Associate Professor
Political Science & International Relations
Marist College, NY
email: juris.pupcenoks@marist.edu 

CV (pdf)

As a researcher, I study military intervention, strategic narratives and diplomatic communication, ethnicity in international relations, security and threat perception, and political activism in diasporic and minority communities. I also serve as the Chair of the Marist College's annual undergraduate student research conference (CURSCA). 

I have published more than 20 research publications -- among them one book (Routledge, 2017) and articles in venues including International Interactions, International Journal of Press/Politics, Nationalities Papers, Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, Middle East Journal, and Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs (also see Google Scholar). I have conducted field research in the US, UK and Italy, and my work has been translated to Turkish. My former positions include: Fellow at the Academy of International Affairs, Bonn, Germany; Fellow at Bard College; Visiting Scholar at the University of Latvia; Researcher at the Lorenzo de' Medici Institute in Florence, Italy; and Associate Fellow at the Securitization for Migrant Integration (SoMI) Network initiative. 

Languages: Fluent: Latvian (native) and Russian; Intermediate: French; Beginner: Mandarin Chinese. 

Please feel free to contact me to discuss any of the materials you see on this site.

In the Media:

Appearances in Latvian weekly global politics analysis TV show Globuss, 2020-Present 

Discussing the Ukraine-Russo War with Dr. Juris Pupcenoks, Kingston Happenings Radio Show, NY, January 2023 

Brittney Grinder case viewed from New York, Spectrum News, December, 2022 

Marist professor to explore Russian misinformation in Ukraine war, Poughkeepsie Journal, June 2022

Regular appearances as a global politics expert on RigaTV25 Globuss TV Show, 2020-Present (in Latvian)

"Using Lies and Disinformation, Putin and His Team have Been Building the Case for a Ukraine Invasion for 14 Years." The Conversation, April 2022

A second session for Kingston, NY, radio show Kingston Happenings on the war in Ukraine, March 2022

A session for Kingston, NY, radio show Kingston Happenings on the war in Ukraine, March 2022

"Response to Syria Will Be an International Law Milestone," (pdf) Poughkeepsie Journal (New York), September 2013 

"Western Muslims: A Mystery to Many," (pdf) Poughkeepsie Journal (New York), March 2013

“Democratic Islamization in Pakistan and Turkey: Lessons for the post-Arab Spring Middle East,” (video) The Middle East Dialogue: The Arab Spring and Beyond, (Washington, DC), February 2012 

"Why Do We Not Read about Christian Terrorists," (web) OpEdNews, August 2011