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Jaeeun Kim is the Korea Foundation Endowed Associate Professor of Sociology and Professor of Law (by courtesy) at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Her interdisciplinary work bridges sociology, law, and religious studies through ethnographic research on migration, asylum, and transnational religion.
- Education: PhD in Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles
Her research explores how migrants navigate immigration law, focusing on religious asylum claims and the interplay between state policies and transnational networks. Current projects analyze the 'Muslim Ban' and Christian refugee policies, revealing state dilemmas in verifying religious identity.
Key trends in her recent publications include: examining asylum as a transactional process; mapping church-state dynamics in refugee adjudication; and theorizing migration-facilitating capital. These works intersect law, religion, and global inequality.
- Scientific Awards:
- Korea Foundation Endowed Chair
Kim's scholarship highlights migrants' agency in co-producing refugee status through legal, religious, and networked strategies, while exposing systemic contradictions in humanitarian governance.
