CURRICULUM VITAE HeeMin Kim Department of Political Science Cell Phone: (850) 345-2632 Florida State University E-mail: hkim@fsu.ed Tallahassee, Florida 32306-2230 http://garnet.acns.fsu.edu/~hkim Office Phone: (850) 644-7319 http://heeminkim.net Education: Washington University in St. Louis Ph.D., December, 1990, Political Science Dissertation: Social Group Relations, Policy Stability, and Economic Growth in Democratic Capitalism. Committee: Randall Calvert (chair), James Alt, Carol Mershon, Kenneth Shepsle, Douglas North In Residence, University of Rochester, 1988-1989 University of Minnesota M.A. Program, 1983-1984, Russian Area Studies University of Minnesota B.A., 1983, Political Science Academic Positions: (1) Current Positions Professor, Department of Political Science, Florida State University, 2003-present Affiliated Faculty, International Affairs Program, Florida State University, 2002-present Affiliated Faculty, Interdisciplinary Asian Studies Program, Florida State University, 1989-present Faculty Affiliate, Center for the Study of Democratic Performance (a founding member), Florida State University, 2007-present Non-Resident Fellow, Center for the Study of Money in Politics, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea, 2008-present (2) Previous Positions at Florida State University Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Florida State University, 1996-2003 Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Florida State University, 1989-1996 Faculty Affiliate, DeVoe L. Moore Center for the Study of Critical Issues in Economic Policy and Government, Florida State University, 1999-2004 (3) Visiting Positions Held Visiting Professor, Department of Political Science, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul, Korea, 2009. Visiting Professor, Yonsei University International Summer School, Seoul, Korea, Summers, 2009, 2010. Visiting Professor, Institute of International Education, Korea University, Seoul, Korea, Summer, 2007 Korea Foundation Senior Visiting Professor, Department of Political Science and the Graduate School of International Studies, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, Fall 2002
(4) Other Positions Held Fulbright Senior Research Scholar, January July, 2007 (Recognized in the Faculty Achievements page (http://ofr.fsu.edu/fulbright.html) in the Office of Faculty Recognition (http://ofr.fsu.edu), Florida State University). Korea Foundation Fellow, Seoul, Korea, Fall 2002 Visiting Fellow, Institute for Far Eastern Studies, Seoul, Korea, 1999 (5) Positions as a Graduate Student at Washington University Instructor, Department of Political Science, Washington University, 1987-88 Graduate Fellow, Washington University, 1984-85, 1986-87, 1988-1989 Teaching/Research Assistant, Department of Political Science, Washington University, 1985-86, Summers, 1985,86,87,88 Professional Activities (Partial List): Member, Editorial Board, Pacific Focus, 2006-present President, Association of Korean Political Studies, 2001-2003 Vice President, Association of Korean Political Studies, 1999-2001. Member, Executive Council, Association of Korean Political Studies, 1998-2001, 2001-2004. Section Chair, Formal Theory Section, Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, 1998 Program Chair, Annual Meeting of the Association of Korean Political Studies, held along with the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, 1997. Member, Presidential Advisory Commission on Peaceful Unification (advisory body to the President), Korea, 2003-2007. Member, Florida Trade Delegation to Korea, 2003 Member, Florida-Korea Economic Cooperation Committee, 2001-present Member, Florida-Gyonggi Sister State Cultural Affairs Committee (Appointed by the Florida Secretary of State), 2001-present. Member, Florida Committee for the Re-establishment of a Career Consulate General for the Republic of Korea in Florida, 2002-present. Chair, International Student Committee (University-wide Committee under Vice President for Student Affairs), Florida State University, 1999-2001. Awards and Honors: A Fully-Paid Sabbatical (based on University-wide competition), Florida State University, 2006. A Departmental Research Leave (awarded to the two highest ranked faculty members in the past five annual evaluations), Department of Political Science, Florida State University, 2000 (the inaugural award), 2005. Korean Presidential Decoration (given by President Kim Daejung, a Nobel Peace Prize recipient, 2000) for outstanding contribution to the Korean communities in the U.S. and the promotion of academic and cultural ties between Korea and the U.S.A., January 2003. University-wide Teaching Incentive Award, Florida State University, 1995, 1999 Rationality and Politics in the Korean Peninsula (co-edited) was chosen as "the Best Publication in Korean Political Studies Published in the Last Two Years" awarded by the Association of Korean Political Studies in North America, 1995 Comprehensive Examination Honors in Formal Theory and Methodology, Washington University, 1987 Listed in ExpertNet Published by the Community of Science (Online Database: www.expertnet. org), 2003- present
Listed in Koreanists.net Published by the Korea Foundation (Online Database: www.koreanists. net), 2003- present Listed in the Dictionary of International Biography (Cambridge, England), 1999-present Listed in AccessAsia: A Guide to Specialists and Current Research Published by the National Bureau of Research (Online Database: www.accessasia.org), 1995-present Who s Who in America, 2009- Korean American Who s Who in the USA, 2005-present Who's Who among Asian Americans, 1994-present Pi Sigma Alpha, 1988-present Major Grants and Fellowships Political Economy of Democratic Transition in Korea. Korea Foundation Advanced Research Grant Program, 2008-2009. Colonial Legacies and Territorial Claims, (Paul R. Hensl and Dale L. Smith, Co-PIs), The Northeast Asia History Foundation Grant, 2008-2009. Establishing a Center for the Study of Democratic Performance at Florida State University, (Co-PI with 9 Colleagues in the Department of Political Science), Social Science Program Enhancement Grants, Florida State University, 2007-2009. Politics of Mutual Destruction: A Rational-Choice Analysis of Democracy in Korea. Fulbright Foundation Senior Research Grant Program, 2007. Building Measures of Ideology and Democratic Performance in Western Democracies, National Science Foundation Political Science Program (SES-0237820), February 1, 2003-August 31, 2004. Uncertainty in Foreign Policy Making: A Bayesian Game Analysis of Korea, Korea Foundation Fellowship for Korean Studies, 2002 Resident Fellowship, Institute for Far Eastern Studies, Seoul, Korea, 1999. Minor Grants and Fellowships The Council on Research and Creativity Regular Summer Research Grant, Florida State University, 2005 ( Measuring Democratic Performance in Western Democracies ) and 2001 ( Political Institutions and Democratic Performance in Western Democracies ). Faculty Development Workshop Grants, Florida State University, Summers, 2004, 2005, 2006. The College of Social Sciences Grant Incentive Program Award, Florida State University, 1995. The Council on Research and Creativity First-Year Assistant Professor Summer Research Grant, Florida State University, 1992 ( The Determinants of Government Policy Outcomes: A Formal Theoretic Analysis ). Korean Economic Institute of America Conference Grant, 2002 ( Korea Symposium 2002 ). Asia Society (New York) Conference Grant, January, 1995 ( the Effect of Democratization on Economic Performance ). FSU Student Government Conference Grant, 1991 ( Korean Unification: Problems and Potential ). Provost s Travel Grant, Florida State University, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007 International Studies Association Travel Grant, 2001 (Hong Kong), 2003 (Budapest). College of Social Sciences Dean's Travel Grant, Florida State University, 1997, 1999. President's Travel Grant, Florida State University, 1994. Annual Meeting Travel Grant Award by American Political Science Association, 1985 Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Dissertation Fellowship, Washington University, 1988-1989 University of Rochester Summer Fellowship, Summer,1988 Washington University Graduate Fellowships, 1984-85, 1986-87 Washington University Teaching/Research Assistantships, 1985-86, 1987-88, Summers, 1985, 86, 87, 88 Washington University Tuition Scholarships, 1984-89
Associational Membership: American Political Science Association International Political Science Association International Studies Association Midwest Political Science Association Association of Korean Political Studies The Korean-American University Professors Association References: Available Upon Request. Fields of Research Interests: RESEARCH Thematic Areas: Political Institutions and Democratic Performance, Rational-Choice Applications. Geographic Concentration: East Asia and Western Democracies (Western Europe and North America). Methodological Approach: Formal Modeling, Statistical Methods, and Case-Study Methods. Manuscript/Proposal/Tenure/Promotion Review: American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, British Journal of Political Science, Canadian Journal of Political Science, Comparative Politics, Comparative Political Studies, International Studies Quarterly, International Interactions, Political Behavior, Electoral Studies, Party Politics, Political Research Quarterly, Public Opinion Quarterly, Political Analysis, Governance, International Journal of Mathematical Modeling, Journal of Economic Education, Cambridge University Press, State University of New York Press, National Science Foundation, University of Southern California, University of Minnesota, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Florida International University. Solution Concepts/Data Sets I Created: The Strongly Stable Core. For greater detail, see HeeMin Kim.1995. "The Strongly Stable Core in Weighted Voting Games." Public Choice 84:77-90. The Kim-Fording Measure of Party Ideology The Kim-Fording Measure of Voter Ideology The Kim-Fording Measure of Parliament Ideology I (A Weighted-Mean Version). The Kim-Fording Measure of Parliament Ideology II (A Median Version). The Kim-Fording Measure of Government Ideology. The Kim-Fording Measure of Democratic Performance See various publications below for details. All of these measures are available for 25 Western Democracies, 1945-2002. They are available for public consumption at http://garnet.acns.fsu.edu/ ~hkim. The Kim-Fording Measures of Parliament Ideology, Government Ideology, and Democratic Performance are based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. SES-0237820. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF.
Publications: (i) Books: HeeMin Kim. 2011. Rationality and Democratic Transition in Developing Societies: the Case of Korea, University of Kentucky Press. The Fulbright Foundation and the Korea Foundation funded this research, and the Florida State University granted a sabbatical leave for writing the final draft of this book. HeeMin Kim and Richard Fording. 2007. An Accurate Understanding and a Proper Use of Manifestos: Analyses of Party Manifestos in 25 Western Democracies, Seoul: ORUEM Publishing House (Published in Korean Language, Translated by Jinman Cho and Hong-Cheol Kim). Ian Budge, et al. with HeeMin Kim, et al. 2001. Mapping Policy Preferences: Estimates for Parties, Electors, and Governments, 1945-1998, London: Oxford University Press. This book comes with a CD containing the original party manifestos data and a couple of measures utilizing manifestos data. The latter are the Kim-Fording measure of voter ideology and the Kim-Fording measure of government ideology. HeeMin Kim and Woosang Kim, editors. Rationality and Politics in the Korean Peninsula, Published by Michigan State University, 1995. This book was chosen as "the Best Publication in Korean Political Studies Published in the Last Two Years" awarded by the Association of Korean Political Studies in North America. (ii) Articles in Refereed Journals: HeeMin Kim, G. Bingham Powell, Jr., and Richard C. Fording. 2010. Electoral Systems, Party Systems, and Ideological Representation: An Analysis of Distortion in Western Democracies. Comparative Politics 42:167-185 (www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cuny/cp). Jinman Cho, HeeMin Kim, and Jun Y. Choi. 2009. The Dokdo-Takeshima Dispute between Korea and Japan: Understanding the Whole Picture. Pacific Focus 24:365-378. HeeMin Kim, Jun Y. Choi, and Jinman Cho. 2008. Is Regional Cleavage Disappearing?: An Empirical Analysis of Changing Cleavage Structure in Korea. Electoral Studies 27: 136-150 (On-line version available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2007.10.004). HeeMin Kim. 2006. A Risky Game to Play: The Politics of the Impeachment Game in Korea. East & West Studies 18: 127-149. HeeMin Kim and Jun Y. Choi. 2005. Uncertainty on the Korean Peninsula: An Analytic Narratives Approach. East Asian Review 17: 100-128. Mike Lustzig, Patrick James, and HeeMin Kim. 2003. Signalling and Tariff Policy: The Strategic Multi-Stage Rent Reduction Game. Canadian Journal of Political Science, 36: 765-790. HeeMin Kim and Richard C. Fording. 2003. Voter Ideology in Western Democracies: An Update. European Journal of Political Research 42: 95-105. HeeMin Kim and Jun Y. Choi. 2002. Uncertainty in Foreign Policy Making: A Bayesian Game-Theoretic Analysis of Korea. Global Economic Review 31: 25-40. HeeMin Kim and Richard C. Fording. 2002. Government Partisanship in Western Democracies, 1945-1998. European Journal of Political Research 41: 165-184.
HeeMin Kim and Richard C. Fording. 2001. Voter Ideology, the Economy, and the International Environment in Western Democracies, 1952-1989. Political Behavior 23 (Special Issue on Comparative Political Behavior Guest Edited by Richard Johnston): 53-73. HeeMin Kim and Richard C. Fording. 2001. Does Tactical Voting Matter?: The Political Impact of Tactical Voting in Recent British Elections. Comparative Political Studies 34: 294-311. HeeMin Kim. 2000. A Spatial Analysis of Policy Stability in Western Democracies: A Society-Centered Model with Applications to Spain and Sweden. International Area Review 3: 55-76. HeeMin Kim. 2000. Rational Actors and Institutional Choices in Korea. Pacific Focus 15: 73-94; Preprinted, 1999, University of Strathclyde Studies in Public Policy #315, Glasgow, Scotland. HeeMin Kim and Richard C. Fording. 1998. "Voter Ideology in Western Democracies, 1946-1989." European Journal of Political Research 33: 73-97. HeeMin Kim. 1997. "Rational Choice Theory and Third World Politics: A Case Study of the 1990 Party Merger in Korea," Comparative Politics 30: 83-100. HeeMin Kim and Dale L. Smith. 1997. "Blocs or Rounds?: A Game-Theoretic Analysis of Two Competing Approaches to Trade Liberalization," Canadian Journal of Political Science 30: 3-23. HeeMin Kim. 1997. A Game-Theoretic Analysis of Class Relationships and Economic Growth with Applications to Spain and Sweden. International Area Review 1: 66-86. HeeMin Kim and Glenn R. Parker. 1995. "When Meritocracies Fail: A Dynamic Model of Shifting Median Position," Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 28: 1-9. HeeMin Kim. 1995. "The Strongly Stable Core in Weighted Voting Games," Public Choice 84: 77-90. HeeMin Kim. 1995. "Building a New Party System: The Case of Korea," Asian Perspective 19: 195-220. HeeMin Kim. 1994. "A Theory of Government-Driven Democratization: The Case of Korea," World Affairs 156:130-140. HeeMin Kim. 1992. "Kim's Dilemma and the Politics of Rivalry: A Game-Theoretic Analysis of the 1987 Presidential Election in Korea," Pacific Focus 7:141-159. (iii) Book Chapters: Paul R. Hensel and HeeMin Kim. 2008. Colonial Legacies and Territorial Claims: A Preliminary Investigation. In National Territory and Sovereignty: Sixty Years Since the Founding of the Nation. Seoul, Korea: The Korean Association of International Studies, pp.67-98. HeeMin Kim and Jun Y. Choi. 2007. Uncertainty in Foreign Policy Making: A Bayesian Game Analysis of Korea. In Korean Studies Forum, eds. Hyuk-Rae Kim and Chaihark Hahm. Seoul, Korea: Yonsei University Press, pp.49-72. HeeMin Kim and Richard C. Fording. 2001. "Extending Party Estimates to Governments and Electors." In Mapping Policy Preferences: Estimates for Parties, Electors, and Governments, 1945-1998, Ian Budge, et al., London: Oxford University Press, pp.157-178. HeeMin Kim. 2001. "Party Preferences, Electoral Institutions, and the Rational Choice in Korea." In Korea in the 21 st Century, eds. Seung-Ho Joo and Tae-Hwan Kwak. New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc., pp.53-68.
HeeMin Kim and Richard C. Fording. 2000. Explaining Ideological Swing in Western Democracies: A Comparative Analysis, 1952-1989. In Handbook of Global Political Policy, ed. Stuart Nagel. New York: Marcel Dekker, Inc., pp.403-421. HeeMin Kim. 1995. "Rational Choice Meets Korean Politics." In Rationality and Politics in the Korean Peninsula, eds. HeeMin Kim and Woosang Kim, pp.1-16. HeeMin Kim. 1995. "The Formation of the Grand Conservative Coalition in Korea." In Rationality and Politics in the Korean Peninsula, eds. HeeMin Kim and Woosang Kim, pp.53-68. Daniel H. Cox and HeeMin Kim. 1995. "South Korean Politics, 1948-1993." In Rationality and Politics in the Korean Peninsula, eds. HeeMin Kim and Woosang Kim, pp.201-250. HeeMin Kim. 1994. "Political Parties as Rational Agents and the Elite Behavior (in Korean)." In Party System Realignment, ed. Chae-Han Kim. Seoul, Korea: NaNam Publishing House, pp.45-84. (iv) Technical Reports: Paul R. Hensel and HeeMin Kim. 2009. Colonial Legacies and Territorial Claims (123 pages), Report to the Northeast Asian History Foundation, Ministry of Education, Republic of Korea. Research in Progress: (i) East Asia A New Approach to the Territorial Dispute Involving a Former Colonizer-Colony Pair: The Case of the Dokdo-Takeshima Dispute between Japan and Korea. (with Jinman Cho), Under Review. Candidate Quality and Negative Voting in New Democracies: A Test Based on a Korean Presidential Election. (with Jun Y. Choi), Under Review. Comparative East Asian Politics: Politics of China, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan (A Textbook Manuscript in Preparation). About two years from completion. (ii) Western Democracies Do Voter Preferences Matter between Elections?: Democratic Performance in Western Democracies. (with Richard C. Fording), Under Review; Pre-printed as Korea University Working Paper #19 (Seoul, Korea). You Say Potato : A Re-examination of the Effects of the Economy, Government Spending, and Incumbent Ideology on National Policy Mood. (with Jackie Demeritt and Glynn Ellis), Under Review. Does Tactical Voting Matter?: The Political Impact of Tactical Voting in Recent Canadian Elections. (with Tatiana Kostadinova), Being revised for journal submission. Why Does Median Voter Theorem Not Work in the Real World? Data collection and preliminary analysis in progress. Non-Refereed Publications: HeeMin Kim. President George W. Bush s Inaugural Address. Munhwa Ilbo, January 25, 2005 (in Korean).
HeeMin Kim. The U.S. Presidential Elections and the U.S.-North Korea Relations. Munhwa Ilbo, November 4, 2004 (in Korean). HeeMin Kim. Re-deployment of the U.S. Forces Abroad. Munhwa Ilgo, June 15, 2004 (in Korean). HeeMin Kim. Impeachment Fiasco Seen from Abroad Munhwa Ilbo, May 18, 2004 (in Korean). HeeMin Kim. The Presidential Election and the U.S. Korea Policy Munhwa Ilbo, February 18, 2004 (in Korean). HeeMin Kim. The Meaning of Confidence-Building between Roh and Bush Munhwa Ilbo, May 16, 2003 (in Korean). HeeMin Kim. Anti-war Sentiments and the Bush Administration s Task. Munhwa Ilbo, March 26, 2003 (in Korean). HeeMin Kim. The U.S. Media and the Korean Peninsula. Munhwa Ilbo, February 4, 2003 (in Korean). HeeMin Kim. The North s Hawkish Policy Will Not Work Munhwa Ilbo, December 18, 2002 (in Korean). HeeMin Kim. Presidential Address. Association of Korean Political Science Newsletter, Fall, 2002. HeeMin Kim. The Results of the U.S. Mid-term Elections and the Choices Left for North Korea. Munhwa Ilbo, November 7, 2002 (in Korean). HeeMin Kim. Presidential Address. Association of Korean Political Science Newsletter, Fall, 2001. HeeMin Kim. 1991. "Is German Model of Unification Feasible in Korea?" Korean American Journal 6 (in Korean). Invited Lectures/Speeches: The Curse of Rapid Modernization/Development?: A Test of Negative Voting Hypothesis Based on a Korean Presidential Election. Yale University, April, 2010. What do We Earn and Lose from the University Courses Taught in English? Pusan National University, Pusan, Korea, October, 2009. Korean Politics at a Crossroads. SungKyunKwan University, Seoul, Korea, March 2007. Ideology, Institutions, and Democratic Performance in Western Democracies. Korea University, Seoul, Korea, April 2006. Party Politics in Disarray: Realignments and Generational Changes in Korea. Duke University, February, 2004. Presidential Address, Annual Membership Meeting of the Association of Korean Political Studies, held along with the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science association, Philadelphia, September 2003. Sunshine or Overcast: The South Korean Presidential Election and the Impact on the Region, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, November 2002.
The Role of Uncertainty in the Korean Peninsula: Some Preliminary Findings, Samcheok University, Samcheok, Korea, November 2002 and Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, September 2002. Presidential Address, Annual Membership Meeting of the Association of Korean Political Studies, held along with the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science association, Boston, September 2002. A Comparative Analysis of Media Coverage of Elections in Korea and the U.S, Florida State University College of Communications/Korea Press Foundation Forum on Media, Politics, and Elections in the United States, August, 2001. "Florida's Future with Asia -- Educational and Cultural Issues," the Florida Department of State's International Days 2001, February, 2001. Voter Ideology in Western Democracies, Graduate School of International Studies, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, July, 1997. Explaining Ideological Swing in Western Democracies, Claremont Graduate School, 1995 Social Group Relations and Policy Stability: A Society-Centered Model, Department of Political Science, Florida State University, 1989. Social Group Relations, Policy Stability, and Economic Growth in Democratic Capitalism, Department of Political Science, University of California, Berkeley, 1989. "Dynamic Optimization as a Tool for the Study of Political Behavior: An Example," Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Washington University, May, 1988 Conference Participation: (i) Paper Presentation: American Political Science Association, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008. International Studies Association, 1994, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010. Joint Meeting of the International Studies Association and the Central and East European International Studies Association, Budapest, Hungary, 2003. International Studies Association, Hong Kong International Convention, 2001 World Congress of the International Political Science Association, 1997, 2000, 2006 (Fukuoka, Japan). Midwest Political Science Association, 1988, 1995, 1997, 2006. Southern Political Science Association, 2000 Southwestern Political Science Association, 2000. Public Choice Society, 1993, 1998 International Conference on National Territory and Sovereignty, Seoul, Korea, 2008. Sixth Thai-Korean Political Scientists Dialogue, Seoul, Korea, 2006. Nordic Association of Canadian Studies, Reykjavik, Iceland, 1999. Conference on the Re-organization of the Party System, Hallym University, Chunchon, Korea, 1993. International Conference on Transformation in the Korean Peninsula Toward the 21st Century: Peace, Unity and Progress, Michigan State University, 1993. (ii) Chair/Discussant: American Political Science Association, 1989, 1994, 2002, 2003, 2004. International Studies Association, 2005, 2006, 2010.
World Congress of the International Political Science Association, 1997. Midwest Political Science Association, 1991, 1997. Southern Political Science Association, 1998, 2000. International Conference on National Territory and Sovereignty, Seoul, Korea, 2008. International Conference of Korean Studies, 2002. Conference on Korean Economy in Transition, University of Texas at Austin, 1995. International Conference on Transformation in the Korean Peninsula Toward the 21st Century: Peace, Unity and Progress, 1993. Symposium on "Economic Development in Taiwan and Korea," Florida State University, 1992. Symposium on "Korean Unification," Florida State University, 1991. Conference on "The 1992 Project and the Future of Integration in Europe," Florida State University, 1990. (iii) Invited Participant/Panelist/Moderator: Workshop on Territorial Disputes in Asia, (Sponsored by the Northeast Asia History Foundation), Los Angeles, 2007. Political Methodology Conference, Florida State University, 1993. International Conference on Transformation in the Korean Peninsula Toward the 21st Century: Peace, Unity and Progress, 1993. Symposium on "Economic Reform in China," Florida State University, 1990. Fields of Teaching Interest: TEACHING Comparative Politics: Comparative Political Economy, Comparative Political Institutions, Rational-Choice Approaches to Comparative Politics, Introduction to Comparative Politics, Chinese Politics, Korean Politics, Politics of East Asia Formal Theory: Game Theory, Social Choice Theory Methodology: Research Design, Basic Statistics Courses Taught: Undergraduate Level: Introduction to Comparative Politics Social Science Honors Seminar Theories of the State Political Institutions Chinese Politics Politics of Korea, Taiwan, and Japan Comparative East Asian Politics American Politics in Comparative Perspective Strategy in Politics Politics and the Theory of Games Graduate Level: Comparative Political Economy Advanced Research in Comparative Politics Game Theory
Social Choice Theory Mathematical Modeling Ph.D. Student Dissertation Committee Participation: (Name, Year of Completion, Place of Employment. denotes those whose dissertation I directed.) Richard Hawley, In Progress. Woojin Kang, 2009. Assistant Professor, Angelo State University, Texas. Hei-Sung Kum (Information Studies), 2008. Tongjin Lee, 2006 (Education), Ministry of Education, Seoul, Korea. Marc A. Pape, 2005, Assistant Professor, Dickinson College, Pennsylvania. Jun Y Choi, 2003, Assistant Professor, Inha University, Korea. Petya Kostadinova, 2002, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Associate Director of European Union Studies Center, University of Florida. Won Hyung Lee (Economics), 2000, Assistant Professor, Hanyang University, Korea. Tatiana Kostadinova, 2000, Associate Professor, Florida International University. Robby Hart, 1999, Director of Market Research, Gelb Consulting. Quan Li, 1998, Professor, Texas A&M University. James Ciotti, 1996. Hyun Joong Shin, 1995, Associate Professor, Hannam University, Korea. Jeff Ling, 1995, Partner, MGT Research. Lui Hebron, 1995, Assistant Professor, Eastern Washington University. Erick G. Highum, 1995, Lecturer, University of Wisconsin, River Falls. Kevin Wang, 1995, Urban Institute, Washington, D.C. Hyun Jang, 1994, Associate Professor, Honam University, Korea. Noh-soon Chang, 1994, Associate Professor, Halla University, Korea. ChinSoo Bae, 1991, Senior Researcher, Head of Research Division on Territorial Dispute Resolution, Northeast Asian History Foundation, Korea. Departmental Service: SERVICE Departmental Executive Committee, 1996-1998, 1999-2001 Promotion and Tenure Committee, 1998, 2001, 2004 Graduate Studies Committee, 1990-1994, 1998-1999, 2003-2005, 2007-2008 Undergraduate Studies Committee, Fall,1992 Comparative Politics Field Committee, 1990-present (Field Representative, 1990-1994, 1998-1999, 2003-2005, 2007-2008) Formal Theory Field Committee, 1993-present (Field Representative, 1993-2002) Methods Field Committee, 1990-present (Field Representative, Spring,1992) Comparative Politics Faculty Search Committee, 1990-91, 92-93, 93-94, 94-95, 98-99, 99-2000, 2001-02, 04-05 (Committee Chair, 98-99, 99-2000, 04-05) American Politics Faculty Search Committee, 1996-97 Open Field Faculty Search Committee, 1999-2000, 2000-2001 Francis Eppes Endowed Chair Search Committee, 2000-2001 Professional Excellence Program Award (for exceptional accomplishment by a full professor) Departmental Review Committee, 1996-97 Pruet Award (for the best paper written by a graduate student) Selection Committee, 1990 Student Representative, Formal Theory Faculty Search Committee, 1986 (at Washington University)
College/University Service: (i) Committee/Institutional Development Fulbright Student Selection Committee, Florida State University, 2007-2013 (Appointed by the Provost). Senator, the Faculty Senate, Florida State University, 2009-present. University Library Committee, 2009-present. A Fulbright Mentor (for faculty members applying for Fulbright Scholarship), Recognized in the Faculty Achievements page (http://ofr.fsu.edu/fulbright.html) in the Office of Faculty Recognition (http://ofr.fsu.edu), Florida State University, 2007-present. Policy and Curriculum Committee, Asian Studies Program, College of Social Sciences, Florida State University, 1989-present. International Affairs Program Executive Committee, College of Social Sciences, Florida State University, 2002- present (As a result of the QER of the International Affairs, Asian Studies, and Russian and East European Studies Programs in 2007, this executive committee was reduced in size, 5 members, but was given a lot of discretion to assist the dean and director of the programs with academic oversight and governance of the programs). Faculty Advisor, Florida State University Asian Student Union, 1999-present Faculty Advisor, Florida State University Korean Student Association, 1992-2002 Chair, International Student Committee (University-wide Committee under Vice President for Student Affairs), 1999-2001 Teaching Incentive Awards (for exceptional teaching) College of Social Sciences Review Committee, Florida State University, 1995-96, 96-97 Currently I am working with the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Seoul, Korea to establish FSU International Programs in Korea. Since 1995, I have invited one visiting professor from Korea each year who engaged in research, symposia, and discussion with faculty and students within the University. In 1995, I made an arrangement with the Commissioner of Education in Jeju Province in Korea for the English training of its high school English teachers at the Center for Intensive English Studies at FSU. Based on the agreement in 1995, 20 high school English teachers in Jeju Province have come to Florida State for six-month training each year. (ii) Conference Organization/Participation/Media Interview within the University Organizer, The Inaugural Mini-Conference of the Center for the Study of Democratic Performance, Florida State University, February, 2009. Organizer and Moderator, Korea Symposium 2002, Florida State University, April 2002. Co-organizer, the Visit of Douglas North, a Nobel Prize Winner in Economics, to FSU, April 2002. Published Interview with FSView (FSU Student Newspaper) on the State of Comparative Politics Field, September 25, 2000 Published Interview with FSView on China and WTO, October 2000 Organizer and Moderator, Panel Discussion on The Economic Crisis in Asia, Global Gatherings (sponsored by the International Student Center), Florida State University, September 1998, Broadcast by the FSU TV (Channel 47) Organizer, Mr.Jy-jon Tsai's Visit and Speech at FSU. Mr.Tsai is the Director of Information Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Atlanta (the Equivalent of a General Consulate), Republic of China, April 9, 1998. Moderator, Panel Discussion on "Korea: The Problem of Unifying a Divided Country," Global Gatherings (sponsored by the International Student Center and Peace Studies Program), Florida State University, November, 1995 Organizer, Symposium on the Effect of Democratization on Economic Performance, Florida State University, January 1995.
Panelist, International Faculty Panel, International Graduate Student Orientation, Florida State University, August 1993 Organizer, Symposium on "Korean Unification," Florida State University, April 1991. Professional Service: (i) Conference Organization Section Chair, Formal Theory Section, Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, 1998 Program Chair, Annual Meeting of the Association of Korean Political Studies in North America, held along with the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, 1997. Organizer, Panel on "Democratic Transition and the Changes in Party and Electoral Politics: Rational Choice Approaches," At International Conference on Transformation in the Korean Peninsula Toward the 21st Century: Peace, Unity and Progress, July, 1993. Organizer, Panel on "Political Organizations in Western Democracies: Rational Choice Approaches," at the Annual Convention of the American Political Science Association, September, 1989. (ii) Institutional Development Member, Humphrey Fellowship (for mid-career professionals in the public service sector) Screening Committee, the Fulbright Exchange Programs, the U.S. Department of State, 2009-2010. Member, Editorial Board, Pacific Focus, 2006 - present Member, Graduate Student Travel Grant Selection Committee, Association of Korean Political Studies, 2005. President, Association of Korean Political Studies, 2001-2003. Vice President, Association of Korean Political Studies, 1999-2001. Member, Publication Committee, Association of Korean Political Studies, 1999-2000. Member, Executive Council, Association of Korean Political Studies, 1998-2001, 2001-2004. (iii) Media Interviews Printed Interviews with Joongang Ilbo (Central Daily News), Chosun Ilbo, Dong-a Ilbo, Maeil Gyoungje Shinmun (Daily Economic News), and Media Daum on the U.S. Presidential Election in Florida, October 29- November 4, 2004. Live Broadcast Interview with the MBC Radio Station in Korea on the U.S. Presidential Election Outcome and the U.S.-North Korea Relations, November 4, 2004. Live Broadcast Interview with the MBC Radio Station in Korea on the U.S. Presidential Election, October 21, 2004. Live Broadcast Interview with the Gyonggi Radio Station in Korea on Terrorist Attack on America, September 18, 2001. Broadcast Interview with the CBS News on the U.S.-China Standoff over the U.S. Surveillance Plane, March, 2001. Live Broadcast Interview with the Gyonggi Radio Station in Korea on the Election Deadlock in Florida, November 13, 2000 Consultant/Interviewer/Script Writer for the Special Program on the U.S. Elections by the Korean Broadcasting Service (the Largest TV Station in Korea), April 2000. Published Interview with Stuart News (West Palm Beach, Florida) on the President Clinton s Visit to China and the Chinese Human Rights Situation, August, 1998. Published Interview with Stuart News on the Economic Development in China, April 17, 1998. Published Interview with Los Angeles Times on the Nature of Korean Government, February 6, 1998. Broadcast Interviews with Several Radio Stations (including NPR) on the Rising Conflict between Mainland China and Taiwan at the Time of the Taiwanese Presidential Election in March, 1996.