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Visiting Assistant Professor at the George Washington University; Visiting Researcher, World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), United Nations University

Min J. Kim is a Visiting Assistant Professor of International Affairs and the Associate Director of the MA program in Security Policy Studies in the Elliott School of International Affairs. She is also an affiliated faculty at the Elliott School's Institute for Korean Studies. In addition to the academic appointment, She serves as a visiting researcher at the United Nations University World Institute for Development (UNU-WIDER).

Her research focuses on political and security issues in border and frontier areas, state-minority relations, and territorial politics.

She holds a Ph.D. in International Relations from American University and an MA in Conflict Resolution from Georgetown University.

Experience

  • 2023–present
    Visiting Assistant Professor, George Washington University
  • 2021–present
    Visiting Researcher , UNU-WIDER

Publications

  • 2023
    Buffer zones and international rivalry: internal and external geographic separation mechanisms , International Affairs
  • 2023
    Affirmative action around the world: insights from a new dataset, UNU-WIDER Working Paper