Faculty
정재관 (Jung, Jai-Kwan), 鄭在觀
- Position
- Professor
- Phone Number
- 02-3290-2188
- Research Areas
- Comparative Politics,Contentious Politics,Party Politics
- Office
- PoliSci&Econ 313
- Degree
- Ph.D., Cornell University
- jkjung@korea.ac.kr
Education
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2008 Ph.D. Department of Government, Cornell University 2001 M.A. Department of Political Science & International Relations, Korea University 1995 B.A. Department of Political Science & International Relations, Korea University
Professional Experience and Awards
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▶ Academic Employment 2018- Professor, Korea University 2017-2018 Visiting Professor, George Washington University 2013-2018 Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations, Korea University 2011-2013 Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Relations, Korea University 2008-2010 Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, George Washington University ▶ Awards and Grants 2016-2018 Future Research Grant, Korea University 2016-2017 Mid-career Researcher Program Grant, National Research Foundation of Korea 2015-2016 Excellent Paper Grant, National Research Foundation of Korea 2014-2015 General Collaborative Research Grant, National Research Foundation of Korea 2012-2013 Young Researcher Program Grant, National Research Foundation of Korea 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Excellent Teaching Award, Korea University 2011 Seoktap Teaching Award, Korea University 2010 University Facilitating Fund, George Washington University 2010 Sigur Center Research Fund, George Washington University 2009-2010 George Washington University Center for International Business Education and Research (GW-CIBER) Grant, George Washington University
Undergraduate/Graduate Courses
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▶ Undergraduate Courses Parties and Party Systems The Study of Civil Wars ▶ Graduate Courses Comparative Authoritarianism Comparative Political Parties Political Conflict and Violence The Study of Contentions Politics
Journal Articles
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Jung, Jai Kwan, Chung, Sung Yoon, and Cha, Hyun-Jin. 2017. “An Essay on the North Korean Regime’s Durability: A Comparative Authoritarianism Perspective.” 『통일정책연구』 26(1), 77–103. in Korean. [Link to Paper]
Jung, Jai Kwan. 2012. “Theoretical Debates on UN Peacekeeping Operations: Between Strategic Interests and Norms..” Journal of National Defense Studies 55(2): 25-46. (with Sung-Yoon Chung). in Korean. [Link to Paper]
학술대회 논문
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▶ Invited Presentations
Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies, Washington D.C., 2017.
Loyola University New Orleans, LA, 2017.
Institute for Korean Studies, George Washington University, Washington D.C., 2017.
Brookings Institution, Washington D.C., 2017.
Graduate School of International and Area Studies at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul, South Korea, 2015.
City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2015.
Jilin University, Jilin, China, 2014.
National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 2012.
Taiwan Forum in Washington D.C., 2010.
Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies, Washington, D.C., 2010.
International Council on Korean Studies, Washington, D.C., 2009.
Cornell University, Department of Government, 2008.
George Washington University, Department of Political Science, 2007.
Syracuse University, Department of Political Science, 2007.
Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, 2007.
SUNY (State University of New York) at Albany, Department of Political Science, 2007.
Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF), Germany, 2005.
International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO), Norway, 2005.
Syracuse University, Workshop on Social Movements and Contentious Politics, 2004.
▶ Conference Presentations (for the recent five years)
2018. “Why Is There No Coup d’état in North Korea?” The 2018 IPSA World Congress of Political Science, Brisbane, Australia.
2016. “How Totalitarianism Erases Resistance? The North Korean Case.” The Annual Summer Meeting of the Korean Association of International Studies, Gangwon-do, Korea.
2016. “What They Murmur behind Back: Hidden Transcripts of North Korean Ruling Elites.” The International Studies Association Annual Convention, Atlanta, GA. (with Hyung-Min Joo).
2015. “A Study of the Success and Failure of the Korean Democratic Labor Party.” Annual Meeting of the Korean Political Science Association. Seoul, Korea. (with In Won Kim and Eun Ah Jung).
2015. “Why Is There No Insurgency in North Korea?” Presented at the Associations for Asian Studies Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. (with Hyung-Min Joo).
2014. “Why Is There No Insurgency in North Korea?” Presented at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Washington D.C. (with Hyung-Min Joo).
2013. “Institutional Diffusion in Post-Conflict Transitions.” Presented at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
2013. “Institutional Adoption in the Resolution of Civil Conflicts.” Presented at the International Studies Association Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA.