Sung Eun Kim is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Korea University. Her research interests include political economy of environment and energy and international political economy with a particular attention to the impact of information on individuals’ economic and political responses to globalization. Broadly, her research lies at the intersection of domestic politics and international relations and draws upon a wide body of quantitative and text-based data. She received B.A. and M.A. in Political Science from Korea University, and Ph.D. in Political Science from Columbia University.
As an ISEP fellow, Sung will be conducting research on political and economic geography of air pollution, with a keen interest in analyzing public awareness of and media attention to it in emerging economies. She is also ISEP’s Program Lead for studies on air pollution.