I am an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.

I study International Relations focusing on International Political Economy (IPE). My primary research interest is bureaucrats as individuals in domestic and international institutions. My first book, Taming the Careerists: The Politics of Foreign Policy Implementation (forthcoming at Cambridge University Press), examines how job protections embedded in individual bureaucrats’ employment contracts influence bureaucrats’ behavior and, in turn, impact how they implement foreign economic policies. Some of my journal articles are published or forthcoming in outlets such as International Studies Quarterly, Review of International Organizations, and World Politics.

I hold a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Chicago. Before joining Syracuse University, I was a postdoctoral scholar at the Center for Commerce and Diplomacy housed in the Global Policy and Strategy, the University of California San Diego. My detailed CV is available at here.

Email: mkim71@syr.edu
Office: 510 Eggers Hall