Biography
Dr. Kyungyon Moon has been a Professor at the School of International Studies at Jeonbuk National University, Republic of Korea since 2016. He served as a Research Fellow at the Research Institute for North Korea Development at the Export-Import Bank of Korea from May 2014 to February 2016, a Research Professor at the Graduate School of International Studies at Korea University from March 2013 to April 2014, and a Professional Researcher at the Institute for Poverty Alleviation and International Development (IPAID) at Yonsei University in South Korea. He is the Editor-in-Chair of the International Development and Cooperation Review of the International Cooperation of Korea Association of International Development and Cooperation(KAIDEC). Before he also served as Administration Secretary of the Committee of International Development and Cooperation at the Korean Association of International Studies (KAIS) in 2013, Vice-Secretary of the KAIDEC from January 2013 to April 2014, and the Member of Policy Advisory Committee of the NGO Council for Cooperation with North Korea. Moon received his master's degree at the University of Oslo, Norway, and his doctoral degree at Cranfield University in Britain. His research interests include poverty reduction, aid architecture, famine in North Korea, and civil movements in humanitarian and development assistance, international cooperation with a special focus on food aid.