Dr. Han Lheem
Associate Professor, Political Science
Office: Taylor Social Science 208 B
Phone: 910-672-2000
Email: hlheem@uncfsu.edu

Biography

Dr. Han Lheem is a faculty of political science. His teaching areas include political cultures / philosophies, international relations / comparative politics, and research foci are philosophy of science, research methods, and political culture with regional specialties in East / Southeast Asia, thematic orientations of democratization / international economic cooperation / environmental policies, and methodological concentrations on historical / cultural and empirical / cross-national analyses. Before this position, he had also taught for three years at the University of Tennessee and served as a research fellow for the World Citizenship Institute for two years.

Education

Ph.D., Political Science, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN, 2003 M.A., Political Science, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN, 1999

B.A. with highest honor in Public Administration, Kyung Won University, Korea, 1988

Employment

Associate Professor, Fayetteville State University (2013 – present) Assistant Chair of GH Department (2013- 2019)

Political Science Program Coordinator, FSU (2010 - 2019) Assistant Professor, Fayetteville State University (2006 – 2013)

Lecturer, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN (Fall 2003 -Summer 2006) Research Fellow, World Citizenship Institute, Knoxville TN (Aug. 2003 -June 2006)

Teaching Associate, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN. (Spring 2001 -Spring 2003)

Director of International Operations, World Citizenship Institute, Knoxville TN. (Aug. 2000 -June 2003)

Conference & Professional Presentations (over the past 5 years)

• Lheem, Han. “Unveiling Ikiga: A Philosophical and Ontological Explanation of Japanese Wisdom” NC Religious Studies Annual Meeting, UNC FSU, Nov. 02, 2024.
• Lheem, Han. “HBCU Students in STEM and Non-STEM: Civic Engagement and Politics” the 2024 IGPH faculty research symposium, Oct. 11, 2024.
• Lheem, Han. “Emergence of A World Order or Disorder: Multipolarity and American Hegemony” the 2024 Joint Meeting of the NCPSA (NC Political Science Association) and the NCPAA (NC Public Administration Alliance), Western Carolina University, March 22-23, 2024.
• Lheem, Han. " Civic Engagement and Political Participation among HBCU Students: Race, Gender, and SES" NC Minority Culture and Education meeting, Raleigh, NC, January 27, 2024
• Lheem, Han. “Confucian Cosmology & Reciprocity: the Relational Self” NC Religious Studies Annual Meeting, UNC Chapel Hill, Oct. 28, 2023
• Lheem, Han. “The Korean War: A Geostrategic Explanation” the 70th Commemoration Ceremony of the Korean Armistice Agreement, Cumberland County Public Library, July 29, 2023
• Lheem, Han. “The 20th CCP Congress: Is Xi All Powerful?” the 2023 Joint Meeting of the NCPSA (NC Political Science Association) and the NCPAA (NC Public Administration Alliance), UNC-Wilmington, March 24-25, 2023
• Lheem, Han. “Religious Aspects of the 1894 Donghak Peasant Movement” NC Religious Studies Annual Meeting, UNC Pembroke, Oct. 29, 2022
• Lheem, Han. "US-North Korean Nuclear Diplomacy: A Suggestion for a New Peace Process " the 2022 NC/SC Political Science Conference, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC, Feb 25 -26, 2022.
• Lheem, Han. “Xi’s Paradigm of Common Prosperity (共同富裕): Philosophical and Practical Dimensions,” New Inter-Asia Higher Education Conference, CAC (Carolina Asia Center), UNC CH, Oct. 22 -23, 2021 & Asian-American Higher Education Conference,

Knoxville, TN, Dec. 10, 2021

• Lheem, Han. “Seeking Truth Grounded on Concrete Evidence: Dewey’s Pragmatism and Silhak (實學) Actualism,” New Inter-Asia Higher Education Conference, CAC (Carolina Asia Center), UNC CH, Oct 23 -25, 2020 & Asian-American Higher Education

Conference, Knoxville, TN, Dec. 18-19, 2020

• Lheem, Han. "The Content of K-12 Civic Education: A Comparative Analysis of China, Japan, South Korea, and the US ," NC Asian Education Initiative meeting, Raleigh, NC, February 1, 2020
• Lheem, Han. “Interpretation of "Chinese Dream" in Domestic and International Context ,” the Symposium on the Asian Cultures and Communities, Research Triangle park, NC, December 21, 2019
• Lheem, Han. “Duality and Synchronicity: From the Perspective of Taoism,” NC Religious Studies Annual Meeting, UNC CH, Oct. 05, 2019
• Lheem, Han. “The Challenges and Opportunities of Kofi Annan’s UN,” the Panel discussion on Dr. Kofi Annan, UNCFSU, March 6, 2019
• Lheem, Han. “The West meets the East: Social Contract Theories of Mencius, Sun Tzu, T. Hobbes and J. Locke ,” NC Asian Education Initiative meeting, Chapel Hill, NC, February 16, 2019

Books

• Lheem, Han. Developmental Paradigms and LDCs in the 1980s: Conceptual and Methodological Obstacles to Empirical Verification of Theories, (Lambert, 2010: ISBN 978-3-8383-8701-7)
• Lheem, Han. State, Governance, and Environmental Sustainability: A Cross-National Analysis, (Lambert, 2009: ISBN 978-3-8383- 1434-1)

Peer-Reviewed Articles

Lheem, Han. “China, Africa, and International System: A New Strategic Relations,” Journal of International Studies and Development, (Vol 2 No 1, 2012), pp. 85-102

Lheem, Han. “Governments, Markets, and Sustainability: An Empirical Explanation for Sub-Saharan Africa,” Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa, (Vol 13 No 4, 2011), pp. 234-251

Lheem, Han. “A Triangle Relationship: China, Russia, and the U.S. over Central Asia,” in Dancing with the Dragon: China’s Emergence in the Developing World, Dennis Hickey & Baogang Guo ed. (Lexington-Rowman & Littlefield Publishing, 2010), pp. 89- 103

Lheem, Han. “China’s Energy Security and Its Strategic Implications,” in Harmonious World and China’s New Foreign Policy , S. Guo & J.M Blanchard ed. (Lexington-Rowman & Littlefield Publishing, 2008), pp. 173-187

Lheem, Han. “China’s New Approach to North Korean Nuclear Issue: An Economic Interdependence,” in New Dimensions of Chinese Foreign Policy, S. Guo & S. Hua ed. (Lexington-Rowman & Littlefield Publishing, 2007), pp. 149-163

Lheem, Han & Sujian Guo. “Political Economy of FDI and Economic Growth in China: A Longitudinal Analysis at Provincial Level,” with Sujian Guo, Journal of Chinese Political Science, (Vol 9 No 1, 2004), pp. 43-62

Non Peer-Reviewed Manuscript

Public Health and Environmental Awareness in Cumberland County, North Carolina: A Survey Analysis in 2008 , (funded by The Center for Health Disparities, Fayetteville State University, 2009)

Academic Recognitions, Awards and Grants (over the past 5 years)

UNC CES (Center for European Studies) Research Travel Grant (Nov. 2024) HBCU STEM-US Faculty Research Fellowship Program (Summer 2024) Research Travel Grant, IGPH department, FSU (March 2024)

Brussels Study Tour Grant, European Studies Center, University of Pittsburgh (June 2023) Research Travel Grant, IGPH department, FSU (March 2023)

FSU Warrior-Scholar Project Grant, FSU (Summer 2022)

UNC CAC (Carolina Asia Center) Summer Grant, UNC-Chapel Hill (Summer 2022) ETCE (Ethics & Civic Engagement) Fellowship Grant (Spring 2022)

Research Travel Grant, IGPH department, FSU (March 2022)

The CALAS (Center for the Advancement of Liberal Arts and STEM) Grant (Fall 2021) UNCF (United Negro College Fund), Faculty Development Grant (Fall, 2021)

IBM Data Science Fellowship (IBM Skills Academy, Oct. 2019) Research Travel Grant, Title III, FSU (Feb. 2018)

Professional Services (over the past 5 years) Services to University, College, Department

Faculty Advisor for FSU Political Science Club (2021 -present) IGPH Dept, Honors & Awards committee Chair (2019-present) IGPH Dept, Mentoring committee (2021-present)

FSU International Educational Program advisor (2021-present) CHSS Honors & Awards committee member (2019-present)

Services to Academic Communities Article Manuscript Reviewer

IPSR (International Political Science Review) (2004 - present) JCPS (Journal of Chinese Political Science) (2005-present) APP (Asian Politics and Policy) (2008-present)

JISD (Journal of International Studies & Development) (2010 -present) Lexington-Rowman & Littlefield Publishing (2011-present)

Administrative Duty in Academic Communities

KSEA (Korean-American Scientists & Engineers Association): Program Committee Member & Fayetteville-Chapter Director (2009- present)

Services to Local Community

FKCC (Fayetteville Korean Chamber of Commerce), Senior Advisor (2018 -Present)

FKAA (Fayetteville Korean-American Association), Vice President & Board Member (2008-Present)

Art Council, City of Fayetteville: Minority Representative of Korean Community in Fayetteville ( 2008-Present)