Christopher Chiego

Assistant Professor of International Strategy and Security

My research centers on the impact of political violence on states, leaders, and communities, including when they choose to stop or start fighting again. From revolts in Syria and Iraq to seaborne invasions, I'm interested in how the experience of conflict shapes the future.

Peer-Reviewed Publications

  • Skoll, A. and Chiego, C. (2025). Time for a rebrand? Examining the efforts of college departments in the California State University system to reimagine, reinvent, reposition, and rebrand themselves in response to a changing higher education landscape. Politics. https://doi.org/10.1177/0263395725136763

  • Gilbert, V. and Chiego, C. (2025). Analogies in revolt: How historical analogies shaped resistance in Iraq, 2003–2004. Cooperation and Conflict. https://doi.org/10.1177/00108367251359137

  • Gilbert, V. and Chiego, C. (2025). The Great Syrian Revolts: Explaining Continuity in the Geography of Syrian Violence. Nations and Nationalism 31(2), pp. 309–322. https://doi.org/10.1111/nana.13078

  • Stoker, G., Greer, J., Clark, U., & Chiego, C. (2023). Considering maritime cybersecurity at a non-maritime education and training institution. Cybersecurity Pedagogy & Practice Journal, 2(1), pp. 66–76. http://CPPJ.org/2023-1/

Editor-Reviewed Publications

  • Chiego, C., Skoll, A., and Wade, R. (2025). "The United States Merchant Marine Academy and Six State Maritime Academies." In S. Wills (Ed.), Returning from Ebb Tide: Renewing the United States Commercial Maritime Enterprise, pp. 232–248. Marine Corps University Press.

Academic Work Under Review

  • "What’s in a (Major) Name? The Effects of Major and Department Names on Outside Perceptions" [with Amy Skoll] Under Review

  • "Issues in Maritime Foreign Policy" [with Amy Skoll]. Chapter submitted for inclusion in the Handbook of Ocean and Maritime Politics (ed. Elizabeth Nyman). Edward Elgar Publishers. Under Review

  • "Casualties, Success Perceptions, and Public Support for Military Operations" Under Review

Academic Works in Progress

  • "Daring or Doable? Explaining the Surprising Success of Seaborne Invasions" In Progress Presented at ISA 2026

  • "Your Website is Political: What Political Science Department Websites Communicate" [with Amy Skoll] In Progress Presented at ISA 2026

  • "Rudderless Drift: The Impact of ‘Sea Blindness’ on Maritime Security" [with Amy Skoll] In Progress Presented at ISA 2026

  • "How Political Violence Shaped Southern Partisanship: Evidence from Alabama in the American Civil War" In Progress