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Rikio Inouye

Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC), Stanford University

Incoming Assistant Professor of Political Science, Temple University

I am a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University’s Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC). Afterwards, in 2027, I will start as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Temple University.

My research examines how race, religion, and national identity shape public opinion about international conflict and foreign policy. I study how people evaluate countries and international actors, with particular attention to how racial and religious identities affect support for countries in conflict. I also examine how democracy, democratic backsliding, and alliance identities shape foreign policy preferences and public support for international cooperation.

My research has been published twice in International Studies Quarterly and accepted for publication at the American Political Science Review and American Journal of Political Science. Drafts and working papers are available on my Research page.

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Research Areas

Race and Religion in International Relations How racial and religious identities affect support for countries in conflict. 8 works

[Paper] Unraveling Americans' Selective Sympathies Toward Israelis and Palestinians International Studies Quarterly 70(2): sqag027
[Paper] More Equal than Others: Race and Religion Alter Support to Countries in Conflict Revise and resubmit at the American Political Science Review
[Paper] Democratic Solidarity: Does the Democratic Public Support Fellow Democracies in Conflicts? Revise and resubmit at the American Journal of Political Science
[Paper] Beyond Paternalism: How Leadership Diversity Shapes Foreign Aid Perceptions in South Africa Revised and resubmitted at International Studies Quarterly
[Paper] White Protectionism in International Relations: White Victimhood and the Repurposing of Racial Equality Under review

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Democratic Solidarity and Democratic Backsliding How democracy, democratic backsliding, and alliance identities shape foreign policy preferences. 4 works

[Paper] Democratic Backsliding Damages International Security Cooperation with Critical Allies Conditionally accepted at the American Political Science Review
[Paper] Democratic Solidarity: Does the Democratic Public Support Fellow Democracies in Conflicts? Revise and resubmit at the American Journal of Political Science
[Paper] Democratic Process in the War Against Iran: Allied Public Opinion and US Security Cooperation Under review
[Paper] Identity and the Boundary of the Democratic Peace In progress

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Public Opinion about International Security and Cooperation How people evaluate countries and international actors, and public support for international cooperation. 10 works

[Paper] From Allies to Neighbors: The Impact of Military Service on Public Support for Migrant Resettlement Accepted at the American Journal of Political Science
[Paper] Democratic Backsliding Damages International Security Cooperation with Critical Allies Conditionally accepted at the American Political Science Review
[Paper] Preserve, Pressure, Protect, and Peel: The US–China Rivalry and the Politics of Vaccine Provision International Studies Quarterly 70(1): sqag005
[Paper] Beyond Paternalism: How Leadership Diversity Shapes Foreign Aid Perceptions in South Africa Revised and resubmitted at International Studies Quarterly
[Paper] Democratic Process in the War Against Iran: Allied Public Opinion and US Security Cooperation Under review

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