Kwak Jun-hyeok

Kwak Jun-hyeok^[a] is a South Korean political philosopher and professor of Philosophy (Zhuhai Campus) at Sun Yat-sen University, China, where he is also serving as the head of political philosophy and ethics.^[1] He received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 2002. Before joining Sun Yat-sen University, he taught at various universities including Korea University and Kyungpook National University. His research interests lie at the crossroads of Western political philosophy, contemporary political theory, and comparative philosophy. He has a particular interest in the republican tradition of political philosophy (Aristotle, Cicero, and Machiavelli), democratic theories, nationalism, patriotism, and global justice. He has been widely known as a republican theorist of ‘reciprocal non-domination.’ Currently, he is serving as General Editor of the Routledge Series of Political Theories in East Asian Context^[2] and co-editor of Journal of Social and Political Philosophy.^[3]

Kwak Jun-hyeok
Era	Contemporary philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	Liberal republicanism
Institutions	Department of Philosophy (Zhuhai), Sun Yat-sen University
Main interests	Western political philosophy, contemporary political theory, republicanism, nationalism, patriotism, global justice
Notable ideas	Reciprocal Non-domination

Kwak Jun-hyeok
Hangul	곽준혁
Revised Romanization	Gwak Jun-hyeok
McCune–Reischauer	Kwak Chunhyŏk

He has published numerous articles and books on political philosophy, comparative philosophy, and global justice in English, Korean, Chinese, and Japanese, including these recent works: “Relationality without Hierarchy” (In Tianxia in Comparative Perspective: Alternative Models of Geopolitical Order, edited by Roger Ames et al., University of Hawaii Press, 2023), “Individuality with Relationality” (Philosophy East and West 2023), “A Confucian Reappraisal of Christian Love” (Religions, 2023), “Confucian Role-Ethics with Non-Domination: Civil Compliance in Times of Crisis” (Ethical Theory and Moral Practice 2022), “Global Justice without Self-centrism” (Dao 2021), “Deliberation with Persuasion: the ‘Political’ in Aristotle’s Politics” (Australian Journal of Political Science 2021), Introduction to Western Political Philosophy (Monograph, Chinese, 2023), Modernities in Northeast Asia (Edited book, Routledge 2023), and Machiavelli in Northeast Asia (Edited book, Routledge 2022).

Education

• Ph.D. Department of Political Science, University of Chicago, August 2002 - Dissertation Title (Political Theory): Managing Political Transformation: “Revolution” in Machiavelli’s Discorsi
• M.A. Department of Political Science, Korea University, March 1993
• B.A. Department of Political Science, Korea University, March 1991

Academic awards and fellowships

• The Ministry of Education Research Fund, Ministry of Education, China, 2017.
• 100-Hundred Talented Professor Research Fund, Sun Yat-sen University, 2016
• The Excellent Scholarly Book Award, Re-reading Machiavelli (2014), the National Academy of Sciences, South Korea, 2015
• The Premi e contribute per la traduzione, Machiavelli’s Il Principe, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Italy, 2014
• The Excellent Scholarly Book Award, Domination & Non-domination (2013), the Ministry of Culture Tourism, South Korea, 2014
• The Excellent Scholarly Book Award, Neo-Republicanism (translation, 2012), the National Academy of Sciences, South Korea, 2012
• The Best Book Award for the Humanities, Beyond Border and Prejudice (2010), Ministry of Culture Tourism, South Korea, 2011
• Basic Research Grant, National Research Foundation, Korea, 2010
• Social Science Korea Grant, National Research Foundation, Korea, 2010
• EAI ASI (Asia Security Initiative) Scholarship, MacArthur Foundation, 2009.
• POSCO Asia Research Grant 2007.
• New Scholar Grant, National Research Foundation, 2005
• The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Dissertation Fellowship, 1999-2001.
• Mellon Foundation First-Year Dissertation Award 1998.
• University of Chicago Graduate Fellowship 1996-1999.
• Sasakawa Award (excellent MA thesis), Korea University, 1994.

Selected papers

• “Relationality without Hierarchy: Hong Daeyong’s Reappraisal of Tianxia,” in Tianxia in Comparative Perspective: Alternative Models of Geopolitical Order, edited by Roger Ames, Sor-hoon Tan, and Y. H. Yang (University of Hawaii Press, 2023), 21-38.
• “Individuality with Relationality: Ahn Changho’s Modern Transvaluation of Confucianism.” Philosophy East and West, 73(3): 677-697 (2023)
• “A Confucian Reappraisal of Christian Love: Ahn Changho Contra Augustinian Studies Conducted in South Korea.” Religions, 14(6): 177 (2023). https://doi.org/10.3390/rel14060777
• “Non-domination with Nothingness: Supplementing Pettit’s Theory of Democratic Deliberation.” Journal of Social and Political Philosophy, 2(1): 60-77 (2023)
• “Confucian Role-Ethics with Non-Domination: Civil Compliance in Times of Crisis.” Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, 25: 199-213 (2022)
• “Interview with Philip Pettit: Neo-Roman Republicanism and Northeast Asia,” with Philip Pettit Comparative Political Theory, 2(1): 52-68 (2022).
• “Introduction: Machiavelli and Northeast Asia,” in Machiavelli in Northeast Asia, edited by Jun-Hyeok Kwak (Routledge, 2022), 3-13.
• “Deliberation with Persuasion: the ‘political’ in Aristotle’s Politics.” Australian Journal of Political Science, Vol. 56, No. 3, (2021), 318-333.
• “Overcoming Victimhood: Forward-looking Apology with Reciprocal Non-domination,” Korean Journal of Political Science, Vol. 29, No. 3(2021): 245-274.
• “Global Justice without Self-Centrism: Tianxia in Dialogues on Mount Uisan.” Dao: A Journal of Comparative Philosophy, Vol. 20, Issue 2, (2021).
• “Reappraisal of Tianxia with Non-domination.” In Global Justice in East Asia, edited by Hugo El Kholi and Jun-Hyeok Kwak (Routledge, 2020), 158-170.
• “Republican Liberation and Non-domination: Democratic Republicanism and the March First Movement.” Korea Observer, Vol. 50, No. 2 (2019), 269-286.
• “Reception of Leo Strauss in Northeast Asia.” In Leo Strauss in East Asia, edited by Jun-Hyeok Kwak and Sungwoo Park (Routledge, 2019), 3-12.
• “Religious Nationalism and Non-domination: Ahn Changho’s Cosmopolitan Patriotism.” In Religion and Nationalism in Asia, edited by Giorgio Shani and Takashi Kibe (Routledge, 2019), 124-138.
• “Non-domination and Shame culture: reconsidering criminal punishment in republicanism.” In Republicanism in Northeast Asia, ed. Jun-Hyeok Kwak & Leigh Jenco (London: Routledge, 2017), 39-53.
• “Republican Patriotism and Machiavelli’s Patriotism, Australian Journal of Political Science, Vol. 52, No. 3, 2017:436-449.
• “Patriotism and nationalism: ‘republican patriotism’ in the Northeast Asian context.” In Patriotism in East Asia, ed. Jun-Hyeok Kwak & Koichiro Matsuda (London: Routledge, 2017), 28-46.
• “Nationalism and Democracy Revisited: The Limits of Democratic Nationalism in South Korea,” The Korean Journal of International Studies, 2013, Vol. 11, No. 1 (2013), 143-171.
• “Liberal Neutrality and Agonistic Politics: The Judicial Review of the Constitutional Court Reconsidered,” with Seung-Hun Hong, Korean Political Science Review, Vol. 44, No. 5 (2010), 1-27.
• “Classical Meanings of Citizenship.” In Global Citizenship and Global Governance, ed. Jae-chang Park et al. (Hong Kong: YMCA, 2011).
• "The Politics of Aspiration". Japanese Journal of Political Thought. No. 10, (2010), pp. 153–182. [Japanese]
• "Political Philosophy of Niccolò Machiavelli", Understanding Human Being through Classics. Kyungpook National University Press (March 2010, Forthcoming). [Korean]
• "Civic Education and South Korea: Interview with Professor Amy Gutmann", The Journal of Asiatic Studies. Vol. 52, No. 4 (2009), pp. 75–109. [Korean]
• "Politics of Aspiration: Machiavelli and Classical Republicanism", Korean Journal of Political Science. Vol. 17, No. 2 (2009) [Korean]
• "Democracy and South Korea: Interview with Professor Chantal Mouffe," , Vol. 52, No. 3 (2009), pp. 129–186.
• "Coexistence without Principle: Reconsidering Multicultural Policies in Japan," Pacific Focus, Vol. 24, No. 2 (2009), pp. 161–186.
• "Nationalism and South Korea: Interview with Professor David Miller," , Vol. 52, No. 2 (2009), pp. 99–139.

Selected books

• Kwak Jun-Hyeok, 《一个现实主义者的非支配梦想》（Chinese, Re-reading Machiavelli）华东师范大学出版社(forthcoming, 2023)
• Kwak Jun-Hyeok, Modernities in Northeast Asia, with Ken Cheng (Routledge, 2023). ISBN 978-1032505602
• Kwak Jun-Hyeok, 《西方政治哲学导论》（Chinese, Introduction to Western Political Philosophy）中国社会科学出版社 (Beijing: 2023). ISBN 9787522716091
• Kwak Jun-Hyeok, Machiavelli in Northeast Asia (Routledge, 2022). ISBN 978-1032256917
• Kwak Jun-Hyeok, Global Justice in East Asia, with Hugo El Kholi (Routledge, 2020 & Paperback Edition 2021). ISBN 0367280981
• Kwak Jun-Hyeok, Leo Strauss in Northeast Asia, with Sungwoo Park (Routledge, 2019 & Paperback Edition 2021). ISBN 978-0367210977
• Kwak Jun-Hyeok, with Jangjip Choi et al, Lectures on Classics (Seoul: Minumsa, 2018). ISBN 9788937436611
• Kwak Jun-Hyeok, with Jungin Kang et al, Challenges of Public Society (Seoul: Minumsa, 2016). ISBN 9788937457272
• Kwak Jun-Hyeok, Political Philosophy I & II (Korean, Two Volumes, Korea, Seoul, Minumsa, 2016). ISBN 9788937433009, 9788937433016
• Kwak Jun-Hyeok, Republicanism in Northeast Asia, with Leigh Jenco (Routledge 2015 & Paperback Edition 2017). ISBN 978-0-415-74668-7
• Kwak Jun-Hyeok, Patriotism in East Asia, with Koichiro Matsuda (Routledge 2015 & Paperback Edition 2017). ISBN 978-0-415-73715-9
• Kwak Jun-Hyeok, Re-Reading Machiavelli, Realist with Imagination (Korean, Seoul, Minumsa, 2014). ISBN 9788937487996
• Kwak, Jun-Hyeok; Nobles, Melissa, eds. (2013). Inherited Responsibility and Historical Reconciliation in East Asia. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-07305-3.
• Kwak Jun-Hyeok, Still Nationalism? An Intellectual History of Patriotism, with Hongsik Cho (Korean, Paju: Hangilsa, 2012). ISBN 9788935662364
• Kyŏngkye wa P’yŏn’gyŏn ŭl nŏmŏsŏ (Beyond Boundary and Prejudice), (Seoul: Han’gilsa, 2010) [Korean]
• Kwak Jun-Hyeok, Entangled Modernities, with Henry Em (Korean, Seoul: Humanitas, 2009). ISBN 9788964371046
• Konghwa juŭi wa jŏngch'i iron, trans. Kwak Jun-hyeok, Jo Gye-won, and Hong Seung-hun, Seoul: Kach'i, 2009 (Republicanism and Political Theory, Cecile Laborde and Jon Maynor eds., London: Blackwell, 2008). [in Korean]
• Is Electoral System Democratic?, trans. Kwak Jun-Hyeok, Seoul: Humanitas, 2004 (The Principles of Representative Government, Bernard Manin, New York: Cambridge, 1997). [in Korean]

Notes

1. In this Korean name, the family name is Kwak.

References

1. "Department of Philosophy (Zhuhai), Sun Yat-sen University".
2. "Political Theories in East Asian Context - Book Series - Routledge & CRC Press". www.routledge.com. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
3. "Journal of Social and Political Philosophy". Retrieved 24 November 2023.

External links

• Academia.edu