In Young Min (Dr.)
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Short Bio
In Young Min is a lecturer (Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter) in Korean studies at the Centre for East Asian Studies, Heidelberg University. He received his B.A. and M.A. in political science from Yonsei University in South Korea, and his Ph.D. in political science and international relations from the University of Southern California. In Young’s research interests lie in international relations and security in East Asia with a focus on Korea. In particular, he is interested in the dynamics of power asymmetry in international relations with a particular focus on how smaller side’s agency and its pursuit of identity shape such dynamics. His work has examined both historical and contemporary international relations surrounding the Korean peninsula.
Recent publications
- “Seeking Status and Ontological Security in Hierarchy: Korea in the Historical East Asian Order,” International Relations of the Asia-Pacific, Vo. 23, No. 3 (2023).
- “The Two-Plus-Four Treaty and Korean Unification,” International Journal of Korean Unification Studies, Vol. 31, No. 1 (2022), co-authored with Susanne Pittelkow.
- “An Impossible Choice?: Past, Present, and Future of South Korea’s Independent Nuclear Arms,” East Asia Today Working Paper Series, No. 16 (Heidelberg: Institute of Chinese Studies, 2022)
