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Chaibong Hahm

Santa Monica Office

Senior Political Scientist

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Education

B.A. in economics, Carleton College; Ph.D. in political science, Johns Hopkins University; M.A. in political science, Johns Hopkins University

Research Focus

Political Science and International Relations

Research Focus

Korean and East Asian politics and security issues

Previous Positions

Professor, School of International Relations and Department of Political Science, and Director, Korean Studies Institute, University of Southern California; Professor, Department of Political Science, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea; Director, Division of Social Sciences Research and Policy, UNESCO, Paris, France; visiting professor at Duke, Georgetown, and Princeton universities; visiting fellow at the International Forum for Democratic Studies, Washington, D.C.

Selected Publications

"South Korea's Miraculous Democracy," Journal of Democracy, July 2008

"South Korea's Progressives and the U.S.-ROK Alliance," in "Dynamic Forces on the Korean Peninsula: Strategic and Economic Implications," Joint U.S.-Korea Academic Studies, Vol. 17, 2007

"The Two South Koreas: A House Divided," The Washington Quarterly, Vol. 28, No. 3, Summer 2005

"The Ties That Bind: Capitalism, Democracy, and Modernity," in Tae-hyo Kim and Brad Glosserman, eds., The Future of U.S.-Korea-Japan Relations: Balancing Values and Interests, The CSIS Press, 2004

"Anti-Americanism, Korean Style," in David I. Steinberg, ed., Korean Attitudes Toward the United States: Changing Dynamics, M.E. Sharpe, 2004

Recent Media Appearances

Interviews: Korea Broadcasting Service (KBS); Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC)

Commentary: Washington Post

To arrange an interview:

Contact the RAND Office of Media Relations, (703) 413-1100, x5117 or (310) 451-6913, or send an email to media@rand.org.

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