Welcome to my website!

My name is Ye June Jung (call me June!) and I am a Ph.D. candidate in political science and international affairs at the University of California, San Diego. I am currently visiting the University of Mannheim in Germany as a predoctoral fellow (2023-2025) at the Chair of International Relations.

My research lies at the intersection of international organizations and international political economy. In my dissertation, I examine how international organizations both promote and undermine liberal international norms through economic integration. More specifically, I focus on the linkage between human rights and trade, with a regional emphasis on (but not limited to) the European Union. I am particularly interested in the role of institutions at both international and domestic levels, and the challenges to the liberal international order, both from within and through external pressures.

I am also working on several ongoing projects that explore related themes, including human rights, international trade, international law, the liberal international order, and the European Union.

Before coming to UCSD, I finished my MPP at Seoul National University and majored in public administration for my bachelor's at Yonsei University, South Korea.