Education

1991 - 1995 University of Cambridge (Fitzwilliam College) Ph.D. in Social and Political Sciences
1990 - 1991 University of Cambridge (Fitzwilliam College) M.Phil. in Sociology and Politics of Development
1983 - 1987 Yonsei University (Seoul, Korea) B.A. in Political Science

EMPLOYMENT & CAREER

2022-2024 Dean, Social Science College, Yonsei University
2020-2021 Dean, University External Affairs and Development, Yonsei University
2019- Joint Appointment Professor, POSTECH
2019.3- Director, Research Center of the Future City Governance, The Research Institute of Future Cities & Society
2018-2019 Chair, Political-Administrative Leadership Programme, Graduate School of Public Administration
2016.9- Head, Yonsei-EU Jean Monnet Center of Excellence
2013-2016.8 Head, Yonsei Institute of East and West Studies, Yonsei-SERI EU Center
2012 Associate Director, Yonsei –SERI EU Center
2011 Team Director, Education, Yonsei-SERI EU Center
2010- Full Professor, Department of Political Science and International Studies
2010- Team Director, Executive Office of External Affairs, Yonsei Songdo International Campus
2010-11 Director, Department of Political Science and International Studies
2010 Professor and Director, BK21 Project Leader, Department of Political Science and International Studies
2008-9 Team Director, Office of Overseas Operation, Yonsei Songdo International Campus
2006-8 Planning Team Director, Office of University Planning and Development
2005 Research Committee, Vision 2020, Yonsei University
2005 Associate Dean, Underwood International School
2004-10 Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and International Studies
2004 Associate Dean, Graduate School of Public Administration
2001-4 Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and Diplomacy, Yonsei University
2001- Director, Center for Canadian Studies, Institute of East and West Studies, Yonsei University
1997-2001 Research Professor, Institute of East and West Studies, Yonsei University
1996-1997 British Economic and Social Research Council Fellow, Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick, UK

QUALIFICATION

  • Chairman, Organization Committee for the 50th AASSREC General Conference (2022-2023)
  • Delegate of Korea, Poland KRYNICA Forum (2023)
  • Korea Polar Research Institute KONPOR researcher (2023-)
  • Examiner, The ROK National Assembly Award Selection Committee (2023-2024)
  • Executive Director, The 21st Century World Politics Research Institute
  • Head, External Relations, Korea Social Science Association
  • Member of Advisory Board, The National Assembly Library (2020-2023)
  • Advisory Professor, Hyundai Motor, Next Generation Vehicle (2018-2019)
  • Vice-President, the Korean Association of International Studies (2019)
  • Executive Director of the Korean Political Science Association (2015, 2019)
  • Advisory Professor, on Human-centric smart city project of Hyundai Next Generation Vehicle (2018-)
  • Member, the Seoul Forum for International Affairs (2018-)
  • Policy Advisory Committee to Korea Foundation (2017-)
  • Chairman of the Preparatory Committee for the World Congress for Korean Politics and Society (2017)
  • Vice President of the Korean Political Science Association (2017)
  • Policy Advisory Committee to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea(2016-)
  • Member of Board of Directors to the Korean Association of International Studies(2016-2018)
  • Chairman, Board of Directors, Korea Airports Corporation (2016)
  • Non-standing Executive Director of Korea Airports Corporation(2015-2016)
  • Donga-A Ilbo “The 100 people who will elevate Korea in 10 years” (2014)
  • MK Business News Columnist “The Window of MK” (2014-2016)
  • Advisory Committee to Speaker of National Assembly on Political Reform (2013)
  • Working Committee, the Sea Lanes of Communication Study Group Korea )(2013-)
  • Steering Committee, UNOSD (UN Office for Sustainable Development)/ Establishment Planning Committee, UNOSD (UN Office for Sustainable Development) (2011-2012)
  • Working Committee and Dean of The Powerhouse of Future Korea Academy, The Powerhouse of Future Korea (2010-)
  • Advisory Committee, Korean Women‟s Development Institute
  • Editing Committee, The Korean Journal of International Studies, The Korean Association of International Studies (2012-2013)
  • Advisory Committee, UN Project Office of Governance
  • Advisory Committee, on General Election broadcast, KBS (2012)
  • Appraisal Board, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (2011-2012)
  • Research Director, The Korean Political Science Association (2011)
  • Advisory Committee, on Diplomatic Academy, Foreign Affairs and Trade Committee, National Assembly (2011)
  • Executive Officer, Korean Governance Research Association (2010)
  • Working Committee and Dean of The Powerhouse of Future Korea Academy, The Powerhouse of Future Korea (2010-)
  • Auditor, The Korean Association for Canadian Studies
  • Korea-Canada Vision Report Author
  • Bar Examination Preparation Committee, Ministry of Justice
  • Visiting Scholar, Department of Political Science, University of Hawaii, Manoas
  • Advisory Committee, English-fying of Incheon
  • Associate Editor, Global Economic Review
  • Advisory Committee, ASEM(Asia-Europe Meeting), Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
  • Delegate of Korea, 1998 Pre-ASEM Meeting (London, UK)
  • Member, 21st Century Political Science Association
  • Member, The Korean Political Science Association
  • Member, The Korea Association of International Studies
  • Member, The British International Studies Association

RESEARCH GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS

  • Yonsei-Postech Excellent Achievement Award (2020)
  • The Yonsei Graduate School of Public Administration, Best Lecture Award (2018)
  • The Yonsei University Best Lecture Award in Social Science (2018)
  • Sejong Academic Books of Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea (2017): Capitalism and Democracy in the EU
  • Yonsei Superior Lecture Award (2007, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2018)
  • Yonsei Award of Excellent Research Achievement Professor (2017, 2018)
  • Future Consensus Institute Research Fund (2016, 2017)
  • National Research Foundation Leading Scholar Fund (2015-2018)
  • Excellent Books of Basic Science in The National Academy of Sciences (2014) : Unequal Development & Democracy
  • EU Research Fund (2013)
  • Korea Research Foundation Fund (2009-11)
  • Human Korea Nordic Research (2010-2)
  • National Assembly Research Fund (2010, 2012)
  • LG Yonam Foundation Overseas Research Scholar Fund (2008)
  • Yonsei Global 5-5-10 Research Fund (2007-2008)
  • Yonsei Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation Academic Research Fund (2006-2008)
  • Joint Research Fund, National Research Foundation of Korea (2005)
  • Korea Research Foundation Leading Researcher Fund (2002-2004)
  • Korea-Japan Research Grant (2002)
  • Yonsei International Studies Foundation Fund (2001-2002)
  • Yonsei Academic Research Fund (2000, 2011)
  • Canadian Faculty Research Program Grant (2000)
  • Korea Research Foundation (1998, 1999)
  • Asia Research Fund (1998, 2000)
  • UK Economic and Social Research Council Fellowship (1996)
  • British Foreign Office and Commonwealth Scholarship (1991)
  • Minister of Culture and Education Fellowship (1986)
  • The Grand Prize, The 11th National Research Competition of Korean College Students (1986)
  • The Second Prize, The 10th National Research Competition of Korean College Students (1985)
  • The Second Prize, The Yonsei Students' Academic Award (1985)
  • Yonsei BaekYang Academic Fellowship (1985)

Publications

[ Articles ]
  • “Moon Jae In"s Fandom Politics and New Media Platforms”, Chaelin Seong, & Yeonho Lee. Culture and Politics, 10(4), 105-133, 2023. (in Korean)
  • “Democracy and Populism in the Moon Jae-in Government”, Yeonho Lee & Yoojin Lim. Culture and Politics, 9(3), 5-34, (in Korean).
  • “The Political Economic Analysis of ESG”, The Journal of East and West Studies 33(4), 2021.(in Korean)
  • “The Limit of Economic Democracy in Korea”, Yeonho Lee & Yoojin Lim, The Journal of Political Science and Communication 23(1) 2020. (in Korean)
  • “A Study of EU Smart City Model and Development Strategy”, Yeonho Lee, J. Goh and H. Kim, The Journal of Contemparary European Studies 27(2) 2019. (in Korean)
  • “Economic Crises and Augmenting Financial Bureaucratic Power in South Korea”, Yeonho Lee, Hakryul Kim, Pacific Review31(3), 2018.
  • “Can Blockchain Technology Establish Good Governance? : Case Study of Estonia”, Yeonho Lee, Yeoun Ki, The Korean Association of Area Studies 36(2), 2018(in Korean)
  • “Excessive Bureaucratic Isolation and Inefficient Government Management: the Korean Financial Bureaucracy after 2008”, Yeonho Lee, Yeoun Ki, The Journal of East and West Studies 30(2), 2018 (in Korean)
  • “The failure of Quasi-Governmental Regulatory Institutions in South Korea” ,Yeonho Lee, Moonyoung Kim, Hyunjun Kim, Journal of Social Science 27(4), Institute of Social Science Chungnam National University, 2016.
  • “Politics of the Arctic and New Pathways for Arctic Policy in Korea” Yeonho Lee, Yujin Lim, The Journal of East and West Studies 26(4), 2014 (In Korean)
  • “The Dilemma of a Pro-Business State: The Government –chaebol Relations of the MB Lee Government in Korea,” Yeonho Lee; Kyunga Ryu , Journal of Social Science 24(3), Institute of Social Science Chungnam National University, 2013.
  • “The Formation of the Social Democratic State-Capital Relationship in Sweden and Its Nature from a Comparative Perspective with Facism,” The Journal of East and West Studies 24(3), 2012. (in Korean)
  • “The Green Growth Theory and Developing Countries in the Asia-Pacific Political Economic Causes and Theoretical Problems”, The Korean Journal of International Studies 51(4), 2011. (in Korean)
  • “Theories of Nordic Social Democracy”, Unification Studies 15(1), 2011. (in Korean)
  • “Governance and Policy Performance in Korea”, Asian Perspective, 34 (3), 2010
  • “The state-Market-Society Relationship under the Lee Myong-bak Government: A Study of the Low Carbon Green Growth Policy”, Legislative Studies 30, 2010. (in Korean)
  • “The Assessment of South Korea’s Sustainable Development Governance”, The Journal of East and West Studies 22(1), 2010. (in Korean)
  • ‘Civil Participation in the Making of a New Regulatory State in Korea: 1998-2008’, Korea Observer 40(3).
  • ‘The Institutionalist Political Economic Developmental State Theory and Democracy’, 21st Century Political Science Review 19(2).
  • ‘The Role of Think Tanks to Make a Smaller and More Effective Government’, The Korean Journal of International Relations 49(2).
  • ‘Labor and Politics in East Asia’, Asian Perspective 32(3).
  • ‘Supply-side Corporatism as a Labor Control Mechanism’, New Asia 14(4). (in Korean)
  • ‘Domestic Political Factors of the Rise of Governance’, 21stCenturyPoliticalScienceReview 17(3). (in Korean)
  • ‘The Rise of the Labor Party in Korea:Causes and Limits’, The Pacific Review 19(3).
  • ‘Democratic Deepening and its Impact on the Changes in the Nature of Regulatory State: The Korean Case’, New Asia, Summer Edition. (in Korean)
  • ‘The Escape of Capital as a Cause for the Decline of Corporatism’, 21stCenturyPoliticalScienceReview 16(1). (in Korean)
  • ‘Participatory Democratic Logic of Regulating the Chaebol’, Asian Survey 45(2).
  • ‘A Comparative Study of British and Dutch Industrial Relations’, The Korean Journal of International Relations 44(1), 2004.
  • ‘A Comparative Study of ‘Industrial Rationalization’ and ‘Corporation Reform’- The Chun Doohwan and the Kim DaeJung Government casese.’ , 21stCenturyPoliticalScienceReview 14(1), 2004.
  • ‘Emergence of the Regulatory State in Korea and the Government-Industry Relationship’, Korean Political Science Review 37(4) 2003.
  • ‘Financial reform and the debate on the rise of the regulatory state in Korea’, Korean Journal of Sociology 36(4), 2002. (in Korean)
  • ‘The rise of the regulatory state and government-business relations in Korea’, Korean Political Science Review 36(3), 2002. (in Korean)
  • ‘The political economic analysis of Korea-Japan FTA’, Journal of Global Politics 2(1), 2002. (in Korean)
  • ‘The Canadian perspective of NAFTA and its implications on Korea-Japan FTA’, The Korean Journal of Canadian Studies, 10, 2002.
  • ‘The government-NGO relationship under the Kim Dae-jung government’, Korean Political Science Review 35(4), 2001.
  • ‘The capitalism reform of British new Labor: the experiment of the stakeholding economy and changes of the state’, The Korean Journal of International Relations 41(2) 2001. (in Korean)
  • ‘Limitations of the DJ reform’, Sasang, summer, 2001. (in Korean)
  • ‘Limitations of Neoliberal Economic Reform’, Korea Focus 9(4), 2001.
  • ‘Convergence or divergence?: The South Korean state after the Asian Financial Crisis, Global Economic Review 30(3), 2001.
  • ‘The failure of the weak state in economic liberalization: liberalization, democratization and the financial crisis in South Korea’, The Pacific Review 13(1), 2000.
  • ‘Prospects for East Asian economic regionalism in the 21stcentury’,Global Economic Review 29(2) 2000. (with Woosang Kim)
  • ‘ASEM in retrospect: Bangkok and London’, Global Economic Review 29, 1, 2000.
  • ‘NAFTA and Canada-Korea relations’, The Korean Review of Canadian Studies 6, 2000 (with Kap-young Jeong)
  • ‘The Kim Dae-jung government’s economic reform and limitations in the rise of a neo-liberal state in Korea’, Korean Political Science Review 33 (4), 1999. (in Korean)
  • ‘Asian and European Perception of ASEM: A comparative study) Conference Proceeding, Korean Political Science Association Annual Conference (2-3 December 1999)
  • ‘Neo-liberal Reform and the Transformation of the State in the UK’, The Journal of East and West Studies 11(2), 1999.
  • ‘The role of the state in the process of economic liberalization’, Korean Political Science Review 32(3). 1998 (in Korean)
  • ‘Development, Capitalism and the State in East Asia’, Korea Observer 29 (2) 1997.
  • ‘CAEC Stocktaking Survey on Asia-Europe Intellectual Exchange’, Conference Proceeding, CAEC Conference on 'Stocktaking Survey on Asia-Europe Intellectual Exchange', Tokyo, Japan, 4-5 November, 1998.
  • ‘The Limits of Economic Globalization in East Asian Developmental States’, The Pacific Review 10 (2) 1997.
  • ‘Political Aspects of South Korean State Autonomy: Regulating the Chaebol, 1980-93’, The Pacific Review 9 (2) 1996.
  • ‘The Relationship between the State and the Chaebol’, 1980-1993: A study of the South Korean state and society’, Ph.D. dissertation, Social and Political Sciences Faculty, University of Cambridge, 1995.
  • ‘The Government-Business Relationship in South Korea’, 1988-94, Asian Thought and Society 20 (58-59) 1995 (with Yearn-hong Choi).
[ Book & Book Chapters in English ]
  • “Interest Group Politics”, with Yoojin Lim, J.H. Han, R.P. Pardo and Y. Cho (eds) The Oxford Handbook of South Korean Politics, Oxford: OUP, 2021. (online DOI: 10.1093/ oxfordhb/ 9780192894045.001.0001)
  • “The State-Civil Society Relations in Korea”, J. Choi, H. Kwon and M. Koo (eds) The Korean Government and Public Policies in a Development Nexus, Springer International Publishing AG, 2017. (with Chi-Hoon Sung)
  • Cooperation in Asia and Disintegration in Europe? :proceedings of a German-Korean Academic Dialogue, Herald Bergbauer and Yeonho Lee(eds), Nomos, 2016.
  • Europe and East Asia in Transition of World Order, Seoul: Institute of East and West Studies, 2014.
  • “The Kim Dae-jung Government’s Economic Reform and Limitations in the Rise of the Neo-liberal State”, R. Wilkinson, J. Maltby and J. Lee (eds) Responses to Change: Some Key Issues for the Future of Korea, University of Sheffield, 2000..
  • “The Dilemma of Liberalization: Financial Crisis and the Transformation of Capitalism in South Korea”, R. Robison, M. Beeson, K. Jayasuriya and H. Kim (eds) Politics and Markets in the Wake of the Asian Crisis, London: Routledge, 2000..
  • The State, Society and Big Business in South Korea, London: Routledge, 1997.
[ Book & Book Chapters in Korean ]
  • Populism, Seoul: Yonsei University Press, 2024. (in Korean)
  • “Single-term Presidency and Economic Policy”, in Won-taek Kang ed. Revisiting the June 29 Declaration and South Korea‟s Democratization, Seoul: Purungil, 2017. (in Korean)
  • “A Democratic Limitation of the Developmental State”, in Yuntae Kim ed. The Developmental State: Past, Present and Future, Seoul: Hanul, 2017. (in Korean)
  • EU and International Development Cooperation, Yeonho Lee (ed.) Seoul: Pakyoungsa, 2017( in Korean)
  • Capitalism and Democracy in the EU, Yeonho Lee (ed.) Seoul: Pakyoungsa, 2017 (in Korean) Sejong Books of Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea
  • “Constitutional Amendment and Political Institution”, Jeong Ku-Hyun (et al.) Korea Remodeling, Seoul, Cloud 9, 2017. (in Korean).
  • “EU Development Cooperation: EU-ODA for normative power” Pyeong Eok An (eds), Understanding and prospects of European Union, Seoul: Nopikipi, 2014. (in Korean)
  • Unequal Development & Democracy, Seoul: Parkyoungsa. 2013. (in Korean), Excellent Books of Basic Science in The National Academy of Sciences (2014)
  • “Major Task of our Time for Socio-economic Polarization Alleviation.”, Hyunchool Lee (eds), Presidential Election and Zeitgeist, Seoul: The Korean Association of Party Studies (in Korean)
  • ‘Capitalism and Democracy for the 20s,’ Youth Generation at Crisis- Searching for Exit, Paju: Nanam. 2010. (in Korean)
  • The Theories of Development, Seoul: Yonsei University Press, 2009. (in Korean)
  • “Transparency and Legitimacy of International Development Cooperation,” Road to Strong Multilateral Diplomatic State, Seoul: Daily Donga, 2009. (in Korean)
  • “Labor Restriction and Social Corporatism,” Proliferation and Internalization of Governance, Seoul: DaeKyung, 2009. (in Korean)
  • “Bureaucracy,” in Political Process- Introduction to Understanding Politics, the Korean Political Science Association (ed.), Seoul: Bupmunsa, 2008. (in Korean)
  • “Advent of Participatory Democracy and Changing Government-NGO-Business Relations,” Comparative Studies of Korean-Japanese Political Society, Seoul: AhYeon Publications, 2008. (in Korean)
  • “Liberalist State-Market Relations of the Era of Globalization,” Politics of the Future, Politics of Trust, Suwon: Gyeonggi Research Institute, 2006. (in Korean)
  • “Accommodation and Development of International Political Economy in Korea”, Korean Academic Research: International Politics (Liberal Arts, Social Science vol.), Seoul: National Academy of Sciences, 2005. (in Korean)
  • Case of EU Policy for the Creation of Northeast Asian Culture Community, Seoul: Korea Institute of National Unification, 2005. (in Korean)
  • Similarities and Differences of Northeast Asian Culture Community and European Culture Community, Seoul: Korea Institute of National Unification, 2004. (in Korean)
  • “National Assembly Check of the Administration: Case of government investigation, government offices inspection and audit”, ChanWook Park, ByongGuk Kim, Hoon Jang (eds) Conditions of National Assembly Success, Seoul: Nanam, 2004. (in Korean)
  • ‘On Governance’, in Jin-young Kwak (ed.) The Politics of Governance, Seoul: Bupmoonsa, 2002. (in Korean)
  • “Neoliberal limits of DJ reforms”, Thought Quarterly, Seoul: Academy of Social Sciences. 2001 (in Korean)
  • “How to Reform the Government”, 『Seopyeong Munhwa』, Seoul: Korea Publication Ethics Commission, 2001. (in Korean)
  • ‘The Evolution of the ASEM and Its Issues, in Jae-keon Yu (ed.) The Foreign Policy of Korea in the 21stCentury, Seoul: Nanam, 1999. (in Korean)
  • ‘ASEM and APEC’, in Dal-choong Kim (ed.), The Foreign Policy of South Korea, Seoul: Oreum,1998. (in Korean)

TEACHING COURSES

  • Korean Political Economy (BA course in Department of Political Science and Diplomacy)
  • The Political Economy of Developing Countries (BA course in Department of Political Science and Diplomacy)
  • International Cooperation and Development (MA course in Department of Political Science and Diplomacy)
  • State Capitalism and Business Systems (MA course in Korean Studies, the Graduate School of International Studies, Yonsei University) 
  • The Political Economy of Development: Theories and Cases (MA course in Politics of International Cooperation, GSIS, Yonsei University)
  • Business and Government in East Asia (MA course in Politics of International Cooperation, GSIS, Yonsei University)
  • Political Economic Development (BA course in Public Administration, Korea University)
  • The Politics of International Trade (MA course in International Political Economy, University of Warwick )
  • The Modern History of Korean Political Economy (BA course in International Relations, Hansin University)
  • The Korean Politics (BA course in International Relations, Hanshin University)

MAJOR RESEARCH AREAS

  • East Asian Political Economy
  • Theories of Political and Economic Development
  • Korean Political Economy
  • International Development Cooperation and EU