My research spans comparative politics, political economy of development, and international relations. I study public opinion, foreign aid and public diplomacy, and political behavior in Africa and East Asia. My work has appeared in the American Journal of Political Science, British Journal of Political Science, Journal of Peace Research, Political Behavior, Public Opinion Quarterly, World Development, and other journals.
Peer-Reviewed Articles
Kim, Seoyeon, and Inbok Rhee. Forthcoming. “The Great Divide: The Global North/South Gap in Migration Research.” PS: Political Science & Politics.
Yang, Joonseok, Jong Hee Park, Inbok Rhee, and Sung Eun Kim. Forthcoming. “The Trump Effect in the Asia-Pacific: Evidence from a 10-Country Survey Experiment.” International Relations of the Asia-Pacific.
Han, Baran, Benjamin Ho, Inbok Rhee, and Chrysostomos Tabakis. 2026. “Fear and Favoritism in the Time of COVID-19.” Political Behavior. doi.org/10.1007/s11109-025-10114-7
Chen, Chung-An, Don-Yun Chen, Yang-Chung Chen, Kee Hoon Chung, Pan Suk Kim, Geunjoo Lee, Cheol Liu, James L. Perry, and Inbok Rhee. 2026. “Are Competitive Public Service Exams Counter-Productive? A Survey Experiment From Two East Asian States.” Public Administration 104(1): 202–216. doi.org/10.1111/padm.70009
Inbok Rhee. 2026. “The State of Political Science Research in South Korea: 2015-2024.” Korean Political Science Review 60(1): 5–91. doi.org/10.18854/kpsr.2026.60.1.001 Appendix (in Korean)
Inbok Rhee. 2026. “How Does China’s Critical Minerals Finance Operate? Entry Decisions, Financing Scale, and South Korea’s Entry Conditions.” Korean Journal of International Relations 66(1): 163–204. doi.org/10.14731/kjir.2026.03.66.1.163 (in Korean)
Inbok Rhee, Woo Chang Kang, and Sunkyoung Park. 2026. “Does Direct Experience in Election Administration Change Perceptions of Election Fraud?.” Korean Party Studies Review 25(1): 159–196. doi.org/10.30992/KPSR.2026.3.25.1.159 Appendix (in Korean)
Yang, Joonseok, Sung Eun Kim, Jong Hee Park, and Inbok Rhee. 2025. “Anti-Asian Hate Crimes and American Reputation.” British Journal of Political Science 55: e77. doi.org/10.1017/S0007123424001030
Inbok Rhee, Sung Eun Kim, Jong Hee Park, and Joonseok Yang. 2025. “Citizen Responses to Donor-Centeredness in the US-China Public Diplomacy Competition.” International Interactions 51(1): 121–137. doi.org/10.1080/03050629.2025.2456738
Kim, Sung Eun, Jong Hee Park, Inbok Rhee, and Joonseok Yang. 2025. “What Do Aid Recipients Want? Public Attitudes Toward Foreign Aid in Developing Countries.” World Development 186: 106815. doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2024.106815
Inbok Rhee. 2025. “Large Language Models (LLMs) in Political Science Research: Analysis of Topical Trends and Usage Patterns.” Korean Journal of International Relations 65(3): 257–328. doi.org/10.14731/kjir.2025.09.65.3.257 (in Korean)
Lee, Don S., Kee Hoon Chung, and Inbok Rhee. 2024. “Who Becomes a Civil Servant? Evidence from a Decade of Youth Panel Analysis.” Public Management Review 26(8): 2148–2171. doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2024.2327616
Adida, Claire L., Adeline Lo, Inbok Rhee, and Sam Williams. 2024. “Do Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Requirements Change Student Political Attitudes?.” Politics, Groups, and Identities 12(4): 958–967. doi.org/10.1080/21565503.2023.2227437
Chung, Kee Hoon, Inbok Rhee, and Cheol Liu. 2024. “A Systematic Review of Experimental Research on Public Service Motivation.” Public Performance & Management Review 47(3): 627–653. doi.org/10.1080/15309576.2023.2269386
Kuk, John S., Don S. Lee, and Inbok Rhee. 2024. “Does Exposure to Election Fraud Research Undermine Confidence in Elections?.” Public Opinion Quarterly 88(SI): 656–680. doi.org/10.1093/poq/nfae028
Kim, Sung Eun, Jong Hee Park, Inbok Rhee, and Joonseok Yang. 2023. “Target, Information, and Trade Preferences: Evidence from a Survey Experiment in East Asia.” American Journal of Political Science 67(4): 898–914. doi.org/10.1111/ajps.12783
Cho, Man, Seongwuk Moon, Inbok Rhee, and Sungyoon Choi. 2023. “Data Economy in Korea: Cases of Finance, Real Estate, and Medical Care Sectors.” Journal of Technology Innovation 31(1): 65–103. doi.org/10.14386/SIME.2023.31.1.65 (in Korean)
Porten, John, Inbok Rhee, and Clark Gibson. 2022. “Ethnicity Is Not Public Service Destiny: The Political Logic of Service Distribution in South Africa.” World Development 159: 105962. doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2022.105962
Chung, Eunbin, and Inbok Rhee. 2022. “Disasters and Intergroup Peace in Sub-Saharan Africa.” Journal of Peace Research 59(1): 58–72. doi.org/10.1177/00223433211065249
Inbok Rhee. 2021. “Economic Perception to Political Performance Evaluation: Establishing Precursors to Economic Voting in Africa.” Political Research Quarterly 74(1): 131–147. doi.org/10.1177/1065912919888017
Book Chapters
Inbok Rhee. 2022. “Informing Korea’s Soft Power Strategy: Evidence from Survey Experiments on Public Perceptions of Public Diplomacy and Foreign Aid.” In Hae-Gu Jung et al., Designing the Future of Korea in the Era of Great Transformation. Cooperative Research Series 21-38-01, National Research Council for Economics, Humanities, and Social Sciences, Korea. (in Korean)
Moon, Jin-Young, Inbok Rhee, and Jangho Choi. 2021. “International Cooperation.” In Sungbae An et al., 2021 National Agendas and Future Strategies. Cooperative Research Series 21-38-01, National Research Council for Economics, Humanities, and Social Sciences, Korea. (in Korean)
Inbok Rhee, Stephan Haggard, Robert R. Kaufman, Terence K. Teo, and Giovanni Angioni. 2021. “Backsliding: Democratic Regress in the Contemporary World Appendix.” In Stephan Haggard and Robert Kaufman, Backsliding. Cambridge University Press.
Book
- Inbok Rhee, Sung Eun Kim, Jong Hee Park, and Joonseok Yang. 2021. Informing Korea’s Soft Power Strategy: Evidence from Survey Experiments on Public Perceptions of Public Diplomacy and Foreign Aid. Cooperative Research Series 21-09-01, National Research Council for Economics, Humanities, and Social Sciences, Korea. (in Korean)