Karie Riddle

Assistant Professor of Political Science

Social Science, Seaver College

AC 248

310.506.4780

Biography

I am a scholar of feminist political thought, peace and conflict studies, and global development, with a particular focus on the region of South Asia. My work has appeared with Oxford University Press (Critical Feminist Justpeace, 2024) and in academic journals such as Hypatia and International Feminist Journal of Politics.

Before coming to Pepperdine, I taught at Calvin University for three years. I earned my PhD in Political Science and Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame, and I attended Harding University for my undergraduate degree.

Education

Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, 2017

Research

"Educating for Peace in the Culture Wars: The Example of Sojourner Truth," Peace and Change (2025)
"The Rising Tide of Hindu Nationalism: Threats and Opportunities for Peace," Religions (2024)
Critical Feminist Justpeace, Oxford University Press (2024)

"Critical Feminist Justpeace: A Grounded Theory Approach to Women, Peace and Security," International Feminist Journal of Politics (2022)
"Reasoned Choice or Performative Care? Women's Transformative Peacebuilding Identities in Manipur, India," Journal of Human Development and Capabilities (2018)
"Empowerment: Participatory Development and the Problem of Cooptation," Routledge Handbook of Development Ethics (2018)
"Structural Violence, Intersectionality, and Justpeace: Evaluating Women's Peacebuilding Agency in Manipur, India," Hypatia (2017)

Topics

International Politics
Women, Gender, and Politics
South Asian Politics

Courses

Women and Politics
The Politics and Government of Developing Areas
First Year Seminar: How to Change the World