Joseph Robbins

Statement of teaching and research interests:

His current research and teaching interests span party system development and terrorism’s impact on political behavior. Regarding the former, his research examines the underlying factors behind, and the consequences of, party system development in Russia, East Europe, and throughout the world. As to the latter, his research assesses the political and electoral consequences of terrorism. Dr. Robbins’ recent teaching and research has focused on disinformation in foreign policy.

Most recent publications or scholarly output:

• Hunter, Lance, Joseph W. Robbins, and Martha Ginn. (2023). “Domestic Terrorism, Incumbency, and Legislative Vote Shares.” International Relations, published online at: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/00471178231205407.
• Robbins, Joseph W. (2022). “Radical Honesty is the Antidote to Russian Disinformation (Op-Ed).” Los Angeles Times, 7 April 2022. https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-04-07/ukraine-invasion-russian-disinformation-bucha-massacre-fakes
• Tamas, Bernard and Joseph W. Robbins. (2021). “Electoral Bias, Authoritarianism, and the Jim Crow South.” The Journal of Political Science, 49 (1). https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/jops/vol49/iss1/4/
• Hunter, Lance, Joseph W. Robbins, and Martha Ginn. (2021). “Terrorism and Right-Party Vote Shares in Legislative Elections: A Cross-National Analysis.” World Affairs, 184: 441-471.
• Robbins, Joseph W. (2020). “Countering Russian Disinformation.” Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) Executive Education Program “Understanding the Russian Military Today.” https://www.csis.org/blogs/post-soviet-post/countering-russian-disinformation.
• Wheatley, William (student), Joseph Robbins, Lance Y. Hunter, and Martha Ginn. (2020). “Terrorism’s Effect on Europe’s Centre- and Far-Right Parties.” European Political Science, 19: 100-121.