Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

1. Changwook Ju. Forthcoming. “Secessionism and Wartime Sexual Violence.” Journal of Conflict Resolution.

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2. Daniel Mattingly, Trevor Incerti, Changwook Ju, Colin Moreshead, Seiki Tanaka, and Hikaru Yamagishi. 2024. “Chinese State Media Persuades a Global Audience That the “China Model” Is Superior: Evidence from a 19-Country Experiment.” American Journal of Political Science: 1–18.

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3. Changwook Ju. 2024. “Coercive Recruitment and Combatant Socialization: Reanalyzing the Role of Child Soldiering on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence.” Foreign Policy Analysis 20 (3): 1–15.

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4. Changwook Ju and Joshua Byun. 2024. “Under No Circumstances? What the Chinese Really Think about the Wartime Use of Nuclear Weapons.” International Studies Quarterly 68 (2): 1–13. 

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5. Changwook Ju. 2023. “Determinants of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence: A Meta-Reanalysis Distinguishing Two Classes of Zero Observations.” International Studies Quarterly 67 (3): 1–17.

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6. Changwook Ju. 2022. “Why Do Military Officers Condone Sexual Violence? A General Theory of Commander Tolerance.” International Studies Review 24 (3): 1–31.

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Book Chapters

1. Changwook Ju. 2023. “How Women Combatants Affect Wartime Rape: Distinct Effects in State and Rebel Forces.” In Women, Peace and Security Agenda in Military Operations, edited by Andrée-Anne Mélançon and Maximillian Thompson, 105–129. London, United Kingdom: Howgate Publishing.

Book Reviews

1. Changwook Ju. 2022. “Review of Divided Armies: Inequality and Battlefield Performance in Modern War by Jason Lyall.” Cambridge Review of International Affairs 35 (1): 131–133.

2. Changwook Ju. 2019. “Review of American Grand Strategy and East Asian Security in the Twenty-First Century by David Kang.” Journal of East Asian Studies 19 (2): 267–268.

Op-Eds

1. Changwook Ju. 2024. “China’s Authoritarian Pitch Gains Ground Globally.” The Diplomat, October 5.

2. Changwook Ju and Joshua Byun. 2024. “China’s Nuclear Taboo Isn’t as Strong as It Seems.” Foreign Policy, July 19.

Working Papers

1. Conscription and Battlefield Effectiveness in the Modern Era

2. U.S. Battlefield Effectiveness in the Vietnam War

3. Military Performance in Modern Battles, 1939–2011: Introducing a New Dataset

4. Gender under Attack: Gender Relations and Rebel Sexual Violence

5. Beyond the Battlefield: Gender Inequalities and Women’s Participation in Rebellion

6. Just Tell Them You’re Sorry! Assessing the Impact of Shaming on Support for Policies of Atonement in International Politics (with Joshua Byun)

7. How Domestic Politics Shapes International Soft Power Promotion: Evidence from East Asia (with Trevor Incerti, Dan Mattingly, Colin Moreshead, Seiki Tanaka, and Hikaru Yamagishi)

8. Playing the Hand You’re Dealt: The Implications of Sovereign Credit for War

9. Check the Assumptions: Economic Shocks, Rainfall Instruments, and Civil Conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa

Research in Progress

1. Conscripting Bodies and Wealth: Compulsory Military Service and the Effects of War on Tax Progressivity

2. Why Is Secessionism Rare in Latin America?

3. Selling Japan: Does Political Messaging to Foreign Publics Increase Political and Economic Consumption? (with Trevor Incerti, Daniel Mattingly, Colin Moreshead, Seiki Tanaka, and Hikaru Yamagishi)

Other Writing

1. Changwook Ju. 2018. “‘You Can’t Hack a Piece of Paper’: Jake Braun Talks U.S. Election Security.” Chicago Policy Review, April 1.

2. Changwook Ju. 2018. “In Their Own Words: North Korea’s Changing Motives in Nuclear Testing.” Chicago Policy Review, January 11.

3. Changwook Ju. 2017. “Creating Safe Cyberspace: Strategies for Deterring Cyberattacks.” Chicago Policy Review, November 25.

4. Changwook Ju. 2017. “‘All Countries Have a Stake’: Dr. Kennette Benedict Talks Nuclear Security and Global Responsibility.” Chicago Policy Review, November 7.

5. Changwook Ju. 2017. “Protecting Their Own? The Real Reasons States Build Border Walls.” Chicago Policy Review, October 31.

6. Changwook Ju. 2017. “Advancing the Study of Nuclear (Non)Proliferation.” Chicago Policy Review, October 29.

7. Changwook Ju. 2017. “The Future of U.S. Foreign Policy: An End to Liberal Internationalism?” Chicago Policy Review, October 17.

8. Changwook Ju. 2017. “Why Do Former Rivals Form Non-Aggression Pacts?” Chicago Policy Review, October 11.

9. Changwook Ju. 2017. “Intermestic Dynamics of Power Transitions in Dictatorships. Chicago Policy Review, October 6.

10. Changwook Ju. 2017. “Nuclear Dynamics and Conflicting Effects of Foreign Policy Initiatives.” Chicago Policy Review, September 26.

11. Changwook Ju. 2017. “What Makes Military Dictators Transition Out of Dictatorships?” Chicago Policy Review, September 6.

12. Changwook Ju. 2017. “When Does War Transpire? Unlikely War Onset Under Uncertainty.” Chicago Policy Review, August 1.

13. Changwook Ju. 2017. “Are Economic Elites Anti-Democratic? Why Economic Elites May Support Democratization.” Chicago Policy Review, July 25.

14. Changwook Ju. 2017. “Causes of War: When the Unknown Creates False Optimism.” Chicago Policy Review, July 18.

15. Changwook Ju. 2017. “How Should We Understand Alliance Formation in a Multilateral World?” Chicago Policy Review, May 26.