Andreas Juon

SNSF Ambizione researcher in political science at University of Fribourg. Ethnic conflict, identities, democratic quality.

[Andreas Juon @andijot]

@policytensor Rather, ethnicity (esp. politicized inequality) is a potential factor shaping domestic+international conflict and can shape how leaders perceive strategic incentives in the first place (e.g., how they define the political community or the extent of their territorial claims).

[Andreas Juon @andijot]

Why has political violence been rising again after decades of post-Cold War decline? In our new article in International Security, we argue the answer lies not in great-power competition, but rather in the return of nationalist geopolitics. https://t.co/zVB69eCNjr

[Andreas Juon @andijot]

@policytensor Yes, that is an interesting distinction. In general, I would not claim that our theory explains every case perfectly or independently. Our argument also isn't that ethnic ties must always generate aggression or that strategic incentives are irrelevant.

[Andreas Juon @andijot]

@policytensor So the Iran case is very much relevant to what we’re working on now!

[Andreas Juon @andijot]

@policytensor We have some further work in the pipeline on when ethnic nationalism goes beyond protecting or incorporating co-ethnics and develops aspirations to dominate other groups or nations, including beyond state borders, through imperial conquest or regional spheres of influence.

[Andreas Juon @andijot]

@policytensor Yes, I've linked a preprint of the final version before production here: https://t.co/6h8Rj0VZj9. And happy to send along a copy if that’s easier.

[Andreas Juon @andijot]

@pstanpolitics Thanks so much! Really glad to hear that. I’m honored you will be assigning it in your class!

[Andreas Juon @andijot]

We are grateful for helpful comments from conference participants at APSA, SISP, NYU Abu Dhabi, IBEI Barcelona, Washington University, and Trinity College Dublin, and especially to our discussants @aruggeri_eu and John Ishiyama.

[Andreas Juon @andijot]

Defending inclusive practices against the exclusionary nationalist onslaught is therefore not just idealism, but a practical strategy for reducing conflict within and between states, and for restoring the relative stability of the early post-Cold War era.