Shorenstein APARC
Stanford University
Encina Hall E301
Stanford, CA 94305-6055

gwshin@stanford.edu
(650) 723-2408 (voice)
(650) 723-6530 (fax)

Research Interests
Korean democratization, Korean nationalism, U.S.-Korea relations, North Korean politics, and reconciliation and cooperation in Northeast Asia

Professor Gi-Wook Shin is the director of Shorenstein APARC; the Tong Yang, Korea Foundation, and Korea Stanford Alumni Chair of Korean Studies; the founding director of the Korean Studies Program; senior fellow at FSI; and professor of sociology at Stanford University. As a historical-comparative and political sociologist, his research has concentrated on areas of social movements, nationalism, development, and international relations. Dr. Shin has served as editor of the Journal of Korean Studies, a premier journal in the field of Korean studies.

Shin is the author/editor of many books and articles that include: Cross-Currents: Regionalism and Nationalism in Northeast Asia (2007); Rethinking Historical Injustice and Reconciliation in Northeast Asia (2006); Ethnic Nationalism in Korea: Genealogy, Politics and Legacy (2006); North Korea: 2005 and Beyond (2006); Contentious Kwangju (2004); Colonial Modernity in Korea (1999); and Peasant Protest and Social Change in Colonial Korea (1996). His articles have appeared in academic journals such as the American Journal of Sociology, Nations and Nationalism, Comparative Studies in Society and History, International Sociology, Asian Survey, and Asian Perspectives.

Shin has just completed a new book titled One Alliance, Two Lenses: U.S.-Korea Relations in a New Era (Stanford University Press, 2009). It is based on analyses of more than 8,000 newspaper articles published in the U.S. and South Korean media from 1992 to 2004. He is editing two more books with his colleagues, respectively titled Divided Memories and Reconciliation in Northeast Asia and First Drafts of Korea: The U.S. Media and Perceptions of the Last Cold War Frontier. He is also engaged in a project addressing historical injustice and reconciliation in Northeast Asia with a particular focus on the U.S. responsibility and role in resolving the history question in that region.

Shin is not only the recipient of numerous grants and fellowships but has also actively raised funds for Korean/Asian Studies at Stanford. He gives frequent lectures and seminars on topics ranging from Korean nationalism and politics to Korea's foreign relations and the plight and history of Korean-Americans. He also writes op-eds in Korean and American newspapers and serves on councils and advisory boards in the United States and South Korea.

Before coming to Stanford, Professor Shin taught at the University of Iowa and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). After receiving his B.A. from Yonsei University in Korea, he was awarded his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Washington.  Shin lives in Stanford with wife and three children.