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Research Prof. Euro-Mena Institute at Sogang Univ.
CEO, K-Mena Contents
IL Kwang Seong
Professor Ilkwang Sung is a faculty member at the Sogang Euro-MENA Institute at Sogang University. He has contributed numerous articles on the Middle East to newspapers and magazines, and frequently appears on television, radio, and YouTube programs to share his expertise on Israel and the broader Middle East across various domains, including history, religion, culture, politics, and economics.
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Practice Areas
Education and Career
· 2008 M.A. Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies).
· 2014 Ph.D. Tel-Aviv University ( History of Middle East and Africa).
· 2014 –2016 Lecturer at Myungi, Seoul National, Dongguk, University.
· 2008- 2012 Correspondent of Yonhapnews Agency in Jerusalem.
· 2019-2022 Adjunct Lecturer at Seoul Jangsin University.
· 2023- Research Professor of Euro-Mena Instiute at Sogang Univ.
· 2019- Current Standing Member of Middle East Industry Cooperation Forum (sponsored by Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of Korea).
· 2020-2024 President of Korean Society of Israel Studies(KSIS).
· 2023- Advisor to MOFA of R.of Korea.
Achievements
(Books)
· (Co-author) Dining with Euromena (Chaekgwa Hamkke, 2023)
· (Co-author) Higher Education and University Cooperation Strategies in the Middle East (Bonne Clef Public Philosophy Series, Korea University, 2023)
· (Co-author) Changes in Regional Security and Strategies for Expanding Korea–Middle East Economic Cooperation in the Arab–Israel Détente Era (Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, 2022)
· (Co-author) Issues in World Regions (Myungin Munhwasa, 2021)
· (Co-author) Euromena in History (Eco Livre, 2021)
· (Co-author) Islam in the World (Cheonga Publishing, 2018)
· Mamluks in the Modern Egyptian Mind: Changing the Memory of the Mamluks, 1919-1952 (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017)
(Articles)
· Revolutionizing the past: representations of the Mamluks in Egyptian school textbooks, 1954–1970 (Middle Eastern Studies Published online: 28 Sep 2022)
· The Impact of German News Coverage on Asylum Policy Change and Its Implications (Journal of Mediterranean Area Studies vol. 21, no. 4. 2019),pp. 41-74. (in Korean)
· An Analysis and Implication of Jordan’s Syrian Refugee Policy -Focusing on the Jordan Compact (Journal of Mediterranean Area Studies vol. 22, no. 2. 2018),pp. 23-46. (in Korean)
· Egyptian Liberal Intellectual Sayyid al-Qimnī’s Perception on Islam and Islamic Movements (Journal of Mediterranean Area Studies vol. 19, no. 4. 2017),pp. 25-46. (in Korean)
· “Shift in Israel's Security Doctrine and Its Implications : From Symmetric War Doctrine to Asymmetric War Doctrine”, KOREAN JOURNAL OF THE MIDDLE EAST STUDIES 2015.
· “Issues and Prospect of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process” Diplomacy (Korean Council on Foreign Relations, 2015).