Hwajun LEE, Ph.D.
Political Science | +82 10 9877 7067 | jsps1017@yonsei.ac.kr
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Political Science
Yonsei University
April 2018 - February 2024
Dissertation: "A Study on the Complexity of Modern Military Governance: Focusing on Civilian Control, Organization, and Professionalism"
Advisor: Sangjoon KIM
Committee Members: Yongho KIM, Jungmin SEO, Byungwon WOO, Junseop KIM
M.A. in Political Science
Yonsei University
September 2009 - February 2012
Thesis: "Politics of Historical Disputes: Focusing on the Patterns of Historical Issues in Korea-Japan Relations after the Cold War"
B.A. in Political Science
Sungkyunkwan University
April 2005 - February 2009
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Civil-Military Relations
- Quantitative Methods
- Peacekeeping
- Societal Security
- Nuclear Proliferation
- Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA)
- North Korean Studies
- Politics of Memory
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
Lecturer
Korea Military Academy
September 2024 - Present
Research Fellow
Institute of Political Science and Diplomacy, Yonsei University
May 2024 - Present
Lecturer
Soongsil University
March 2024 - Present
Lecturer
Korea Tech University
September 2023 - Present
PUBLICATIONS
Books
Kim, Yongho, Hwajun Lee, and Sungho Park. 2022. North Korean Nuclear Program, Risk and Black Swan. Seoul: Yonsei University Press. (Korean)
Park, Myungrim, Sangjun Kim, Jungmin Seo, Hunkak Jang, Yongsoo Park, and Hwajun Lee. 2019. Presidential Leadership and State Management in Korea: Changes in Inter-Korean Relations and Economic Cooperation. Goyang: Beopkhyun. (Korean)
Park, Myungrim, Sangjun Kim, Jungmin Seo, Hunkak Jang, Yongsoo Park, and Hwajun Lee. 2019. Presidential Leadership and State Management in Korea: Inter-Korean Reconciliation and Peace. Goyang: Beopkhyun. (Korean)
Peer-Reviewed Articles
Lee, Hwajun, and Alexandre Haym. 2024. "Advancing into Politics: A Study on Military Professionalism, Civilian Control, and Military Reforms." Korean Journal of Defense Analysis 36(4): 395-418.
Lee, Hwajun. 2024. "A Study on the Impact of Social Instability on Social Security: Focusing on Resilience in Social Security." East and West Studies 36(3): 127-156. (Korean)
Lee, Hwajun. 2023. "Transitional Justice and Civilian Control: A Quantitative Analysis of Countries with Military Regime Experience." Korean Journal of Military Studies 79(3): 73-102. (Korean)
Lee, Hwajun. 2023. "Politics of War Museums and Alternative Narratives to State Nationalism: Focusing on the Imperial War Museum London." Culture and Politics 10(3): 69-106. (Korean)
Ma, Weol, and Hwajun Lee. 2023. "Analysis of the Impact of North Korea Sanctions on Jangmadang." Contemporary North Korean Studies 26(1): 130-174. (Korean)
Park, Inbo, and Hwajun Lee. 2022. "Disaster Response and the US-Japan Alliance: Focusing on the Security Behavior of the Self-Defense Forces." Korean Journal of Military Studies 78(1): 223-252. (Korean)
Kim, Dohyung, and Hwajun Lee. 2022. "For Whom is the Party Congress Held?: Focusing on the Threats to the Ruling Coalition and the Political Survival of the Dictator." The Journal of Asiatic Studies 65(4): 99-133. (Korean)
Lee, Hyunji, and Hwajun Lee. 2021. "A Study on North Korea's Crisis Management Strategy for UN Sanctions: Focusing on Text Mining Analysis of North Korea's Diplomatic Statements." The Journal of Asiatic Studies 64(3): 31-68. (Korean)
Lee, Hwajun, and Inbo Park. 2021. "Disaster Response and Civil-Military Relations: Focusing on the Tohoku Earthquake and Japan's Civilian Control." Korean Journal of Military Studies 77(1): 57-87. (Korean)
Park, Sungho, Hwajun Lee, and Yongho Kim. 2021. "What Does North Korea Say Through YouTube?: Focusing on Topic Analysis and Text Mining-Based Analysis." North Korean Studies Review 25(1): 125-161. (Korean)
Park, Chaoreum, Hwajun Lee, and Yongho Kim. 2019. "North Korea's Potential for Change Through Official Tourism Homepage: Focusing on Content Analysis and Correlation Analysis through Wayback Machine." North Korean Studies Review 23(2): 199-231. (Korean)
Lee, Hwajun, and Mijin Roh. 2019. "North Korea Policy and South Korean Government's Perception: Focusing on North Korea Perception and Division Perception." Social Science Research Review 35(1): 23-45. (Korean)
Lee, Hwajun, and Inbo Park. 2019. "National Identity and Rivalry: Focusing on Abu Dhabi and Qatar." The Middle East Studies 37(3): 107-136. (Korean)
Lee, Hwajun, and Seona Choi. 2019. "Japan's Securitization and National Identity: Focusing on Physical and Ideational Bases." Japanese Studies 32: 323-360. (Korean)
Kim, Sangjun, and Hwajun Lee. 2018. "Youth Suicide Prevention and ICT." East and West Studies 30(3): 153-181. (Korean)
Kim, Gunwoo, Hwajun Lee, and Sukhee Yook. 2016. "UN Conflict Management in Sierra Leone and Liberia's Intervention: The Importance of Neighboring Countries' Cooperation in the Process of Disarmament and Reintegration of Military Forces." Korean Journal of Military Studies 72(3): 157-182. (Korean)
Hwang, Jinhwan, and Hwajun Lee. 2015. "THAAD Deployment Controversy on the Korean Peninsula: Issues and Analysis." New Security Studies 187: 105-135. (Korean)
Lee, Hwajun. 2014. "Selected Memories and Victimhood of Korea and Japan: Focusing on Memorial Halls of Both Countries." Social Science Review 45(1): 1-24. (Korean)
Lee, Hwajun, and Heetaek Koh. 2011. "Politics of Memory and International Political Dilemma Surrounding the 'Nanjing Massacre' Issue." Japanese Studies 15: 539-563. (Korean)
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Lee, Hwajun. 2020. "Study on Civil-Military Relations and Political Participation from the Military: Focusing on Professionalism and Cabinet Participation of Military Personnel." The 3rd International Graduate Student Web Conference on Political Science.
Lee, Hwajun. 2020. "Military Professionalism in Peacekeeping Operations." KPSA Summer Conference.
Lee, Hwajun. 2019. "The Norms of International Society and Nuclear Proliferation: Focusing on the Model of Norm Proliferation and the Efficacy of Sanctions." NEREC 2019 International Conference on Nuclear Nonproliferation.
Lee, Hwajun. 2019. "A Study on National Participation in the PKO Mission, Focusing on Quantitative Analysis of Troop-dispatching Behavior of the PKO." 2019 International Graduate Student Conference on Political Science.
Lee, Hwajun. 2018. "Facilitating Factors of PKO Dispatch." 2018 KPSA-KAIS Joint Summer Conference.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
- Statistical Software: R, STATA, UCINET, Python
- Media Production: Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere, Logic Pro
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
- Korean (Native)
- English (Fluent)
- Japanese (Novice)
- Spanish (Novice)
AWARDS AND GRANTS
- National Research Foundation of Korea Research Grant (2022-2023)
- National Research Foundation of Korea Research Grant (2021-2022)
- National Research Foundation of Korea Research Grant (2020-2021)
- BK21+ Fellowship, Yonsei University (2018-2022)
- KAIST NEREC Fellowship (2019)
- Best Academic Paper Award, College of Liberal Arts, Yonsei University Graduate School (2019)