Dr. Juris Pupcenoks

Juris Pupcenoks, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Marist College (New York, USA) and an Associate Fellow at the Academy of International Affairs NRW (Bonn, Germany). He has held various leadership positions with the International Studies Association (ISA), including serving as the Chair of the Programs Committee of the ISA’s Ethnicity, Nationalism and Migration Studies Section. Previously, he was a Fellow at the Academy of International Affairs NRW, Fellow at Bard College, Visiting Scholar at the University of Latvia, Member of the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs New Leaders Initiative and Researcher at the Lorenzo de' Medici Institute (Florence, Italy). His recent media appearances include Globuss TV Show (Latvia), and Kingston Happenings and Spectrum TV News (New York, USA).  

He is the author of 30 academic publications including monograph Western Muslims and Conflicts Abroad (Routledge 2016), and articles in International Interactions, Nationalities Papers, The International Journal of Press/Politics, and Nationalism and Ethnic Politics among others. His research and publications deal with Russian diplomatic communication and strategic narratives, military intervention, threat perception and securitization, diasporas and ethnic politics, and Russian-speakers in the post-Soviet space. 

Select Recent Publications: 

2024. Pupcenoks, J., Fisher, S., and Klein, G. “Sentiment Shifts and a New Approach to Strategic Narratives Analysis: Russian Rhetoric on Ukraine.” Demokratizatsiya 32(1): 85-112, https://doi.org/10.53483/CNCS7362   

2024. Ji, Q., Pupcenoks, J.  “Ideology Matters: The Influence of Competing Message Framings on Public Attitudes toward Humanitarian Interventions.” International Journal of Press/Politics 29(1): 227-252, https://doi.org/10.1177/19401612221082063

2024. Pupcenoks, J., Rostoks, T., and Mierina, I. “Microfoundations of Threat and Security in Ethnically Diverse States: Lessons from Russia’s “Near Abroad.”” Nationalities Papers 52(1): 120-145,  https://doi.org/10.1017/nps.2022.109

2022. Pupcenoks, J., and Klein, G.R. “First Georgia, Then Ukraine: How Russian Propaganda Justifies Invasions,” Ethics & International Affairs, Online Exclusive   

2022. Pupcenoks, J. “Humanitārā Intervence” (Humanitarian Intervention). Latvian National Encyclopedia, Latvian National Library 

2022. Pupcenoks, J.  “Decrying Nazism – Even when It’s not There – Has been Russia's ‘Invade Country for Free’ Card.” The Conversation, July 14  

2022. Pupcenoks, J., and Klein, G.R. “Using Lies and Disinformation, Putin and His Team Have Been Building the Case for a Ukraine Invasion for 14 Years.” The Conversation, April 5. (Top most-read article on The Conversation during the first week of the publication) 

2022. Pupcenoks, J. “America, India and Military Humanitarian Intervention.” In Indo-US Relations: In the Changing World Order, Dhaliwal, S., ed., Routledge: 90-101             

2022. Pupcenoks, J., Grillo, M., Ji, Q. “Haters Gona Hate: How Symbolic & Psychological Variables Explain Attitudes towards Immigrants.” International Journal of Minority and Group Rights 29: 63-86, https://doi.org/10.1163/15718115-bja10043

2021. Pupcenoks, J., and Seltzer, E. “Russian Strategic Narratives on R2P in the ‘Near Abroad.’” Nationalities Papers 49(4): 757-775. (Received the Huttenbach Prize and was recognized as the best article published in Nationalities Papers in 2021), https://doi.org/10.1017/nps.2020.54