Jae-Seung Lee is Professor and Jean Monnet Chair in College & Graduate School of International Studies (CIS & GSIS) at Korea University. Prof. Lee was a former Dean of GSIS & DIS and currently serves as Director of Jean Monnet EU Centre of Excellence and Nordic-Benelux Center. As a scholar in international political economy, he has authored a number of books and articles on international relations of Korea, East Asia, and Europe. His current research focuses on regional cooperation, energy security and European affairs. In 2023, he is chairing the Korean Society for Contemporary European Studies and serving as a Board Member of the Chey Institute for Advanced Studies. Prof. Lee holds a B.A. in political science from Seoul National University, M.A. and Ph.D. in political science from Yale University. He was recently appointed as SAIS Fellow from Johns Hopkins University. Prof. Lee has contributed regular op-ed articles to major Korean newspapers and has commented on international affairs for BBC, CNN and Korean broadcast stations.

Education

• Ph.D., Yale University, December 1998 (Political Science)
• Certificat, Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris, France, Summer 1995 (European Studies)
• M.A., Yale University, November 1993 (Political Science)
• B.A., Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, 1991 (Political Science)

TEACHING POSITIONS

Professor, Division of International Studies / Green School, Korea University, 2005-present

Jean Monnet Chair, European Union / Korea University, 2018-present

Dean, Graudate School of International Studies / Division of International Studies, Korea University, 2021-2022

Associate Dean, Graduate School of International Studies, Korea University, 2016-2018

Director, Energy & Environment Policy Studies, KU-KIST Green School, Korea, 2013-2015

Fulbright Scholar, Reischauer Center, SAIS-Johns Hopkins University, 2015-2016

Visiting Scholar, Shorenstein APARC, Stanford University, 2011-2012

Adjunct Professor, Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security (IFANS), Korea, 2007-2010

Professor, Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security (IFANS), Korea, 2001-2005

Lecturer, Yale University, 1999-2000

RESEARCH AND ACADEMIC POSITIONS

• Fellow, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University, 2022-present

• Director, Nordic-Benelux Center, Korea University, 2017-present

• Director, Jean Monnet EU Centre of Excellence, Korea University, 2022-present

• Director, Global Research Institute, Korea University, 2021-2022

• Chairman, Asia-Europe Energy Policy Research Network (AEEPRN), 2017-present

• Managing Director, KU-KIST-SBS EU Centre, 2014-2020

• Editor-in-Chief, Korea Review of International Studies, 2008-2017

• Director, Center for Energy and Environment Policy, Institute of Sustainable Development, 2010-present
• Vice President, Ilmin International Relations Institute, 2010-present
• General Secretary, Yale Club of Korea, 2005-2010
• Visiting Research Fellow, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP), 2000-2001
• Visiting Researcher, Observatoire Français des Conjonctures Economiques, Paris, France, 1995-96

POLICY ADVISORY POSITIONS

• Member, Policy Advisory Board, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2014-2020
• Member, Evaluation Committee, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2009-2011, 2013-2019
• Consultant, UNESCAP, 2011-present
• Director, Committee of International Cooperation, Korea DMZ Council, 2010-present
• Policy Advisor, Presidential Secretariat of Republic of Korea (Foreign Affairs), 2008-2013
• Policy Advisor, National Congress, Committee on Foreign, Trade & Unification Affairs, 2008-2010
• General Secretary, Council of Security Cooperation in Asia Pacific (CSCAP-Korea), 2008-2010

POLICY ADVISORY POSITIONS

• President, European Political Studies Association-Korea, 2018-2020
• Vice President, The Korean Society Of Contemporary European Studies (2017-president)
• Chair, Committee on European Studies, The Korean Association for International Studies (2015-)
• Chair, Committee on Energy, Environment & Resources, The Korean Association for International Studies
• Member, Seoul Forum for International Affairs

HONORS AND AWARDS

• Jean Monnet Chair, European Union (2018)
• Fulbright Scholar on Korea-US Alliance (2015)
• SBS Research Grant (2011)
• Special Contribution Award, Korea University (2008)
• Young Leader, InterAction Council* (2008)(* Association of former head of states)
• K21 Young Leader, Asia Society (2007)
• Fellow, Salzburg Seminar, Austria (2002, 2003, 2008)

Book & Book Chapters (Selected, 2010-)

• ∙ Energy & Security, Korean Edition (Seoul: Korea University Press, 2021)
  

  ∙ The Great Transformation: The Future of World in the Post-Corona Era (Seoul: United Nations Association of the Republic of Korea, 2021) (Co-author)(in Korean)

  ∙“Green Growth in South Korea,” in Roger Fouquet ed., Handbook of Green Growth (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2019)

  ∙ Europe and War (Seoul: Ingansarang, 2017) (Co-author)(in Korean)

• ∙ The Conditions of Regional Cooperation: The Implications from Early European Integration on Northeast Asia (Sejong: KIEP, 2016) (in Korean)
• ∙ “South Korean Perspectives on Northeast Asian Energy Security Cooperation” in Bo Kong and Jae H Ku, eds., Energy Security Cooperation in Northeast Asia (New York: Routledge, 2015)
• ∙ “Corée du Sud : la croissance verte comme stratégie” in Anne Paugam et al. eds, Regards sur la Terre (Paris: Armand Colin, 2015)
• ∙ “Shale Revolution in Northeast Asia and the Response of Northeast Asia” in Byum-sik Shin and Yeon-kyu Kim eds., The Transformation of International Energy Politics and Northeast Asia (Sahoepyungron, 2015)
• ∙ “Low-Carbon Green Growth and South Korea’s Governance of Climate Change” in David Held, Charles Roger and Eva-Maria Nag, ed., Climate Governance in the Developing World (London: Polity Press, 2013)
• ∙ “Economic Hegemony of the US and China: Reshaping Regional Energy Order in East Asia,” in Tae-Whan Lee ed., Economy and Security in East Asia: Hegemonic Competition between the US and China (Seongnam: Sejong Institute, 2012) (in Korean)
• ∙ Energy Conservation in East Asia: Towards Greater Energy Security (Singapore: World Scientific, 2010) (*Co-editor with Elspeth Thomson, Youngho Chang)
• ∙ “Political Economy of Energy Cooperation in Northeast Asia,” in Virendra Gupta and Chong Guan Kwa eds., Energy Security: Asia pacific Perspectives (New Delhi: Manas Publication, 2010)
• ∙ "Coping with Climate Change: A Korean Perspective," in Antonio Marquina ed., Global Warming and Climate Change: Prospects and Policies in Asia and Europe (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010)

Journal Articles (Selected, 2010-)

• ∙ “A Comparative Study on Policy Financing for Overseas Resource Development: The Case of Korea and Japan” Journal of International Politics, Vol.25, No.2 (2020) (Dongwon Sung and Jae-Seung Lee, *Corresponding author) (in Korean)

  ∙ “The Institutional Analysis of the UK Low-carbon Energy Transition,” Korean Journal of European Integration, Vol.11, No.3 (Heungkoo Lee and Jae-Seung Lee, *Corresponding author)

  ∙ “European Security and Strategic Autonomy: The French Perspective of Security Cooperation,” Korean Journal of European Integration, Vol.11, No.2 (Chang -Rhyong Oh and Jae-Seung Lee, *Corresponding author)

  ∙ The Paths of German Energy Transition: An Institutional Analysis,” Journal of International and Area Studies, Vol.26, No.2 (December 2019)(Heungkoo Lee and Jae-Seung Lee, *Corresponding author)

  ∙ “Building the Pillars of EU-South Korea Strategic Partnership,” Asia Europe Journal, Vol.17, No.3 (September 2019) (with Sae Son Chung, *corresponding author)(SSCI)

  ∙ “The Agenda and Strategies for ROK-US Energy Cooperation,” Diplomacy Journal for Global Energy Cooperation, Vol.9 (July 2019) (in Korean)

• ∙ “Assessing Strategies for Urban Climate Change Adaptation: The Case of Six Metropolitan Cities in South Korea” Sustainability, Vol.10, No.6 (June 2018) (with Jeong Won Kim, *corresponding author)
• ∙ “The Decline of French Green Party since 2012: Limitations of Intervention in Nuclear Energy Policy,” The Journal of Contemporary European Studies, Vol.35, No.1 (2017) (in Korean) (with Chang-rhyong Oh, *corresponding author)
• ∙ “French Nuclear Policy in the Post-Fukushima Accident Era: The Case of Fessenheim Nuclear Power Plant,” The Korean Journal of Area Studies, Vol.35, No.2 (2017)(with Jieun Woo, *corresponding author)
• ∙ “The Factors of Local Energy Transition in the Seoul Metropolitan Government: The Case of Mini-PV Plants’” (Jae-Seung Lee and Jeong Won Kim, *corresponding author), Sustainability, Vol.9. No.3 (2017)
• ∙ “The Conceptual Framework and Components of Energy Infrastructure Security: An Examination of the South Korean Case” (Jae-Seung Lee, Jung-Min Yu and Heungkoo Lee: *corresponding author), Journal of International Politics, Vol.21, No.2 (2016)
• ∙ “French National Front's Acceptance of Laicite : Focusing on Strategy to Rationalize Anti-Immigrant Sentiment,” The Journal of Contemporary European Studies, Vol.34, No.1 (2017) (with Chang-rhyong Oh, *corresponding author)
• ∙ “Pipeline Politics between Europe and Russia: A Historical Analysis from the Cold War to Post-Cold War,” Korea Journal of International Studies, Vol.14, No.1 (2016) (Jae-Seung Lee and Daniel Connolly: *corresponding author)
• ∙ “South Korea's urban green energy strategies: Policy framework and local responses under the green growth,” Cities, 10.1016/j.cities.2015.10.011 (2015) (Jeong-Won Kim and Jae-Seung Lee: *corresponding author)
• ∙ “An Analysis of the Impact of China’s Pollution Reduction Policy on Sulfur Dioxide Emissions, Journal of Climate Change Research, Vol.6, No.4 (2015),” Vol.6, No.4 (2015) (Ka Yong Kim and Jae-Seung Lee, *corresponding author) (in Korean)
• ∙ “Energy Threats and New Security Dimension,” IIRI Online Series, No.29 (2015) (in Korean)
• ∙ “A Study on the Application of V2G for Electric Vehicles in Korea Using Total Cost of Ownership Analysis,” Journal of Energy Engineering, Vol.24, No.2 (June 2015) (Younghwan Kim and Jae-Seung Lee: *corresponding author) (in Korean)
• ∙ “The Objectives of Renewable Energy Policy and Legal Suitability: The Case of Biodiesel,” Environmental Law Review, Vol.37, No.1 (2015) (Won Sang Kim and Jae-Seung Lee: *corresponding author) (in Korean)
• ∙ “A Study of the Relationship between the Russian Government and National Energy Companies (NECs): The Case of Rosneft,” The Journal of International Relations, Vol.18, No.1 (2015) (Dong-Yeob Shin and Jae-Seung Lee: *corresponding author)(in Korean)
• ∙ “Introduction and Duration of Electronic Voting in France: Focusing on the impact of electronic voting legislation,” Journal of European Union Studies, Vol. 41 (2015.10) (Chang-Rhyong and Jae-Seung Lee: *corresponding author) (in Korean)
• ∙ “La stratégie de croissance verte à un carrefour,” Korea Analysis, Vol.8 (November 2015)
• ∙ “Building New Policy Ideas in Clean Energy: Implications from the Model Clean Energy Ministerial” in Korea Review of International Studies, Vol.17, No.2 (December 2014) (Younghwan Kim and Jae-Seung Lee: *corresponding author)
• ∙ “Theories and Cases of Environmental Peace-Building: Application to the Koran Peninsula, ” Journal of Korean Politics, Vol.23, NO.3 (2014.10) (Jae-Seung Lee, Sungjin Kim and Ha Yoon Jung: *corresponding author) (in Korean)
• ∙ “The Crisis in Eurozone: Historical Survey and Political Economic Implications,” Global Affairs, 14(2) (2014) (in Korean)
• ∙ “The Typology of Energy Threats in East Asia: A Conceptual Framework of Energy Security,” Journal of International Politics, Vol.19, No.1 (Spring 2014) (in Korean)
• ∙ “La Corée du Sud cherche à promouvoir une <économie créative>,” Korea Analysis, Vol.1 (Janvier 2014)
• ∙ “Issues in Sustainable Development: Energy & Water” Korea Review of International Studies, Vol.16, No.2 (December 2013) (Jae-Seung Lee and Seungho Lee: *corresponding author)
• ∙ “Towards green energy cooperation in Northeast Asia: Implications from European experiences” Asia Europe Journal Vol.11, No.3 (August 2013)
• ∙ “An Analysis of Climate Change and Renewable Energy Policies in the United States: From Clinton to Obama Administration” (with Ha-Yoon Jung), Journal of International Politics, Vol.17, No.2 (Autumn 2012) (in Korean)
• ∙ “Does China Want to Buy Europe? Europe's Crisis and China's Reluctant Rise” (with Roland Benedikter), The European Business Review (March/April 2012)
• ∙ “The Economic Opportunities and Constraints of Green Growth: The Case of South Korea,” Asie Visions, No.50 (February 2012) (Jae-Seung Lee and Jungmin Yu)
• ∙ “The Evolution of EU’s Common Energy Policy” Journal of International Politics, Vol.16, No.1 (March 2011) (in Korean)
• ∙ “Korea's Energy Diplomacy toward ASEAN: Building a Linkage with East Asian Multilateral Energy Cooperation,” Policy Studies, Vol.167 (December 2010)(with Seung-Hyun Kong) (in Korean)
• ∙ "Dual Missions of PDVSA: The Political Role of a National Oil Company in Venezuela," Oughtopia Vol.25, No.3 (December 2010) (with Wan-ho Bae)
• ∙ “Tension in the Korean Peninsula: Is There a Security Role for the European Union?,” Internationale Politik: Global Edition (September/August, 2010)
• ∙ “Energy Security and Cooperation in Northeast Asia,” The Korean Journal of Defense Analysis, Vol.XXII, No.2 (June 2010)
• ∙ “EU’s Green Energy Strategy: The Policy Responses to Renewable Energy and Climate Change,” Journal of International Politics, Vol.15, No.1 (March 2010)

Research Agenda

• Foreign Policy & International Relations 
• Energy Security & Climate Change
• Regional Cooperation (Europe & East Asia)
• International Political Economy
• European Affairs (France, EU, Nordic countries)

Ongoing Research

• Handbook on EU-Korea Relations (Routledge, forthcoming) (Book draft)
• Energy Transition / Energy Geopolitics
• Strategic Partnership between the EU and Korea
• Nordic Model of Peace Building and Implications to East Asia

Undergraduate

• Principle of International Relations
• Energy and International Relations
• International Relations of European Union

Graduate

• Political Economy of Energy
• Inter-State Relations of European Union
• National Competitiveness Seminar
• Advanced Seminar in European Studies (Ph.D)