Rikio Inouye | Political Scientist

I am a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University's Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC). Afterwards, in 2027, I will start as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Temple University.

My research examines how race, religion, and national identity shape public opinion about international conflict and foreign policy. I study how people evaluate countries and international actors, with particular attention to how racial and religious identities affect support for countries in conflict. I also examine how democracy, democratic backsliding, and alliance identities shape foreign policy preferences and public support for international cooperation.

My research has been published twice in International Studies Quarterly and accepted for publication in the American Political Science Review. My current research examines race and religion in international conflict, democratic solidarity, public support for international security cooperation, and the consequences of democratic backsliding. 

Drafts and working papers are available on my Research page.

I have received generous support from the Honjo Foundation, the Institute for Humane Studies, the Data-Driven Social Science Initiative (DDSS), the Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance, and the Bobst Center for Peace and Justice, among others.

I am deeply committed to active and engaged learning. I was honored with the  George Kateb Teaching Award from Princeton Politics, and the Exemplar Mentor Award from Princeton University in 2024. I have organized pedagogy workshops for fellow graduate students and have been nominated twice for university-wide teaching awards.

I graduated summa cum laude with highest honors in political science from UC Berkeley,  and am a proud alumnus of the Japan Exchange Teaching (JET) Program.