Dr. KIM Hyeongsoo is a Professor in Department of Public Administration at Dankook University, and President of the Korean Association of North East Asian Studies (KNEA). He leads the ‘Korea Local Diplomacy Forum (KLDF)’, a collaboration of academia, government agencies, and media organizations with 'local diplomacy' as its core agenda. His research interests include local diplomacy, Northeast Asian cultural communities, cultural administration and cultural policy.
In particular, he focuses on soft power strategies based on regional identity. His recent research includes "An Analysis on Enacting of 'Local Diplomacy Act' for Revitalize Local Diplomacy: Focusing on Orientations of Diplomatic Principles" (Journal of Northeast Asian Studies, 2023). He received his Ph.D. in Public Administration from the Dankook University in Seoul, Korea in 2004.