KYUNG MI KIM

Research areas
Korean contemporary history of politics, Korean political economy, comparative politics.

Education
Ph.D. Political Science at Seoul National University.
M.A. Political Science at Seoul National University.
B.A. Political Science at Seoul National University.

Work experiences
Nov. 15 – Current. Tenure-track researcher. Korean language and civilization, Italian Institute of Oriental Studies, Università di Roma "La Sapienza."
March 2020 – Sept. 2024. Visiting assistant professor. Dept. of Philosophy, Seoul National University.
June 2019 – Feb. 2020. Assistant research professor. Institute of Philosophy, Seoul National University.
Oct. 2017 – May 2019. Postdoctoral Fellow. Dept. of Political Science and International Relations, Ewha Womans University.

Teaching experiences
“History of Modern and Contemporary Korea.”
“Political Development and Democracy in South Korea: Transition, Consolidation and Crisis.”
“Introduction to Philosophy, Politics, and Economics”
“Economic Analysis for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics”
“History and Politics”
“Understanding Politics and Society in Modern South Korea”
“Analyzing and Understanding Korean Politics”
“Understanding Democracy”
“Globalization and National Economy”

Publications: Books
Kim, Kyung Mi. The Korean Developmental State. London: Palgrave Macmillan (April 2020). ISBN: 9789811534645.
[Co-translated]. Jeon-Jaing-Gwa Jeong-Ui [Michael Walzer, Arguing about War (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2004)] (Seoul: Ingansarang, 2009). ISBN: 9788974182847.

Publications: Articls (Social Science Citation Index: SSCI)
Kim, Kyung Mi. “Persistence or Change? Evolution of the Korean developmental state.” Journal of Australian Political Economy 87, 121-144, (June 2021).
Kwon, Hyeong-Ki and Kyung Mi Kim. "Varieties of globalisation and national economy: Korea's experience from a comparative perspective." Journal of International Relations and Development 23(3), 728-754, (Sep. 2020).
Kim, Kyung Mi and Hyeong-Ki Kwon. “The State’s Role in Globalization: Korea’s Experience from a Comparative Perspective.” Politics & Society 45(4), 505-531, (Dec. 2017).

Publications: Articls (Scopus)
Kyung Mi Kim. “Changes in Korean Labor Market Regimes,” Seoul Journal of Korean Studies 23(2), 247-269, (Dec. 2010).

Publications (Korean Citation Index: KCI)
Yim, Yu and Kyung Mi Kim. “Why Did the Moon Jae-in Administration's Minimum Wage Policy Retreat?” Journal of Korean Politics 32(2), 31-63, (June 2023).
Yoo, Eun-Sik and Kyung Mi Kim. “Ideas on Democracy and Crisis of Democracy in Korea: A Historical Background.” Journal of Korean Politics 32(1), 1-35, (Feb. 2023).
Kim, Kyung Mi. “Political Dynamics of the Korean Progressive Governments: Politics of Economic Policy Shift.” Journal of Korean Politics 31(3), 127-156, (Oct. 2022).
Kim, Kyung Mi and Hyeong-Ki Kwon. “Politics of Globalization: Comparing Japanese and Korean Experiences.” The Journal of International Relations 20(3), 61-89, (Sept. 2022).
Jeon, Sunmin and Kyung Mi Kim. “Bureaucratic Politics in Industrial Development: Comparing Automobile Industrial Policies in Korea and Taiwan during the 1970-80s.” Review of International and Area Studies 30(3), 37-68, (Sept. 2021).
Jeon, Sunmin and Kyung Mi Kim. “Public Sentiment and Politics of Composition of Developmental Strategy: Korea’s Economic Liberalization in the Early 1980s.” Journal of Korean Politics 29(3), 299-327, (Sept. 2020).
Kim, Kyung Mi. “The Korean Political Economy Model in a Comparative Perspective.” Journal of Korean Politics 27(1), 375-402, (Feb. 2018).
Kim, Kyung Mi. “Adjustment of Developmental State: The Korean Case from Comparative Perspectives.” Journal of Korean Politics 26(3), 88-112, (Oct. 2017).

Presentations
“The Korean Political Economy in a Comparative Perspective.” Special Lectures in the Center of Korean Studies, Sapienza University of Rome (April 2024)
“Dilemma of Progressive Governments: South Korea from a Comparative Perspective.” Titled “The ROK-EU Strategic Dialogue 2024: Joint Responses to Democratic Backsliding.” 2024 Joint Conference cohosted by The Korea Institute for National Unification (KINU) and the Asia Institute of the University of Bologna (April 2024).
“Politics of Globalization: Comparing Japanese and Korean Experiences.” 2022 Summer Meeting of the Korean Association of Party Studies (June 2022).
“Persistence or Change? Evolution of the Korean Developmental State.” SASE 30th Annual Meeting in Kyoto (June 2018).
“The State’s Role in Globalization: Korea’s Experience from a Comparative Perspective.” 2017 Summer Meeting of the Korean Association of Party Studies in Pusan (August 2017).
“Changes in Korean Labor Market Regimes” at the Third Kyujanggak International Symposium on Korean Studies: The Japanese Annexation of Korea, 100 Years Later: Looking Back at 1910 (Aug. 2010)
“Globalization and Reshaping of State-led Capitalism: the French Case” International Symposium on Designing Governance for Civil Society (March 2010)
“Where is the French Case located in ‘Varieties of Capitalism’?” at 8th International Graduate Student Conference on the Asia Pacific Region (Feb. 2009)
“Poverty as a Deprivation: The Inequality Analysis in the Korean Society Based on Amartya Sen’s Capability Approach” at World Congress for Korean Studies 2007: “Korea in the World: Democracy, Peace, Prosperity and Culture” (Aug. 2007)

Research Projects
The project “SNU Contemporary Korean Studies” funded by Seoul National University, March 2024 – current.
The project “Politics for Integration in a Conflict Society: Searching for a Republican Solution” funded by the National Research Foundation of Korea, Sept. 2020 – current.
The project “Evolution of International Political Economic Regime and Korean Responses” funded by the National Research Foundation of Korea, Sept. 2010 – June 2013.
The project “Production Matters: Globalization of Production Value Chains and Its Impact on National Economy” funded by the National Research Foundation of Korea, March 2009 – June 2010.
The project “Representative Democracy in a Crisis: Institutional Challenges and Reforms” funded by the Korean Institute of Legislative Studies, Inc., Sept. 2008 – Dec. 2008.

Fellowships and Awards
“Best Dissertation Prize” awarded by Seoul National University. November 2017.
Scholarship from Seoul National University. March 2014 – February 2017.
Visiting student, Dep. of Political Science, University of Chicago. (funded by the National Research Foundation of Korea). July 2013 – Feb. 2014.
Teaching assistantship in the class “Analyzing & Understanding Korean Politics” taught by Emeritus Prof. Jung Bock Lee (Political Science at SNU). Mar. 2007 – June 2013.
Scholarship of BK21 Political Science Paradigm Project funded by the Korean government. Mar. 2007 – Feb. 2009.