Name: Mikyoung Kim
Title: Associate Professor
Specialization: Sociology, Northeast Asia
Place of Birth: Busan, Republic of Korea
Email: mkkim@peace.hiroshima-cu.ac.jp
Education
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Ph.D. in Sociology, University of Georgia, USA |
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MA in Women's Studies, University of Georgia, USA (Graduate Certificate) |
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MA in Sociology, University of Georgia, USA |
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MA in Political Science, Graduate Institute for Peace Studies, Kyunghee
University, Seoul, Korea |
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BA in English Literature, Pusan National University, Pusan, Korea
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Education Abroad, Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan
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Work Experiences
- Public Diplomacy Specialist, U.S. Embassy, Seoul, Korea
- Consultant, North Korea Food Aid Program, World Vision Korea, Seoul, Korea
- Research Fellow and Program Coordinator, Center for the Study of Global
Issues, University of Georgia, USA
- Computer Lab Assistant, Baldwin Data Analysis Center, University of Georgia,
USA
- Research Intern, Institute for Far Eastern Studies, Kyungnam University,
Seoul, Korea
- Securities Analyst Trainee, James Capel, Co. Seoul, Korea
Teaching Experiences
- Fulbright Visiting Scholar, Portland State University, Oregon, USA
- Adjunct faculty, Study Abroad Program in Kyoto-Japan and Verona-Italy,
University of Georgia, USA
- Adjunct faculty, Department of Sociology, University of Maryland University
College, Seoul, Korea
- Instructor, Dept. Political Science, Gangwon National University, Korea
- Instructor, Dept. of Public Administration, Inha University, Inchon, Korea
- Instructor, Dept. of Sociology, Kyungnam University, Masan City, Korea
On-Going Research Interests
- Collective Memory in East Asia
- North Korea Human Rights Debates in East Asia
- Reconciliation between Japan and South Korea
Professional Services
(Co-Editor)
- North Korean Review (McFarland Publishing Co., USA)
(Editorial Board Members)
- Korean Ethics and Civil
Society, Korea
- Korean Association of Area Studies, Korea
(Excecutive Committee Memberships)
- Human
Rights Research Executive Committee at International Political Science Association, France (2009-11)
- Secretary of
the Association of Korean Political Studies at American Political Science
Association, USA (2009-11)
- Overseas Board Member, Korean Association of Area Studies, Korea (2010-11)
- The Association of Asian Business Management, Korea (2010-11)
(Book Publication Reviewer)
- Routledge, London and New York (2008)
(Academic Journal Referee)
- American
Sociological Review, USA
(1996)
- Asian
Perspective, The
Institute for Far Eastern Studies, Korea (2002)
- Asian Politics and
Policy, USA (2009)
- 21st Century Political Science
Association Journal, Korea (2007)
- International
Journal of Korean Unification Studies, Korea (2003)
- International Studies Review, Korea (2007)
- Journal of Children and Family Studies, Canada (2008)
- Journal
of Social Science Research,
Seoul National University,
Korea (2001)
- Korean
Journal of Political Science, Korea (2004)
- North Korean Review, USA (2010)
- Pacific Focus, Korea (2010-11)
- Sociological
Forum, USA (1997)
- Social Psychology Quarterly, USA (2006)
- Women’s
Studies International Forum, USA (1997)
(Academic Newsletter Editor)
- AKPS Newsletter (Association of Korean Political Studies, USA, 2009-11)
Professional Memberships
- American Political Science Association (APSA, USA)
- American Sociological Association (ASA, USA)
- Association for Asian Studies (AAS, USA)
- Association of Korean Political Studies (AKPS, USA)
- International Political Science Association (IPSA, France)
- International Studies Association (ISA, USA)
- Korean Association of Area Studies (Korea)
- Korean Ethics and Civil Society (KECS, Korea)
- Korean Association of International Studies (KAIS, Korea)
- Korean Sociological Association (KSA, Korea)
- Society for the Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR, USA)
- 21st Century Political Science Association
Fellowships and Honors
(Research)
- Book Publication Subvention, Peace Studies, Hiroshima City University,
Hiroshima, Japan (2010)
- Kaken-hi Research Grant on North Korea Refugees' Human Rights, Ministry
of Education, Culture, Sports, Scienc and Technology, Tokyo, Japan (2007-2010)
- International Conference Travel Grant, American Political Science Association
Meetings, Hiroshima City University (2007)
- Northeast Asia Economic Forum Leadership Program, Khabarovsk,
Russia (2006)
- Fulbright Fellowship, Washington D.C., USA
- Franklin College Distinguished Doctoral Research Fellowship, University
of Georgia, USA
- Franklin College Doctoral Research Travel Grants, University of Georgia,
USA
- Fellowship, Summer Studies Program, Institute for Far Eastern Studies,
Kyungnam University, Seoul, Korea
- Award of Excellence, American Association of University Women, USA
- Korean Honor Scholarship Award, Korean Embassy, Washington, D.C., USA
- Kohwang Foundation Scholarship Award, Kyunghee University, Seoul, Korea
- Japan Airlines Asian Student Scholarship Award, Sophia University, Tokyo,
Japan
(Administrative)
- Best Performance Award, United States Embassy in Seoul, Korea
- Group Franklin Award, United States Embassy in Seoul, Korea
- Outstanding and Exemplary Service Award, United States Embassy in Seoul,
Korea
- Group Meritorious Honor Award, United States Embassy in Seoul, Korea
(Others)
- Keynote speaker, Commemoration Ceremony for the United Nation's Year of
Youth, Kanazawa, Japan
- The First Place Winner, Pusan National University, "Economic Development
and Education Reform,"Busan, Korea
- The First Place Winner, The Korea Herald, "Women's Rights in Korea,"
Seoul, Korea
- The First Place Winner, Pusan National University, "The Zoo and Animal
Rights," Busan, Korea
Publications
[In English]
(Books)
- 2012. Securitization of Human Rights: North Korean Refugees in East Asia. New York and Westport, CN: Praeger Publishers, forhtcoming.
- 2010. Northeast Asia’s Difficult Past: Essays in Collective Memory. London and New York: Palgrave Macmillan Publishers (with Barry Schwartz,
co-editors).
(Refereed Articles)
- 2011. “Gender, Work and Resistance: South Korean Textile Industry in the 1970s,”
Journal of Contemporary Asia, forthcoming.
- 2010. “North Korean Human Rights Policies of China and
Japan: Supremacy of Domestic Priorities over International Norms," North Korean Review, Vol.6, No.1(Spring): 6-19.
- 2009. “North Korea’s Place in the U.S. Presidency,” North
Korean Review, Vol.5, No.2 (Fall), Durham, NC: McFarland & Company: 57-71.
- 2009. “South Korean
Construction of North Korean Identity: Victimization, Romanticization and
Vilification,” Korea Yearbook: Politics,
Economy, Society, Leiden and Boston: Brill: 257-75.
- 2008. “The Processes of Japan’s North Korean Identity Construction: A
Discourse Analysis of Military Threats and Human Rights,” The Journal of National Strategic Security, 8 (4):137-84.
- 2008. “Pacifism or Pacifist Movement?: Hiroshima's Memory
Debates, 1985-1994,” The
Journal of International and Area
Studies 15 (1):59-76.
- 2007. “Ethos and Contingencies: A Comparative Analysis of the Clinton and
Bush Administrations’ North Korea Policy,” Korea and World
Affairs, Vol.31, No.2 (Summer): 79-91.
- 2005. “The
U.S. Military Transformation and Its Implications for U.S.-R.O.K. Alliance,” IFANS
Review, Vol.13, No.1 (July): 15-39. Institute For Foreign Affairs and National
Security, Seoul, Korea.
- 2005. “Why Do Small States Produce Arms? The Case
of South Korea,” Korean
Journal of Defense Analysis, Vol.XVII, No.2, (Fall): 183-205 (with Richard Bitzinger).
- 2005. “Between a Rock and a Hard
Place: The Impact of Anti-Americanism on Locally Employed Staff at the American
Embassy in Korea,” Public Personnel Management, Vol.34 No.3 (Fall): 235-45.
- 2003 “Axis
of Good: A Case Study of the South Korean Jeju Island’s Food Diplomacy with
North Korea,” IFANS Review, Vol.11, No.2 (December): 93-120,
Institute for Foreign Affairs and National Security, Seoul, Korea.
- 2003. “The Creation
and Maintenance of Bottom-Rung Subcultures Among the Local Hires at a Foreign
Government Bureaucracy,” Korean Cultural Anthropology, Vol.36, No.1: 269-303.
- 2003. “South
Korean Women Textile Workers’ Labor Resistance in the Era of Export-Oriented
Industrialization,” Development and Society, Vol.32, No.1: 71-99.
- 2002. “A
Historical Survey of North Korea’s Economic Development and Trade, 1945-1984,” International
Journal of Korean Unification, Vol.11, No.2: 253-281.
- 2001. “‘This Is Not the America We Dreamed About’ vs. ‘You Don’t Treat
Us Right,’” Korea
Journal of Cultural Anthropology, Vol.34, No.1: 223-259.
- 1997.
“Economic Strain, Political Processes and Labor Disputes: A Time Series
Analysis of South Korean Labor Protests, 1979-1992,” Asian Perspective Vol.21, No.2 (Fall): 147-77.
(Book Chapters)
- 2010. “Peace and Memory: Why Do Japanese and Koreans Talk Past Each Other,”
Carol Rinnert, Omar Farouk, and Yasuhiro Inoue (eds.), Hiroshima: Keisuisha,
pp.147-65.
- 2010. “Lingering
Memory Problems: Compromising Hearts and Resentful Resistance,” Marie Soderberg (ed.), New York and London: Routledge, pp.119-37.
- 2010. “Introduction: Northeast Asia’s Memory
Problem,” in Mikyoung Kim and Barry Schwartz (eds.), Northeast Asia’s Difficult
Past: Essays in Collective Memory. London and New York: Palgrave Publishers, pp.1-30.
- 2010. “Japanese Pacifism: Problematic Memory,” in Mikyoung Kim and
Barry Schwartz (eds.), Northeast Asia’s Difficult Past: Essays in
Collective Memory. London and New York: Palgrave Publishers, pp.53-70.
- 2008.
“Myths, Milieu and Facts: The History Textbook Controversies in Northeast
Asia,” in East Asia’s Haunted Present: Historical Memories and the Resurgence of
Nationalism, Hasegawa Tsuyoshi and Togo Kazuhiko (eds.), New York: Praeger, pp.94-118.
- 2008. “North Korean Refugees and Human
Rights Debates in China,” in Rise
of China: America and Asia Respond, Kevin J. Cooney and Yoichiro Sato
(eds.) London: Routledge, pp.213-31.
- 2002.
“Judging the Past: A Comparative Study of People’s Historical Perceptions in
the U.S. and Korea,” in Culture in Mind: Toward A Sociology of Culture and
Cognition, edited by Karen A. Cerulo. New York: Routledge (with Barry Schwartz),
pp.209-26.
[In Korean]
(Refereed Articles)
- 2008.
“Kwangju 5.18 Cemetery vs. Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum: Memory Debates
Embedded in Culture,” The Korean Journal
of Civil Ethics, Vol.21, No.1: 177-201.
- 2007. “The Japanese Perceptions of Koreans, War Memories and Korea-Japan Relations:
The Co-existence of Ambivalent Memories and Strategic Calculations,”Humanities Journal, Honam University Press, Kwangju, Korea, 18(4): 75-107.
- 2006. “The
Multiplicity of Female Resistance: A Study of Heroine Types in the Korean
Folklore,” Humanities and Social Sciences, Pukyong National University Press, Vol.7, No.1: 65-87.
- 2002. “A
Comparative Study of College Students’ Historical Perceptions in the U.S. and
Korea,” Korean Journal of Cultural Anthropology, Vol.35, No.2: 129-171 (with Barry Schwartz)
- 2001. “The
Coming of Unification Era: North Korean Women’s Human Rights Issues,” Korean
Journal of Human Rights and Peace, Vol.2, No.1: 1-22.
- 2001.
“Commodification of Poverty and Famine: Marketing Strategies of South Korean
Humanitarian Assistance to North Korea,” Korean Social Sciences Review, Seoul National University, Vol.22, No.3-4: 119-150.
(Book Chapters)
- 2007. “The Korean Collective Memory: Tracing the Roots of Shame and Pride,”
in Development, Economic Integration and Reconciliation in East Asia, Korea Comparative Sociological Association (eds.), Seoul: Arche Press, pp.257-85.
[In Japanese]
(Refereed Articles)
- 2008. “A Study on Women’s
Resistance in the Korea Folklore,” Hiroshima Journal of
International Studies, 14(14): 47-58.
(Research Articles Published With List Serve: in English)
- 2010. “Obamajority or Realpolitik: Japan's Nuclear Double Standards,” Global
Asia, Vol.5, No.3 (Fall): 82-86. http://www.globalasia.org/V5N3_Fall_2010/Mikyoung_Kim.html
- 2009.
“Waiting for Japan’s Barack Obama,” Global
Asia, Vol.4, No.2: 72-76.
http://www.globalasia.org/Current_Issues/V4N2_2009/Mikyoung_Kim.html?w=mikyoung+kim
- 2008. “Myth
and Fact in Northeast Asia’s History Textbook Controversies,” Japan Focus. (http://www.japanfocus.org/_Mikyoung_Kim
Myth_and_Fact_in_Northeast_Asia___s_ History_Textbook_Controversies_), reprinted by History
News Network, http://hnn.us/roundup/entries/53403.html.
- 2008.
“President Lee Myungbak’s Learning Curve,” Policy Forum Online 08-064A, Nautilus Institute, http://www.nautilus.org/publications/essays/napsnet/forum/security/08064Kim.html/?searchterm=mikyoung%20kim.
- 2005. "Nukes and Human Rights: North Korean Escapees in China,"
China Brief, Vol.V, Issue 5 (March), Jamestown Organization.
- 2001. “North Korea: Torn Between Two Logical Decisions, Regime Maintenance
or Economic Survival? ” February, Policy Forum Online, Nautilus Institute, http://www.nautilus.org/.
- 2000. “Reconfiguration of the Ideological Divide in South Korea: An Update on the Post-Pyongyang Summit,” August, Policy Forum Online, Nautilus Institute.
Book Reviews:
(In English)
- 2011. “The Hidden People of North Korea: Everyday Life in the Hermit Kingdom
and Illusive Utopia: Theater, Film and Everyday Performance in North Korea,”
Journal of Asian Studies, forthcoming.
- 2010. “Site Fights: Divisive Facilities and Civil Society in Japan and
the West,” Asian Politics and Policy, forthcoming.
- 2009. “Social Construction of Power, Identity and Geography: The Voices
from Korea, India and Tibet,” International Studies Review, Vol.11, No.4: 749-54.
- 2008. “The Unpredictability of the Past: Memories of the Asia-Pacific War in
U.S.-East Asian Relations,” Pacific
Affairs, Vol.81, No.1: 97-9.
- 2002.
"Measured Excess: Status, Gender, and Consumer Nationalism in South
Korea," Gender and Society, Vol.16, No.5 (October): 748-758.
- 1999.
“Fearless Girls, Wise Women, and Beloved Sisters: Heroines in Folktales from
Around the World,” Women’s Studies International Forum Vol.22, No.3: 388-9.
- 1999. “The Common Ground of Womanhood: Class, Gender, and Working Girls’
Clubs,” Women’s Studies International Forum Vol.22, No.1: 266-7.
- 1998. “Living Rooms as Factories: Class, Gender, and the Satellite Factory
System in Taiwan,” Women’s Studies International Forum Vol.21, No.2: 211-2.
Printed Articles with Newspapers and Listserve Media
(Op-ed/Policy Papers in English)
- 2010. “For Forgiveness and Reconciliation,” The Korea Times, August 19. (http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2010/08/137_71606.html).
- 2010. “An Inspiration for 100th Anniversary of Japan-Korea Merge,” Chugoku Shimbun, August 27. (http://www.hiroshimapeacemedia.jp/mediacenter/index.php?topic=Readers_en&year=2010.html).
- 2010. “Japan at a Crossroads,” The Korea Times, May 18 (with Motofumi Asai). (http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2010/05/137_66074.html).
- 2009. “Obamajority,” The Korea Times,
December 19, 2009 (http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2009/12/137_57527.html).
- 2009. “A
Black Hole: North Korea’s Place in the East Asian Energy Debates,” Hiroshima Research News, No.33, p.3.
- 2008. “The
Learning Curve of the Lee Myungbak Administration,” The Korea Times, July 31.
- 2007. “Asia,
Lost and Found: Japanese Historical Perceptions and History Textbook
Controversies,” Hiroshima Research News, Vol.9, No.3 (March), p.1.
- 2006. “Politicization
of Human Rights: North Korean Refugees in China,” Hiroshima Research News, Vol.8, No.3 (March), p.2.
- 2005. “North
Korea: Beyond the Name Game,” The Oregonian, July 25.
- 2004. “Bad
News for North Korea’s Kim Jong Il,” The Oregonian, November 15.
- 2000.
“Judging the Past.” The Korea Herald, October 22.
- 2000.
“Globalization with a Human Face.” The Korea Herald, October 10.
- 2000. “No
Defense for Jang [Won].” The Korea Herald, July 14.
(Miscellaneous Essays in English)
- 2005. “The Great American Sunday Brunch,” The Korea Times, May 7.
- 2005. “Art
of Tipping in America,” The Korea Times, March 31.
- 2005.
“Celebrating Individuality,” The Korea
Times, March 16.
- 2004.
“Teaching Americans About Americans,” The Korea Times, December 3.
- 2004.
“Living with My Name,” The Korea Times, November 26.
- 2004. “Americans Becoming Politicized,” The Korea Times, November 17.
(Op-ed/Policy Papers in Korean)
- 2009. “A Compensation of 99 Yen? Good bye to Japanese Pacifism [Kojak 99
Yen? Pyonghwa’eui Ilbon’i’yoh, Sayounara],”The
Chosun Ilbo, December 28.
- 2009. “The Need for Safe and Clean Korea Tourism [Anjun’hago Chungkyol’han Hankuk Kwankwang Pilyo],” The Busan Ilbo,
November 23.
- 2009. “Sharing the Sorrow of the Japanese Bereaved Families [Ilbon’in Yu’gajok’eui Bitongham’eul Hamkke’gara],” The
Chosun Ilbo, November 17.
- 2009. “The Violence of Present [Hyunjae’ga Hwidurunun Pokryok],” The Chosun Ilbo, November 13.
- 2009. “Between Independence and Subjugation Days [Kwangbok’jul’kwa Kukchi’il Saiaeseo],” The Chosun Ilbo,
August 29.
- 2009. “Looking at North Korean Missile Launch from Hiroshima [Hiroshima’aesu
Bonun Puk’misail],” The
Liberty Herald, http://libertyherald.co.kr/article/view.php?&ss[fc]=2&bbs_id=libertyherald_news&doc_num=1174,
June 26.
- 2009. “Hoping for Him To Stay On [Ku’ga Kk’ukaji Salanamgil Baran
Saram’euirosuh],” The Chosun Ilbo,
May 25.
- 2009.
“Japan’s Multiculturalism,” The Monthly
Chosun, May, pp.528-33.
- 2009. “Up and Close Diplomacy and the Past Problems [Kun’kunhan Woekyo’wa
Kwageo’sa],” The Chosun Ilbo, April 15.
- 2009. “A Winning Ball Game through Culture Reading [Han-Il Pilseung Yagu
Gwanjun’bop],” The Chosun Ilbo, March 23.
- 2009. “Ah, the Korea Brand [Ah, Daehan’minkuk Brand],” The Chosun Ilbo, March 19.
- 2008. “Japan’s
Dilemma in the Globalizing World,” Busan
Ilbo, p.26, January 24.
- 2007. “Pachinko and the Korean-Japanese,” Busan
Ilbo, p.30, January 10.
- 2006. “Culture Wars in Asia,” Daegu Maeil, July 5.
- 2006. “Benchmarking Japan,” Busan Ilbo, p.34, June 16.
- 2006. “Peace in Hiroshima?” Busan Ilbo, p.34, March 24.
- 2002. “What Does the U.S. Mean to Korea?” Kangwon Ilbo, December 30.
- 2000. “North
Korean Women in the Era of Reunification: Anticipated Problems and Policy
Suggestions,” Democratic Coalition for Social Progress, November.
- 2000. “Women
Labor Unions and Korean Reunification,” Seoul Women Labor Union, Newsletter, August.
- 2000. “Eco-feminism
and Women’s Daily Lives,” Seoul Women Labor Union, Newsletter, July.
(Miscellaneous Essays in Korean)
- 2003. “Reading
Society Through Newspapers,” Busan Ilbo, March 13.
- 2003. “Human Cloning: ‘All About Eve,’” Busan Ilbo, January 14.
(Media Appearances)
- Quoted in, “China Gains Access to the Sea of Japan Troubling Neighbors,”
Fox News Radio,
March 20, 2010.
- Quoted in, “China’s Acquisition of Sea of Japan Port Rattles Its Neighbors,”
by Sunny Lee, The National, March 14, 2010. (http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100314/FOREIGN/703139924/1015)
- Quoted in,
“Japanese Missile Defense,” by Roul Animesh, ISN Security Watch, December
16, 2005.
- Quoted in
“Branding Korea’s National Image,” by PARK Sang-Ah, The Joongang Daily, May
31, 2004.
- Quoted in “Foreign Men are in: The Changing Dating Patterns for Korea’s
Globalizing Women,” by PARK Soo-Mi, The Joongang Daily, February 14, 2004.
- Quoted in
“Korea’s National Psychodrama,” by Hal Piper, The Joongang Daily, December
31, 2002.
Invited Talks, Special Lectures, Invited Discussant, Session Organizer
and Session Moderator:
(In English)
- Invited Session Chair, “The State and People's Movements,” American Political Science Association Annual Meetings, Washington, D.C.,
USA, September 2, 2010.
- Invited Speaker, “Japanese Pacifist Debates and Hiroshima Memory,” Hiroshima Women's College, Hiroshima City, August 3, 2010.
- Invited Speaker, “Japanese Pacifism from Hiroshima's Perspectives,” Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific
University, Beppu City, Oita Prefecture, July 19, 2010.
- Invited Speaker, “Ambivalence and Resistance: A Comparison of Cultural
Memories in Japan and Korea,” Hong
Kong University of Science and Technology, China, June 14, 2010.
- Invited Speaker, “Nostalgia Nostalgia as Counter-Hegemonic Narrative: A
Discourse Analysis of North Korean Settlers in the South,” International
Conference on “Regional Reconciliation: The Korean Peninsula and Northeast
Asia,” Lingnan University, Hong Kong, China, June 10, 2010.
- Invited Speaker, “Commemorating the Dark Past: The Atomic Bomb Dome and Hiroshima History
Movement” at “War, Memory, and Japanese National Identity Construction over Time and
Space” panel, Association of Asian Studies, Honolulu, HI, USA, April 3, 2010.
- Invited Session Chair, “Memory Project: Historical Justice and Reconciliation in East Asia” panel,
International Studies Association Annual Meetings, Montreal, Canada, March 19, 2010.
- Invited Discussant, “Memory Project: Historical Justice and Reconciliation in East Asia” panel,
International Studies Association Annual Meetings, Montreal, Canada, March
19, 2010.
- Invited Speaker, “Middlmen Genre: An Analysis of Northern Settlers' Narratives in South
Korea,” at the “Memory Project: Historical Justice and Reconciliation in East Asia” panel, International Studies Association Annual Meetings, Montreal, Canaca, March 19, 2010.
- Invited Speaker, “South
Korean Construction of North Korean Identity: Victimization, Romanticization
and Vilification,” International Studies Association Annual Meetings, New
Orleans, USA, February 20, 2010.
- Invited Speaker, “Citizenship and Human Rights
Debates in Japan: Zainichi Koreans,” International Conference on Sociology of Human Rights, Seoul National
University, November 4-6, 2009.
- Invited Speaker, “Northeast Asia’s Memory Problem,” International Conference
on Historical Memories in East Asia, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan,
October 15-18, 2009.
- Invited Discussant, “Identifying Korea, Othering Neighbors,” American Political
Science Association, Toronto, Canada, September 3-6, 2009.
- Invited Speaker, “Ambivalence and Resistance: A Comparison of Cultural Memories in Japan and Korea,” at Workshop on the Japanese-South Korean Relationship, organized by the European Institute of Japanese Studies, Stockholm, Sweden, August 21, 2009.
- Invited Discussant, “Changes Surrounding the Korean Peninsula,” at International
Conference organized by Korean Global Foundation, Seoul, Korea, August
18, 2009.
- Invited Chair, “The North Korean Dilemma,” International Conference
of Asia Scholars 6, Daejon City, Korea, August 8, 2009.
- Invited Speaker, “North Korean Refugees and Human Rights Debates,” International
Conference of Asian Scholars, Daejon City, Korea, August 6-8, 2009.
- Invited Chair, “Protecting Human Rights: A Major International Concern,” at International Political Science Association, San Tiago, Chile, July 13, 2009.
- Invited Speaker, “North Korea’s Place in the U.S. Presidency: Ethos and
Moral Judgments,” World Congress of Political Science, Santiago, Chile,
July 12-15, 2009.
- Invited Speaker, “Social Construction of Northern Women in South Korea,” at the
International Conference organized by the Hanns Seidel Foundation and the
Institute of Peace and Unification Affairs of Seoul National University, Seoul,
Korea, May 28, 2009.
- Invited Speaker, “Japanese Pacifism and Hiroshima Memory,” Graduate School
of International Studies, Korea University, Seoul, Korea, May 14, 2009.
- Invited Speaker, “North Korean Missile Launch and Japanese Reactions,”
National Strategy Institute, Seoul, Korea, May 13, 2009.
- Invited Chair, “Reconciliation and
Reconstruction,” a panel at International
Conference on Heritage in Asia: Converging Forces and Conflicting Values, the Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore, January 8, 2009.
- Invited Speaker, “Memory War, History Textbooks and Reconciliation in Northeast Asia,” International
Conference on Heritage in Asia: Converging Forces and Conflicting Values, the Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore, January 8, 2009.
(In Korean)
- Invited Speaker, “The Regional Implications of the Cheonan Incident: Violence
from Within,” Seminar Co-organized by Korean Association of Area Studies
and Korea Future Foundation, Press Center, Seoul, Korea, November 29, 2010.
- Invited Panel Discussant, “Japanese ODA and Civil Society,” Intenational
Seminar Organized by Intenational Area Studies Association of Korea, Yonsei
University, Seoul, Korea, September 30, 2010.
- Invited
Speaker, “The Korean Peninsula in Shifting East Asian Community,” The
Association of Asian Business Management, Dong-A University, Pusan, Korea,
February 22, 2010.
- Invited Speaker, “North Korean Human Rights Policies of China and Japan: Supremacy of Domestic
Priorities over International Norms,” at Korean International Political
Science Association, Seoul, Korea, December 11, 2010.
- Invited Speaker, “The Korean Peninsula amid Shifting East Asian Landscape,”
The Korean Association of Asian Business Management, February 22, 2009.
- Invited Discussant, “Northeast Asia in 2010 and North Korea Nuclear
Problems,” The Korea Future Foundation, Seoul, Korea, January 27, 2009.
Courses Taught: Peace and Security in East Asia, Memory and History in Northeast Asia, Women and War, U.S. Revolution in Military Affairs and Asian Militaries, Multicultural
Workplace, Mass Media and Foreign Policy, Introductory Sociology, Sociology
of Future, Industrial Sociology, Women and Work, Understanding of North
Korean Society, U.S. Foreign Policy, International Political Economy, Social
Welfare Policy.
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