Hyun-Binn Cho

June, 2014
Hyun-Binn Cho
University of Pennsylvania
Department of Political Science
208 S. 37th St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
[email protected]
www.hyunbinncho.com
Education
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Ph.D in Political Science
2011-Present
• Concentration: International Relations, Comparative Politics, Quantitative Methods
• Dissertation: Escalation dynamics and inadvertent conflict during international crises
• Committee: Avery Goldstein, Michael Horowitz, Alex Weisiger
Columbia University
New York, NY
M.A. in Political Science
2010
Seoul National University
Seoul, Korea
M.A. in International Relations
2007
• Masters Thesis: “The Political Economy of Strategic Economic Cooperation and Alliances:
The Case of the US-Israel and US-Australia FTA” (In Korean).
• Thesis adviser: Young-Kwan Yoon
London School of Economics and Political Science
B.Sc in Government and Economics
London, England
2004
Publications
“The ‘China Alternative’ ? Chinese Counter-Norms and China’s Offensive and Defensive Soft
Power.” Asia Pacific Perspectives, 10:2 (2011), 161-171.
Papers and Writings
“Playing With Fire: Signaling, Crises, and Inadvertent War.” Paper written for independent study
with professor Avery Goldstein, University of Pennsylvania, 2013.
“Restoring Empire: Balancing and Bandwagoning in The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period
of China.” Paper written for graduate seminar by professor Jack Snyder, Columbia University, 2010.
“Smart Phones and Idiot Boxes.” Korea Times. Op-ed, October 3, 2010.
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Awards and Grants
Political Science Department Summer Grant, University of Pennsylvania. ($1,500)
2014
Chinese Language Program Summer Scholarship, University of Pennsylvania. ($2,000)
2014
Political Science Department Summer Grant, University of Pennsylvania. ($1,500)
2012
Benjamin Franklin Scholarship, University of Pennsylvania.
2011-Present
Institute for Unification Studies Grant for Research Assistance, Korea.
2007
Seoul National University Departmental Scholarship for Academic Excellence.
2006
Teaching and Research Experience
Teaching Assistant. “International Security,” undergraduate lecture by professor Avery Goldstein,
University of Pennsylvania. Spring 2014.
Teaching Assistant. “Introduction to International Relations” undergraduate lecture by professor
Edward Mansfield, University of Pennsylvania. Fall 2013.
Teaching Assistant. “Chinese Domestic Politics,” undergraduate lecture by professor Yuhua Wang,
University of Pennsylvania. Spring 2013.
Teaching Assistant. “Chinese Politics” undergraduate lecture by professor Avery Goldstein, University of Pennsylvania. Spring 2012.
Research Assistant. “The Political Economy of the U.S. Financial Sanctions on North Korea,”
research paper for the Institute for Unification Studies by professor Young-Kwan Yoon, Seoul National University. Spring 2007.
Teaching Assistant. “International Political Economy,” undergraduate lecture by professor YoungKwan Yoon, Seoul National University. Spring 2007.
Teaching Assistant. “Introduction to International Politics,” undergraduate lecture by professor
Young-Kwan Yoon, Seoul National University. Fall 2006.
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Non-Academic Work Experience
National Assembly of the Republic of Korea, Seoul.
2010-2011
• Worked as an intern in the office of National Assemblyman and former foreign minister Song
Minsoon. Responsibilities included assisting the drafting of legislation and questions to the
government in the Foreign Affairs, Trade, and Unification Committee.
United Nations Command Security Battalion, Pan Mun Jom.
2007-2009
• Completed two years of military service in the Republic of Korea Army as an English translator (Sgt.) for the Logistics Section of the UN-supervised, US-Korea joint-led battalion in
the Joint Security Area (JSA) of the demilitarized zone of the Korean peninsular.
Financial Times(London), Seoul.
2006-2007
• Researched and assisted stories, arranged and interpreted interviews, and organized and analyzed data as part-time intern for Seoul correspondent Anna Fifield.
United Nations Institute for Training and Research, Geneva.
Spring 2005
• Conducted research and supervised training programs in conference diplomacy and multilateral negotiations for diplomats delegated to the UN as an intern at the International
Management and Multilateral Diplomacy Programme.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Seoul.
Fall 2004
• Researched data for international conferences and edited official statements and memoranda
in English as an intern at the International Economic Affairs Bureau, Economic Cooperation
Division.
Other
Languages: English (Fluent), Korean (Native), Mandarin Chinese (Advanced ).
• Columbia in Beijing, intensive summer language program, 2012.
• Princeton in Beijing, intensive summer language program, 2014.
Computer: STATA, R, LATEX, and Beamer.
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