JOSHUA HYUNG JOON BYUN 변형준

KFAS Fellowship 40th Term (2017) 

PhD, Political Science, University of Chicago, 2022

Thesis: Unruly Friends: Grand Strategy and Strategic Incoherence in Military Alliances Interes

Work & Experiences 

• Hans J. Morgenthau Fellow, Notre Dame International Security Center (2021-2022)
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Perry World House Global Innovation Program, University of Pennsylvania (2022-2023)
• Assistant Professor of Political Science, Boston College (2023-present)

Joshua Hyung Joon Byun’s research interests include international relations theory, grand strategy, alliance politics, U.S. foreign policy, and Cold War history. Joshua Hyung Joon Byun is currently an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Boston College. Prior to assuming his faculty position, Byun was a Global Innovation Program Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perry World House and a Hans J. Morgenthau Fellow at the Notre Dame International Security Center. His recent works include “More than a Number: Aging Leaders in International Politics,” International Studies Quarterly 2023 (with Austin Carson), and “Punishment and Politicization in the International Human Rights Regime,” American Political Science Review 2022 (with Rochelle Terman).