SITE OVERVIEW. This site is designed primarily for my students at Cal State Los Angeles. There are links to syllabi, assignments, lecture notes, grades, research sources, and other class-related information. Other CSLA or non-CSLA students may also find this site useful as a general source of information on international relations, global and comparative politics.
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information for my students
Finding class information. Every page on this site contains a link to my current and previous courses. The courses link will take you to my main course page, which lists each class I am teaching for the current quarter. To find your class, just click on the appropriate link.
Most of my courses make use of WebCT. If your course has WebCT assignments, it is imperative that you register for WebCT immediately. If you're not familiar with the program, there are plenty of resources available though the university, including a self-registration video (scroll down page). Click here for General Guidelines and Infomation on WebCT for Professor Lim's courses.
Contacting me. My office is located in E&T 513 (click here to view campus map). You can call me during my office hours at 323.343.2242.
To schedule an appointment with me, you should use my Yahoo!Groups page. First register as a user, after which you can then make an appointment using the calendar link. Make sure to schedule an appointment only during my regular office hours. Appointments during my office hours are generally limited to 30 minutes, but may be extended if other students are not waiting. If you just have a general question, you should e-mail me. This is the easiest and most reliable way to communicate with me during the school year. During my office hours, you can also contact me by phone at (323) 343-2242.
Directions to campus. CSLA is located where the 10 and 710 freeways meet. Click here to view location on Google maps.
resources
This site contains a number of resource pages for students. There is a page designed to help students get started on the research process and a page with links to important organizations, scholarly journals, and useful sites dealing with global and comparative politics. There is also a world news page, and pages designed to help you learn more about career and internship opportunities in politcal science and world politics, scholarships and international studies programs.
from professor lim's blog
- Obama: The First Asian-American President (posted February 26, 2009)
- The Bush Administration's View of Reality (posted August 3, 2007)
- Political Parties in South Korea (July 24, 2007) Available on Seoul Blog page
- Ann Coulter: A Feminist Post-Modernist? (July 10, 2007)
- Is John Stossel Stupid? How a Lack of Good Comparison Makes for a Shaky Analysis (posted May 5, 2006)
Excerpt from "The Bush Administration's View of Reality"
A few years back an unnamed Bush official told reporter Ron Suskind, "We're an empire now, and when we act, we create our own reality. And while you're studying that reality--judiciously, as you will--we'll act again, creating other new realities, which you can study too, and that's how things will sort out. We're history's actors...and you, all of you, will be left to just study what we do." Now, I know it's a bit late to be commenting on this statement (first reported in 2005), but I was reminded of it when I heard and wrote about Ann Coulter's quote, "I'm more of a man than any liberal." Ironically, both quotes reflect a post modernist or reflectivist perspective, which understands reality as socially constructed. I say ironically because most conservatives see post modernism as mushy, leftist thinking associated with such strange foreigners (even worse, Frenchmen!) as Foucault, Derrida, and Lyotard.
professor lim's research, writing, and analysis
Professor Lim recently completed research on human trafficking and smuggling in the commercial sex industry. His focus was on the trafficking and smuggling of Korean women into the commercial sex industry in the United States. Professor Lim completed a report on his research in summer 2008 (see below), with the assistance of Karam Yoo, an undergraduate student in the Department of Political Science (Ms. Yoo is now a graduate student in the department). While continuing to write on human trafficking and smuggling, Professor Lim is also engaged in comparative project examining the rise of "multiculturalism" in South Korea and Australia. He is part of an international project led by researchers at Korea University and the International and Area Studies program at UC Berkeley.
Recently published research, writing and analysis by Professor Lim.
- Journal article (in review). "South Korea as an 'Ordinary' Country: Industrialization, Democracy and the Politics of Immigration." Journal of Ethnicity and Migration Studies (JEMS), special issue.
Journal Article: "Will South Korea Follow the German Experience? Democracy, the Migratory Process, and the Prospects for Permanent Immigration in Korea," Korean Studies, v. 32 (2008).- Conference Presentation. "Who is a Korean? Migration, Immigration and the Challenge of Multiculturalism in Homogeneous Societies," presented at the "Global Migration and Multiculturalism in East Asia" conference, held November 7, 2008 at Korea University (in Seoul).
- Research Report: "The Dynamics of Trafficking, Smuggling and Prostitution: An Analysis of Korean Women in the U.S. Commercial Sex Industry." Report submitted to the Bombit Women's Foundation (July 2008).
- Magazine article. "What is a Korean? The Challenges and Prospects of Multiculturalism in Korea," Korean Quarterly (2007).
- Book review. Review of Roland Bleiker, Divided Korea: Towards a Culture of Reconciliation. In the Sungkyun Journal of East Asian Studies (2007).
- Journal article. "Democracy, Political Activism and the Expansion of Rights for International Migrant Workers in South Korea and Japan: A Comparative Perspective." IRI Review (2006)
