Seonjou Kang is a Professor at IFANS of KNDA, a branch of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Korea. Prior to joining the IFANS in 2007, she taught political science at the University of North Texas. Her research centres on the issues of gobal governance, international financial institutions and foreign aid. She received her Ph.D. in Political Science from Michigan State University in 2000. She also has her B.A. in International Relations and M.A. in Political Science from Seoul National University in Korea. Her academic research was published in European Journal of Political Research (2007), The Journal of Politics (2005) and Journal of Peace Research (2004).