Sung Yong Lee
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Biography
Sung Yong Lee is a research student at the School of International Relations, University of St Andrews. His PhD thesis is on the peace negotiation processes in the post-Cold War period. He holds a BA in Political Science (2004) and MA in International Politics (2006) from Korea University, South Korea.
Before coming to St Andrews, he had engaged with a number of research institutes and NGOs including Korea Democracy Foundation (South Korea), Princeton University (USA), University of Cambodia (Cambodia), and Peace Foundation (South Korea), as a research affiliate or staff. His works were mainly related with conflict resolution, post-conflict recovery, and community development
Thesis Title
Dynamics of the Interplays between the International Interveners and the National Factions in Peace Negotiation - Case Studies of Cambodia and El Salvador
Supervisor
Dr Roger Mac Ginty
Research Interests
Negotiation; Peace Process; Third-party Intervention; Civil Conflict; Foreign Policy
Publications
Book Chapter
2010
'Chapter 6: The Case Study of the United Kingdom’ in Korea Democracy Foundation (ed.), International Cooperation Organizations for Democracy: The Current State of Global Democratization and Public Diplomacy (Seoul, South Korea: Leebook Publishing, 2010) (Written in Korean)
Book Co-Translation
2007
‘Northeast Asian Stunted Regionalism’ (Seoul: Pakyoungsa) Author: Gilbert Rozman
Book Reviews
2010
‘Resolving The Cyprus Conflict: Negotiating History’ (Michális Stavrou Michael) - The Round Table Vol 99 No 409
‘War & Peace in Transition: Changing Roles of External Actors’ (Karin Aggestam & Annika Björkhahl) - International Affairs Vol 86 No 4
‘Promoting Conflict and Peace through Identity’ (Nikki Slocum-Bradley) - Political Studies Review Vol 8 No 2
2009
‘States, Nations, and Great Powers: The Sources of Regional War and Peace’ (Benjamin Miller) - Political Studies Review Vol 7 No 3
‘Truth Recovery and Justice After Conflict: Managing Violent Past’ (Marie Breen Smyth) - Political Studies Review Vol 7 No 2
‘International Democracy Assistance for Peacebuilding: Cambodia and Beyond’ (Sorpong Peou) - International Affairs Vol 85 No 1
2008
‘Cultural contestation in ethnic conflict’ (Marc Howard Ross) - International Affairs Vol 84 No 4
Working Papers
2006
‘Analysis on China’s changing attitude toward North Korean nuclear crisis’ (written in Korean) - On-line Publication (www.peacefoundation.or.kr)
‘Distinctions of the United States’ Human rights diplomacy’ (written in Korean) - On-line Publication (www.peacefoundation.or.kr)
Refereed Articles
2011
‘The Limit of Ethnocentric Perceptions In Civil War Peace Negotiation’ - Conflict Resolution Quarterly Vol 27 No 3 (Confirmed)
2010
Orchestrating Regional Security Cooperation in Peace Negotiations: A Comparative Study of Civil Wars in Cambodia and El Salvador - Civil Wars Vol 12 No 3, pp. 261-81.
Conferences
2010
The Role of Self-Interpretation in Peace Negotiation: A Case Study of Cambodia - Paper presented at “PSA Graduate Network Conference 2010”, The Political Studies Association, UK
2009
Orchestrating Security Cooperation Among Regional Actors: Comparative Studies of the Peace Processes in Cambodia and El Salvador - Paper presented at “4th Viennese Conference on Southeast Asia”, Society for Southeast Asian Studies, Austria
2008
The Impact of Cultures of External Interveners on Civil War Peace Negotiations: Case studies of Cambodia and Angola - Paper presented at “Understanding Conflicts: Cross-Cultural Perspectives”, University of Aarhus, Denmark
2007
Rethinking American Perspectives on the Rise of China - Paper presented at “World Congress for Korean Studies”, Korean Political Science Association, South Korea
2006
Patterns of Immigration Policy Change and Its Consequences: The United States and Germany - Paper presented at “41st Annual International Conference”, The American Studies Association of Korea, South Korea
Grants
2009
School of International Relations, University of St Andrews Graduate Research Fund
2004-2006
Yon-Am(LG) Graduate Scholarship
2002-2003
Korean University Alumni Association Undergraduate Scholarship
