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Research Teams

Comprised of nine research teams, each studying aspects of Korean politics, economy, technology, and culture.
We promote interdisciplinary collaboration and global academic exchange.

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  • Lee Jungeun

    Professor Jungeun Lee received her Ph.D. in Korean History from Korea University and is currently teaching in the Department of History at Sunchon National University. Her research focuses on the economic and socio-cultural history of modern Korea, particularly from liberation in 1945 through the 1980s, while also extending her scope to the broader field of modern and contemporary Korean history. Recent studies include “Frontline Soldiers of Korea’s Export Drive: The Emergence and Myth of the Sangsaman” (2025), “Hyundai Motor’s Sales System and Export Strategy” (2025), and “Colonial Economic Legacy of Eastern Jeollanam-do after Liberation - Focusing on Yeosu” (2024).

  • Lee Jongwook

    Associate Professor Jongwook Lee earned his Ph.D. in Applied Economics from the University of Minnesota and is currently on the faculty of the Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development at Seoul National University. His main research fields are development economics and impact evaluation, with an emphasis on empirical studies addressing poverty and inequality. His research covers a wide range of development issues in low- and middle-income countries, including agriculture, education, health, labor, human resource development, human rights, migration, and climate change.

  • Lee Changkeun

    Professor Changkeun Lee received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Michigan and currently teaches at the KDI School of Public Policy and Management. His research and teaching examine the historical development of the Korean economy, with a particular focus on the mechanisms of industrialization and the economic effects of democratization. Using micro-level data to analyze macroeconomic phenomena, his work seeks to explain Korea not as an exception but through generalizable principles. His empirical studies also address key contemporary policy issues such as industrial and technology policy, cultural policy, and social integration, as well as development cooperation policies as a donor country. He is actively engaged in policymaking processes at both the central and local government levels.

  • Han Bongseok

    Professor Bongseok Han earned his Ph.D. in Korean History from Sungkyunkwan University and is currently on the faculty of the Department of History at Pukyong National University. His research focuses on technology assistance and humanitarian aid within the context of Cold War U.S.–Korea relations. He is now extending his work to the study of food distribution and population issues in developing countries during the 1960s–1970s under the Cold War. His representative publications include “A Study on the ‘Integrated Meal and Education Program’ of CARE-Korea in 1970s” (2021) and “U.S. Aid to Underdeveloped Countries, Nutrition, and the Meaning of Humanitarian Relief during the Cold War —Focusing on the U.S. Experience with Operation Niños (1962-65)—” (2024).

  • Lee Dongwon

    Professor Dongwon Lee earned his Ph.D. in Korean History from Seoul National University with a dissertation on “A Study of the U.S. Military Aid to Korea during the First Republic of Korea.” He is currently Professor of Modern Korean History in the Department of History at Seoul National University. His research, grounded in the study of U.S.–Korea relations and diplomatic history, addresses the intersections of war and economy, military and society, and has recently expanded into the history of science and technology, medical history, and inter-Korean relations. His representative publications include “Signing and Revision of the ‘Korea-U.S. Agreed Minutes’ in the Rhee Seung-man regime” (2018), “The U.S. PX(Post Exchange) Stores during the Vietnam war, and the Political/Economic nature of Military Payment Certificates(MPC)” (2020), and “Disarmament and the search for “peace” between South and North Korea in the late 1950s” (2024).