Dongwook Kim

Dr. Dongwook Kim is a Lecturer in International Relations at the Australian National University's School of Politics & International Relations. He holds a PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has held postdoctoral and teaching roles at Stanford University and the University of Chicago. His research focuses on international relations theory, transnational NGOs, human rights policy, and quantitative methods. He has supervised multiple doctoral and honors students, including work on democratic backsliding, corruption impacts, and capital punishment abolition.

Education: PhD in Political Science (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA). Professional Background: Hewlett Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University's Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law; Lecturer at University of Chicago and Assistant Professor at Marquette University.

Research Interests:

• Contested norms in world politics
• Human rights NGOs and policy diffusion
• Transitional justice mechanisms
• Democratic transitions and external influences
• American foreign policy analysis
• Non-market strategies of firms and labor unions

Recent Research Themes: His publications analyze constitutional court development, labor rights advocacy in Asia, protest dynamics, human rights reporting strategies, and NGO impacts on death penalty abolition. These works blend quantitative methods with case studies in comparative politics.

Awards: Supervised honors theses won the 2017 and 2018 LF Crisp Memorial Prizes for International Relations. Active in mentoring doctoral students on critical issues like democratic backsliding and trafficking linkages to corruption.

Current Projects: Investigating contested global norms, labor union growth in the U.S., and external influences on democratic transitions. Maintains active research collaborations with institutions in Asia and North America.