I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Texas at Arlington. I received my PhD from Northwestern University and hold a Master of Legal Studies from the University of Chicago Law School.

My research examines how international law and institutions are designed, with a focus on transnational organized crime, diplomacy, and negotiation history. My book project, Designing the Global Governance of Crime, explores how consensus requirements shape international cooperation in crime governance, drawing on fieldwork at the UN Office on Drugs and Crime in Vienna and interviews with diplomats worldwide.

Email: bowon.kim[@]uta.edu