Research

Accepted/Forthcoming

2022

Personalization of Power and Mass Uprisings in Dictatorships
British Journal of Political Science (with John Chin and Joseph Wright) 

Reshaping the Threat Environment: Personalism, Coups, and Assassinations
Comparative Political Studies (with John Chin, Abel Escriba-Folch, and Joseph Wright)

Dictators, Personalized Security Forces, and Coups
International Interactions

2021

Autocratic Regime Formation by Armed Rebels and Subsequent Regime Stability
Peace Studies (in Korean)

2018

The North Korean Autocracy in a Comparative Perspective
Journal of East Asian Studies (with Joseph Wright)

In Progress

Chinese PLA Security Support and Coup-proofing in Neighboring Autocracies (with Joseph Wright)

Network Shutdowns during Mass Uprisings in Dictatorships (with Taegyoon Kim)

The Political Consequences of Leader Assassination (with John Chin, Abel Escriba-Folch, and Joseph Wright)

Defect or Splinter? Coup-proofing and Military Behavior during Mass Uprisings (with John Chin and Joseph Wright)