Young-Sun Hong

Young-Sun Hong is a Professor in the Department of History at Stony Brook University, part of the College of Arts and Sciences. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan (1989) and is a leading scholar in modern German history with a strong focus on transnational and global perspectives.

Her research centers on Modern Germany, human rights, humanitarianism, race, and gender. She reinterprets German history through global entanglements, particularly examining the roles of Third World actors during the Cold War and the evolution of humanitarian regimes. Her work bridges European history with postcolonial and global studies.

Her publications reveal a consistent trajectory in transnational history, global humanitarianism, and refugee and human rights politics, especially in the neoliberal era. The articles reflect interdisciplinary engagement with political, social, and moral dimensions of modernity and statecraft.

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