Sukeui Sohn specializes in Japanese politics, with a focus on electoral politics, inter-party relations, and policy negotiations. Prior to joining the Graduate School of International Studies at Seoul National University, she was a research fellow at the Northeast Asian History Foundation, a think tank affiliated with the Ministry of Education of the Government of the Republic of Korea. Her broader research interests include Japan’s identity politics, foreign policy, and Korea–Japan relations.
• 2018 Doctor of Philosophy in International Studies, Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul National University
• 2012 Master of Arts in International Studies, Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul National University
• 2009 Bachelor of Arts, Department of Religious Studies, University of California, Berkeley
• 2026.03 – current Assistant Professor, Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul National University
• 2024.11 – 2026.02 Research Fellow, Northeast Asian History Foundation
• 2021.03 – 2023.02 Assistant Professor, International Japanese Studies, Sejong University
• 2020.03 – 2021.02 HK Research Professor, Institute for Japanese Studies, Seoul National University
- “1990년대 일본의 연립정권과 수상의 리더십: 국내 현안으로서의 역사 인식.” 일본연구논총 62호: 33-61
- “양분화하는 오사카 지방정치: 대립과 포섭의 이중 구조.” 일본비평 33호: 82-117.
- “Between Appeasement and Accommodation: Kōmeitō’s Policy Influence under Second Abe Administration.” Journal of East Asian Studies Vol.24, No. 2: 197-220.
- “The US Influence on the Resilience of ROK-Japan Relations: From the 2015 Comfort Women Agreement to the Camp David Principles.” 동북아연구 39(1): 223-249.
- “1970년대 재일한국인 2세의 조국 통일 담론.” 일본학 60호: 259-280.
- “자민당과 종교적 동원: 통일교 사례를 중심으로.” 일본공간 33호: 47-79.
- “From a Niche Party to a Supplementary Wheel: The Resilience of Japan Restoration Party and Its Effects on LDP- Kōmeitō Coalition”. 일본연구논총 56호: 33-59.
- “Why Oppositions Split: The varieties of strategic decisions in Japan’s electoral competition.”아세아연구 64권 4호: 75-105.
- “아베 시대의 자민당-공명당 연합 정권: 보완과 견제의 역학.” 일본비평 25호: 96-125.
- “Examining Opposition Realignment and Japan’s Rightward Shift in the 2017 General Election.” Asian International Studies Review, Vol.21, No.2: 55-77.
- “Patterns of Junior Partner’s Electoral Strategy amid the Rise of Third Party: The Case of Kōmeitō in Tokyo and Osaka.” Korean Political Science Review, Vol. 54, No. 3: 5-32.
- “Stratified Party Organization and Strategic Segregation of National and Local Elections : Analysis on Kōmeitō’s Side-Switching in Tokyo in 2017.” 일본공간 26호: 151-182.
- “Sustaining Coalition through Adaptive Electoral Alliance: Kōmeitō’s local adjustment mechanism in electoral cooperation with Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).” JIAS Vol.26, No.2.: 77-97.
- “From Confrontation to Coalition Formation : Political Realignment and the Formation of LDP- Kōmeitō Alliance in the 1990s.” 일본연구논총 50호: 179-202.
- “Rise of Local Parties and Its Locally-Embedded Limitations: Case of Japan Restoration Party in Tokyo and Osaka.” 일본연구논총 46호: 51-78.
- “Vacillating between the US-centered and UN-centered Security Postures: Japan’s Reconstruction of Post-Cold War Strategic Identity in the 1990s.” 동아연구 36권 1호: 103-137.
