Underwood International College

Byungwon Woo is Professor of International Relations at the Department of Political Science and International Studies at Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea. Professor Woo’s research interests include international organizations and international political economy. His research publications have appeared at various international relations and political science journals including American Journal of Political Science, Asian Women, Economics and Politics, International Area Studies Review, International Interactions, Journal of Human Rights, Korean Journal of International Studies, Korea Observer, International Studies Quarterly, Political Science Research and Methods, Political Studies, Review of International Organizations, and World Economy.

Profile

Professor, March 2019 - Present

Department of Political Science and International Studies

Deputy Director, Institute of East & West Studies

Yonsei University

Education

The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio USA

Ph.D., Political Science, June 2010

• Dissertation: The Strategic Politics of IMF Conditionality

• Fields of Study: International Relations, Formal Theory, Methodology

M.A., Political Science, December 2005

Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea

B.A., Political Science and Diplomacy, February 2003

• International Exchange Student, The Ohio State University (2001 to 2002)