Thomas Just
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Mail code: 3902Campus: Tempe
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Thomas Just (Tom) serves as an Assistant Teaching Professor within the Future Security Initiative at Arizona State University. Prior to coming to ASU, Just was the inaugural Postdoctoral Fellow with the Martin-Springer Institute at Northern Arizona University and taught a variety of international affairs courses as a Lecturer at the University of Georgia. His research focuses on the use of legal and public diplomacy strategies to counter extremist ideologies and work toward reconciliation in societies that have endured traumatic events such as genocide. This research earned him the award of Young Ambassador for Peace and Reconciliation from UNESCO. Just also has professional experience serving as a Congressional Aide in Washington D.C. and an Assistant to the Director of African and Middle Eastern Affairs within Poland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and is author of the book Combating Antisemitism in Germany and Poland: Strategies Since 1990.
- Ph.D. International Relations, Florida International University (2017)
- M.P.P. International Relations and Economics, Pepperdine University (2011)
- B.A. International Studies and German, Baylor University (2009)
Peer-Reviewed Book
Just, Thomas (2024). Combating Antisemitism in Germany and Poland: Strategies Since 1990. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner. Available at: https://www.rienner.com/title/Combating_Antisemitism_in_Germany_and_Poland_Strategies_Since_1990
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Just, Thomas (2021). “Germany’s Approach to Countering Antisemitism Since Reunification,” German Politics and Society 39 (3): 1-22.
Just, Thomas (2017). “The Imagery of Political Extremism,” Florida Political Chronicle 25 (1): 158-172.
Just, Thomas (2016). “Promoting Russia Abroad: Russia’s Post-Cold War National Identity and Public Diplomacy,” Journal of International Communication 22(1): 82-95.
Just, Thomas (2015). “Public Diplomacy and Domestic Engagement: The Jewish Revival in Poland,” Place Branding and Public Diplomacy 11(4): 263-275.
Just, Thomas (2015). “Post-Communist Recovery and the State: The Case Studies of Poland and Ukraine,” Florida Political Chronicle 24(1): 41-54.
Just, Thomas (2011). “The Political and Economic Implications of Great Lakes Invasive Species,” Pepperdine University Policy Review 5(1): 5-15.
Courses
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| POS 493 | Honors Thesis |
| GSC 511 | Terrorism and Insurgency |
| GSC 550 | Capstone |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| POS 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| GSC 550 | Capstone |
| GSC 506 | U.S. Politics of Security |
| GSC 511 | Terrorism and Insurgency |
2024 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| GSC 550 | Capstone |
| GSC 508 | Comparative Studies of Conflic |
| GSC 510 | Governance Conflict/Transition |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| GSC 511 | Terrorism and Insurgency |
| GSC 550 | Capstone |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| GSC 550 | Capstone |
| GSC 510 | Governance Conflict/Transition |
| GSC 506 | U.S. Politics of Security |
2023 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| GSC 550 | Capstone |
| GSC 511 | Terrorism and Insurgency |
| GSC 508 | Comparative Studies of Conflic |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| GSC 511 | Terrorism and Insurgency |
| GSC 550 | Capstone |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| GSC 550 | Capstone |
| GSC 508 | Comparative Studies of Conflic |
| GSC 506 | U.S. Politics of Security |
2022 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| GSC 550 | Capstone |
| GSC 511 | Terrorism and Insurgency |
| GSC 506 | U.S. Politics of Security |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| GSC 511 | Terrorism and Insurgency |
| GSC 550 | Capstone |
| GSC 509 | Emerging Technologies |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| GSC 550 | Capstone |
| GSC 508 | Comparative Studies of Conflic |
| GSC 506 | U.S. Politics of Security |
2021 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| GSC 550 | Capstone |
| GSC 511 | Terrorism and Insurgency |
| GSC 508 | Comparative Studies of Conflic |
2021 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| GSC 511 | Terrorism and Insurgency |
| GSC 550 | Capstone |
| GSC 506 | U.S. Politics of Security |
2020 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| GSC 560 | Overview of Cybersecurity |
| GSC 506 | U.S. Politics of Security |
2020 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| GSC 511 | Terrorism and Insurgency |
2020 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| GSC 511 | Terrorism and Insurgency |
| GSC 506 | U.S. Politics of Security |