I am an Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Korea University. During the academic year 2024-5, I was a Visiting Scholar at the Harvard-Yenching Institute.

My research focuses on the international political economy, with a particular interest in the intersection of domestic politics and international trade. My previous and ongoing work delves into topics such as public attitudes and electoral responses to trade policy as well as China’s foreign economic strategies, particularly its trade and foreign aid policies. I am also interested in the political economy of environment and energy, especially public opinion toward environmental politics. My work is forthcoming or has appeared in American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, International Organization, Journal of Politics and British Journal of Political Science among others.

Before joining Korea University, I was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the National University of Singapore. I received my BA in Political Science and International Relations and Communications and my MA in Political Science and International Relations from Korea University. I received my PhD in Political Science with distinction from Columbia University in 2016.

sung_kim@korea.edu, sung_kim@korea.ac.kr