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I am an associate professor specializing in Comparative Politics within the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Chung-Ang University, Seoul South Korea. My research is primarily centered around democratic accountability mechanisms, with a particular emphasis on their functioning during elections within both liberal and illiberal democracies. More specifically, my research investigates the capacity of citizens to constrain their representatives based on their policy performance, both domestically and internationally.
Before I joined Chung-Ang in 2025, I served as an assistant professor in Comparative Politics in the Department of Political Science and IR at Soongsil University, Seoul. Prior to that, I was an assistant professor in Comparative Politics/Political Economy in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Reading in the United Kingdom. Before that, I was a visiting assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) in the United States.
I received my PhD in Political Science from the University of Missouri in the US, following a master's degree in Global Politics from the London School of Economics and Political Science, a master's degree in International Economics from the Berlin School of Economics and Law, and a BA degree in International Studies and English from Handong University.
In Progress
In Progress
Inequality in AI Literacy
"Who understands AI, and Who can use it?" (under review)
The Economy and Electoral Behavior
"Who is satisfied with the democracy? Economic evaluations and perceived accountability" (under review) (with Mary Stegmaier)
"Affective polarization and satisfaction with democracy" (in progress) (with Yelim Cheong & Mary Stegmaier)
"Concerns without Standing: Issue Ownership and the Priorities Citizens cannot Voice" (in progress) (with Yujin Jung, Murat Yildrim, Dean Schafer)
Experimental Political Science
"Educating democratic citizens? Evidence from a randomized trial in Malawi" (under review) (with Booyuel Kim & Hyuncheol B. Kim)
From Erosion to Endurance: Understanding Democratic Backsliding
"From Attitudes to Action: Affective Polarization and Impeachment Protests in South Korea" (in progress) (with Inkwan Chung)
"Beyond ideological Drift: How elections reconfigure Right-Wing Extremism after a failed self-coup" (in progress) (with Yujin J. Jung)
Publications
Publications
Peer Reviewed (SSCI)
[forthcoming] "Delegating Democracy Away? Martial Law Support in South Korea" (accepted in Political Research Quarterly) (with Yuko Sato)
[2026] "Who supports martial law in a democracy? Lessons from South Korea" Political Sutdies (with Inkwan Chung) [pdf]
[2026] "Public Satisfaction with Democracy: The role of the Economy and Political Institutions" European Political Science Review, 18(2): 276-296. (with Mary Stegmaier) [pdf]
[2026] "Populism, Ideology, and the Endorsement of Martial Law: A Conditional Relationship" Government & Opposition, 61(e10): 1-26. (with Yujin J. Jung) [pdf]
[2025] "The Relative Economy and Political Support: The moderating role of Clarity of Responsibility" Political Science, 77(2-3): 244-262. (with graduate students: Junho Jo and Hongjun Yu) [pdf]
[2025] "Public support for government and leaders during the COVID-19 crisis: A comparative study of East Asian countries" International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 37(3): 1-22. (with Jungsub Shin) [pdf]
[2025] "When do Agents deliver the Vote? A Vote-Popularity Function in Electoral Manipulations" Democratization, 32(2): 243-269. (with Youngho Cho) [pdf]
[2024] "Benchmarking the Pandemic: How do citizens react to domestic COVID-19 conditions compared to other countries" Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, 34(2): 191-211. (with Jungsub Shin) [pdf] [with appendix]
[2023] "How does Economic Openness affect the Relative Economic Voting?" European Political Science Review, 15(4): 561-581 [pdf] [supplementary][replication]
[2023] "How does a Relative Economy affect Voter Turnout?" Political Behavior, 45(3): 855-875. [pdf] [supplementary][replication]
[2022] "Armed and Dangerous: Legacies of Incumbent-Military Ties and Electoral Violence in Africa" Electoral Studies, 80 (102531) (with Nikolaos Frantzeskakis) [pdf] [appendix][replication]
[2020] "Should We Talk about the Weather? How Party Competition and Coalition Participation Influence Parties’ Attention to Economic Issues” Party Politics, 26(6): 730-743. (with Ed Goldring and Laron K. Williams) [pdf] [replication]
[2019] "Compared to What? Media-guided Reference Points & Relative Economic Voting” Electoral Studies, 62(102085). [pdf] [supplementary] [replication]
[2019] "How do Sanctions Affect Incumbent Electoral Performance?” Political Research Quarterly, 72(3): 744-759. [pdf] [supplementary] [replication]
[2019] "Who is Responsible? The Effect of Clarity of Responsibility on the Voter Turnout?” West European Politics, 42(3): 464-494. (with Nikolaos Frantzeskakis and Jungsub Shin) [pdf] [replication]
[2019] "Do the Welfare Benefits Weaken the Economic Vote? A Cross-National Analysis of the Welfare State and Economic Voting” International Political Science Review, 40(1): 108-125. (with Jungsub Shin) [pdf]
Chapter in Edited Volume
[2026] "정서적 양극화와 외교안보에 대한 유권자 인식과 태도", 국익을 설계하다: 한국형 초당외교의 모색, Eds. 서정건, 박영사.
[2023] "Economics, Politics, and Popularity Function: Past, Present and Future", Economics and Politics Revisited: Executive Approval and the New Calculus of Support, Eds. Timothy Hellwig and Matthew M Singer, Oxford University Press. (with Mary Stegmaier and Michael Lewis-Beck)
[2017] "The VP-Function: A Review”, The SAGE Handbook of Electoral Behaviour, 2v. Eds. Kai Arzheimer, Jocelyn Evans and Michael S. Lewis-Beck. Sage Publications. (with Michael S. Lewis-Beck and Mary Stegmaier) [pdf]
Peer Reviewed (Korean Journal)
[2026] "How does Globalization affect Democratic Accountability? Relative Economy, Executive Approval and Globalization ” Journal of Future Politics, 16(1): 1-21.
[2024] "시민예측(Citizen Forecasting)으로 본 2024 미국 대선 전망” 미국학논집, 56(2): 129-151. (with 유성진) (in Korean)
[2024] "2024 미국 대선 예측 모형: 유용성과 한계” 미국학논집, 56(2): 49-74. (with 유성진) (in Korean) Best Paper Award - The American Studies Association of Korea, 2025
[2021] "The Effects of Voters' Relative Evaluations of Government Response to COVID19 on Government Trust, Satisfaction of Democracy, and National Pride in South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan” Korean Party Studies Review, 20(52): 132-165. (with Jungsub Shin) (in Korean) [pdf]
[2019] "Electoral Competitiveness and Perceived Election Quality: Unraveling the Mediational Role of District level Turnout in the 2016 Korean Legislative Election” Journal of Future Politics, 9(2): 31-61. (with Youngho Cho) [pdf]
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