Dr. Eun Jeung Lee

Biography

Eun-Jeung Lee is a professor specializing in Korean Studies at Freie Universität Berlin, particularly within the Institute for Korean Studies of the Department of History and Cultural Studies. She completed her Magister Artium in Political Science, Sociology, and Ethnology at Universität Göttingen in 1988, followed by her doctorate in Political Science in 1993, also from Göttingen. With a rich academic background, Professor Lee has held multiple prestigious positions, including Damen-Professor for Korean studies and various teaching roles at several universities both in Germany and abroad. Her research interests focus on intercultural political idea history between Europe and East Asia, political theory, political culture, Korean history and society, and international comparative transformation research. Throughout her career, she has received several fellowships, including from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and the Japan Foundation. Her numerous publications contribute significantly to the fields of political culture and Korean studies, including a notable habilitation thesis and monographs on Confucianism and capitalism. Besides her academic achievements, she is actively involved in projects on knowledge transfer and intercultural translation, reflecting her commitment to enhancing understanding between cultures through scholarship.

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