Dr. Kina Kunz

Biophilosophie, Ethik & Nachhaltige Entwicklung

Dr. Kina Kunz ist wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft im Projekt CLASS. Zuvor war sie Teaching Fellow am Institut für Politikwissenschaft der Universität Tübingen. Sie promovierte in Internationalen Beziehungen an der University of Otago. Zu ihren Forschungsinteressen gehören staatliche Entscheidungsprozesse, die internationalen Beziehungen Nordostasiens, die amerikanische Außenpolitik sowie Erinnerungspolitik.

Forschungsschwerpunkte und -interessen

Staatliche Entscheidungsprozesse
Internationalen Beziehungen Nordostasiens
Amerikanische Außenpolitik
Erinnerungspolitik

Veröffentlichungen

Books

Kunz, K. (2026). The Foreign Policy Decision-Making of Japan and South Korea: Navigating the Rise of China. Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/The-Foreign-Policy-Decision-Making-of-Japan-and-South-Korea-Navigating-the-Rise-of-China/Kunz/p/book/9781041009849
Shibata, R., & Kunz, K. (2026). Competing Victimhood and Intergenerational Responsibility: Resolving the Rift Between Japan and Korea. Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Competing-Victimhood-and-Intergenerational-Responsibility-Resolving-the-Rift-Between-Japan-and-Korea/Shibata-Kunz/p/book/9781032711324

Journal Articles in Preparation

Kunz, K. Flashpoints, Threat, and Leverage: How Geography Shaped Japan’s and South Korea's Diverging Responses to China's Rise (1992-2022).

Analysis Pieces

Kunz, K. (21 June 2024). Asia Studies in Aotearoa. The Context. https://www.thecontextasiapacific.org.nz/asiastudies/
Kunz, K. (31 October 2023). The Academics Analysing World Politics for Aotearoa. The Context. https://www.thecontextasiapacific.org.nz/internationalpolitics/
Kunz, K. (4 August 2023). Highlighting the Crisis in Educating about Asia in New Zealand Universities. The Context. https://www.thecontextasiapacific.org.nz/educatingasia/
Kunz, K. (24 May 2023). Why South Korea and Japan’s Radar Link Plan Might Be Bad News for China. NK News: Korea Pro. https://koreapro.org/2023/05/why-south-korea-and-japans-radar-link-might-be-bad-news-for-china/
Kunz, K. (3 May 2023). New Zealand-China Relations Under Prime Minister Hipkins: Changes on the Horizon? 9DASHLINE. https://www.9dashline.com/article/new-zealand-china-relations-under-prime-minister-hipkins-changes-on-the-horizon
Kunz, K. (23 November 2022). Why Decoupling from China Creates Economic and Security Risks for South Korea. NK News: Korea Pro. https://www.nknews.org/koreapro/2022/11/why-decoupling-from-china-creates-economic-and-security-risks-for-south-korea/
Kunz, K. (5 September 2022). Yoon Suk-yeol Rejects Three Nos Deal with China in Words, But Not Actions. NK News: Korea Pro. https://www.nknews.org/koreapro/2022/09/yoon-suk-yeol-rejects-three-nos-deal-with-china-in-words-but-not-actions/
Kunz, K. (12 April 2022). Asia-focused think tank opportunities. Asia New Zealand Foundation. https://www.asianz.org.nz/track-2/asia-focused-think-tank-opportunities/

Unpublished, available on SSRN

Kunz, K. (4 November 2020). Narrative Analysis of North Korean Defector Accounts. SSRN. http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3725206
Kunz, K. (18 February 2020). South Korean Diplomacy on the Korean Peace Process: A Comparative Study of Moon Jae-in and Roh Moo-hyun’s Approaches. SSRN. dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3729001