Ph.D., Political Science, University of California at Berkeley, Dissertation: Scramble for the Rocks: The Disputes over the Dokdo/Takeshima, Senkaku/Diaoyu, and Paracel and Spratly Islands, Dissertation Committee: Vinod K. Aggarwal (Chair), Hong Yung Lee, T. J. Pempel, Steven K. Vogel, and Michael Nacht (2000 – 2005)

M.A., International Relations and International Economics, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (1997 – 1999)

M.A., Public Policy, Seoul National University Graduate School of Public Administration (1995 – 1997)

B.A., Political Science, Seoul National University Department of International Relations (1988 – 1995) (Military service: 1990 – 1992) 

Research, Teaching and Administrative Experience

Professor, Seoul National University Graduate School of Public Administration (2010 – Present)

Dean, Seoul National University Office of Student Affairs (2021)

Dean, Seoul National University Office of International Affairs (2018 – 2020)

Associate Dean, Seoul National University Office of International Affairs (2016 – 2018)

Fulbright Visiting Scholar, UC Irvine Korea Law Center (2023)

Visiting Scholar, Harvard-Yenching Institute (2015 – 2016)

Assistant Professor, Yonsei University Department of Public Administration (2007 – 2010)

Fulltime Lecturer, The University of Southern California School of International Relations (2006 – 2007)

KSI-KEI Research Fellow, The University of Southern California Korean Studies Institute and the Korea Economic Institute (2006 – 2007)

Postdoctoral Fellow, The University of Southern California Center for International Studies (2005 – 2006)

Government Consulting and Advisory Activities

Republic of Korea Navy, Strategy and Defense Policy Division Policy Advisory Board Member (2020 – Present)

Financial Supervisory Service, General Executive Division Policy Advisory Board Member (2021 – 2022)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Economic Diplomacy Division Policy Advisory Board Member (2020 – 2022)

Ministry of the Interior and Safety, Planning and Coordination Division Policy Advisory Board Member (2019 – 2021)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Public Management Review Committee Member (2014 – 2020)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Minister&s Innovation Task Force Member (2017)

Ministry of the Interior and Safety, Minister&s Innovation Task Force Member (2015)

Ministry of the Interior and Safety, Policy Recommendation Committee Member (2015)

Ministry of Strategy and Finance, Public Enterprise Performance Evaluation Group Member (2010 – 2013)

Presidential Committee on Autonomy and Decentralization, Board Member (2009 – 2010)

Editorial Positions

Member, Editorial Board, Business and Politics (Cambridge University Press)

Managing Editor, Editorial Borad, Internationla Review of Public Administration (Taylor & Francis) 

Fields of Specialization