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Sanghoon Kim-Leffingwell

Assistant Professor

University of North Texas

Department of Political Science

Email: Sanghoon.Kim@unt.edu

Education

  • PhD, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2024
    Major: Political Science

Professional Positions

    Academic - Post-Secondary

  • Assistant Professor, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2024 - Present).
  • Senior Lecturer/Assistant Director, Johns Hopkins University. Johns Hopkins University. (2022 - 2024).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • PSCI 2305 - US Political Behavior and Policy, 1 course.
  • PSCI 3300 - Political Science Research Methods, 2 courses.
  • PSCI 3600 - Governments and Politics Around the World, 1 course.
  • PSCI 4300 - Topics in Political Research Methodology, 1 course.
  • PSCI 4661 - Politics of Autocracy, 1 course.
  • PSCI 5300 - Practical Research Methods, 1 course.
  • PSCI 6625 - Democracy and Democratization, 1 course.

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Journal Article

  • Kim, S., Lee, Y. (2025). Engaged but Targeted? How Immigrants Vote Against Anti-Immigrant Agendas in Europe. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2025.2589904
  • Kim, S., Yang, Y. (2025). Violence and Bias: The Long-term Effects of Ethnic Discrimination on Anti-China Protest in Indonesia. Comparative Politics.
  • Kim-Leffingwell, S. (2024). Authoritarian Nostalgia, Group Sentiment, and Voter Behavior: Evidence from East Asia. Political Behavior.
  • Kim-Leffingwell, S., Sallenback, E. (2024). Mnemonic Politics among Philippine Voters: A Social Media Measurement Approach. Democratization.
  • Gong, D., Kim-Leffingwell, S., Yang, Y., Shen, S. (2024). Money Backfires: How Chinese Investment Fuels Anti-China Protests Abroad. World Development. 178 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2024.106566
  • Usher, N., Kim-Leffingwell, S. (2023). Authoritarian Legacies and Partisan Bias in Corruption Voting: Evidence from South Korea. International Journal of Press/Politics. Online first https://doi.org/10.1177/19401612231186939
  • Kim, S. (2023). Authoritarian Legacies and Partisan Bias in Corruption Voting: Evidence from South Korea.. Journal of East Asian Studies. 23 (2) 241-262.
  • Yang, Y., Kim-Leffingwell, S., Gong, D., Shen, S. (2023). Killing Protests with Kindness: Anti-China Protests and China’s Public Diplomacy. International Studies Quarterly. 67 (4) https://doi.org/10.1093/isq/sqad087
  • Kim-Leffingwell, S. (2023). Personality Traits, Democratic Support, and Authoritarian Nostalgia. Social Science Quarterly. 23 (2) 241-262. https://doi.org/10.1111/ssqu.13286
  • Kim-Leffingwell, S. (2023). Alternative Legacies of Authoritarianism: Pro-dictator Bias in Ideology. Party Politics. 29 (3) 580-586. https://doi.org/10.1177/13540688221083559

Presentations Given

    Invited Talk

  • Kim, S. (Author & Presenter), Perspectives on Contemporary Korea Conference, Pixelated Authoritarian Nostalgia: The Use of Nostalgic Rhetoric of Former Dictators in the Media., Nam Center for Korean Studies, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America. (2025 - 2025).

    • Panel Presentation

  • Kim, S. (Author & Presenter), American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Pixelated Authoritarian Nostalgia: The Use of Nostalgic Rhetoric of Former Dictators in the Media., American Political Science Association, Vancouver, BC, United States of America. (2025 - 2025).
  • Kim, S. (Author & Presenter), Ko, H. (Author), International Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Pixelated Authoritarian Nostalgia, International Political Science Association, Seoul, South Korea, Korea, South. (2025 - 2025).
  • Kim, S. (Author & Presenter), Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Pixelated Authoritarian Nostalgia: The Use of Nostalgic Rhetoric of Former Dictators in the Media., Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, United States of America. (2025 - 2025).
  • Kim, S. (Author & Presenter), Southwest Workshop on Mixed Methods Research, Authoritarian National Ideology and Variation in Authoritarian Nostalgia, University of California, Riverside, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).
  • Kim, S. (Author & Presenter), Ko, H. (Author), American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Did You Miss Me? The Use of Nostalgic Rhetoric of Former Dictators in the Media, American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).
  • Kim, S. (Author & Presenter), Yang, Y. (Author & Presenter), American Political Science Association, Long-Term Effects of Ethnic Discrimination on Anti-China Protest in Indonesia, American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).

    • Paper

  • Demeritt, J.H. (Author & Presenter), Meernik, J.D. (Author), Kim, S. (Author), Jones, E. (Author), Duncan, G. (Author), Gaviria , J. (Author), Latin American Peace Science Society annual meeting, How Criminal Organizations Pursue Legitimacy: Evidence from the Medellín Combos, Peace Science Society (International), Bogotá, Colombia, Colombia. (2026).

    • Symposium

  • Kim, S. (Author & Presenter), International Conference of NextGen Korean Studies Scholars, The Past that Binds: Authoritarian Nostalgia, Nationalist Polarization, and Voter Behavior, Nam Center for Korean Studies, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America. (2025 - 2025).