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Research
My research examines how colonialism and decolonization shape state formation, political violence, and international engagement, with a particular focus on the Global South. I combine historical evidence with quantitative methods to study how political actors navigate and reshape inherited institutions.
State Formation & Colonial Legacies
with Bonkyu Lim
Who Captures the State? Party Manifestos and Contested Decolonization
Historical State, Proto-state, Secessionism, and Modern Statehood
with Bonkyu Lim
Work in Progress
Nationalism & Political Violence
Paradox of Nationalism: Nationalist Movements and Post-Independence Civil War
Revise and Resubmit
Revise and Resubmit
Partition and Violence: The Case of Indonesia
Tailoring to the Target: External Interventions in Internal Conflicts
with Hyeran Jo
International Engagement
Who Goes to the West? Western-Educated Leaders and Diplomatic Engagement
Work in Progress
with James Dongjin Kim
When States Do Earmark? Financial Contributions to International Organizations from the Global South
with Seth Dial
Work in Progress
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