Ji Young Choi, Ph. D.
Ohio Wesleyan University
Elliott Hall 204
61 S. Sandusky St.
Delaware, OH 43015
Email: jychoi@owu.edu
Academic Positions
● Director, East Asian Studies Program, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH,
August 2018 – Present.
● Associate Professor, Department of Politics and Government, Ohio Wesleyan
University, Delaware, OH, August 2015 – Present.
● Affiliate Professor, International Studies Program, Ohio Wesleyan University,
Delaware, OH, August 2009 – Present.
● Assistant Professor, Department of Politics and Government, Ohio Wesleyan
University, Delaware, OH, August 2009 – July 2015.
● Independent Instructor, Department of Political Science, Purdue University,
West Lafayette, IN, August 2005 – May 2008.
● Visiting Scholar, the Mershon Center for International Security Studies,
Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, January 2016 – July 2016.
● Visiting Scholar, the East Asian Studies Center, Ohio State University,
Columbus, OH, January 2022 – July 2022.
Education
● Ph.D., Political Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, August 2009.
Dissertation: Varieties of Regional Economic Institutionalization:
Europe, North America, and East Asia Compared
Areas of Specialization: International Relations and Comparative Politics
● M.A., Political Science, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, May 2003.
Thesis (Honors): The Constructivist Turn: Major Questions and Rethinking
Social Science and International Relations Theory
● M.I.S. (Master of International Studies), International Relations, the Graduate
School of International Studies, Sogang University (Graduated with Top
Honors), Seoul, Korea. August 2001.
●B.A., Philosophy, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, August 1995
Publications (Peer-Reviewed)
● The Politics of South Korea: A Comprehensive Introduction. Boulder, CO: Lynne
Rienner Publishers (Forthcoming).
● “Globalization, the Rise of East Asian Economies, and State Policies,” The Global
Studies Journal, Vol. 11, No. 1 (2018): 1-14.
● “Historical and Theoretical Perspectives on the Rise of China: Long Cycles,
Power Transitions, and China’s Ascent,” Asian Perspective, Vol. 42, No. 1 (2018):
61-84.
● “Rationality, Norms, and Identity in International Relations,” International
Politics, Vol. 52, No. 1 (2015): 110-127.
● “East Asian Financial Regionalism and the Politics of Global Financial
Governance: Structural and Institutional Power in Global and Regional
Governance,” Pacific Focus, Vol. 28, No. 3 (2013): 411-434.
● “A Comparative Analysis of Economic Regionalism in Europe and East Asia:
A Historical Institutionalist Approach,” Journal of International and Area Studies,
Vol. 19, No. 1 (2012): 59-77.
● “Rethinking Economic Development and the Financial Crisis in South Korea and
the State in an Era of Globalization,” Journal of Third World Studies, Vol. 26, No.
2 (2009): 203 – 226.
Other Publications
● “The Crisis of Globalization and Its Future,” From Our Perspective: OWU
Faculty Opinions (February 10, 2021) (An expanded version of this article is
available at my google site: https://sites.google.com/a/owu.edu/ji-young-
choi/home/non-refereed-publication)
● “The Politics of the Coronavirus Pandemic,” From Our Perspective: OWU
Faculty Opinions (April 6, 2020) (Available at: https://www.owu.edu/news-
media/from-our-perspective/from-our-perspective-covid-19).
(Selected) Conference Presentations
● “South Korea’s Security Dilemma and Nuclear Options,” will be presented at
the annual meeting of the International Studies Association, April 2024,
San Francisco, California.
●“Globalization, Leadership, and US-China Relations in the (Post-)Pandemic
World,” presented at the annual meeting of the Global Studies Conference, June
2021, Montreal, Canada (Online Presentation).
● "The Economic Logic of Political Changes on the Korean Peninsula,” presented
at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association, March 2019,
Toronto, Canada.
● “The Rise of China and US-South Korea Relations,” presented at the annual
meeting of the International Studies Association, February 2017, Baltimore,
Maryland.
● “National Identity and Foreign Relations: South Korea’s Identity Politics and
Foreign Policy Changes to North Korea and the U. S.,” presented at the annual
meeting of the International Studies Association, March 2016, Atlanta, Georgia.
● “Globalization and State Policies: The Rise of East Asian Economies and the Role
of the State in a Global Age,” presented at the annual meeting of the Global
Studies Conference, July 2015, Imperial College London, the United Kingdom.
● “The Rise of China and the U.S. Pivot to Asia,” presented at the annual meeting
of the International Studies Association, February 2015, New Orleans, Louisiana.
● “The Rise of China: Theoretical and Historical Approaches,” presented at the
annual meeting of the International Studies Association, March 2014, Toronto,
Canada.
● “Rationalism, Constructivism, and International Relations Theory,” presented at
the annual meeting of the Pacific Northwest Political Science Association,
October 2013, Vancouver, Canada.
● “The Evolution of East Asian Financial Regionalism and the Politics of Global
Financial Governance,” presented at the annual meeting of the International
Studies Association, March 2011, Montreal, Canada.
● “Varieties of Regional Economic Institutionalization,” presented at the annual
meeting of the International Studies Association, February 2010, New Orleans,
Louisiana.
(Selected) Invited Talks & Media Appearances
● “The Indo-Pacific as Japan’s 21st Century Grand Strategy,” a discussant at Brad
Richardson Memorial Lecture, hosted by the Institute for Japanese Studies, Ohio
State University, Columbus, OH, February 23, 2024.
● “US-China Relations,” OWU Mock Convention Platform Hearing, Ohio Wesleyan
University, Delaware, OH, Oct 3, 2023.
● “Economic Warfare and U.S. Policy,” Jacksonville Public Library, Jacksonville,
FL, May 11, 2023 (Virtual Talk).
● “Economic Warfare and U.S. Policy,” the Delaware Chapter of Great Decisions,
a Nation-wide Foreign Policy Association, Delaware, OH, March 17, 2023
(Virtual Talk).
● “Anti-China Rhetoric by US Congressmen and Its impact on the Asian
Community,” a phone interview, Nikkei Asia, a Japan-based English language
weekly news magazine, November 8, 2022.
● “Global Supply Chains and US National Security,” the Delaware Chapter of Great
Decisions, a Nation-wide Foreign Policy Association, Delaware, OH, May 6,
2021 (Virtual Talk).
● “The Rise of China and China’s Economic Statecraft,” Yonsei University, Seoul,
Korea, May 16, 2019.
● “Historical and Theoretical Views on the Rise of China,” Ohio University, Athens,
OH, March 5, 2019.
● “North-South Dynamics and Rapprochement,” presented at Analytic Exchange on
North Korea and the ROK-US Alliance hosted by Bureau of Intelligence and
Research, US Department of State, Washington DC, August 23, 2018.
● “The US-North Korea Summit,” a phone interview, All Sides with Ann Fisher,
WOSU Radio (NPR 89.7 FM), Columbus, OH, June 13, 2018.
● “The Prospect of the US-North Korea Summit,” a phone interview, Voice of
America, an international radio broadcaster, Washington DC, June 10, 2018.
● “The Korea Agreement (The 2018 Inter-Korean Summit),” a studio interview, All
Sides with Ann Fisher, WOSU Radio (NPR 89.7 FM), Columbus, OH, May 8,
2018.
● “ROK-U.S. Alliance with a New Administration: How Will North Korea
Behave?,”presented at Analytic Exchange on North Korea and the ROK-US
Alliance hosted by Bureau of Intelligence and Research, US Department of State,
Washington DC, July 28, 2016.
● “North Korea’s Nuclear Threat,” presented at the Moritz College of Law hosted
by the Alexander Hamilton Society, the Ohio State University Chapter,
Columbus, Ohio, April 21, 2016.
● “South Korea’s Foreign Policies to North Korea,” presented at the Mershon
Center for International Security Studies, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio,
April 14, 2016.
● “Sino-US Relations and the Korean Peninsula,” presented at Shanghai University
of Finance and Economics, Shanghai, China, March 28, 2016.
(Selected) Grants/Honors/Awards
● The Travel-Learning Course Grant ($25,000), Ohio Wesleyan University, May
2024 (Plan to visit Seoul and Busan in South Korea with OWU students).
● The Travel-Learning Course Grant ($17,000), Ohio Wesleyan University, May
2017 (Visited Seoul in South Korea with OWU students).
● Thomas E. Wenzlau (TEW) Grants for Faculty and Curricular Development
($1,000), Ohio Wesleyan University, March 2016.
● The Research and Professional Development Grant ($2,000), the Mershon Center
for International Security Studies, Ohio State University, March 2016.
● A Guest Professor at the Dale J. Bruce Scholar-Athlete Awards Ceremony, Ohio
Wesleyan University, April 2015.
● The Luce Initiative on Asian Studies and the Environment (LIASE) Grants
($50,000), The Henry Luce Foundation, March 2015.
● Thomas E. Wenzlau (TEW) Grants for Faculty and Curricular Development
($3,000), Ohio Wesleyan University, March 2015.
● Summer Research Grant ($2,400), Purdue Research Foundation (PRF), Purdue
University, Summer 2007.
● Graduate Student Award for Outstanding Teaching, the Graduate School, Purdue
University, April 2007.
● MA Thesis Honors, the Department of Political Science, University of Kansas,
May 2003.
● Pi Sigma Alpha (The National Political Science Honor Society), University of
Kansas, April 2003
● Graduation with Top Honors, the Graduate School of International Studies,
Sogang University, August 2001.
(Selected) Teaching Experience
● Courses Taught at Ohio Wesleyan University (Fall 2009 – Present)
PG110: (Introduction to) Politics and Government
PG112: Global Issues
PG201: The Rise of China and US-China Relations (Honors Seminar)
PG349: Comparative Politics - Asia/ East Asian Politics
PG360: International Politics
PG364: International Political Economy
PG365: Globalization – Structures, Processes, and Issues
PG366: Great Power Politics and US-China Relations
PG499: Senior Seminar in International Relations
● Courses Taught at Purdue University (Fall 2005 – Spring 2008)
POL 141: Governments of the World (Intro. to Comparative Politics)
POL 130: Introduction to International Relations
Department & University Service
● Director of the East Asian Studies Program, Ohio Wesleyan University, Fall 2018
– Present.
● The Executive Committee of the Faculty, Fall 2023 – Present.
● The Committee on Enrollment and Communications, Spring 2023
(Participated in interviews for the Vice President for Enrollment position in May).
● The TEW Committee, Spring 2023 (Reviewed TEW proposals in March).
● The Entrepreneurial Faculty Steering Committee, Spring 2018 – Spring 2021.
● The Academic Conduct Review Board, Spring 2017.
● The Teaching, Learning, and Cross-Cultural Programming Committee, Fall 2014
– Spring 2016/ Spring 2018.
● The Globalization Studies Major Project, the Global Liberal Arts Alliance, Fall
2014 (Attended a planning meeting for the Globalization Studies Major Project in
Paris, France in November 2014).
● The Affirmative Action Council, Fall 2010 – Spring 2013.
● The Steering Committee of the Arneson Institute for Practical Politics and Public
Affairs, Ohio Wesleyan University, Fall 2014 – Present.
● The Search Committee, Ohio Wesleyan University (The Dept. of Politics &
Government, Fall 2017 – Spring 2018/ Fall 2016 – Spring 2017/ Fall 2012 –
Spring 2013; The Dept. of Economics, Spring 2014)
● Advisor for the Model United Nations, Ohio Wesleyan University, Fall 2011 –
Present.
Professional Membership
● International Studies Association (ISA)
● Global Studies Research Network (GSRN)
● Association of Korean Political Studies (AKPS)