Sangmin Bae

Sangmin Bae

Political Science

Bernard J. Brommel Distinguished Professor

Office:  Room LWH 2075
Phone:  (773) 442-5662
Email:  sbae@neiu.edu
Office Hours:  TBA
CV:  Vita_Bae.pdf
Country:  United States

Expertise

International Relations, Human Rights

International Organization: Theory and Practice
War and Peace
International Human Rights
Politics of East Asia
International Relations in Asia
Introduction to Political Science
Introduction to World Politics
Politics and Governments of North and South Korea

Research Interests

International Norms, Human Rights, Human Security, East Asian Politics

Education

Ph.D., Political Science, Purdue University

M.A., Political Science and Diplomacy, Ewha Womans University (Seoul, South Korea)

B.A., Political Science and Diplomacy, Ewha Womans University (Seoul, South Korea)

Selected Publications

Additional Information

Sangmin Bae teaches and conducts research in the areas of human rights, human security, international organizations, and East Asian politics. Dr. Bae’s research focuses particularly on the role of political leadership and domestic political institutions in explaining why countries respond differently to international human rights norms.

Her work has appeared in various journals, including Comparative Politics, International Journal of Human Rights, Asian Affairs, Pacific Affairs, International Politics, Human Rights Review, Zeitschrift Fuer Menschenrechte [Journal for Human Rights], and Asian Journal of Political Science, among others. She is the author of 'When the State No Longer Kills: International Human Rights Norms and Abolition of Capital Punishment" (SUNY Press, 2007) and "Human Security, Changing States and Global Responses" (Routledge 2015).