michael G Findley, Joseph K Young

The Journal of Politics, vol. 77, University of Chicago Press Chicago, IL, 2015, pp. 1115-1128


Is ranking failed or fragile states a futile business


Lionel Beehner, Joseph Young

The Washington Post, 2014


Tyrants and terrorism: Why some autocrats are terrorized while others are not


Courtenay R Conrad, Justin Conrad, Joseph K Young

International Studies Quarterly, vol. 58, Blackwell Publishing Ltd Oxford, UK, 2014, pp. 539-549


The Weakest Link?


Michael G Findley, Joseph K Young

2014


State capacity and terrorism: A two-dimensional approach


Cullen S Hendrix, Joseph K Young

Security Studies, vol. 23, Routledge, 2014, pp. 329-363


Lying about Terrorism


Erin M Kearns, Brendan Conlon, Joseph K Young

Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, vol. 37, Routledge, 2014, pp. 422-439


Military Tactics in Civil War


Erin M Kearns, Joseph K Young

Routledge Handbook of Civil Wars, Routledge, 2014, pp. 273-282


Survival of the fittest: Why terrorist groups endure


Joseph K Young, Laura Dugan

Perspectives on Terrorism, vol. 8, 2014, pp. 2-23


Computational modeling to study conflicts and terrorism


Joseph K Young, Michael G Findley

Routledge Handbook of Research Methods in Military Studies, Routledge, 2014, pp. 269-280


A political economy of human rights: Oil, natural gas, and state incentives to repress


Jacqueline HR DeMeritt, Joseph K Young

Conflict Management and Peace Science, vol. 30, Sage Publications Sage UK: London, England, 2013, pp. 99-120


Predicting erroneous convictions: A social science approach to miscarriages of justice


Jon B Gould, Julia Carrano, Richard A Leo, Joseph K Young

Univ. of San Francisco Law Research Paper, 2013


Shifting sands: Explaining and predicting phase shifts by dissident organizations


Stephen M Shellman, Brian P Levey, Joseph K Young

Journal of Peace Research, vol. 50, Sage Publications Sage UK: London, England, 2013, pp. 319-336


Repression, dissent, and the onset of civil war


Joseph K Young

Political Research Quarterly, vol. 66, Sage Publications Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA, 2013, pp. 516-532


Resistance to Privatization: Why Protest Movements Succeed and Fail in Latin America


Joseph K Young, Peter Kingstone, Rebecca Aubrey

Latin American Politics & Society, 2013


Killing civilians or holding territory? How to think about terrorism


Victor Asal, Luis De la Calle, Michael Findley, Joseph Young

International Studies Review, vol. 14, Blackwell Publishing Ltd Oxford, UK, 2012, pp. 475-497


Battling abroad: Why some organizations are likely targets of foreign counterterrorism


Victor Asal, Joseph K Young

Civil Wars, vol. 14, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012, pp. 272-287


The Failure of the Failed States Index


Lionel Beehner, Joseph Young

World Policy, The World Policy Institute Blog, 2012


Terrorism and Civil War: A Spatial and Temporal Approach to a Conceptual Problem


Michael G Findley, Joseph K Young

Perspectives on Politics, 2012


More combatant groups, more terror?: Empirical tests of an outbidding logic


Michael G Findley, Joseph K Young

Terrorism and Political Violence, vol. 24, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012, pp. 706-721


Terrorism, Democracy, and Credible Commitments


Michael G Findley, Joseph K Young

International Studies Quarterly, Wiley Online Library, 2011


Comparing role-specific terrorist profiles


Paul Gill, Joseph K Young

Available at SSRN 1782008, 2011


Political Networks


Scott D McClurg, Joseph K Young

PS: Political Science & Politics, vol. 44, Cambridge University Press, 2011, pp. 39-43


Veto players and terror


Joseph K Young, Laura Dugan

Journal of Peace Research, vol. 48, SAGE Publications, 2011, p. 19


Promise and pitfalls of terrorism research


Joseph K Young, Michael G Findley

International Studies Review, Wiley Online Library, 2011


Can peace be purchased? A sectoral-level analysis of aid's influence on transnational terrorism


Joseph K Young, Michael G Findley

Public Choice, vol. 149, Springer, 2011, pp. 365-381


Games Rivals Play: Terrorism in International Rivalries


Michael Findley, James Piazza, Joseph K. Young

Journal of Politics, vol. 74(1), 2010, pp. 235-248


Modeling dynamic violence: integrating events, data analysis and agent-based modeling


Michael Findley, Joseph K Young, Stephen M Shellman

APSA 2010 Annual Meeting Paper, 2010


Cultures of Violence and Acts of Terror: Applying a Legitimation-Habituation Model to Terrorism


Christopher W Mullins, Joseph K Young

Crime & Delinquency, SAGE Publications, 2010


Allow extremist participation in the policy-making process


Laura Dugan, Joseph Young

Contemporary issues in criminal justice policy: policy proposals from the american society of criminology conference. Cengage/Wadsworth, Belmont, CA, 2009


Partisanship and policy choice


Peter Kingstone, Joseph Young

Political Research Quarterly, vol. 62, Sage Publications, 2009, pp. 29-41


Simulating terrorism: Credible commitment, costly signaling, and strategic behavior


David A Siegel, Joseph K Young

PS: Political Science & Politics, vol. 42, Cambridge University Press, 2009, pp. 765-771


State Capacity, Democracy, and the Violation of Personal Integrity Rights


Joseph K Young

Journal of Human Rights, vol. 8, Taylor & Francis, 2009, pp. 283-300


Fighting Fire with Fire? How (Not) to Neutralize an Insurgency


Michael G Findley, Joseph K Young

Civil Wars, vol. 9, Taylor & Francis, 2007, pp. 378-401


Cantankerous cooperation: Democracies, authoritarian regimes, and the prisoner's dilemma


Joseph Young, Brian Urlacher

International Interactions, vol. 33, Taylor & Francis Group, 2007, pp. 51-73


The Debt Crisis and the Politics of Capital Account Liberalization in Latin America


Dale L Smith, Joseph K Young, Quan Li

Annual Meetings of the Southern Political Science Association, Atlanta, 2006


Simulating Two-Level Negotiations


Joseph K Young

International Studies Perspectives, vol. 7, Wiley Online Library, 2006, pp. 77-82

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