Kan KIMURA
CV
- LLM, PhD, Kyoto University
- Ehime University. Research Associate, 1993-94. Lecturer, 1994-97.
- Korea Foundation. Research Fellow, 1996-97.
- Kobe University. Associate Professor, 1997-2005. Professor, since 2005.
- Harvard University. Visiting Scholar, 1998-99.
- Korea University. Visiting Scholar, 2001.
- Sejong Institute, Visiting Scholar, 2006.
- Australia National University, Visiting Scholar, 2008.
- University of Washington, Visiting Scholar, 2010-11.
- NPO Pan-Pacific Forum, President, since 2012.
Research Topic
Nationalism and Historical Disputes in South Korea
Major Publications
- Korean Nationalism as a Small Nation. Minerva Shobo, 2000. In Japanese, the 13th Asian and Pacific Prize.
- Authoritarianisation in South Korea. Minerva Shobo, 2003. In Japanese, the 25th Suntory Academic Prize.
- "A Dangerous Current in Roh's South Korea". Japan Echo August, 2004.
- 'Historical Perceptions and South Korea's Changing Identity'. Japan Echo, October 2005.
- "Why Did the Chosun Dynasty Fail to Modernize?: 'Modernization from abovef in Korea'. Political Science in Asia Vol.2 No.1, Winter 2006..
- "Nationalistic Populism in Democratic Countries of East Asia". Journal of Korean Politics Vol.16 No.2, October 2007.
- "A Populist with Obsolete Ideas: The Failure of Roo Moo-Hyun", Kosuke Mizuno and Pasuk Phongpaichit ed., Populism in Asia[1], NUS Press, 2009.
- "How can we cope with historical disputes? The Japanese and South Korean experience". , Marie Soderberg ed., Changing Power Relations in Northeast Asia, Rutledge, 2010.
- 'Why Are the Issues of"Historical Perceptions" between Japan and South Korea Persisting?'." Journal of International Cooperation Studies"Vol.16, No.2, July 2011.
- 'Discovery of Disputes: Collective Memories on Textbooks and Japanese-South Korean Relations',";Journal of Korean Studies"; Vol.17, No.1, Spring 2012.
- "On Migration from Japan to Korea", Younghee Cho ed. Emigration Trends and Policies of Major Sending Countries to Korea, IOM MRTC Special Issues in Migration Series. No. 4. IOM Migration Research and Training Centre. Goyang-si. Republic of Korea, 2013.
- "Democracy and diversionary incentives in Japan-South Korea disputes", co-au with Koji Kagotani and Jeffry Weber, International Relations of Pacific-Asia Vol.13, No.2, December 2013.
- "Northeast Asian Trilateral Cooperation in the Globalizing World: How to Re-establish the Mutual Importance," Journal of International Cooperation Studies, Vol.21, No.2-3, January 2014.
Message
Political Science is a controversial science, in the meaning that it never has fixed disciplines as natural sciences. So political science is always challenging, and we must challenge it as long as politics are with us. I hope you to enjoy the expedition of political science with us. For more information on Kan Kimura, please visit my personal homepage.
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