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Erik Mobrand is an Associate Professor at the Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul National University. He joined the faculty in 2016 after nearly a decade working in Singapore. Most of his research focuses on Korean and Chinese societies. Through research on those places, he tries to engage in wider discussions about politics in Asia and the developing world. One stream of his work examines the resistance of poor people in Korean and Chinese cities to central state projects. Another offers a reinterpretation of South Korea’s democratization through a focus on elite management of political institutions. He is also interested in approaches to Asian studies that begin with intra-regional comparisons and connections.
His interests in politics are broad. He is especially keen to better understand the interplay of informal power relationships and formal political arrangements.
Korean and Chinese Societies