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Jim Piazza

Liberal Arts Professor of Political Science

410 Susan Welch Liberal Arts Building University Park, PA 16802

jap45@psu.edu

(814) 867-4429

By appointment- in person and virtual

Curriculum Vitae

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Education

Ph.D. Politics, New York University, 1999

M.A. Middle East Studies, University of Michigan, 1994

B.A. Political Science, Loyola University Chicago, 1992

Websites

https://jamesapiazza.wixsite.com/website

Professional Bio

James A. Piazza is a Liberal Arts professor of Political Science. His areas of research and teaching specialization include Terrorism, Political Violence, and Violent Extremism in the United States.

Areas of Interest

Terrorism
Political Violence
Violent Extremism in the United States

Publications

Allegations of Democratic Election Fraud and Support for Political Violence among Republicans

American Politics Research. Accepted and Forthcoming.

Demographic Change Threat, Preference for Nondemocratic Governance, and Support for Political Violence

Social Science Quarterly. Accepted and Forthcoming.

A Comparison of Violence by Left-Wing, Right-Wing and Islamist Extremists in the United States and the World

Katarzyna Jaśko, Gary LaFree, James A. Piazza and Michael H. Becker. 2022. “A Comparison of Violence by Left-Wing, Right-Wing and Islamist Extremists in the United States and the World.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

Sore Losers: Does Terrorism and Approval of Terrorism Increase in Democracies When Election Losers Refuse to Accept Election Results?

James A. Piazza. 2021. “Sore Losers: Does Terrorism and Approval of Terrorism Increase in Democracies When Election Losers Refuse to Accept Election Results?” Political Research Quarterly.

Terror After the Caliphate: The Effect of ISIS Loss of Control over Population Centers on Patterns of Global Terrorism

James A. Piazza and Michael J. Soules. 2021. “Terror After the Caliphate: The Effect of ISIS Loss of Control over Population Centers on Patterns of Global Terrorism.” Security Studies. 30(1): 107-135.

International Military Interventions and Transnational Terrorist Backlash

James A. Piazza and Seung-Whan Choi. 2018. “International Military Interventions and Transnational Terrorist Backlash.” International Studies Quarterly. 62(3): 686-695.