Jaehyung Lee

Education

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  Goethe-Institut München

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  B1.1-B1.2 Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Deutsch
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  Politics and Oil in the Gulf (KUWAIT)

  2014 - 2014

  Boston College Summer Program (Summer 2014) International Studies: Political Science

  Activities and Societies: Research: "Politics of Kuwait and Tribal/Traditional Identity: National Identity, Boundary, Cohesion, and Exclusion." "This course addresses the comparative and international politics of the Gulf States, with emphasis on Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. It analyzes state formation, state-society relations, democratization, the rise of Islamism and regime stability, foreign and regional politics, and the politics of OPEC and issues pertaining to the rentier state. It also assesses the effects of oil on domestic politics and foreign policy, including the trade-offs of wealth for regional… Show more "This course addresses the comparative and international politics of the Gulf States, with emphasis on Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. It analyzes state formation, state-society relations, democratization, the rise of Islamism and regime stability, foreign and regional politics, and the politics of OPEC and issues pertaining to the rentier state. It also assesses the effects of oil on domestic politics and foreign policy, including the trade-offs of wealth for regional power and political continuity. Finally, it highlights pressures for political liberalization and growth in civil society. The goal of this program is to provide an academically rigorous experience for students to learn about different cultural frames of reference, to provide structured opportunities to interact with students, policy makers and academics from the Gulf region, to engage students in primary research, and to connect learning to realities on the ground." Show less

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  St. Anthony's High School

  2008 - 2010

  Melville, New York

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  Seoul National University

  2011 - 2011

  Summer Abroad International Relations and National Security Studies

  Activities and Societies: North Korean Politics

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  Boston College

  2010 - 2014

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) International Relations and National Security Studies

  Activities and Societies: International Studies Major Political Science Minor Thesis: The Application of Constructivism to North Korean Diplomatic Behaviors: Identity as Key to Conflict ResolutionSpecialty Regions: the Korean Peninsula, the Middle East, Germany, and the U.S. Foreign Affairs.Values: Ethics, Realism with Constructivism, Identity, and Boundaries.

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  Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt

  2013 - 2013

  Study Abroad International Relations and Affairs