Hello!

My name is Dokyung Jang, and I am a Ph.D. student in the Department of Political Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

My research examines how external coercion reshapes domestic political behavior, patterns of economic adaptation, and public perception.

Across my projects, I investigate the mechanisms through which sanctions, military threats, and geopolitical pressure influence the decisions of third-party states, redistribute economic costs within targeted societies, and shape the psychological responses of mass publics.

Taken together, my work contributes to a broader understanding of coercive diplomacy that moves beyond interstate bargaining to encompass the subnational political, economic, and cognitive adjustments that emerge under sustained external pressure.