Soo Yeon Kim

Soo Yeon Kim joined the Department of Political Science in July 2011. She holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Yale University and a B.A. in Political Science and International Studies from Yonsei University. Professor Kim's research and teaching areas are International Political Economy, International Political Economy of Asia, and Research Methods, with a specialization in trade politics. She is the author of Power and the Governance of Global Trade (2011, Series in Political Economy, Cornell University Press). Her current research focuses on free trade agreements in Asia and on rising powers in the global economy.

Current Research

Production Networks and Preferential Trade Agreements in Asia; Rising Powers in the Global Economy; WTO Disputes

Research Interests

Production Networks and Preferential Trade Agreements; Regionalism; International Political Economy of Asia; International Political Economy of Emerging Markets; Politics of WTO Disputes; Text Analysis

Teaching Areas

International Political Economy; Politics of Trade; Research Methods

Education

• Yale University - Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Political Science 1991 - 1998
• Yonsei University - Bachelor of Arts - BA, Political Science and International Relations 1984 - 1988