Chair

KO

EN

Lee, Jung Chul

Dept.

Political Science and International Relations

 

major field

Political Economy of North Korea, Inter-Korean Relations

 

Office : Room 415, Bldg. 16 (College of Social Sciences)

 

Office Phone :  +82-2-880-6236

 

Email :  rheeplan@snu.ac.kr

Profile

EDUCATION

  • 2002  Seoul National University, Ph. D. in Political Science

  • 1997 Seoul National University, M.A. in Political Science

  • 1991 Seoul National University, LL.B. (Bachelor of Laws), Department of Private Law, College of Law

Career

  • 2021 – present   Chair, Interdisciplinary Program in Peace and Unification Studies, SNU

  • 2021 – present   Head Center for Unification Studies, Institute for Peace and Unification Studies, Seoul National University

  • 2021 – present   Auditor (non-standing,), Korea Institute of National Unification (KINU)

  • 2021 – present   Non-Executive Director, The Defense Agency of Technology and Quality

  • 2018.5 – 2020.4  Member of Committee, Government Performance Evaluation Committee

  • 1997.1 – 2002.2  Assistant Instructor, Seoul National University Office of Planning and Coordination

ACADEMIC POSITIONS
  • 2021.3 – present  Professor, Dept. of Political Science and International Relations, Seoul National University
  • 2014.1 – 2015.2   Visiting Scholar,  Sigur Center for Asian Studies, George Washington University
  • 2006.9 – 2021.2  Professor, Dept. of Political Science and International Relations, Soongsil University
  • 2002.6 – 2006.8  Senior Research Fellow/ Chief of  Economic Security Team, Samsung Economic Research Institute (SERI)
PUBLICATIONS
[IN ENGLISH]
  • 2022, Understanding Kim Jong-un’s North Korea: Regime Dynamics, Negotiation, and Engagement, Lanham: Lexington Books (co-authored).
  • 2020, A Pendulum Movement Between the Strategic Patience and the Maximum Pressure and Engagement, Seoul: (The) Research Institute for National Security Affairs Korea National Defense University.
  • 2020, US-DPRK Confrontation in a New Dimension, Kyoto: CEAPC Studies at Ritsumeikan University.
[IN KOREAN]
  • 2022, [INSS] An Analysis of State Behaviors: A Chapter on DPRK, Seoul: Institute for National Security Strategy (co-authored).
  • 2021, In Power: North Korean Refugee Survey, Siheung: Institute for Peace and Unification Studies (IPUS) at Seoul National University, Forthcoming, (Editor).
  • 2021, 2012-2020: North Korea’s Social Change Survey 2012-2020, Siheung: Institute for Peace and Unification Studies (IPUS) at Seoul National University, Forthcoming, (Editor).
  • 2021, Korean Peninsula and Inter-Korean Relations, Seoul: Institute for Far Eastern Studies, Kyungnam University Press (co-authored).
  • 2021, Prospection North Korea Regime, Seoul: KBS (co-authored).
  • 2020, The Formation of Peace Cooperation for the New Korean Peninsula Regime, Seoul: Korea Institute for National Unification (co-authored).
  • 2020, Seven Alternative Proposals over the Kissinger Order in East Asia, Seoul: Medicimedia (co-authored).
  • 2018, Region, Inter-Regionalism and North Korean issues, Seoul: Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (co-edited).
  • 2013, Contemporary North Korean lectures, Seoul: Social commentary (co-authored).
  • 2013, The Russo-Sino-North Korea Triangle: The American Factor and Policy Implications for Korea, Seoul: Korea Institute for International Economic Policy.
  • 2013, The Discourse of DMZ: Its History and New Paradigm, Chuncheon: Research Institute for Gangwon.
  • 2011, US-DPRK Confrontation: Cold War Confrontation within the Post-Cold War Era, Seoul: Seoul National University Press (co-authored).
  • 2011, North Korean People’s Understanding of Press and Society: Based on North Korean Refugee Interviews, Seoul: Korea Press Foundation (co-authored).
  • 2006, North Korean Society and Culture, Seoul: Hanul Academy (co-authored).
  • 2004, North Korea’s Price Management and Commercial Distribution System: Current Status and Reform Task: Comparative Study with Chinese Reform System, Seoul: Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (co-authored).
  • 2004, U.S Neoliberal Foreign Policy Strategy and Korean Peninsula, Seoul: HWB (co-authored).
  • 2002, North Korean Economy Reform Studies, Seoul: Humanitas (co-authored).
  • 2002, Understanding North Korea, Seoul: Beopmunsa (co-authored).[Etc.]
  • 2016, 『解剖 北朝鮮リスク』, 東京: 日本經濟新聞出版社 (co-authored).
JOURNAL ARTICLES
[IN ENGLISH]
  • 2022, “Kim Jong-Un Regime and a Newly Consolidated ‘Party in Uniform’,” Journal of Peace and Unification 12.
  • 2021, “North Korea’s Foreign Policy: A Revisionist State, an Alliance with China or a Third Way?” Global Asia 16(3).
  • 2019, “Sanctions for Nuclear Inhibition (with Inwook Kim),” Asian Perspective 43(1).
  • 2015, “Making Sense of North Korea: How to Respond to Pyongyang’s Charm Offensive,” Foreign Affairs Jan.
  • 2008, “A Study on the Pseudo-market Coordination Regime in North Korea: Focusing on the Dual Economy and Virtual Economy Phenomena,” East Asian Review 20(4).
  • 2002, “The Implications of North Korea’s Reform Program and Its Effects on State Capacity,” Korea and World Affairs 26(3).

 

[IN KOREAN]
  • 2022, “The Notion of North Korea as a Strategic State, and Risk Management on the Korean Peninsula,” YŎKSA WA HYŎNSIL 123.
  • 2022, “The Revision of the Rules of the Workersʼ Party of Korea and the Organizational Changes of the ʻMonolithic Guidance System of the Party Coreʼ: Focusing on Party-Government-Military Relations in Kim Jong Un Regime (With Tae-Kyung Kim),” Analyses & Alternatives 6(1).
  • 2021, “Party Charter Revision at the Eighth Party Congress and Changes in the DPRK’s Theory of National Revolution (With Tae-Kyung Kim),” Unification Policy Studies 30(2).
  • 2020, “A Discourse for Constructing K-Peace Regime in Korean Peninsula,” Journal of National Defense Studies 63(3).
  •  2020, “Bolton’s Power Politics and Autonomy of Inter-Korean Relations in Transition Period,” The Quarterly Changbi 189.
  • 2019, “The ‘Gate of Denuclearization’ vs. ‘Diplomacy by Other Means’: A New Prospect for Negotiation Between the US and North Korea,” Journal of Korean Social Trend and Perspective 107.
  • 2018, “Institutionalization of Inter-Korean Exchanges and Role of Cooperation: History and Prospects,” Review of North Korean Studies 21(1).
  • 2018, “Cuba’s Party-Military Relations and ‘Two Fronts Line’ of DPRK,” Journal of National Defense Studies 61(1).
  • 2017, “Costly Signals, Failed Deterrence and a New Alternative: Focusing on the Equivalence Between NK’s Nuclear Arsenal and USFK Shielded by the THAAD,” Korean Journal of Legislative Studies 23(3).
  •  2016, “Obama Doctrine and US Policy towards North Korea: Geopolitics, Nuclear Strategy, and Value Diplomacy,” Journal of Korean Politics 25(1).
  • 2016, “North Korea as a Revisionist State and Its Economic Policy-focusing on the ‘New Two Fronts (Byeong-jin) Line’ –,” Journal of Social Science 18.
  • 2013, “US Rebalance and DPRK’s Revisionist Strategy,” The Journal of Eurasian Studies 10(4).
  • 2012, “Planning and Market in North Korea Today: Oscillation vs. New Macro Management,” North Korean Studies Review 16(1).
  • 2012, “An Evaluation of the Roh, Tae-woo Administration’s Policy on North Korea,” Korean Studies Quarterly 35(2).
  • 2011, “Kim Il Sung`s Süd Politik and the 1991 North-South Basic Agreement: Context, Motivations, and Outcome,” History Criticism 97.
  • 2011, “The Third Conference of the Korean Workers` Party and Its Succession Process: A Comparison with the Chinese Succession Experience in the 1970s,” Journal of Eurasian Studies 8(1).
  • 2010, “The Oscillation of the Macro Economic Policy and Rule by Law in North Korea,” Journal of Korean Politics 19(1).
  •  2009, “DPRK-US Confrontation and Inter-Korean Relations: Changes and Decoupling,” Korean Studies Quarterly 32(1).
  • 2009, “DPRK-US Confrontation and ROK-US Alliance in Transition,” Journal of Korean Politics 18(1).
  • 2008, “An Analysis of the Roh-Government’s Approach to Building an Inter-Korean Economic Community,” North Korean Studies Review 12(1).
  • 2008, “A Study on the Pseudo-market Coordination Regime in North Korea: Focusing on the Dual Economy and Virtual Economy Phenomena,” Korea and World Politics 24(2).
  •  2008, “North Korea`s Nuclear strategy: A turning point,” Democratic Society and Policy Studies 13.
  • 2006, “North Korea`s Open Door Policy and New ‘Self-Reliance’ Campaign,” North Korean Studies Review 9(1).
  • 2004, “Kim Jong-Il`s ‘Military-first Regime’ and the Truth Game in North Korea`s Nuclear Crisis,” North Korean Studies Review 7(1).
  • 2003, “North Korea`s New ‘Collectivization’ Policy in the Agricultural Sector,” The Journal of Asiatic Studies 46(2).
  • 2002, “North Korea`s Development Strategy and Debate over the Economic Coordination Mechanism in 1960s,” North Korean Studies Review 5(1).

 

[Etc.]
  • 2006, “北朝鮮 核實驗と 論理,” 『世界』.
TRANSLATION
  • 1999, Politics, Seoul: Dongmunseon.
  • (1987, Minogue Kenneth, Politics, Oxford: Oxford University Press.)
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
  • 2022, “New Korean Government`s Audacious Initiative,” Presented at the Korea Global Forum for Peace (KGFP) 2022, Seoul, Korea, August.
  • 2022, “From Economic Peace Theory to Peace-Driven Economy,” Presented at the PyeongChang Peace Forum 2022, PyeongChang, Korea, February.
  • 2022, “A Newly Consolidated ‘Party in Uniform’ in DPRK and Its Crisis Management System,” Presented at the Institute for Peace and Unification Studies-George Washington University Institute for Korean Studies Virtual Seminar, Virtual Format, February.
  • 2021, “North Korea in Transition and Futures in the Korean Peninsula,” Presented at the Institute for Far Eastern Studies, Kyungnam University International Conference on Changes in the State of Affairs and the Establishment of a Sustainable Peace Regime, Seoul, Korea, December.
  • 2021, “A Prospects for DPRK-US Relations in the Biden Era,” Presented at the World Congress for Korean Politics and Society 2021, Seoul, Korea, August.
  • 2021, “A Prospect for the “Politics of Military-first” of North Korea in Transition,” Presented at the 2021 IPSA World Congress of Political Science, Virtual Format, July.
  • 2021, “A New Dimension in DPRK-US Confrontation,” Presented at the Institute for Far Eastern Studies, Kyungnam University International Conference on State of Affairs in Northeast Asia and the Korean Peninsula of US-China Competition Era, Virtual Format, July.
  • 2021, “Understanding North Korea: Implication of the Eighth Party Congress and Strategy to Overcome Challenges,” Presented at the Jeju Forum 2021, Jeju-Island, Korea, June.
  • 2021, “PyeongChang Peace-Building Process in Retrospect- Three Years After the Panmunjom Declaration,” Presented at the DMZ Forum 2021, Virtual Format, May.
  • 2021, “Biden’s Foreign Policy Towards North Korea and ROK-US Relations,” Presented at the Institute for Far Eastern Studies, Kyungnam University International Conference on Urban Studies 2021-Biden’s North Korea Policy and ROK-U.S. Relations, Virtual Format, May.
  • 2021, “Peace Economy and a New Korean Way for Co-Prosperity,” Presented at the PyeongChang Peace Forum 2021, PyeongChang, Korea, February.
  • 2020, “ROK-US Coordination to Institutionalize Peace Process on the Korean Peninsula,” Presented at the Korea Global Forum for Peace (KGFP) 2020, Virtual Format, December.
  • 2020, “Northeast Asian Cooperation After Covid-19,” Presented at the 湖南师范大学 东北亚研究中心, Hunan, China, April.
  • 2020, “2019 東北亞 情勢 分析と 2020 展望,” Presented at the REAPC, Kyoto, Japan, December.
  • 2019, “Nuclear Issues in Korean Peninsula: After Stockholm…” Presented at the Korea Global Forum for Peace (KGFP) 2019, Washington D.C, U.S.A., November.
  • 2019, “東北亞 共同体 论坛,” Presented at the 大韩民国驻沈阳总领事馆, Shenyang, China, November.
  • 2019, “韓半島 情勢と 戰略的 提携,” Presented at the 学校法人慶應義塾, Tokyo, Japan, October.
  • 2019, “The U.S.-ROK Alliance and North Korea,” Presented at the 2019 U.S.-ROK Opinion Leaders Seminar, Washington D.C, U.S.A., July.
  • 2019, “朝鲜的变化和 朝鲜半岛的 局势” Presented at the Expert Workshop for the Korean Peninsula Affairs, Beijing, China, June.
  • 2019, “A New Korean Way for Peace and Prosperity,” Presented at the Ritsumeikan University International Symposium, Kyoto, Japan, May.
  • 2019, “South Korea’s New Approach to Promoting Peace and Prosperity in East Asia,” Presented at the XiaoXiang Forum 2019, Hunan, China, April.
  • 2019, “中國的 最近 變化與 韓半島,” Presented at the 韓國-臺灣 學術論壇, Taipei, Taiwan, March.
  • 2019, “Comparative Perspectives on the Korean Peace Process: From Ireland and Beyond,” Presented at the Trinity College Seminar, Dublin, Ireland, February.
  • 2018, “What lies ahead: Negotiations on Sanctions, Peace and Reconciliations,” Presented at the Korea Global Forum for Peace (KGFP) 2018, Washington D.C, U.S.A., December.
  • 2018, “北核 問題と 韓半島,” Presented at the 日韓共同宣言20周年 記念シンポジウム- 急変する東アジア情勢と新しい日韓関係, Osaka, Japan, October.
  • 2018, “Self-determined Peaceful Unification and the Unification by Confederacy,” Presented at the Global Peace Forum on Korea 2018, Columbia, U.S.A., September.
  • 2018, “北東アジア協力と朝鮮半島の平和体制-板門店宣言と 朝共同声明,” Presented at the Kanagawa University Seminar, Yokohama, Japan, July.
  • 2018, “Peacebuilding on the Korean Peninsula and Inter-Korean Cooperation-The Role of the Neighboring States on the Korean Peninsula,” Presented at the Korea Global Forum 2018, Almaty, Kazakhstan, May.
  • 2017, “Crisis on the Korean Peninsula and Security in Northeast Asia,” Presented at the China Foreign Affairs University Seminar, Beijing, China, December.
  • 2017, “Can We Still Negotiate with North Korea?” Presented at the Ritsumeikan Workshop on North Korea, Kyoto, Japan, November.
  • 2017, “北東アジアでの秩序の変化と朝鮮半島,” Presented at the Waseda University Seminar, Tokyo, Japan, October.
  • 2017, “Internationalization Tasks and Progressive Development Plans for Inter-Korean Exchanges and Cooperation,” Presented at the Tumen River Forum, Yanbian, China, October.
  • 2017, “North Korea’s Culture,” Presented at the Yanbian Unv.-SSU-Kimilsung Univ. Trilateral Seminar, Yanbian, China, May.
  • 2015, “北朝鮮式と 改革/開放と 可能性と 限界,” Presented at the Seminar by JCER(Tokyo), Tokyo, Japan, October.
  • 2015, “A Battle for Legitimacy: What Made NK’s Military-first System Different from Cuba’s Junta System?” Presented at the GW Seminar, Washington D.C, U.S.A., August.
  • 2015, “Alternative View on Unification: Managing New Winning Coalition in PyongYang,” Presented at the U.S.-ROK Cooperation, Washington D.C, U.S.A., June.
  • 2012, “Action Plan for Effectively Inducing Change in North Korea,” Presented at the 22nd IPSA World Congress of Political Science, Madrid, Spain, July.
  • 2011, “Going Global Beyond the ‘Catch-22’ with Peninsula Issues Unsolved?” Presented at the US-Korea Opinion Leaders Seminar, Washington D.C, U.S.A., July.
  • 2010, “Inter-Korean Relations After the Sinking of ROKS Cheonan and North Korea’s Currency Devaluation,” Presented at the US-Korea Opinion Leaders Seminar, Washington D.C, U.S.A., July.
ACTIVITIES

2022. 1 – 2022. 12

Director
North Korea and Unification Committee, The Korean Association of International Studies

2021 – present

Director
North Korea and Unification Committee, The Korean Association of International Studies

2021 – present

Member of Advisory
National Assembly Futures Institute

2021 – present

Member of Advisory
Committee for Inter-Korean Exchange and Cooperation, Gwangmyeong

2020 – 2022

Member of Advisory
The Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea

2020 – 2022

Member of Advisory

Institute for National Security Strategy

2020 – present

Member of Advisory

Dept. Foreign Affairs and National Security, Democratic Party of Korea

2019.1 – 2019.12

Vice Chairman
Korea Political Science Association

2018 – present

Member of Advisory
Gaeseong Industrial District Foundation

2018.4 – 2022.4

Member of Advisory
The President for Inter-Korean Summit

2017 – present

Policy Advisor
The Ministry of Unification of the Republic of Korea

2017 – present

Member of the Central Committee
The Peaceful Unification Advisory Council

2017 – present

Member for Planning Committee
Foundation of Inter-Korean Cooperation

2017 – 2019

Director
Soongsil Institute for Peace and Unification

2016.3 – present

Member for Policy Committee
Korea Council for Reconciliation and Cooperation

2013.6 – 2015.6

Committee Member
Inter-Korean Relations Development committee

2013.1 – 2013.12

General Affairs Director
Korean Association of North Korean Studies

2012.4 – present

Member of Information Selection Advisory Council
National Assembly Library

2011.8 – 2012.5

Research Director
Korea National Strategy Institute Editorial Board Member of Asiative

2009.7 – 2012.12

Consultant
Research Support and Advisory Board, National Assembly Research Service

2008.8 – 2010.2

Consultant
Policy Advisory Council of the National Assembly Foreign Affairs, Trade and Unification Department

2008.8

Question Designer
LEET (Legal Education Eligibility Test)

2007.1 – 2008.2

Member of Advisory
Special Office for Inter-Korean Dialogue

2006.9 – 2021.2

(Assistant, Associate, Tenured) Professor
Department of Political Science and International Relations in Soongsil University

2005.7 – 2007.4

Consultant
National Security Council

2004.8 – 2005.8

Consultant
Samsung Scholarship