Pongkwan Sawasdipakdi

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Pongkwan Sawasdipakdi

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    I am a PhD candidate in Political Science and International Relations at the University of Southern California.

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    About Me

    I am a PhD candidate in Political Science and International Relations, currently serving as a Hans J. Morgenthau Predoctoral Fellow at the University of Notre Dame, and an adjunct fellow (non-resident) at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Previously, I was a US-Asia Grand Strategy Predoctoral Fellow at the University of Southern California. Additionally, I am a lecturer at Thammasat University in Thailand.


    My research interests are focused on the intersection between international security and political psychology. Specifically, I am interested in studying how emotions can impact decision-making in foreign policy. My dissertation, titled "How Dare You Betray Me? Friendship, Betrayal, and Moral Outrage in International Politics," investigates how friendships in international relations generate moral obligations. Failure to meet these obligations can trigger emotional reactions such as moral outrage, which can result in imprudent and excessively punitive actions.


    In addition to my research on emotions in foreign policy, I also examine how small states develop and respond to the grand strategies of great powers. One of my articles, "Thailand’s Engagement with China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Strong Will, Slow Implementation," was published in Asian Perspective.


    I completed my BA in Political Science at Chulalongkorn University and my MA in International Studies with a concentration in Southeast Asia at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).

    Research

    Peer-reviewed publications

    "Thailand’s Engagement with China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Strong Will, Slow Implementation," Asian Perspective 45(2), 349-374.  doi:10.1353/apr.2021.0004." [link]

    Book chapters

    International Political Economy in Thailand: A Discipline in Stagnation. In Chanintira na Thalang, Soravis Jayanama Jittipat Poonkham (Eds.), International Relations as a Discipline in Thailand: Theory and Sub-fields. Routeledge.

    Work in progress

    "How Dare You Betray Me? Friendship, Betrayal, and Moral Outrage in International Politics"


    "Of Active Diplomacy and Reforms: How Siam Escaped from Colonialism" (chapter for the East Asia and the World book project edited by Stephen Haggard and David Kang)

    Teaching

    University of Southern California

    University of Southern California

    University of Southern California

    Teaching Assistant, 2018-Present

    Student population: undergraduate students

    Courses: International Relations Theory, Historical Approaches in International Relations, Approaches to Research in International Relations

    Awards: 2018 USC School of International Relations Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award

    Thammasat University

    University of Southern California

    University of Southern California

    Lecturer, 2014-Present (on leave)

    Student population: undergraduate students

    Courses: Introduction to International Political Economy, International Relations Theory, Foreign Policy of Major Powers, Foreign Policy of the United States

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    Pongkwan Sawasdipakdi

    Email: sawasdip@usc.edu


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