Comparative Bureaucracy, Comparative Presidential Studies, Ministerial Leadership,
Policy Making Process, Political and Administrative Reform, Political Economy of
Institutions, Causal Inference, Big Data Analytics
Education
PhD / MA in Political Science - University of California, San Diego
MA in Public Policy - Georgetown University
BA in Public Administration - Korea University
Experience
Assistant Professor - Sungkyunkwan University (2021-)
Assistant Professor - University of Nottingham, UK (2018-21)
Postdoctoral Research Fellow - University of Nottingham, UK (2017-18)
Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Seoul National University (2015-16)
Associate Editor - International Review of Public Administration (2022-)
Journal Articles
(2024)
Public Assessments of Ministerial Leadership in Times of National Crisis: The Case of the Pandemic Crisis (SSCI, IF: 4.013).
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION.
102,
1
(2023)
Determinants of Local Civil Servants’ Perceptions of Intergovernmental Tensions: Experimental Evidence from Korea (SSCI, IF: 3.1).
PUBLIC PERFORMANCE & MANAGEMENT REVIEW.
46,
5
(2023)
Circling the Wagons: How Perceived Injustice Increases Female Bureaucrats’ Support for Female Political Leaders (SSCI, IF: 1.765).
JOURNAL OF EAST ASIAN STUDIES.
23,
2
(2023)
Anti-Corruption Policy and Whistle-Blowing Intentions: Quasi-Experimental Evidence From Meritocratic Civil Service Systems (SSCI, IF: 2.3).
ADMINISTRATION & SOCIETY.
55,
6
(2023)
Separation of Powers, Opposition Strength, and Chief Executives’ Strategy (SSCI, IF: 3.838).
GOVERNANCE-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF POLICY ADMINISTRATION AND INSTITUTIONS.
36,
2
(2022)
On the causes of electoral volatility in Asia since 1948 (SSCI, IF: 2.829).
PARTY POLITICS.
28,
6
(2022)
Political Crisis in Central Government and Bureaucrats' Responses in Provincial Government: The Impact of Governors' Characteristics (SSCI, IF: 2.531).
POLITICAL RESEARCH QUARTERLY.
75,
4
(2022)
Breaking the Cabinet's Glass Ceiling: The Gendered Effect of Political Experience in Presidential Democracies (SSCI, IF: 5.0)..
COMPARATIVE POLITICAL STUDIES.
55,
6
(2022)
Agency Heads' Public Profiles and Bureaucratic Performance (SSCI, IF: 5.0)..
AMERICAN REVIEW OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION.
52,
6
(2022)
Learning Effects of Anti-Corruption Reform in Public Organisations: Explanations from Social Psychological Theory (SSCI, IF: 5.898).
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT REVIEW.
(2021)
Bureaucratic responsiveness in times of political crisis: The case of presidential impeachment (SSCI, IF: 3.720).
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION.
99,
3
(2021)
Civil servants' perceptions of agency heads' leadership styles: the role of gender in public sector organizations (SSCI, IF: 5.898).
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT REVIEW.
23,
8
(2021)
Regulatory reform in the era of new technological development: The role of organizational factors in the public sector (SSCI, IF: 5.400).
REGULATION & GOVERNANCE.
15,
3
(2021)
What motivates street-level bureaucrats to implement the reforms of elected politicians? (SSCI, IF: 3.750).
POLICY AND POLITICS.
49,
1
(2020)
Ministerial Leadership and Endorsement of Bureaucrats: Evidence from a Survey Experiment in Presidential Governments (SSCI, IF: 5.257).
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW.
80,
3
(2020)
Testing the “China Model” of Meritocratic Promotions: Do Democracies Reward Less Competent Ministers than Autocracies? (SSCI, IF: 5.143).
COMPARATIVE POLITICAL STUDIES.
53,
3-4
(2020)
Executive Control of Bureaucracy and Presidential Cabinet Appointments in East Asian Democracies (SSCI, IF: 5.400).
REGULATION & GOVERNANCE.
14,
1
(2018)
Portfolio Allocation as the President's Calculations: Loyalty, Copartisanship, and Political Context in South Korea (SSCI, IF: 1.286).
JOURNAL OF EAST ASIAN STUDIES.
18,
3
(2018)
Executive Capacity to Control Legislatures and Presidential Choice of Cabinet Ministers in East Asian Democracies (SSCI, IF: 3.838).
GOVERNANCE-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF POLICY ADMINISTRATION AND INSTITUTIONS.
31,
4
(2018)
Soft Power Runs into Popular Geopolitics: Western Media Frames Democratic Taiwan (ESCI).
International Journal of Taiwan Studies.
1,
2
Honors / Awards
SKKU Faculty Research Excellence Award - Highest Honor (2023)
National Research Foundation Early Career Fellowship (2023-25)
Global Environmental Leaders' Program, Ministry of Environment (2023)
Sungkyun Research Fellowship (2022-23)
Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship, UK (2018-21)
Kwanjeong Educational Foundation Doctoral Scholarship (2008-14)