Choi, Hyun-Jin
Hyun Jin Choi's research and teaching interests focus on international relations, particularly civil and international conflict, political institutions, Northeast Asia, statistical methods, and agent-based modeling. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the department of political science at Michigan State University. Previously, he was a research associate at the Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis (IFPA) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he conducted research on the ROK-U.S. alliance, crisis management, and civil-military relations. His research has been published in KEI Academic Paper Series, Asian Affairs: An American Review, Journal of Conflict Resolution, and Comparative Politic (forthcoming). He has also presented his papers at the conferences of the International Studies Association, Midwest Political Science Association, Southern Political Science Association, Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and East-West Center. He has taught Introduction to International Relations, Introduction to Political Science, Introduction to Research Methods, and Government and Politics of the World. Hyun Jin's dissertation investigates the logic of ethnic exclusion in small-coalition regimes. He argues that despite the increased risk of ethnic conflict, ethnic exclusion is good politics (but not good policy) for small-coalition leaders because it enhances their prospects for remaining in office. Hyun Jin is expected to complete his degree program in May 2012. Committee: Michael Colaresi (chair), Brian Silver, Cristina Bodea, Christina DeJong, and Ravi Bhavnani.
International Relations, Political Methodology
Expected Completion: Fall 2012
236 S. Kedzie
Committee: Ravi Bhavnani (Chair), Eric Chang, Michael Colaresi, and Brian Silver
