Ewha Womans University Scranton College

International Studies

Professors

Park Ihn-hwi

Detail Info

  • [Profile]
    Ihn-hwi Park is an Associate Professor of the Division of International Studies at Ewha Womans University. Prof. Park’s area of expertise lies in international security, U.S. foreign policy and Northeast Asian regionalism. He was a Research Professor of Asiatic Research Center at Korea University (2001-02), and has been a Non-resident Research Fellow for Korea-US Exchange Council (2001-04). He has also being served as a member of the Internal Performance Evaluation Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade since 2006 and a member of the Advisory Committee of Ministry of Unification since 2009. Dr. Park has written articles on international relations and East Asia in journals including Korea Journal of Defense Analysis, Korea Political Science Review, the Korean Journal of International Relations, National Strategy, Strategic Studies, Korea and World Politics, and etc. Prof. Park receives his Ph. D. from Northwestern University in 1999.
    
    [Education]
    Ph.D. Northwestern University, Political Science
    M.A. University of Pittsburgh, International Affairs
    B.A. Sungkyunkwan University, Economics
    
    [Research and Teaching Interests]
    Politics and Diplomacy of Korea
    International Peace and security
    International Relations of East Asia
    Special Topics of International Relations
    International Organization
    
    [Professional Positions]
    1. Editorial Boards
    Jan 2008- present: Member, Editorial Board, The Korean Journal of Unification Affairs
    Oct 2007 - present: Member, Editorial Board, East and West Studies
    2. Academic Associations
    Jan 2011 - present: Director, Research Committee, Korea Association of International Studies
    Jan 2009 - Dec 2009: Auditor, Korean Political Science Association
    Jan 2008 - Dec 2008: Director, Editorial Committee, Korean Political Science Association
    Jan 2007 - Dec 2007: Director, General Affairs Committee, American Studies Association of Korea
    Jan 2005 - Dec 2006: Director, Research Committee, Association of Korean Political and Diplomatic History
    Jan 2005 - Dec 2005: Director, Research Committee, Korean Association of Area Studies
    3. Korean Government
    Apr 2009 - present: Advisory Member, Ministry of Unification, Rep. of Korea
    Apr 2006 - Jan 2010: Member, Internal Performance Evaluation Committee, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Rep. of Korea
    4. Others
    Mar 2011 - present: Guest Editorial Writer, Maeil Business News Paper
    Mar 2010 - present: Member, Ahnmin Institute for Public Policy
    Mar 2007 - present: Fellow, Korean Institute for New Society (KINS)
    Jan 2006 - present: Member, Korea Forum for Progress
    Mar 2004 - present: Fellow, The Korea-US Exchange Council (KORUSEC)
    Apr 2001 - Feb 2004: Director, The Korea-US Exchange Council (KORUSEC)
    Apr 2001 - Feb 2004: Director, Liaison office of The Heritage Foundation, Seoul, Korea
    
    [Selected publication]
    1. Edited Books (in Korean)
    - Korea''s National Security in the Age of Globalization: Key Subjects and Significances, Seoul: Korean Institute for New Society, Mar 2010
    - Korea-US FTA and Korea''s Foreign Strategy: Lessons and Issues, Seoul: Korean Institute for New Society, Mar 2008
    - The Possibility of Korean Think-tanks, Seoul: Samsung Economic Research Institute, Feb 2006
    2. Journal Articles (in English)
    - “Korea-U.S. Alliance under the Obama Administration On the Perspectives of Alliance Strategy and North Korea Problem,” IFANS Review 16-2 (Feb 2009)
    - “Sino-Japan Strategic Rivalry and the Security of the Korean Peninsula,” The Korean Journal of Defense Analysis(SSCI) 19-1 (Mar 2007)
    - “Changing U.S. Alliance strategy and the limits of bilateral alliance structures in Northeast Asia,” The Journal of East Asian Affairs 21-1 (Jun 2007)
    - “Toward an Alliance of Moderates: The Nuclear Crisis and Trilateral Policy Coordination,” East Asian Review 16-2 (Jun 2004).
    - and many others.
    3. Journal Articles in Other Languages
    - (in Chinese) “ODA Diplomacy and Korea''s National Interest,” Contemporary Korea, Oct 2009.
    - “PSI and North Korean Problem: Multilateral Approaches and Bilateral Approaches,” East Asian Review 124, Aug/Sep 2003.
    4. Journal Articles (in Korean)
    - “The Politics of ''Security and Insecurity'' in Korea,” Korean Political Science Review, Vol. 45, No. 2 (June 2011)
    - “PARK Jung-hee''s and KIM Dae-jung''s Idea on National Interest and the ROK-US Relations: Segmentation or Integration between ''Alliance'' and ''Independence'',” The Korean Journal of Area Studies 28-1 (Apr 2010)
    - “The Obama administration and the prospect of the U.S. policy on the North Korean Nuclear problem,” The Quarterly Journal of Defense Policy Studies 24-4 (Jan 2009)
    - “Global politics of policy knowledge networks: the case of foreign and security policy think tank,” Journal of World Politics 29-1 (Jun 2008) and many others.
    Media-related
    TV: Guest Analyst on KBS, SBS, YTN, EBS, KTV, Arirang TV
    Radio: Guest Analyst on KBS, MBC, YTN, EBS
    Print: articles on Joongang-ilbo, Donga-ilbo, Moonwha-ilbo, Korea Times, Korea Herald, etc.