HYUG BAEG IM 임혁백

KFAS Fellowship 2nd Term (1979)

PhD, Political Science, University of Chicago, 1989

Thesis: Politics of Transition: Democratic Transition from Authoritarian Rule in South Korea

Work & Experiences 

• Assistant Professor, Political Science and International Relations, Ewha Womans University (1991-1998)
• Member, Presidential Commission on Policy Planning (1998)
• Professor of Political Science and International Relations, Korea University, South Korea (1998-2017)
• Director, Peace and Democracy Institute (2008)

Hyug Baeg Im is a leading authority of democratic theory whose research in comparative political science and political economics has addressed such topics as the American political system. He has served as Professor of Political Science and International Relations at Korea University, member of the National Security Advisory Board of South Korea, and Director of the Peace and Democracy Institute of Korea University. Hyug Baeg Im has also published extensively; his main writings include Simultaneity of Non-simultaneous (2014), Mountains and Rivers Meet in the Sea (2014), and Development and Crisis of Democracy (2021).