Sangpil Jin
Teaching and Research Postdoctoral Fellow in Korean Studies
- Asian Studies
- School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures
Contact details
- Tel: +44 (0)7860839382
- Email: sjin2@ed.ac.uk
Background
Sangpil joined the University of Edinburgh as Teaching and Research Postdoctoral Fellow in Korean Studies. He specializes in modern Korean history, diplomatic history, imperial history, and East Asian geopolitics. He obtained a PhD in Korean Studies at the School of Oriental Studies, the University of London, where he also served as a Research Fellow. His works have appeared in Acta Koreana, The International History Review and Diplomacy & Statecraft. His book on Korean neutrality and modern international relations of East Asia has recently been published by the University of Hawai’i Press.
Qualifications
BA in International Relations, Knox College, U.S.A.
MA in Asian History, SOAS, UK.
PhD in Korean Studies, SOAS, UK.
Postgraduate teaching
Global Cities: Seoul in Comparative Perspective
Unwritten Korea: Understanding Korean society and culture through films and the arts
Korean politics and international relations
Current research interests
• Modern Korean history • Diplomatic history • Imperial history • International relations of East AsiaCurrent project grants
Seed Program for Korean Studies
Past project grants
Core University Program for Korean Studies
Book
2021. Surviving Imperial Intrigues: Korea’s Struggle for Neutrality amid Empires, 1882-1907. University of Hawai‘i Press.
Articles
2020. Revisiting Russo-Japanese Hegemonic Rivalry in East Asia before 1904: Korean Railroads. Diplomacy & Statecraft 31(2), 209-230.
2019. The Port Hamilton (Geomundo) Incident (1885-1887): Retracing Another Great Game in Eurasia. The International History Review 41(2), 280-303.
2017. Telegraph Lines and Postal System: How Communication Systems Served as a Conduit for Korea-Major Power Relations from the Late Nineteenth to the Early Twentieth Century. Acta Koreana 20(1), 111-142.
Others
2019. Could permanent neutrality be the answer for Korea? East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2018/09/15/could-permanent-neutrality-be-the-answer-for-korea/.
2018. Course Correction: A Way Forward for North Korea Denuclearization. The Diplomat, https://thediplomat.com/2019/02/course-correction-a-way-forward-for-north-korea-denuclearization/.