Leiden UniversityHello, I am a Post-Doctoral Researcher at Leiden University (Universiteit Leiden). I completed my Ph.D. in Political Science at Boston University, and previously worked as a post-doctoral researcher at McGill University and the University of Milan (Università degli Studi di Milano).
My research examines how structural economic transformations—such as automation, globalization, and the green transition—shape public opinion, welfare states, and political behavior in advanced capitalist democracies. I combine survey and experimental methods, computer-assisted text analysis, and case studies to explore how economic and social risks influence citizens’ policy preferences and democratic attitudes.
Academic Positions
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Leiden UniversityPost-Doctoral ResearcherNov. 2024 - Current
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University of MilanPost-Doctoral ResearcherOct. 2023 - Jul. 2024 -
McGill UniversityPost-Doctoral Research FellowSep. 2022 - Sep. 2023
Education
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Boston UniversityPh.D. in Political ScienceSep. 2016 - Jan. 2023 -
Seoul National UniversityM.A. in Political ScienceMar. 2009 - Feb. 2011 -
Seoul National UniversityB.A. in Political ScienceMar. 2005 - Feb. 2009
Honors & Awards
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APSA Centennial Center Research Grant (American Political Science Association)2025
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Early Career Workshop Award (Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics)2025
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Korean Studies Grant 2024 (The Academy of Korean Studies)2023
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Best Paper Award on Social and Economic Inequality in Class and Inequality Section (American Political Science Association)2023
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Doctoral Research Fellowship (Boston University)2020–2021
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Howard Zinn Fellowship (Boston University)2020
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Graduate Teaching Fellowship (Boston University)2017–2022
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Dean’s Fellowship (Boston University)2016–2017
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National Research Scholarship (Korean Student Aid Foundation)2015
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Selected Publications (view all )
Pushed by Markets, Pulled by Machines: Economic Pressures and Backlash to the EU
Jaewook Lee
European Union Politics Online First
This study shows how automation and globalization jointly fuel Euroskepticism. Using European Social Survey data, it finds that routine-task workers in export-exposed sectors are especially prone to oppose the EU when they perceive society as unfair and favor redistribution.
Pushed by Markets, Pulled by Machines: Economic Pressures and Backlash to the EU
Jaewook Lee
European Union Politics Online First
This study shows how automation and globalization jointly fuel Euroskepticism. Using European Social Survey data, it finds that routine-task workers in export-exposed sectors are especially prone to oppose the EU when they perceive society as unfair and favor redistribution.
Economic Insecurity and the Rise of Anti-Immigrant Sentiments: The Role of Labor Market Risks and Welfare Deservingness Perception
Jaewook Lee
Political Studies Review 2024 Shortlisted — PSR Best Paper 2023
I show how labor-market risks shape anti-immigrant attitudes through perceived welfare deservingness. Using cross-national evidence, the article links economic insecurity to support for exclusionary social policy.
Economic Insecurity and the Rise of Anti-Immigrant Sentiments: The Role of Labor Market Risks and Welfare Deservingness Perception
Jaewook Lee
Political Studies Review 2024 Shortlisted — PSR Best Paper 2023
I show how labor-market risks shape anti-immigrant attitudes through perceived welfare deservingness. Using cross-national evidence, the article links economic insecurity to support for exclusionary social policy.
Luddite or Technophile? – Policy Preferences for Governing Technology-driven Economic Change
Jaewook Lee
Socio-Economic Review 2024 Best Paper Award – APSA Class & Inequality Section (2023)
This article examines how automation risk and welfare institutions jointly shape public preferences for regulating technology-driven economic change. Using survey experiments in the UK and Sweden, it demonstrates that stronger social protection mitigates fears of automation and sustains support for innovation.
Luddite or Technophile? – Policy Preferences for Governing Technology-driven Economic Change
Jaewook Lee
Socio-Economic Review 2024 Best Paper Award – APSA Class & Inequality Section (2023)
This article examines how automation risk and welfare institutions jointly shape public preferences for regulating technology-driven economic change. Using survey experiments in the UK and Sweden, it demonstrates that stronger social protection mitigates fears of automation and sustains support for innovation.