Cheol-Sung Lee
Assistant Professor
B.A. Business Administration. Yonsei University. 1996.
M.A. Sociology. Yonsei University. 1998
M.A. Sociology. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 2002.
Ph.D. Sociology. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 2005.
Office: Social Sciences 422
Phone: 773-702-8640
Email: chslee@uchicago.edu
CV: Curriculum Vita (PDF)
Areas of Interest
Comparative International Development, Organizations, Social Movements
Cheol-Sung Lee's current research interests explore governance and welfare states, especially focusing on the effects of organizational configuration of civil society on the institutional changes and social policy outcomes. This research agenda further explores the ways in which changing size and configuration of associational activities affect regime changes, distributional and developmental outcomes, and the qualities and policy orientations of state institutions. The current research agenda includes the role of the linkages between unions and middle class- or community-based civic associations in enhancing the quality of government. The research extends to the importance of the organizational solidarity between union and women's movement organizations in accounting for women-friendly socio-political outcomes.
Selected Publications
Lee, Cheol-Sung. 2007. "Labor Unions and Good Governance: A Cross-National, Comparative Study." American Sociological Review 72: 585-609.
Lee, Cheol-Sung, François Nielsen, and Arthur Alderson. 2007. "Income Inequality, Global Economy, and the State." Social Forces 86: 77-112.
Lee, Cheol-Sung. 2007. "Why Do Some Employees Support Welfare States More than Others?: Skill Profiles and Social Policy Preferences in the United States" Social Science Research 36: 688-718.
Lee, Cheol-Sung. 2005. "International Migration, Deindustrialization, and Union Decline in 16 Affluent OECD Countries, 1962-1997." Social Forces 84: 71-88.
Lee, Cheol-Sung. 2005. "Income Inequality, Democracy, and Public Sector Size." American Sociological Review 70: 158-181.
