#  Yoojung Lee 

Doctoral Student in Sociology

 

 

 



   ![Yoojung Lee](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__320x400/public/2025-09/Yoojung%20Lee.png?itok=sR3qHPS_) 

 



 

 email <yoojunglee@g.harvard.edu> 

 



 

**Research Interests:** Political Sociology; Comparative; East Asia; Mixed Methods

**Yoojung Lee** is a doctoral student in Sociology. Her research explores how identity-based perceptions interact with broader institutional, economic, and cultural dynamics to shape patterns of political alignment and polarization. She is particularly interested in using a comparative lens to identify the conditions under which political patterns converge (or diverge).

Prior to joining Harvard, Yoojung was a Research Assistant at the Stanford Next Asia Policy Lab. She received an MA in East Asian Studies from Stanford University and a BA in International Relations from the University of British Columbia.

**Previous Degrees:**  
MA, East Asian Studies, Stanford University  
BA, International Relations, University of British Columbia



 

 

 





 

 

- ## Geographic Areas
    
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     [Comparative Sociology and Social Change](/graduate-student-research-clusters/comparative-sociology-and-social-change) [Culture](/graduate-student-research-clusters/culture) [Inequality](/graduate-student-research-clusters/inequality) [Political &amp; Historical Sociology](/graduate-student-research-clusters/political-historical-sociology)
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