Oklahoma Political Science
Scholar of the Year, 2003
Research Interests
Youngtae Shin's publications have focused on the relationship between state, society and women. Her published books include: Women and Politics in Japan and Korea (Mellen Press, 2004); Asian Women’s Political Voice (Sookmyung Women’s University, 2005, in Korean-forthcoming). She is currently writing a book on protest politics and democratization. Her next project is to study security issues in relation to nationalism, regime types, and their impact on promoting peaceful relationships among states.
Publications of Books
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June 2004 : Women and Politics in Japan and Korea, Lewiston, NY: Edwin Mellen Press |
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2005 (Forthcoming in Korean): Asian Women’s Political Voice: Korea and Japan (Asia Yeoseong eui Jeongchi Sori: Hanjuk gwa Ilbon) : Seoul, Korea: Sookmyung Women’s University Press |
Selected Articles Published
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2002: “Network Formation in Protest Movements in South Korea, 1970s-2000,” Asian Women, 15: 231-257. |
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2002: Book Review of Oh, Can you See: The Semiotics of the Military in Hawaii by Kathy E. Ferguson and Phyllis Turnbull, 1999, Asian Women 14: 129-132. |
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2000: “Self-determination, Women, and Violence,” Asian Women, 11: 27-48. |
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1999: “Women’s Political Activism of the Late Developing Countries: Japan and Other Asian Countries, 1870-1945,” Southeastern Political Review, 27 (1): 81-102. |
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1998: “Modern Institutions and Traditional Values: an Interpretation of Court Decisions on Gender Issues in South Korea, ” Korea and Regional Geopolitics, Walter Jung and Xiao-bing Li co-ed: 97-116 |
Honors and Awards
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Fellowship for NEH Summer Seminar, University of North Carolina, 2005 |
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Fellowship for the Asian Studies Development Summer Program, Infusing Asian Studies, University of Hawaii, 2005 |
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Women Warrior Award (Most Influential Professor Award on teaching Women Studies) by Women’s Studies Association, University of Central Oklahoma, 2005 |
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Oklahoma Political Science Scholar of the Year, 2003 |
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Research Grant, University of Central Oklahoma, 2002-2003 |
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Research Fellowship, the Academy of Korean Studies, Korea, 1999-2000 |
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Visiting Research Professor (Associate Professor), University of Pennsylvania, August –December, 1999 |
Course Information
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American National Government (U) |
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Elements of Politics (Political Science major core) |
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Theory of Comparative Politics (graduate) |
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Comparative Politics (U) |
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Women and Politics (U,G) |
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US-China Relations (U,G) |
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Democratic Governance (senior thesis) |
Did You Know…
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Youngtae Shin had the sweetest and most aristocratic daughter called Dori. She was bilingual and was a cat (now residing in Heaven), but she did not know she was a cat, in spite of her extraordinary intelligence. |
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Every major juncture in Korean history touched her family directly dating back to 918 A.D.—want to know more details? Contact me. |
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She worked as a RN, an excellent one (until the electronic technology took over) and supported her husband through his PhD and her own while raising two daughters. |
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What she is most proud of: Her two grown daughters. |