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JOHN LINANTUD

University of Houston-Downtown, Social Sciences, Faculty Member

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Dr. John Linantud started working at the University of Houston Downtown (UHD) in 2002. He is currently Professor and Coordinator of Political Science.

Dr. Linantud has published articles in Contemporary Southeast Asia, Geopolitics, International Journal of Heritage Studies, International Perspectives IQ, and International Social Science Review.

His teaching responsibilities include Federal Government; Texas Government; Introduction to World Politics; Dictatorship and Democracy in the Developing World; Dictatorship and Democracy in Europe, Russia, and the United States; East and Southeast Asia; Politics of the Americas; and Special Projects.

Dr. Linantud also assigns the immersive world politics simulation Statecraft on a regular basis.
Phone: 713-221-2774
Address: 1 Main Street N-1018
Houston, Texas 77002

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Papers by JOHN LINANTUD

The 2004 Philippine Elections: Political Change in an Illiberal Democracy (2005)

Contemporary Southeast Asia, 2005

Anti - War Sentiment in Bush Country: A Survey of Student Attitudes on the Conflict with Iraq (2003)

Political Perspectives: Essays on Government and Politics, eds. Kenneth L. Manning and John Fobanjong (Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company)., 2003

Prior to the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, public opinion throughout the world was extremely div... more Prior to the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, public opinion throughout the world was extremely divided on the appropriateness of military action. Though numerous public opinion surveys provided indicators of national mood in the Iraq issue, John Linantud, Raymond Johnson, and Scott McClary provide quantitative data on student opinions toward the war. In a survey of campus attitudes, the authors find that students generally opposed war in Iraq. Student opinions-many of them passionately felt-ran counter to national polls which indicated that a majority of Americans supported military action. The data provide telling glimpses of how deeply split opinion was on the war.

CBS telecast of Indianapolis Colts @ Baltimore Ravens, 1998, partial transcript

The content of the CBS broadcast of the Colts @ Ravens in 1998 is part of a research project on t... more

China, Rebalance, and the "Silent War" (The Communist Insurgency in the Philippines) (2016)

International Social Science Review, 2016

Abstract Based on Victor Corpus' Silent War (1989), this paper re-introduces strategic analysis a... more Abstract
Based on Victor Corpus' Silent War (1989), this paper re-introduces strategic analysis and political geography to the study of nationalist-leftist insurgencies in the Philippines. National geography and changes in the geopolitics of Southeast Asia have, and will continue, to create the strategic context for guerilla wars and the rival end games of Manila and insurgents. In 1898-99 and 1941-45, for example, the geopolitical center of gravity passed over Central Luzon and led to the regime changes desired by insurgents. Since 1945, the geopolitical center of gravity has bypassed Luzon, an external development which has provided a tremendous advantage to counterinsurgents and made it easier for Manila to neutralize the Hukbalahap in the 1950s, and to contain the New People's Army to remote provinces since the 1960s. In the present day, the regional focus of geopolitics has shifted to China and the South China Sea. But an analysis of the current situation based on political geography indicates that China has little reason to invade Central Luzon, even in the event of war over disputed islands. Moreover, communist insurgent zones are not close enough to Manila to force the guerillas into the new strategic considerations of China, the United States, or the Philippines. These factors make it unlikely that China will intervene on behalf of the NPA in the near future.

Recommended Citation
Linantud, John (2015) "China, Rebalance, and the “Silent War”," International Social Science Review: Vol. 91: Iss. 2, Article 4.

Available at: http://digitalcommons.northgeorgia.edu/issr/vol91/iss2/4

Geopolitics and the Obstacles to Reform in North Korea (with Bob Beatty, 2011)

Ideologies and Competition: Student Reflections on Their Statecraft Experience (with Joanna Kaftan)

by Joanna kaftan and JOHN LINANTUD

Journal of Political Science Education , 2020

This article utilizes the online world politics simulation Statecraft to examine how students per... more This article utilizes the online world politics simulation Statecraft to examine how students perceive the influence of simulations on their political ideologies as well as their expectations about behavior and outcomes within the constraints of a virtual world. This paper does not evaluate learning outcomes or student understanding of class content. The research method relies on the content analysis of one hundred and ninety-five papers collected from students enrolled in ten sections of a coauthor’s courses. The papers reveal that students may begin the simulation with different expectations. Some approach it as a game while others use it as a way to test their ideological goals and values. Students make definitive connections between their initial political ideologies (folk realism or folk idealism) and their initial strategies within the simulation as well as how their ideological positions change over time as a response to events within the simulation. In addition, they justify their actions based on their political ideology and final outcome-success or failure. This is true even though most students are aware, at least in part, of a number of procedural restrictions inherent in the simulation. Recommendations for monitoring during and debriefing after the simulation are suggested.

Political Risk: China (with Peter Li, 2008)

Political Risk: Kyrgyzstan (with Colonel Ted Donnelly, 2013)

Political Risk: North Korea (with Bob Beatty, 2010)

Political Risk: Philippines (2008)

Political Risk: Republic of Cuba (2013)

Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters, Oct 13, 2013

Executive Summary The one-party communist regime built by Fidel and Raul Castro has not adequatel... more Executive Summary The one-party communist regime built by Fidel and Raul Castro has not adequately adapted to the end of the Cold War. The eventual passing of the Castros will test political stability in Havana but is necessary for democratic reform and a solution to the United States embargo. After the Castros, in the best-case scenario, Cuba would resemble Venezuela or Nicaragua, with a political culture defined by quasi-democracy, concerns over rule of law, and anti-American platitudes. In the worst case, it would become a failed state and the source of a refugee crisis that could require outside intervention.

Political Risk: South Korea (2010)

Political Risk: Thailand (2009)

Political Risk: Vietnam (2008)

Pressure and Protection: Cold War Nation-Building in South Korea, South Vietnam, Philippines, and Thailand (2008)

Review of America's Three Regimes: A New Political History, by Morton Keller, The International Social Science Review (2009)

Review of Assassin: Theory and Practice of Political Violence, by J. Bowyer Bell, International Social Science Review (2006)

Review of Dream Chasers: Immigration and the American Backlash, by John Tirman, International Social Science Review (2017).

International Social Science Review, 2017

Review of On Living in an Old Country: The National Past in Contemporary Britain, by Patrick Wright, International Social Science Review (2010)

The Statecraft Effect: Assessment, Attitudes, and Academic Honesty (with Joanna Kaftan)

Journal of Political Science Education, 2018

This article uses a multimethod research design to compare Statecraft to non-Statecraft assignmen... more This article uses a multimethod research design to compare Statecraft to non-Statecraft assignments and courses along three dimensions: student engagement, political attitudes, and academic honesty. The results indicate that Statecraft increased student engagement and academic honesty. In terms of political attitudes, students generally remained on the left side of the political spectrum, but shifted toward the right and became more hawkish by the end of a semester. Changes in attitude are more strongly associated not with playing Statecraft, but taking a political science class by the coauthor, or some other external variable. Statecraft, however, did reduce support for pacifism.

The 2004 Philippine Elections: Political Change in an Illiberal Democracy (2005)

Contemporary Southeast Asia, 2005

Anti - War Sentiment in Bush Country: A Survey of Student Attitudes on the Conflict with Iraq (2003)

Political Perspectives: Essays on Government and Politics, eds. Kenneth L. Manning and John Fobanjong (Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company)., 2003

Prior to the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, public opinion throughout the world was extremely div... more Prior to the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, public opinion throughout the world was extremely divided on the appropriateness of military action. Though numerous public opinion surveys provided indicators of national mood in the Iraq issue, John Linantud, Raymond Johnson, and Scott McClary provide quantitative data on student opinions toward the war. In a survey of campus attitudes, the authors find that students generally opposed war in Iraq. Student opinions-many of them passionately felt-ran counter to national polls which indicated that a majority of Americans supported military action. The data provide telling glimpses of how deeply split opinion was on the war.

CBS telecast of Indianapolis Colts @ Baltimore Ravens, 1998, partial transcript

The content of the CBS broadcast of the Colts @ Ravens in 1998 is part of a research project on t... more

China, Rebalance, and the "Silent War" (The Communist Insurgency in the Philippines) (2016)

International Social Science Review, 2016

Abstract Based on Victor Corpus' Silent War (1989), this paper re-introduces strategic analysis a... more Abstract
Based on Victor Corpus' Silent War (1989), this paper re-introduces strategic analysis and political geography to the study of nationalist-leftist insurgencies in the Philippines. National geography and changes in the geopolitics of Southeast Asia have, and will continue, to create the strategic context for guerilla wars and the rival end games of Manila and insurgents. In 1898-99 and 1941-45, for example, the geopolitical center of gravity passed over Central Luzon and led to the regime changes desired by insurgents. Since 1945, the geopolitical center of gravity has bypassed Luzon, an external development which has provided a tremendous advantage to counterinsurgents and made it easier for Manila to neutralize the Hukbalahap in the 1950s, and to contain the New People's Army to remote provinces since the 1960s. In the present day, the regional focus of geopolitics has shifted to China and the South China Sea. But an analysis of the current situation based on political geography indicates that China has little reason to invade Central Luzon, even in the event of war over disputed islands. Moreover, communist insurgent zones are not close enough to Manila to force the guerillas into the new strategic considerations of China, the United States, or the Philippines. These factors make it unlikely that China will intervene on behalf of the NPA in the near future.

Recommended Citation
Linantud, John (2015) "China, Rebalance, and the “Silent War”," International Social Science Review: Vol. 91: Iss. 2, Article 4.

Available at: http://digitalcommons.northgeorgia.edu/issr/vol91/iss2/4

Geopolitics and the Obstacles to Reform in North Korea (with Bob Beatty, 2011)

Ideologies and Competition: Student Reflections on Their Statecraft Experience (with Joanna Kaftan)

by Joanna kaftan and JOHN LINANTUD

Journal of Political Science Education , 2020

This article utilizes the online world politics simulation Statecraft to examine how students per... more This article utilizes the online world politics simulation Statecraft to examine how students perceive the influence of simulations on their political ideologies as well as their expectations about behavior and outcomes within the constraints of a virtual world. This paper does not evaluate learning outcomes or student understanding of class content. The research method relies on the content analysis of one hundred and ninety-five papers collected from students enrolled in ten sections of a coauthor’s courses. The papers reveal that students may begin the simulation with different expectations. Some approach it as a game while others use it as a way to test their ideological goals and values. Students make definitive connections between their initial political ideologies (folk realism or folk idealism) and their initial strategies within the simulation as well as how their ideological positions change over time as a response to events within the simulation. In addition, they justify their actions based on their political ideology and final outcome-success or failure. This is true even though most students are aware, at least in part, of a number of procedural restrictions inherent in the simulation. Recommendations for monitoring during and debriefing after the simulation are suggested.

Political Risk: China (with Peter Li, 2008)

Political Risk: Kyrgyzstan (with Colonel Ted Donnelly, 2013)

Political Risk: North Korea (with Bob Beatty, 2010)

Political Risk: Philippines (2008)

Political Risk: Republic of Cuba (2013)

Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters, Oct 13, 2013

Executive Summary The one-party communist regime built by Fidel and Raul Castro has not adequatel... more Executive Summary The one-party communist regime built by Fidel and Raul Castro has not adequately adapted to the end of the Cold War. The eventual passing of the Castros will test political stability in Havana but is necessary for democratic reform and a solution to the United States embargo. After the Castros, in the best-case scenario, Cuba would resemble Venezuela or Nicaragua, with a political culture defined by quasi-democracy, concerns over rule of law, and anti-American platitudes. In the worst case, it would become a failed state and the source of a refugee crisis that could require outside intervention.

Political Risk: South Korea (2010)

Political Risk: Thailand (2009)

Political Risk: Vietnam (2008)

Pressure and Protection: Cold War Nation-Building in South Korea, South Vietnam, Philippines, and Thailand (2008)

Review of America's Three Regimes: A New Political History, by Morton Keller, The International Social Science Review (2009)

Review of Assassin: Theory and Practice of Political Violence, by J. Bowyer Bell, International Social Science Review (2006)

Review of Dream Chasers: Immigration and the American Backlash, by John Tirman, International Social Science Review (2017).

International Social Science Review, 2017

Review of On Living in an Old Country: The National Past in Contemporary Britain, by Patrick Wright, International Social Science Review (2010)

The Statecraft Effect: Assessment, Attitudes, and Academic Honesty (with Joanna Kaftan)

Journal of Political Science Education, 2018

This article uses a multimethod research design to compare Statecraft to non-Statecraft assignmen... more This article uses a multimethod research design to compare Statecraft to non-Statecraft assignments and courses along three dimensions: student engagement, political attitudes, and academic honesty. The results indicate that Statecraft increased student engagement and academic honesty. In terms of political attitudes, students generally remained on the left side of the political spectrum, but shifted toward the right and became more hawkish by the end of a semester. Changes in attitude are more strongly associated not with playing Statecraft, but taking a political science class by the coauthor, or some other external variable. Statecraft, however, did reduce support for pacifism.