Julia Lee

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Institutional Affiliation

Colorado State University

Education

• PhD in Political Science, UCLA
• MA in International Studies, Yonsei University (South Korea)
• BA in International Studies, Ewha University (South Korea)

Regional and Thematic Interests

Politics of development, issues in women and politics, and Asian politics

Profile

Dr. YuJung (Julia) Lee is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Colorado State University. She is also a faculty member in International Studies. Her current work centers on the governance of basic services, such as water, sanitation, and energy in India. She also does research on the gender gap in South Korean public opinion on foreign policies. 

Prior to coming to CSU, she taught at Texas A&M University and Case Western Reserve University. 

Publications

"Political Obstacles to Economic Reform: Comparative Evidence from Twenty Indian States" with Chao-yo Cheng, Galen Murray, Yuree Noh, Johannes Urpelainen, and Joseph Van Horn, Energy Research Social Science 70, (2020).

"Community interactions and sanitation use by the urban poor: Survey evidence from India’s slums" with Tiffany Radcliff,  Urban Studies, (2020).

"Gender, Events, and Elite Messages in Mass Opinion on Foreign Relations" with Joonbum Bae,  Journal of Global Security Studies, (2020).

“Gender, Electoral Competition, and Sanitation in India," Comparative Politics, 50(4), (2018).

“Informing Women and Improving Sanitation: Evidence from Rural India," Journal of Rural Studies, 55 (2017): 203-215.