People
Director & Deputies
| Name | Position | Research Interests |
|---|---|---|
| Kim, Bumsoo | IPUS Director / Professor, Dept. of Liberal Studies | Political Theory, Democracy, Multiculturalism, Human Rights |
| Yoon, Jihyun | IPUS Deputy Director / Head of Center for Peace Studies / Professor, Dept. of Food & Nutrition Science | Food&Nutrition Policy and Food Service Management |
Humanities Korea Professors & Senior Fellows (By name)
| Name | Position | Research Interests |
|---|---|---|
| Baik, Jiwoon | Humanities Korea Professor | Chinese Studies, East Asian Thought Research |
| Cho, Hyun Joo | Senior Fellow | International conflict, Territorial disputes, Civil wars |
| Cho, Yongshin | Senior Fellow | North Korean Economy, Transition Economy |
| Choi, Eunyoung Christina | Senior Fellow | Border and Border-crossings, Geopolitics, Refugee studies, Gender and Space, North Korean Cities |
| Hahn, Monica | Humanities Korea Professor | Modern Korean History, the Korean War, the Border area |
| Kim, Philo | Humanities Korea Professor / Chief of Research and Analysis Division | Political Sociology, North Korean Studies, inter-Korean Relations, Unification Policy |
| Kim, Taek-Bin | Senior Fellow | |
| Lee, Jong Jin | Senior Fellow | Cyber Security, National Strategy, Artificial Intelligence, Space Security |
| Lee, Moonyoung | Humanities Korea Professor | Russia, Post Socialism, Literature, Peace and Humanities |
Researcher (By name)
| Name | Position | Research Interests |
|---|---|---|
| Jo, Jun Hyung | Assistant Researcher | |
| Kim, Bora | Researcher | |
| Kim, Minji | Researcher | Politics of North Korea |
| Kwon, Dohyuk | Assistant Researcher | North Korea and IR |
| Kwon, Ji Ae | Researcher | |
| Shin, Inseok | Researcher | North Korean Military Security, IR Theory |
Office of Administration (By name)
| Name | Position | Research Interests |
|---|---|---|
| Jang, Mi Sug | Administrative Director | |
| Kwon, Seon-hye | Administrative Staff | |
| Lee, Jeonghee | Administrative Staff |
Affilated Researchers (By name)
| Name | Position | Research Interests |
|---|---|---|
| Bang, Min Ho | Chief of Data and Publication Division / Professor, Dept. of Korean Language and Literature | Korean literature_modern Korean novel |
| Chae, Su Hong | Professor, Dept. of Anthropology | Vietnam, Multinational corporations, Industrial relations |
| Choi, Jin-Yong | Professor, Dept. of Landscape Architecture & Rural Systems Engineering | Climate Change & Agricultural Water |
| Chun, Chaesung | Professor, Dept. of Political Sciences and Int. Relations | History of International Relations, Security Studies |
| Jeong, Hyeok | Professor, Graduate School of International Studies | growth and inequality, Korean development experience, North Korean economy, demographic transition, science and technology innovations, smart city urban development, macroeconomic dynamics of land and housing, firm dynamics and international trade, higher education reform |
| Jeong, Hyo-ji | Professor, Dept. of Health | Public Health Nutrition |
| Ji, Seong-tae | Professor, Dept. of International Agricultural Science | Agricultural Economics and Management |
| Jo, Dong-Joon | Professor, Dept. of Political Sciences and Int. Relations | International Organization |
| Kim, Sangbae | Professor, Dept. of Political Sciences and Int. Relations | The Global Politics of Information, Postmodern World Politics |
| Kim, Taekyoon | Professor, Graduate School of International Studies | International Development, Peace Studies, International Political Sociology |
| Koo, Min Gyo | Professor, Dept. of Public Administration | Korean Industrial Policy and Developmental State, Global Public Administration, International Trade Policy, East Asian Maritime Disputes, East Asian Economic Regionalism |
| Kwon, Young Sang | Professor, Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
| Lee, Hyo Won | Professor, Dept. of Law | Constitutional Law & Law of Unification |
| Lee, Jung-Chul | Head of Center for Unification Studies / Professor, Dept. of Political Sciences and Int. Relations | Political Economy of North Korea, Inter-Korean Relations |
| Park, Sang Min | Professor, Dept. of Family Medicine | Family Medicine |
| Park, Yong-Sung | Chief of External Relations Division / Professor, Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering | Coastal Engineering |
| Shin, HaeRan | Chief of Education Division, Professor, Dept. of Geography | Political Geography, Immigrant Research |
| Son, HwanCheol | Professor, Dept. Urology | Urology |
| Yi, Okyeon | Professor, Dept. of Political Sciences and Int. Relations | America in World Politics, Europe in World Politics |
| YOO, Sung-Sang | Professor, Dept. of Education | Educational Sociology, Global Education Cooperation |
Visiting Scholar (By name)
| Name | Position | Research Interests |
|---|---|---|
| Chang, Yong Seok | Visiting Scholar | Political Economy of North Korea, Political Changes and Democratization, Political Warfare, Strategic Stability, Emerging Technology |
| Chun, Hae Sung | Visiting Scholar | Inter-Korean Cooperation, North Korea Policy |
| Kim, Chungwoo | Visiting Scholar | |
| Kim, Hee Jung | Visiting Scholar | |
| Kim, Sung Chull | Visiting Scholar | Nuclear Issue, Violence and Peace Studies |
| Kim, Sung Ryul | Visiting Scholar | |
| Lee, Ji-Young | Visiting Scholar | Historical International Relations, Regional Security Order and the U.S. Alliance Network in Asia, China-Korea Relations and Japan-Korea Relations |
| Yang, Yoon-jung | Visiting Scholar |
Advisory Committee (By name)
| Name | Position | Research Interests |
|---|---|---|
| Jeong, Gwang-Il | Business Director of Overseas Koreans Foundation | |
| Oh, Young hoon | Vice-chairman of The World Assembly of Korean Associations (WAKA) |
