Terence K. Teo

Introduction

Hello, I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Affairs at Seton Hall University. I study the political economy of authoritarian regimes, with an emphasis on authoritarian institutions and their effects on leader survival, regime stability, and socioeconomic outcomes. I also study democratisation, democratic backsliding, and political economy. I use statistical analysis, game theory, and case studies to answer questions of interest to me. I am an avid user of the R statistical computing language.

I have published in the American Political Science Review, Government and Opposition, and International Studies Quarterly. I received my Ph.D. in Political Science from Rutgers University with extensive Ph.D. level coursework in economics, and undergraduate degrees in Neuroscience (B.S.) and Latin American Studies (B.A.) from the University of California, San Diego. Prior to Seton Hall, I taught at Brown University and Rutgers University.

Research

Sector Distinctiveness v. Cross-Sector Commonalities: Are There Qualitative Differences in Graduate Nonprofit Management Education Offered Through Public Service and Business Programs in the United Kingdom? Journal of Nonprofit Education and Leadership 12(1): 39-53
With Michael A. Taylor

2022

Mapping the Field of Nonprofit Management and Philanthropic Studies in Canada: Cross-Country Comparison of Curricular Offerings. Journal of Nonprofit Education and Leadership 12(1): 1-22
With Roseanne Mirabella and Marty Sulek

2022

Inequality under Authoritarian Rule. Government and Opposition 56(2): 201-225

2021

Appendix to Backsliding: Democratic Regress in the Contemporary World. Cambridge University Press.
With Stephan M. Haggard, Robert R. Kaufman, Inbok Rhee, and Giovanni Angioni
Original Dataset

2020

The Impact of E-Cigarette Price Changes on Vaping and Smoking Behaviors. Substance Use and Misuse 54(10): 1599-1610
With Haruka Minami

2019

The Evolution of Nonprofit and Philanthropic Studies in the United States: Are We Now a Disciplinary Field? Journal of Nonprofit Education and Leadership 9(1): 63-84
With Roseanne Mirabella, Timothy Hoffman, and Mary McDonald

2019

Article Review 107 on The Microfoundations of Diversionary Conflict. H-Diplo | ISSF
Invited Contribution

2018

Distributive Conflict and Regime Change: A Qualitative Dataset
With Stephan M. Haggard and Robert R. Kaufman
Original Dataset Download

2016

Modeling Democratic Transitions: Distributive Conflict and Elite Processes. In Dictators and Democrats: Masses, Elites, and Regime Change. Princeton University Press.
With Stephan M. Haggard and Robert R. Kaufman
Book Chapter

2016

Transition Paths and the Quality of Democracy. In Dictators and Democrats: Masses, Elites, and Regime Change. Princeton University Press.
With Stephan M. Haggard and Robert R. Kaufman
Book Chapter

2016

Inequality, Development, and the Weak Democracy Syndrome. In Dictators and Democrats: Masses, Elites, and Regime Change. Princeton University Press.
With Stephan M. Haggard and Robert R. Kaufman
Book Chapter

2016

Law, Focal Points, and Fiscal Discipline in the United States and European Union. American Political Science Review 108(2): 355-370
With R. Daniel Kelemen

2014

Winner of the Best Journal Article Award by the Law and Courts Section of the American Political Science Association

Opposition Politics and International Crises: A Formal Model. International Studies Quarterly 58(4): 741-751
With Patrick E. Shea and Jack S. Levy

2014

Inequality and Regime Change: The Role of Distributive Conflict. APSA Comparative Democratization Newsletter 11(3): 1, 4-7

2013

Courses Taught

Seton Hall University

Research Methods and Statistics with R
undergraduate

2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016

Comparative Politics
undergraduate

2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017

Senior Seminar: Democracy, Dictatorship, and Development
undergraduate

2025, 2024, 2021

Data Visualisation with R
undergraduate

2021, 2019

Public Administration
undergraduate

2016, 2015

Statistical Analysis with R
MPA

2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015

Nonprofit Financial Management
MPA

2022, 2021, 2019

Policy Analysis
MPA

2016

Brown University

Advanced Quantitative Methods
PHD

2015

Quantitative Methods
PHD

2014

Foundations of Political Analysis
undergraduate

2014

Rutgers University

International Political Economy
PHD

2015

Game Theory & International Diplomacy
PHD

2015

Applied Game Theory in International Relations
undergraduate

2014, 2013, 2010

Introduction to International Relations
undergraduate

2014, 2010, 2008

International Political Economy
undergraduate

2017, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2011, 2009, 2008

Other Publications

California’s Lodge Deserts. Masons of California

2024

Lighthouses of the World. Geohipster Calendar

2024

Visualising Population Density in Six Countries. Visual Capitalist

2023

Deaths in the Time of Cholera. The John Snow Society

2023