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Boyoon Lee Curriculum Vitae

Research Interests

Comparative politics, particularly focusing on public opinion and the political economy of migration.

Brief Biography

My scholarship is situated in comparative politics, particularly focusing on public opinion and the political economy of migration. Specifically, I study the determinants of migration-related preferences and attitudes as well as how socio-economic inequality is intertwined with migration decisions and behaviors, with a regional focus on Asia and the Americas. Methodologically, my research employs various types of experiments and causal inference methods for observational data.

I am currently working on four major projects on the politics of immigration in East Asia and Latin America, which focus on (1) pathways through which political elites influence attitudes towards immigrants (e.g., educational content, political speech, historical narratives, and institutions), (2) sources of discrimination against migrants who share similar backgrounds (e.g., return migrants and co-ethnic migrants), (3) the link between migration and inequality (e.g., unequal impacts of climate change or the housing market), and (4) economic motivations behind migration preferences (e.g., firms' preferences).

Teaching

For detailed information about political studies courses and instructors, please refer to the Undergraduate and Graduate pages. 

Research Interests

My research interests in international relations center on the multidimensional dynamics of NATO policies in the Middle East. I am interested in NATO’s strategic decisions, military interventions, actions of coalition against ISIS and the impact of NATO's policies on local governance and civilian populations.

Brief Biography

Rakib Jahan is a doctoral student in the Department of Political Studies at Queen’s University where he will specialize in International Relations. Rakib is currently completing his MA in Religious Studies at Queen’s.

Awards

2023-2024: Queen’s Graduate Award, Queen’s University, SGS

2023-2024: International Tuition Award, Queen’s University, SGS

2022: The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Foundation Bangladesh

2012: President’s Scout Award, Bangladesh Scouts

Research Interests

Humanitarian Intervention, Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity, Constructivism, IR Theory.

Brief Biography

Michael is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Political Studies at ³ÉÈË´óƬ specializing in the area of norm development and contestation, genocide and humanitarian intervention, and analyzing the power and efficacy of humanitarian norms. Outside academia, Michael has extensive experience in the not-for-profit sector. He is currently a senior manager at a large not-for-profit and a founding partner of a not-for-profit governance consultancy. When not working or writing his dissertation, Michael can be found playing with his daughter Faye, walking his dog around the lake, or rolling dice at a nearby game of 40k.