2006. 08
Ph.D. in Political Science (the University of Chicago)
2006. 06
M.A. in Political Science (the University of Chicago)
1997. 02
M.A. in Political Science (Seoul National University)
1992. 02
B.A. in Political Science (Seoul National University)
2010 ~ present
Professor, College of Liberal Studies, Seoul National University
2020 ~ present
Vice Director, Institute for Peace and Unification Studies, Seoul National University
2016 ~ present
Director, CAMPUS Asia Project, College of Liberal Studies, Seoul National University
2012 ~ present
Executive Committee, Institute for Japanese Studies, Seoul National University
2018 ~ present
Affiliated Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Seoul National University
2018 ~ 2020
Committee Member, SNU Committee on Liberal Education, Seoul National University
2018 ~ 2020
Executive Committee, SNU in the World Program, Seoul National University
2016 ~ 2019
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, College of Liberal Studies, SeoulNational University
2011 ~ 2018
Acting Director of Foreign Volunteer Program, College of Liberal Studies, Seoul National University
2014 ~ 2015
The Y.T. Shim Endowed Visiting Professor, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington
2013 ~ 2014
Affiliated Professor, Graduate School of Public Administration, Seoul National University
2012 ~ 2014
Associate Dean, College of Liberal Studies, Seoul National University
2010 ~ 2012
Affiliated Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Seoul National University
2008 ~ 2010
Brain Korea Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Seoul National University
2006 ~ 2008
Post-Doctoral Researcher, Department of Political Science, Seoul National University
2006
Grodzins Prize Lecturer, the University of Chicago
2004 ~ 2005
Foreign Researcher, Institute of Social Science, the University of Tokyo
- 2020. “A Criticism of the Liberal Interpretation of Kant’s Theory of International Relations: Systemic and Statist Characters in Kant’s Theory of International Relations,” Korean Journal of International Studies, vol. 60, no. 3, pp. 7-47 (September) (in Korean).
- 2019. “Are North Korean Residents ‘Our Co-Nationals’? Korean Nationalism and the Boundary of Koreans in the 1980s and 1990s,” Unification and Peace, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 297-350 (December) (in Korean).
- 2019. “Are the Freedom of States and International Public Laws Compatible? Kant’s Theory of Peace and the Freedom of States,” Korean Journal of International Studies, vol. 59, no. 3, pp. 7-54 (September) (in Korean).
- 2019. “Where Is My ‘Homeland’? Diaspora Politics of Koryŏin of Central Asia,” Asia Review, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 3-37 (August) (in Korean).
- 2019. “Are North Korean Compatriots ‘Korean’? The Trifurcation of Ethnic Nationalism in South Korea during the Syngman Rhee Era (1948-1960),” The Journal of Korean Studies, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 149-171.
- 2018. “From a ‘Blood Relative’ to a ‘Marginal Man’: Ethnic Koreans in Japan and the Change of Korean Nationalism in the 1980s and 1990s,” The Korean Review of Political Thought, vol. 24, no. 2 (in Korean).
- 2017. “Are Chae’ilgyopo Really ‘Korean’?: An Analysis of Chae’ilgyopo’s Images Represented in Daily Newspapers in the 1970s,” Korean Journal of Japanese Studies, vol. 17, pp. 284-316 (in Korean).
- 2016. “Whether Is a Chae’ilkyopo ‘Korean’? An Analysis of Newspaper Articles from the 5·16 Coup to the October Yushin,” Korean Journal of International Studies, vol. 56, no. 2, pp. 163-206 (in Korean).
- 2015. “Whether Are Overseas Koreans Really ‘Korean’?: An Analysis of Chosunilbo’s and Dongailbo’s Articles from the Establishment of the Republic of Korea to the 1950s,” Review of International and Area Studies, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 129-170 (in Korean).
- 2013. “Does Culture Determine Democratic Leadership in East Asia? The Case of South Korea during the Roh Moo-hyun Presidency.” Co-author with Sunhyuk Kim. Asian Perspective, vol. 37, no. 3, pp. 387-408.
- 2013. “Intercultural Communication and World Politics.” In World Politics v. 18: Communication and World Politics (Seoul: Sahoe Pyŏngron), pp. 141-88 (in Korean).
- 2013. “Japanese Views on the Increase of Foreign Population in Japan: An Analysis of the 2000-2008 Japanese General Social Survey.” Korean Journal of Japanese Studies v. 8, pp. 296-329.
- 2012. Understanding Modern/Post-modern Politics (Seoul: Ingan Sarang). Co-author (in Korean).
- 2012. The Globalization of World Politics. 5th ed. (Seoul: Ŭlryu Munhwasa). Co-translator (in Korean).
- 2012. “The Boundaries of ‘Australians’: The Birth of Australian National Identity and Its Change.” Asia Review vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 207-244 (in Korean).
- 2011. “Changes in the Socioeconomic Positions of Zainichi Koreans: A Historical Overview.” Social Science Japan Journal, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 233-45.
- 2011. “Blatant Discrimination Disappears, But …: The Politics of Everyday Exclusion in Contemporary Japan.” Asian Perspective, vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 287-312.
- 2010. Political Theories of Human Rights: The Issues and Prospects of Contemporary Human Rights Discourses (Seoul: Ihaksa). Co-author (in Koean).
- 2010. Conservatism and Representation in Post-War Japan (Seoul: Seoul National University Press). Co-author (in Korean).
- 2009. “Who Are Japan’s ‘Nonpartisans’? Socioeconomic and Ideological Characteristics of Japan’s Nonpartisans from Analysis of the 2006 Japanese General Social Survey (JGSS).” The Korea Journal of Area Studies, vol. 27, no. 3, December, pp. 147-180 (in Korean).
- 2009. “A Comparison of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Supporters and Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Supporters: From Analysis of the 2006 Japanese General Social Survey (JGSS).” Journal of Korean Politics, vol. 18, no. 3, October, pp. 165-197 (in Korean).
- 2009. “The Communitarian Conception of Human Rights: How Do Communitarians Draw the Boundaries of Right-Holders and Duty-Holders.” The Korean Review of Political Thought, vol. 15, no. 1, Spring, pp. 54-80 (in Korean).
- 2009. “Who is Japanese? The Boundaries of the ‘Japanese’ in Post-War Japan.” Korean Political Science Review, vol. 43, no. 1, March, pp. 177-202 (in Korean).
- 2008. “How to Draw the Boundaries of Demos? The Issue of Inclusion and Exclusion in a Multicultural Democracy,” The Korean Journal of International Relations, vol. 48, no. 3, September, pp. 173-98 (in Korean).
- 2007. “Bringing Class Back In: The Changing Basis of Inequality and the Korean Minority in Japan,” Ethnic and Racial Studies, vol. 31, no. 5, July, pp. 871-898.
- 2007. “Why Should We Help the Poor Foreigners?: Thomas Pogge’s Responsibility-Based Argument for Transnational Obligation,” The Korean Journal of International Relations, vol. 47, no. 5, December, pp. 7-25.
- 2006. “From Exclusion to Inclusion?: The Legal Treatment of ‘Foreigners’ in Contemporary Japan,” Immigrants and Minorities, vol. 24, no. 1, March, pp. 51-73.
- Political Theory (Nationalism, Multiculturalism, Democracy, Equality and Justice)
- Ethnic and Racial Studies (Group Politics, Identity Politics, Ethnic Relations, Immigration)
- Japanese Studies (Domestic Politics, Foreign Policy)
- International Relations (International Relations Theory, International Relations in East Asia)
Scholarships and Awards
2014 ~ 2017
Research Grant, National Research Foundation of Korea
2014 ~ 2015
Research Grant, SBS Culture Foundation
2014 ~ 2015
Research Grant, National Research Foundation of Korea
2013 ~ 2014
Research Grant, National Research Foundation of Korea
2011 ~ 2012
Research Grant, Institute for Japanese Studies, Seoul National University
2011 ~ 2012
Research Grant, Asia Center, Seoul National University
2010 ~ 2011
Research Grant, Institute for Peace and Unification, Seoul National University
2009
Excellent Article Grant, National Research Foundation of Korea
2009
- Best Article of the Year Award, Korean Political Science Association
2008 ~ 2009
- Research Grant, Institute for Peace and Unification, Seoul National University
2006 ~ 2008
- Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship (Department of Political Science, Seoul National University)
2006
- Grodzins Prize Lectureship (the University of Chicago)
2005 ~ 2006
- Toyota Centennial Research Fellowship (Toyota Foundation)
2004 ~ 2005
- CEAS Dissertation Writing Fellowship (Center for East Asian Studies, the University of Chicago)
2004
- Scholarship (Seoul National University Medical School Alumni Association in the U.S.A.)
2002
- Award of Appreciation (the University of Chicago)
1999 ~ 2002
- Social Science Division Financial Award (the University of Chicago)
2001
- The Korean Honor Scholarship (the Korean Government)
2000
- Scholarship (Seoul National University Alumni Association at Chicago)
1995
- The Army Commendation Medal (Department of the Army, the U.S.A.)
Activities
1993 ~ 1995
Sergeant (Headquarters, the 2nd Infantry Division, the U.S. Army)
