Seoul National University, Graduate School of International Studies
Sep. 2023 – Present
Associate Professor, Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul National University
Sep. 2019 – Aug. 2023
Assistant Professor, Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul National University
Korea Institute for International Economic Policy
Aug. 2016 – Aug. 2019
Fellow
Jul. 2011 – Jul. 2016
Associate Fellow
2011
Ph.D. Political Science, The Ohio State University
2004
M. Soc. Sci. Political Science, National University of Singapore
2001
B.A. Political Science, Seoul National University
- Political economy of Southeast Asia
- China-Southeast Asia relations; South Korea-Southeast Asia relations
- International relations of Southeast Asia; ASEAN regional integration
[Articles]
[21] 2024. “A Key Partner Only Now? The Present-Centredness in Korea’s Views of its Economic Relations with Southeast Asia.” Asian Affairs. Online First. https://doi.org/10.1080/03068374.2024.2385702
[20] 2024. “Assessing Myanmar’s Trade Dependence on China during the Reform Period of the 2010s: A Sectoral Value Chain Approach” The Pacific Review. 37(2): 277-300. Online Appendix
[19] 2023. “Types of Geoeconomic Power and Competition over Myanmar Before and During the Reform Era of the 2010s.” The Journal of Asian and African Studies. Online First.
[18] 2023. “The Philippines in 2022: The Power of Dynastic Politics” Asian Survey 63(2): 301–310.
[17] 2023. “Change or Continuity? Seoul’s Approach to Southeast Asia under the New Southern Policy” Korea Observer 54(1): 103-126.
[16] 2022. “The Vulnerability Effect that Wasn’t: Trade Dependence and Entry Bans on China at the Beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic” Asian Survey 62(4): 721–750. Online Appendix
[15] 2021. “Southeast Asian Public Perceptions of China: Clusters and Gaps.” The Korean Journal of International Studies 19(3): 377-403.
[14] 2021. “US-China Strategic Competition in East Asia and ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific.” 국제·지역연구 (Review of International and Area Studies) 30(1): 77-106 (in Korean)
[13] 2020. “The Patterns of State-Firm Coordination in China’s Private Sector Internationalization: China’s Mergers and Acquisitions in Southeast Asia” The Pacific Review 33(6): 873-899.
[12] 2020. “Chinese Development Aid to Asia: Size and Motives” Asian Journal of Comparative Politics 5(3): 223–234.
[11] 2018. “Power Asymmetry and Threat Points: Negotiating China’s Infrastructure Development in Southeast Asia” Review of International Political Economy 25(4): 530-552.
[10] 2018. “Southeast Asia’s Responses to the Rise of China: Rethinking Economic Factors” 동서연구 (East and West Studies) 30(1): 83-110. (in Korean)
[9] 2016. “Migrant Remittances and Electoral Accountability: The Case of the Philippines” The Korean Journal of International Studies 14(2): 339-367.
[8] 2016. “Oligarchic Rule and Best Practice Migration Management: The Political Economy Origins of Labor Migration Regime of the Philippines” Contemporary Politics 22(2): 197-214.
[7] 2016. “Measuring Aid Fragmentation at Aggregate and Project Levels: Donor Proliferation, Diseconomies of Scale, and Administrative Burden” 국제정치논총 (Korean Journal of International Relations) 56(1): 81-109. (in Korean)
[6] 2015. “What Drives Unskilled Bilateral Migration to Korea? Results from a Panel Approach” Korea Observer 46(3): 551-576
[5] 2014. “International Migration and Economic Assessments in the Philippines” 동남아시아연구 (The Southeast Asian Review) 24(4): 33-63.
[4] 2014. “Life Satisfaction of the Families of Migrants in the Philippines.” Asian and Pacific Migration Journal 23(3): 249-271.
[3] 2014. “Does Migration Promote Democracy at Home? Social Remittances and Democratic Attitudes in the Philippines” 아태연구 (Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies) 21(3): 119-142.
[2] 2014. “Identity Politics outside Conflict Zones: Karen Identity Development in Central Myanmar during the Pre-Reform Era” 동아연구 (East Asian Studies) 33(1): 203-236.
[1] 2011. “Governance Concerns and Migration Intentions: A Study of Potential Filipino
Migrants” 동남아시아연구 (The Southeast Asian Review) 21(2): 183-216.
[Book Chapters]
- 2023. “Vietnam’s Economic Dependence on China: Understanding Vulnerability through a Typology of Trade Shocks.” In The Dragon’s Underbelly: Dynamics and Dilemmas in Vietnam’s Economy and Politics, eds. Nhu Truong and Tuong Vu. Singapore: ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute.
- 2021. “South Korea’s International Linkages: Assessing the Economic, People-to-people and Security Sectors.” In Hangug-ui Hyeon Jusowa Gugjehag·Jiyeoghag-ui Simhwa, ed. Cheol-Hee Park. Seoul, South Korea: Seoul National University Institute of International Affairs,100-126 (in Korean).
- 2019. “Myanmar Studies in South Korea” In Southeast Asian Studies in Korea: The History, Trends and Analysis, eds. Chung-Si Ahn and Je Seong Jeon. Seoul, South Korea: Seoul National University Press, 239-262 (in Korean).
- 2015. “International Migration between ASEAN and Korea.” In ASEAN-Korea Relations: Twenty-five Years of Partnership and Friendship, eds. Lee Choong Lyol, Hong Seok-Joon, and Youn Dae-yeong. Seoul: Korean Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 396-415.
[Short Articles and Commentary]
- 2023. “What Kind of Great Power Partner? The Issue of Trust in the U.S.-China Contest for Influence in Southeast Asia.” Pacific Report, SNU Institute of International Affairs, No 6. August.
- 2020. “Korea’s New Southern Policy: Progress, Problems and Prospects,” Asia Pacific Bulletin, East-West Center, No. 513, July 16.
- 2018. “아세안에 대한 국제개발협력 동향 및 시사점” (Development Cooperation in ASEAN: Trends and Implications) 한국의 개발협력 (Journal of Korea’s Development Cooperation), 2018(3): 3-45 (in Korean).
