Abteilung für Koreanistik Eberhard Karls Universität Wilhelmstr. 133 72074 Tübingen
Portrait
Visiting Professor, Department of Korean Studies, University of Tübingen (Winter Semester 2026/27)
Gwangsoon Lim is a historian specializing in modern and contemporary Korean history. He received his Ph.D. in Korean History from Korea University in 2024 and currently serves as a Research Professor at the Research Institute of Korean Studies, Korea University.
His research focuses on population policies, internal migration, and urbanization in South Korea during the 1960s and 1970s, particularly the relationship between state-led developmentalism and population mobility under the Cold War division of the Korean Peninsula. His broader research interests include labor history, everyday history, oral history, and public history.
During the winter semester of 2026/27, he is a Visiting Professor at the University of Tübingen, where he teaches contemporary Korean history and continues his research on migration and developmentalism.
Academic Profile
Since 2024- Research Professor, Research Institute of Korean Studies, Korea University, South Korea
2014–2024 Ph.D. in Korean History, Korea University, South Korea
2017–2019 Visiting Scholar, Department of Korean Studies, University of Tübingen, Germany
2009–2014 M.A. in Korean History, Korea University, South Korea
2002–2009 B.A. in Korean History, Korea University, South Korea
