I am a Visiting Assistant Professor of International and Global Studies at Middlebury College, where I also serve as the Track Director for the Global Migration and Diaspora track and as a Faculty Fellow at the Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs. I hold a PhD from the joint program in the Department of Political Science and the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame. My training also includes master’s degrees in religion and anthropology from Harvard University and the University of Aberdeen (Scotland, UK).
My research draws on intellectual traditions of political thought to critically revisit core concepts and analyze contested issues in international studies. My six-chapter book manuscript, Arendtian Peace: Transforming Conflict through Worldly Politics, is under full contract with the University of Pennsylvania Press. I have published peer-reviewed articles in leading academic journals, including European Journal of Political Theory, Polity, and The Review of Politics. My current research examines theological ideas used to facilitate and resist the rise of fascism, as well as political ideas and ideologies across civilizational contexts.
Formerly a soldier, seminarian, and NGO worker, I emphasize the close relationship between theoretical ideas and the real world of politics in my teaching. Before coming to Middlebury, I taught in the Department of Politics at Oberlin College.
Shinkyu Lee 