Dr. Nam-Kook Kim is Jean Monnet Chair Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Korea University. He studied at Seoul National University, and the University of Oxford, and received his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Chicago. His research interests are the philosophical interpretation of public policy in the areas of citizenship, human rights, and multiculturalism in Europe and Asia. He served as the Editor in Chief for the Korean Political Science Review (KPSR) and as the President of the Korean Society of Contemporary European Studies(KSCES). He was also Directeurs d'Etudes Associes at FMSH, France and Professeur Invite at EHESS, France as well. He was the winner of Best Article Awards from the KPSA and KSCES, respectively. In addition, he was awarded the Jean Monnet Chair by the European in 2011 and listed in Marquis Who’s Who in the World since 2014. His publications include the articles “Asia of Citizens beyond Asia of States”(2018), “Justifying Ground of Multicultural Policy”(2014), “Democratic Empire of European?”(2011), and the books Multicultural Challenges and Sustainable Democracy in Europe and East Asia (2014), Multicultural Challenges and Redefining Identity in East Asia (2014), Deliberative Multiculturalism in Britain (2011).