Biography
Dong Jin is Kim Dae Jung Chair Professor of Peace Studies at Hanshin University, and a visiting academic at School of Religion, Theology, and Peace Studies, Trinity College Dublin. He was a Lecturer of Peace Studies and International Development at the University of Bradford, Irish School of Ecumenics Senior Research Fellow in Peace and Reconciliation Studies, and Irish Research Council and Marie Curie Fellow at Trinity College Dublin. His research interests are in the areas of peace processes, peacebuilding, humanitarian, and development cooperation. He conducts engaged research, collaborating with various humanitarian, development, and peace organisations, including Okedongmu Children in Korea, Korean Sharing Movement, Understanding Conflict Trust, and Corrymeela. He was a Goodwill Ambassador for Peace on the Korean Peninsula at the South Korean Ministry of Unification (2020-22). He is the author of The Korean Peace Process and Civil Society: Towards Strategic Peacebuilding (Palgrave Macmillan, 2019), co-author of Peace and Conflict in a Changing World: Key Issues in Peace Studies (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024, with David Mitchell and Gillian Wylie), and co-editor of Reconciling Divided States: Peace Processes in Ireland and Korea (Routledge, 2022, with David Mitchell). He has published numerous research articles in international journals including International Affairs, International Peacekeeping, Globalizations, Peacebuilding, Alternatives, Asia Europe Journal, and the Pacific Review, as well as several Korean peer-reviewed journals.
Publications and Further Research Outputs
- Dong Jin Kim, The Korean Peace Process and Civil Society: Towards Strategic Peacebuilding, Palgrave Macmillan, 2019Book, 2019, DOI
- Dong Jin Kim, Sharing Lessons between Peace Processes: A Comparative Case Study on the Northern Ireland and Korean Peace Processes, Social Sciences, 7, (3), 2018Journal Article, 2018, DOI
- Dong Jin Kim, Building Relationships Across the Boundaries: The Peacebuilding Role of Civil Society in the Korean Peninsula, International Peacekeeping, 24, (4), 2017Journal Article, 2017, DOI
- Dong Jin Kim, Aid to the Enemy: Linking Development and Peacebuilding on the Korean Peninsula, The Pacific Review, 29, (4), 2016Journal Article, 2016, DOI
- The Politicization of Humanitarian Assistance: Aid and Security on the Korean Peninsula in, editor(s)Eun Mee Kim and Pil Ho Kim , The South Korean Development Experience: Beyond Aid, Palgrave Macmillan, 2014, [Brendan Howe and Dong Jin Kim]Book Chapter, 2014, DOI
- Dong Jin Kim, Peacebuilding and the Ecumenical movement on the Korean Peninsula, Hankuk Sinhak Yonguso, 2011Book, 2011, URL
- Dong Jin Kim, A Peace Studies Approach to North Korean Studies, Hyundai Bukhan Yongu, 16, (3), 2013Journal Article, 2013, DOI , URL
- Dong Jin Kim, Finding the Value of Peace in Religions: Gandhi and the 88 Declaration, Shinhak Sasang, (160), 2013Journal Article, 2013, URL
- Dong Jin Kim, Moral Limit and Possibility in Regime Transformation, Shinhak Yongu, 59, (2), 2011Journal Article, 2011, URL
- Dong Jin Kim, A Comparative Analysis of Christianity, Juche and Islam in the US-North Korean Conflict and the US-Iran Conflict, Shinhak Sasang, (151), 2010Journal Article, 2010, URL
- The Peacebuilding Role of the Ecumenical Movement in Korea during the 1980s in, editor(s)John O'Grady, Cathy Higgins and Jude Lal Fernando , Mining Truth: Festschrift in Honour of Geraldine Smyth OP - Ecumenical Theologian and Peacebuilder, EOS, 2015, [Dong Jin Kim]Book Chapter, 2015, URL
- Dong Jin Kim, Northern Ireland Peace Process and Sustainable Peacebuilding, Tongil kwa Pyunghwa, 7, (2), 2015Journal Article, 2015, URL
- Jong Moo Lee, Dong Wan Kang, Dong Jin Kim, and Jae-Sung Hwang, The White Paper on Gyeonggi Province's Inter-Korean Exchanges and Cooperation 2001-2011, Gyeonggi-Do, 2012Report, 2012, URL
- Dong Jin Kim (trans), Jake Lynch and Johan Galtung (original authors) , 'Reporting Conflict: New Directions in Peace Journalism ', Korean Edition, SUNIN Books, 2016, -Translation, 2016, URL
- Dong Jin Kim (trans), John Paul Lederach (original author), 'Building Peace: Sustainable Reconciliation in Divided Societies', Korean Edition, Humanitas Books , 2012, -Translation, 2012, URL
- Dong Jin Kim (trans), Stuart Rees (original author), 'Passion for Peace: Exercising Power Creatively ', Korean Edition, SAMIN Books, 2011, -Translation, 2011, URL
- Sustainability of Peace Process: Comparative Research on Northern Irish and Korean Peace Processes in, editor(s)Institute of Trans-division and Border Studies, Shinhan University , Irish Peace Process and the Korean Peninsula, Seoul, Ulryuk, 2019, [Dong Jin Kim]Book Chapter, 2019, URL
- Dong Jin Kim, Beyond identity lines: women building peace in Northern Ireland and the Korean peninsula, Asia Europe Journal, 18, (4), 2020, p463 - 478Journal Article, 2020, DOI , TARA - Full Text
- Peace agreements and elite-level peacemaking in Ireland and Korea: governance, security and context in, editor(s)Dong Jin Kim and David Mitchell , Reconciling Divided States: Peace Processes in Ireland and Korea, Routledge, 2022, pp80 - 97, [Dong Jin Kim and David Mitchell]Book Chapter, 2022, DOI
- Civil Society and Non-Violent Political Action in Northern Ireland in, editor(s)Clara Fischer and Áine Mahon , Philosophical Perspectives on Contemporary Ireland, Routledge, 2020, pp111 - 130, [Iain Atack and Dong Jin Kim]Book Chapter, 2020, DOI
- Dong Jin Kim and David Mitchell, Reconciling Divided States: Peace Processes in Ireland and Korea, Routledge, 2022, 1 - 203ppBook, 2022, DOI , URL
- Aid to North Korea and Strategic Peacebuilding in, editor(s)Buk Dae Bukhan Yunguhoi , North Korea 2020: Past and Future, Paju, Korea, Yuksain, 2020, [Dong Jin Kim]Book Chapter, 2020, URL
- Peacebuilding and Korean Civil Society in, editor(s)Oliver Richmond and Gëzim Visoka , The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Peace and Conflict Studies, Palgrave Macmillan, 2020, [Dong Jin Kim]Book Chapter, 2020, DOI
- Dong Jin Kim, Reciprocal Empowerment for Civil Society Peacebuilding: Sharing Lessons between the Korean and Northern Ireland Peace Processes, Globalizations, 19, (2), 2022, p238 - 252Journal Article, 2022, DOI
- David Mitchell, Dan Gudgeon and Dong Jin Kim, Sport and strategic peacebuilding: Northern Ireland and Korea compared, Peacebuilding, 10, (1), 2022, p37 - 50Journal Article, 2022, DOI , URL
- Youngseop Lim and Dong Jin Kim, Mobilising Social Movement for Peace: A Case Study on Christian Ecumenical Organisations in the Context of the Korean Conflict, International Journal of Asian Christianity, 4, (2), 2021, p248 - 260Journal Article, 2021, URL
- Peace processes and comparative research on Ireland, Korea and beyond in, editor(s)Dong Jin Kim and David Mitchell , Reconciling Divided States: Peace Processes in Ireland and Korea, Abingdon, Routledge, 2022, pp1 - 20, [Dong Jin Kim and David Mitchell]Book Chapter, 2022, DOI
- Conclusion: Towards Strategic Peacebuilding in, The Korean Peace Process and Civil Society: Towards Strategic Peacebuilding, Palgrave Macmillan, 2019, pp217 - 239, [Dong Jin Kim]Book Chapter, 2019, DOI
- Cooperating with People in Need: Strategic Overlaps for Peacebuilding in, The Korean Peace Process and Civil Society: Towards Strategic Peacebuilding, Palgrave Macmillan, 2019, pp183 - 215, [Dong Jin Kim]Book Chapter, 2019, DOI
- Mobilising People in Response to State Violence: Building Just Peace in, The Korean Peace Process and Civil Society: Towards Strategic Peacebuilding, 2019, pp149 - 182, [Dong Jin Kim]Book Chapter, 2019, DOI
- Bringing People Together: Interdependent Peacebuilding in, The Korean Peace Process and Civil Society: Towards Strategic Peacebuilding, Palgrave Macmillan, 2019, pp119 - 147, [Dong Jin Kim]Book Chapter, 2019, DOI
- The Ups and Downs of the Korean Peace Process: Domestic and Geo-Politics in, The Korean Peace Process and Civil Society: Towards Strategic Peacebuilding, Palgrave Macmillan, 2019, pp85 - 118, [Dong Jin Kim]Book Chapter, 2019, DOI
- The Korean Conflict and Society: A Historical Context in, The Korean Peace Process and Civil Society: Towards Strategic Peacebuilding, Palgrave Macmillan, 2019, pp55 - 84, [Dong Jin Kim]Book Chapter, 2019, DOI
- Researching Peacebuilding in Korea: A Peace and Conflict Studies Approach in, The Korean Peace Process and Civil Society: Towards Strategic Peacebuilding, Palgrave Macmillan, 2019, pp27 - 54, [Dong Jin Kim]Book Chapter, 2019, DOI
- Introduction: Peace Process and Civil Society Peacebuilding in, The Korean Peace Process and Civil Society: Towards Strategic Peacebuilding, Palgrave Macmillan, 2019, pp1 - 25, [Dong Jin Kim]Book Chapter, 2019, DOI
- The peacebuilding role of women within and between Ireland and Korea in, editor(s)Dong Jin Kim and David Mitchell , Reconciling Divided States: Peace Processes in Ireland and Korea , Routledge , 2022, pp120 - 139, [Gillian Wylie and Dong Jin Kim]Book Chapter, 2022, DOI
- Supporting peacebuilding through socio-economic development in Northern Ireland and the border counties of the Republic of Ireland: sharing lessons for the Korean peace process in, editor(s)Dong Jin Kim and David Mitchell , Reconciling Divided States: Peace Processes in Ireland and Korea , Routledge , 2022, pp158 - 177, [Sandra Buchanan and Dong Jin Kim]Book Chapter, 2022, DOI
- Dong Jin Kim and Andrew Ikhyun Kim, Global Health Diplomacy and North Korea in the Covid-19 Era, International Affairs, 98, (3), 2022, p915 - 932Journal Article, 2022, DOI
- Dong Jin Kim and Youngchul Chung, The Agency-Structure Problem in Peacebuilding: Constructing a Niche in the Korean Conflict, The Pacific Review, 37, (1), 2024, p56 - 85Journal Article, 2024, DOI
- Kara Hooser, Trey Billing, Shona Bell, Teri Murphy, Hollie Nyseth Brehm, Duncan Morrow, Jonny Byrne, Jose Antonio Fortou, Claire Hazelden, Sylvia Gordon, Dominic Bryan, Tim Wilson, Donna Pankhurst, Dong Jin Kim, Stephen Hughes, Alastair Muir, Liza Wilkinson, Lee Hamilton, Sarah Dolah, Harriet Vickers, Manuel Almeida, Stephen Quigley, and Victoria Gurevich , Moving from Violence to Peace: An International Working Group on Individuals and Communities in Transition, Mershon Center for International Security Studies, The Ohio State University, and Corrymeela, 2021Report, 2021, URL
- Kevin Gray, Dong Jin Kim, Youkyoung Ko, Meri Joyce, Colleen Moore, and Zhiqun Zhu, U.S.-China Competition and the Korean Peninsula: From Confrontation to Peacebuilding, Women Cross DMZ, 2022Report, 2022, URL
- Dong Jin Kim and David Mitchell, 'You Realise We're Not the Only Ones Stuck Living Like This': Comparative Learning, International Partnerships and Civil Society Peace Education in Conflict-Affected Societies, Alternatives, 48, (4), 2023, p283 - 297Journal Article, 2023, DOI
- Dong Jin Kim and Duncan Morrow, Ontological Security and Protracted Conflict in Frontier Societies: Towards a Trans-local Turn in Peacebuilding, Peacebuilding, 2024, p1 - 16Journal Article, 2024, DOI
- Dan Gudgeon and Dong Jin Kim, Old Wine in New Bottles? A Triple Nexus Approach to Linking Aid Cooperation to Peacebuilding on the Korean Peninsula, International Peacekeeping, 2024Journal Article, 2024, DOI
- David Mitchell and Dong Jin Kim, Divided Korea can learn from North's peace process, Irish Times, 2017, -Miscellaneous, URL
- Dong Jin Kim, The Current Status and Tasks of the South Korean NGOs Working on North Korea, Kidokgyosasang, (644), 2012Journal Article, URL
- Dong Jin Kim, We're facing a crisis if the new South Korean government acts without US approval, Journal.ie, 2017, -Miscellaneous, URL
- Dong Jin Kim, The two Koreas have tried to make peace before - and they could do so again, The Conversation, 2017, -Miscellaneous, URL
- David Mitchell and Dong Jin Kim, Ireland can teach Korea about peace, The Times (Irish Edition), 2018, -Miscellaneous, URL
- Dong Jin Kim, The Role of the Ecumenical Movement in the Korean Conflict, International Peace Research Association Conference (IPRA), Sydney, Australia , 08/07/2010, 2010Conference Paper
- Dong Jin Kim, Consciousness of The Young Generation (20-30 Years) for Reunification and Peacebuilding on the Korean Peninsula, The East Asian Association of International Studies Conference, Busan, Korea , 12/10/2012, 2012Conference Paper
- Dong Jin Kim, A Peace Studies Approach to North Korean Studies, Association for North Korean Studies Conference, Busan, Korea , 27/09/2013, 2013Conference Paper
- Dong Jin Kim, Aid to the Enemy: Linking Development and Peacebuilding on the Korean Peninsula, Association for Asian Studies Conference (AAS), Philadelphia, USA , 29/03/2014, 2014Conference Paper
- Dong Jin Kim, Understanding the History of Violence: Toward a Sustainable Peace Process in the Korean Conflict, International Peace Research Association Conference (IPRA), Istanbul, Turkey , 09/08/2014, 2014Conference Paper
- Dong Jin Kim, Mood Music or a Theme Song: The Role of Civil Society in the Northern Ireland and Korean Peace Processes, Conflict Research Society Conference, Dublin, Ireland , 08/09/2016, 2016Conference Paper
- Dong Jin Kim, How to Make Peace Sustainable: Breakthroughs and Breakdowns in the Korean and Northern Ireland Peace Processes, International Peace Research Association Conference (IPRA), Freetown, Sierra Leone, 29/11/2016, 2016Conference Paper
- Dong Jin Kim, Resisting the violent structure of militarized conflict: The role of women peace activists in Northern Ireland and Korea, Conflict Research Society Conference, Birmingham, UK, 18/09/2018, 2018Conference Paper
- Dong Jin Kim, Why Peace Journalism?, Shinmoonkwa Bangsong, (580), 2019Journal Article, URL
- Dong Jin Kim, Building Peace with North Korea, Asia Briefing, New York, 1 November, 2019, Asia SocietyInvited Talk, URL
- Dong Jin Kim, South Korean NGOs' Humanitarian Cooperation with North Korea and Strategic Peacebuilding, 2019 International Conference on Humanitarian and Peaceful Cooperation with the DPRK, New York University, New York , 1 November , 2019Conference Paper
- Dong Jin Kim, Sustainable Peace: Comparing the Northern Ireland and Korean Peace Processes, Dialogue for Peace Process in East Asia - Sharing Experience of Civil Society, Waseda University, Tokyo , 25 January, 2020Conference Paper, URL
- David Mitchell and Dong Jin Kim, `You realise we"re not the only ones stuck living like this": comparative learning, international partnerships, and civil society peace education in conflict-affected societies, Political Studies Association of Ireland Conference 2023, Europa Hotel, Belfast, 22 October, 2023Conference Paper
Research Expertise
Research interests are in the areas of: strategic peacebuilding, reconciliation, humanitarian and development cooperation, ecumenical movements, in the Korean peninsula and East Asia, and comparative studies of peace processes, including Korea and Ireland.
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TitleDeveloping Peace and Security Policies of the Seoul Metropolitan Government in an International PerspectiveSummaryFunding AgencySeoul Institute, Seoul Metropolitan GovernmentDate From17/05/2021Date To16/11/2021
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TitleIrish School of Ecumenics Senior Research Fellowship in Peace and Reconciliation StudiesSummaryFunding AgencyIrish School of Ecumenics TrustDate From01/10/2020Date To30/09/2023
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TitleComparative Studies on the Peace Processes in Northern Ireland and Korea: Toward Strategic PeacebuildingSummaryFunding AgencyIrish Research Council and European UnionDate From1/10/2017Date To30/9/2020
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TitlePreventing North Korean Disasters and Building Disaster Safety Nets on the Korean PeninsulaSummaryFunding AgencyMinistry of Unification, Republic of KoreaDate From01/03/2012Date To30/12/2012
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TitleThe White Paper on Gyeonggi Province's Inter-Korean Exchanges and Cooperation 2001-2011SummaryFunding AgencyGyeonggi Province, Republic of KoreaDate From01/05/2011Date To30/04/2012