Section: Student Profiles

Yunmi Choi

Name
Yunmi Choi
Organisation
Politics and International Relations, School of Social and Political Science
University of Edinburgh
Address
Rm 3.12 CMB 15A George Square Edinburgh UK EH8 9LD
Telephone
+44 (0)131 651 3785
E-Mail
Research Interests
UN Security Council,European Union,International peace-keeping operations,Security Cooperation
URL
http://www.pol.ed.ac.uk/student_profiles/yunmi_choi
Yunmi Choi


Qualifications

  • BA Arts (French Lang. & Lit.) / Politics and IR, Sookmyung Women's Univ. (SMU)
  • MSc International Studies, SMU, Seoul, Korea
  • MA Public Administration (EU Governance), Leiden University, The Netherlands

Working Title

UN-EU Cooperation in International Peace and Security

Research Interests

My research interest lies in the cooperation between the United Nations (UN) and the European Union (EU) in the realm of international peace and security. The primary focus of my research is to investigate the motivation and conditions under which the UN and the EU are more willing to work collectively in peacekeeping operations. My research project aims to explore simultaneous interactions between the UN ad hoc Security Council and the EU on international peacekeeping issues and identify the most important actors involved in negotiations and decision-making. Variables which may influence the type of UN-EU peacekeeping mandates are also examined by competing IR theories. Finally, this project discusses what needs to be done to carry out peacekeeping operations more effectively and coherently by means of the cooperation between the UN and the EU.

Supervisors

Dr Chad Damro  and  Prof. John Peterson                         

Awards

  • UACES Award (co-funded by UACES and the European Commission) 2010
  • SMU Alumnae Scholarship for overseas Doctoral students 2009
  • College of Humanities and Social Science Scholarship 2007-10
  • School of Social and Political Studies Graduate School Scholarship 2007-10
  • The Europe-Korea Foundation (EKF) Scholarship 2007
  • Overseas Research Award (University of Edinburgh) 2007
  • President Award (Graduate School of International Studies, SMU) 2004
  • The Most Honorable Graduate Award (SMU) 2003
  • President Award and Bursary (Undergraduate, SMU) 2001
  • Honor Student Awards and Scholarships (Undergraduate, SMU) 1999-2003     

Publications/Conference Papers

'The EU and the UN: Are They Promising Global Security Partners?', GARNET Conference on the EU in International Affairs 2010, Brussels, Belgium, 22-24 April 2010

'The European Union at the United Nations: A Promising Peacekeeping Actor?', UACES 39th Annual Conference, Angers, France, 3-5 September 2009

'EU-UN Cooperation in International Peace and Security: Internal Resonance and External Challenges', 4th Graduate Student Conference on the European Union, University of Pittsburgh, USA,  21 March 2009


Research Group Membership

International Politics, European Integration Research Group, and Europa Institute within the University of Edinburgh

 

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