Associate Professor Lee is interested in supervising students with projects in the following areas:
Peacebuilding, development and reconciliation in a post-conflict society Conflict resolution and third-party mediation Civil conflicts and peacebuilding in Southeast Asia
Research
Associate Professor Lee's research primarily centres on conflict resolution, third-party mediation, post-conflict reconstruction, and post-liberal models of peacebuilding, with a geographical focus on Southeast Asia.
A few keywords that he is currently working on include local ownership of peacebuilding, faith-based peacebuilding, community resilience, everyday peace, and social reconciliation in post-violent societies.
Visit SungYong Lee's Research Gate site, with many of his publications. He has been serving various academic or professional bodies including the International Studies Association (ISA, Peace Studies Section) and the Royal Society of New Zealand (Otago Regional Committee). He is a recipient of the University of Otago Award for Excellence in Teaching (2022) and the Humanities Teaching Excellence Award (2018).
Prior to involving the academic research, he had engaged with local peacebuilding programmes in India, Afghanistan and Cambodia as a field practitioner.
Publications
Lee, S. (2023). Transformative peace negotiation. In J. Senehi, I. M. Scott, S. Byrne & T. G. Matyók (Eds.), Routledge handbook of peacebuilding and ethnic conflict. (pp. 292-303). Abingdon, UK: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003000686
Chapter in Book - Research
Lee, S. (2022). Everyday reconciliation in post-Khmer Rouge Cambodia: Subtle agency and hidden narratives. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan, 180p. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-13987-1
Authored Book - Research
Kang, H., & Lee, S. (2022). The agency of victims and political violence in South Korea: Reflection on the needs-based model of reconciliation. Peace & Conflict, 28(2), 235-244. doi: 10.1037/pac0000583
Journal - Research Article
Clements, K. P., & Lee, S. (Eds.). (2021). Multi-level reconciliation and peacebuilding: Stakeholder perspectives. London, UK: Routledge, 280p. doi: 10.4324/9781003017851
Edited Book - Research
Lee, S. (2021). Local resistance and hybrid peace. In O. P. Richmond & G. Visoka (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of peacebuilding, statebuilding, and peace formation. (pp. 597-612). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190904418.013.44
Chapter in Book - Research
Suh, B.-h., Kwon, Y.-s., Lee, S., & Hong, S. (2021). Effects of peace on human rights and development and the Korean Peninsula. Seoul, South Korea: Korea Institute for National Unification.
Authored Book - Research
Lee, S. (2021). Understanding everyday peace in Cambodia: Plurality, subtlety, and connectivity. Journal of Peacebuilding & Development, 16(1), 24-38. doi: 10.1177/1542316620974371
Journal - Research Article
Lee, S. (2020). Local peacebuilders' ownership development in Southeast Asia. In S. Byrne, T. Matyók, I. M. Scott & J. Senehi (Eds.), Routledge companion to peace and conflict studies. (pp. 120-130). Abingdon, UK: Routledge.
Chapter in Book - Research
Lee, S. (2020). Roles of religious leaders as bridge-builders: A case study of Cambodia. In Y. Uesugi (Ed.), Hybrid peacebuilding in Asia. (pp. 89-114). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-18865-8
Chapter in Book - Research
Lee, S. (2020). Local resilience and the reconstruction of social institutions: Recovery, maintenance and transformation of Buddhist Sangha in post-Khmer Rouge Cambodia. Journal of Intervention & Statebuilding, 14(3), 349-367. doi: 10.1080/17502977.2020.1736448
Journal - Research Article
Lee, S. (2020). Reflection on the "local turn" in peacebuilding: Practitioners' views. Journal of Human Security Studies, 9(2), 25-38. doi: 10.34517/jahss.9.2_25
Journal - Research Article
Lee, S., & Park, W. (2020). The dual track of democracy promotion in post-war peacebuilding in Cambodia: The gap between institutional development and civil society mobilisation. Peacebuilding, 8(1), 78-97. doi: 10.1080/21647259.2018.1498671
Journal - Research Article
Lee, S. (2019). Cambodia. In A. Özerdem & R. Mac Ginty (Eds.), Comparing peace processes. (pp. 92-106). Abingdon, UK: Routledge.
Chapter in Book - Research
Lee, S. (2019). To-giteki Fukusuu Shugi: Shakaiteki wakugumiwo kikyuusurutameno wakugumi [Agonistic pluralism as a framework for pursuing social reconciliation]. Waseda Asia Review, 21, 116-117.
Journal - Research Article
Mac Ginty, R., Joshi, M., & Lee, S. (2019). Liberal peace implementation and the durability of post-war peace. International Peacekeeping, 26(4), 457-486. doi: 10.1080/13533312.2019.1618189
Journal - Research Article
Lee, S. (2018). Local ownership in Asian peacebuilding: Development of local peacebuilding models. Springer, 199p. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-98611-1
Authored Book - Research
Joshi, M., Lee, S., & Mac Ginty, R. (2017). Built-in safeguards and the implementation of civil war peace accords. International Interactions, 43(6), 994-1018. doi: 10.1080/03050629.2017.1257491
Journal - Research Article
Soeung, B., & Lee, S. (2017). The revitalisation of Buddhist peace activism in post-war Cambodia. Conflict, Security & Development, 17(2), 141-161. doi: 10.1080/14678802.2017.1300356
Journal - Research Article
Özerdem, A., & Lee, S. (2016). International peacebuilding: An introduction. Abingdon, UK: Routledge, 168p.
Authored Book - Research
Lee, S., & Abdelrahman, A. (2016). The intervention of “neighbor” countries in civil war peace negotiations. Conflict Resolution Quarterly, 33(4), 355-381. doi: 10.1002/crq.21160
Journal - Research Article
Lee, S., Mac Ginty, R., & Joshi, M. (2016). Social peace vs. security peace. Global Governace, 22, 491-512.
Journal - Research Article
Lee, S., & Özerdem, A. (Eds.). (2015). Local ownership in international peacebuilding: Key theoretical and practical issues. Abingdon, UK: Routledge, 220p.
Edited Book - Research
Lee, S., & Özerdem, A. (2015). Exit strategies. In R. Mac Ginty & J. H. Peterson (Eds.), Routledge companion to humanitarian action. (pp. 372-384). Abingdon, UK: Routledge.
Chapter in Book - Research
Lee, S., & Park, W. B. (2015). Nurturing local voice: The UNDP’s local empowerment programmes in Cambodia. In S. Lee & A. Özerdem (Eds.), Local ownership in international peacebuilding: Key theoretical and practical issues. (pp. 135-155). Abingdon, UK: Routledge.
Chapter in Book - Research
Lee, S. (2015). Motivations for local resistance in international peacebuilding. Third World Quarterly, 36(8), 1437-1452. doi: 10.1080/01436597.2015.1052063
Journal - Research Article
Joshi, M., Lee, S., & Mac Ginty, R. (2014). Just how liberal is the liberal peace? International Peacekeeping, 21(3), 364-389. doi: 10.1080/13533312.2014.932065
Journal - Research Article
Lee, S., & Mac Ginty, R. (2012). Context and postconflict referendums. Nationalism & Ethnic Politics, 18(1), 43-64. doi: 10.1080/13537113.2012.654085
Journal - Research Article
