Woohyeok Seo is a PhD candidate in International Relations at LSE. He is currently working as one of the deputy editors for Millennium: Journal of International Studies (Vol. 52).

Born and raised in South Korea, Woohyeok earned a BA in Political Science and International Studies from Yonsei University in Seoul. He holds an MA in International Security with concentrations in East Asia and Human Rights from Sciences Po Paris and an MSc in International Relations (Research) from LSE.

Previously, Woohyeok worked as a political researcher at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the United States from 2018 to 2021. He also participated in the Wilson Center’s North Korea International Documentation Project in Washington D.C..

Research topic

Nuclear victimhood and its implications on memory and nuclear politics

Academic supervisor

Katharine Millar

Research Cluster affiliation

Theory/Area/History Research Cluster

Security and Statecraft Cluster