Brendan M. Howe Professor
Department of International Studies / International Studies
Brendan Howe is an international theorist from the Southwest of England, trained at Oxford University (B.A./M.A. Modern History); the University of Kent at Canterbury (M.A. International Conflict Analysis); and the University of Dublin, Trinity College (Ph.D. Political Science). He joined GSIS in 2001 and lectures primarily on international relations, international security, governance, human security, human rights, and peacebuilding. Previous posts include Dean, Associate Dean, and Department Chair at Ewha GSIS, Visiting Professor at Beijing Foreign Studies University, and lecturer at University Malaysia Sarawak. His research leave (2025-2026) took him to Heidleberg University as a Humboldt Research Awardee, (2014-2015) Freie Universität Berlin, and (2007-2008) Korea National Defense University and the University of Sydney. He has published extensively in the fields of governance, human security, Northeast and Southeast Asian security cooperation, post-conflict development, comprehensive peacebuilding, middle powers, democratization, and the legality and legitimacy of the use of force. Recent book publications include, Comprehensive Peacebuilding and the Korean Peninsula (with K. Ayhan eds), UN Governance in Cambodia and Timor-Leste (with S. Peou and Y. Uesugi), Regional Cooperation for Peace and Development (ed.), National Security, State-centricity, and Governance in East Asia (ed.), Peacekeeping and the Asia-Pacific (with B. Kondoch eds.), Democratic Governance in Northeast Asia: A Human-Centred Approach to Evaluating Democracy (ed.), Post-Conflict Development in East Asia (ed.), The Protection and Promotion of Human Security in East Asia. He has also published over 100 related journal articles and book chapters. He is President of the World International Studies Committee (WISC), and President of the Asian Political and International Studies Association (APISA). He has advised the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Unification, and the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. He is the Chief Editor of the Asian International Studies Review, and a book series editor for Palgrave Macmillan.
- howeb@ewha.ac.kr
- Director, Institute for International and Area Studies
- International Education Building #908
- 02-3277-3348
- Research Interests
- International Relations, International Security, International Norms, Global Governance, Human Security, Peacebuilding, Democratization
Research Record
- On the justifiability of nuclear weapons Frontiers in Political Science, 2026, v.8, 1762655
- The Role of South Korea in regional security: A network analysis perspective The Korean Journal of Security Affairs, 2025, v.30 no.1, 5-28
- Varieties of Universalism and Their Discontents: The Future of Development Studies EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH, 2025, v.37 no.2, 363-373
- Geopolynomics and Japan: Asia-Pacific Policy Prescriptions Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus, 2024, v.22 no.1, 5822
- Non-traditional Security Leadership and Cooperation in the Face of Great Power Conflict: The Rise of New Actors Asian Journal of Peacebuilding, 2022, v.10 no.1, 243-270
- Challenges to and Opportunities for International Organisation in East Asia Global Society, 2021, v.35 no.4, 501-521
- Comprehensive Security and Sustainable Peacebuilding in East Asia: Reflections on a Post-COVID-19 Operating Environment The Korean Journal of Security Affairs, 2020, v.25 no.1, 1-29
- Introduction: Democratic Hopes and Challenges Asian Affairs(UK), 2020, v.47 no.1, 1-15
- South Korea: Transformative Challenges to the Economic and Political “Miracle on the Han River” Asian Affairs(UK), 2020, v.47 no.1, 16-40
- Human security, peacebuilding, and the responsibility to protect in east asia Asian Journal of Peacebuilding, 2019, v.7 no.2 Special Issue, 183-218
- South Korea's (incomplete) middle-power diplomacy toward asean International Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies, 2019, v.15 no.2, 117-142
- Civil society and domestic politics in international relations: Lessons from global climate governance Asia-Pacific Social Science Review, 2018, v.18 no.1, 127-140
- Divergent Interpretations of the R2P and Human Security: implications for engagement with governance challenges in Myanmar The Korean Journal of Security Affairs, 2018, v.23 no.1, 80~101
- United Nations Contributions to Promoting Human Rights in the DPRK: Impetus for Change Asian International Studies Review, 2018, v.19 no.2, 115~137
- CIVIC VIRTUE: THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF CITIZENSHIP PHILOSOPHIA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY, 2017, v.18 no.1, 102-117
- Challenges and Opportunities for South Korean Diplomacy in an Era of New Varieties of Power and Influence THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF SECURITY AFFAIRS, 2017, v.22 no.1, 4~22
- Nargis and Haiyan: The Politics of Natural Disaster Management in Myanmar and the Philippines Asian Studies Review, 2017, v.41 no.1, 58-78
- The evolution of the “ASEAN Way”: Embracing human security perspectives Asia-Pacific Social Science Review, 2017, v.16 no.3, 1-15
- East Asian ‘Econophoria’ in Theory and Practice Asian International Studies Review, 2016, v.17 no.1, 101~120
- Good governance and human security in Malaysia: Sarawak’s hydroelectric conundrum Contemporary Southeast Asia, 2016, v.38 no.1, 81-105
- Japanese 'War Legislation': International and Domestic Threat Assessment JOURNAL OF EAST ASIA AND INTERNATIONAL LAW, 2016, v.9 no.1, 253-261
- Socratic War Ethics in Ancient Greece 윤리연구, 2016, v.1 no.107, 119~133
- Trustpolitik: The Failure to Build Trust in Inter-Korean Relations Journal of Peace and Unification, 2016, v.6 no.2, 95
- Normative and Legal Challenges to un Peacekeeping Operations Journal of International Peacekeeping, 2015, v.19 no.1-2, 1-31
- Socialization as a Means to Promote Human Rights in North Korea The Korean Journal of Security Affairs, 2015, v.20 no.1, 88-111
- Addressing North Korean security challenges through non-state-centric international economic engagement North Korean Review, 2014, v.10 no.1, 39-54
- Introduction Post-Conflict Development in East Asia, 2014 , 3-14
- Laos in 2013 Macroeconomic Ambitions, Human-centered Shortcomings ASIAN SURVEY, 2014, v.54 no.1, 78-82
- Northeast Asian Perspectives on UN Peacekeeping Journal of International Peacekeeping, 2014, v.18 no.3-4, 133-153
- Post-conflict development in East Asia Post-Conflict Development in East Asia, 2014 , 1-253
- Security, post-conflict development, and good governance in East Asia Post-Conflict Development in East Asia, 2014 , 15-31
- Thailand's Participation in UN Peacekeeping Missions Journal of International Peacekeeping, 2014, v.18 no.3-4, 236-255
- The Politics, Challenges, and Future of UN Peacekeeping Contributions from the Asia-Pacific Journal of International Peacekeeping, 2014, v.18 no.3-4, 123-131
- [학술지논문] Normative Expansion and Reaction in PKOs and Global Governance Journal of International Peacekeeping, 2025, v.28 no.1 , 48-80
- [저역서] 평화와 협력을 위한 세계시민윤리교육의 실제 레인보우북스, 2026, 276
Courses
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2025-1st
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International Relations: Theory and Practice
- Subject No IS408Class No 01
- Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Mon 4~5 (I-EDU-902)
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International Human Rights
- Subject No IS647Class No 01
- Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Wed 4~5 (I-EDU-902)
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2024-2nd
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International Relations: Theory and Practice
- Subject No IS408Class No 01
- Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Mon 4~5 (I-EDU-902)
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Comprehensive Peacebuilding
- Subject No IS629Class No 01
- Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Wed 4~5 (I-EDU-1001)
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2024-1st
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Global Governance and Human Security
- Subject No IS636Class No 01
- Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Wed 4~5 (I-EDU-902)
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International Human Rights
- Subject No IS647Class No 01
- Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Mon 4~5 (I-EDU-902)
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2023-2nd
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International Relations: Theory and Practice
- Subject No IS408Class No 01
- Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Mon 4~5 (I-EDU-902)
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Comprehensive Peacebuilding
- Subject No IS629Class No 01
- Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Wed 4~5 (I-EDU-1001)
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2023-1st
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International Relations: Theory and Practice
- Subject No IS408Class No 01
- Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Mon 4~5 (I-EDU-902)
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Global Governance and Human Security
- Subject No IS536Class No 01
- Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Wed 4~5 (I-EDU-902)
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Academic Background
Trinity College Dublin Ph.D.(정치학)
University of Kent 석사(국제관계)
University of Oxford 학사(역사)
Work Experience
Dean, The Graduate School of International Studies 2021-08-01 ~ 2025-07-31
Associate Dean, The Graduate School of International Studies 2016-02-01 ~ 2020-01-31
Department Chair, Department of International Studies 2011-08-01 ~ 2014-07-31
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