Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Political Science
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive #0521
La Jolla, CA 92093-0521
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Political Science, University of California, San Diego, expected completion June 2009
Dissertation Title: The Political Economy of Labor Market Institutions
Dissertation Committee: Stephan Haggard and Lawrence Broz (co-chairs), Peter Gourevitch, Langche Zeng, Takeo Hoshi (Economist, Graduate School of IR/PS)
Comprehensive Examinations: International Relations, Comparative Politics, International Political Economy (Focus Field)
M.A. in Political Science, University of California, San Diego, 2004
B.S., Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service, Washington, D.C., 1997
International Economics major, Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
International Economics major, Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Political Economy of Social Policy and Labor Market Institutions
Politics of Industrial Development and Globalization
Economic Development and Democratization
East Asian Politics, emphasis on the Republic of Korea
FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS
Harvey Fellowship, The Mustard Seed Foundation, 2008-2009
Korea-Pacific Program research grant, UCSD IR/PS, 2007
Earl Warren Fellowship, UCSD Department of Political Science, 2002-2006
Fulbright Scholarship to the Republic of Korea, 1997-1998
WORKING PAPERS
“Globalization, Partisan Politics, and Labor Market Liberalization.” Presented at the American Political Science Association annual meeting, Aug. 28-31, 2008, Boston, MA.
“Political Economy of Labor Market Institutions.” Presented at the conference on Labor Unions and Democracy in a Globalizing Asia, Oct. 5-6, 2007, SUNY-Binghamton, NY.
“Globalization, industrialization, and strategies of social protection for labor in Northeast Asia.” Presented at the International Studies Association, Mar. 22-25, 2006, San Diego, CA; and at the Midwest Political Science Association, Apr. 20-23, 2006, Chicago, IL.
“Globalization and Social Protection in East Asia.” Presented at the UCSD International Relations Workshop Retreat, May 26, 2005, The Martin Johnson House, La Jolla, CA.
“Democratization: a theory and case study of Indonesia and Malaysia.” Presented at UCSD All Graduate Research Symposium, Jan. 28, 2005, La Jolla, CA.
TEACHING AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Teaching Assistant
World Poverty: An Introduction, UCSD (Winter 2006, 2007, 2008)
The Modern World Economy, UCSD (Spring 2006, 2007, 2008)
East Asian Political Thought, UCSD, (Fall 2006, 2007, 2008)
International Politics and Security, UCSD (Winter 2005)
Research Assistant
Social policy development in East Asia, Stanford University, Professor Isabela Mares (June 2006)
Visiting Researcher
Seoul National University, Institute of Economic Research (1997-1998)
WORK EXPERIENCE
Economist, the Massachusetts Department of Telecom & Energy. Boston, MA (2001-2002)
Corporate Finance Analyst, KEB Solomon Smith Barney. Seoul, Korea (1998-2000)
Translator, CNN (Seoul, December 1997) and the Korea Labor Institute (Seoul, Spring 1998)
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS & SERVICE
American Political Science Association
International Studies Association
Women in Political Science Graduate Mentoring Program, UCSD (2002-present)
Board member, Coast Vineyard Christian Fellowship. San Diego, CA (2007-present)
LANGUAGES
English & Korean (fluent); Japanese & Spanish (basic)
REFERENCES
Stephan Haggard
Graduate School of International Relations & Pacific Studies, UCSD
(858) 534-5781, shaggard@ucsd.edu
J. Lawrence Broz
Department of Political Science, UCSD
Peter Gourevitch
Department of Political Science, UCSD
(858) 534-7085, pgourevitch@ucsd.edu
Jinhee Lee Choung