Dr Sojin Lim
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Dr Lim is a Reader in Asia Pacific Studies here with her expertise in international aid policy and practice. She works as Co-Director of the International Institute of Korean Studies (IKSU) and is co-Editor of the Routledge Research on Korea series as well as is Editor in Chief of the Asia Pacific Viewpoint Journal (Wiley).
Dr Lim mainly teaches subjects related to sustainable development, political economy and globalisations, and fragile states and accountability on her expertise in both Koreas. She welcomes PhD proposals on international aid, ODA, development assistance, including development finance, global norms and accountability, South-South and Triangular Cooperation, or comparative studies of development in countries.
She has published policy papers, journal articles, book chapters, and books on issues mostly focussed on ODA, sustainable development, public policy, and political economy. One of her most recent publications includes a monograph, International Aid and Sustainable Development in North Korea: A Country Left Behind with Cloaked Society (2023). Sojin has been invited to various media interviews domestically and internationally, such as appearing on BBC. Prior to joining us, Dr Lim worked for aid agencies, including Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and Export-Import Bank of Korea, as senior research fellow with hands-on field experiences. She also contributed to various projects with international organisations, such as UN, ILO, OECD, WB and ADB.
- MA North Korean Studies Course Leader
- Co-Director of the International Institute of Korean Studies
- Associate Director, RKE Institute for Area and Migration Studies (AMIS)
- Director, Preston Sejong Institute
- PhD. Development Policy and Management, University of Manchester, 2011
- MA. International Studies (Development Cooperation), Ewha Womans University, 2005
- BA. Double major in Elementary Education and Business Administration, Ewha Womans University, 2003
- Development Assistance/ODA
- International Development/Cooperation
- Sustainable Development/SDGs
- Accountability/Non-Traditional Security
- Climate Change and Resilient Society
- North Korea, South Korea, Korea Peninsula
- Pacific Islands
- Editor-in-Chief, Asia Pacific Viewpoint
- Co-Editor, Routledge Research on Korea series
- Editor, World Scientific Series on the Asia Pacific in Global Development
- Fellow, Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland (FRAS, elected)
- Fellow, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Peer Review College
- Fellow, Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
- International Advisor, Korea War Memorial Organization, South Korean Ministry of Defence
- Grants Committee Member, British Korean Society
- Steering Committee Member, Social Sciences Korean Studies European Network (SoKEN)
Dr Lim's research heavily lies in development studies, with cases focusing on North Korea, South Korea, Pacific Islands and Tanzania.
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- International Institute of Korean Studies (IKSU)
- RKE Institute for Area and Migration Studies (AMIS)
- Period poverty and climate change in Fiji, Nepal, Palestine, and North Korea.
- Non-traditional security and civil society development in North Korea and Myanmar
- Climate change and women's voices in islands
- 2023 EU-UNDP, Kapuscinski Development Lecture for former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's Lecture
- 2023 British Council, Reconnect Research Travel
- 2023 South Korean Ministry of Unification, K-Unification Friends International Conference for Young Scholars
- 2023 South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Korea Education Centre, K-Resource Book
- 2023 UniKorea Foundation, UK-South Korea ECR & PGR Forum
- 2022 South Korean Ministry of Education, Korean Teacher Training Programme
- 2022 South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Korea Education Centre, Teacher's Resource Book & A-Level EPQ Essay Contest
- 2022 Korea Cultural Centre & Jeju Provincial Office, Haenyeo Exhibition
- 2022 Korean Literature Translation Institute, Korean Translation Workshop
- 2021 UniKorea Foundation, Peaceful Unification in Korea Peninsula Project
- 2021 Korean Literature Translation Institute, Korean Literature Review Contest
- 2021 South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Korea Education Centre, K-Resource Book
- 2020 Academy of Korean Studies-Korean Studies Promotion Service, Core University Programme
- 2020 Korean Literature Translation Institute, Korean Literature Essay Contest
- 2019 Korea Foundation, Establishment of Lecturership
- 2019 Korea Cultural Centre & Jeollabuk-do Office, Lancashire Korea Festival
- 2019 Korea Education Centre, K-Roundtable
- 2019 Academy of Korean Studies, Conference and Workshop
- 2019 Korea Foundation, Korea Corner
- 2018 Korea Foundation, Employment of Contract Faculty Member
- 2018 Academy of Korean Studies, Competitive Research
- 2018 Academy of Korean Studies, Conference and Workshop
Telephone:+44 (0)1772 893157
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