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Welcome! I am currently an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Tufts University. I received my PhD from Yale University in 2022. From 2024-25 I was a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University’s Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC).

In my research I examine how foreign policy decisions are influenced by domestic politics.

For inquiries email fahd.humayun@tufts.edu. You can also follow me on X.

RESEARCH

  • TWEETS TO THE STREETS? THE EFFECTS OF A LEADER’S SOCIAL MEDIA MESSAGING ON NATIONALIST MOBILIZATION. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION.

    2026.

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  • ENHANCING EVALUATIONS OF FEMALE POLITICIANS’ SUITABILITY FOR THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS PORTFOLIO. POLITICAL RESEARCH QUARTERLY.

    2025.

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  • GENDERING HAWKISHNESS IN THE WAR ROOM: EVIDENCE FROM PAKISTANI POLITICIANS. JOURNAL OF PEACE RESEARCH.

    2025 *

    * Runner-up 2025 Nils Petter Gleditsch Article of the Year Award

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  • THE PUNISHER’S DILEMMA: DOMESTIC OPPOSITION & FOREIGN POLICY CRISES. INTERNATIONAL STUDIES QUARTERLY.

    2024. *

    * Winner International Studies Association Stephen P. Cohen Best Paper Prize

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TEACHING

OFFICE HOURS

COURSES AT TUFTS

My teaching is also closely informed by my research interests, with courses spanning international relations, the domestic politics of foreign policy, war and peace and research methods. Across these courses, I encourage students to think critically about pressing questions in international politics, engage with competing theoretical perspectives and develop the analytical and methodological skills to pursue their own research.

  • Introduction to International Relations [2026] [2024]

  • The Domestic Politics of International Relations [2023] [2022]

  • Research Design & International Relations [2023] [2022]

  • War and Peace in South Asia [2026] [2023]

  • Masculinity, Politics & Modern War [2026]

  • Senior Honors Thesis [2026]

RECOMMENDATION LETTERS

If you have taken and done well in a course with me, or worked with me as an RA, I would be happy to write you a recommendation letter. I would appreciate it if you could give me a fortnight’s notice.