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Kim is currently teaching courses in political science (STV1000), political theory (POL1000), and philosophy (FIL1000).
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Kim received his Ph.D. in political science from the University of Oslo (UiO) in 2013, specializing in normative political theory. A unifying theme in his research is the nature and justification of political boundaries. He has broad expertise on the territorial rights of states, including rights of jurisdiction, the just distribution of natural resources, and the justifiability of international migration and border control. Another of Kim’s central research areas is democratic theory, where he mainly focuses on foundational issues concerning the nature and justification of democracy. Other research interests include the methodology of political theory and the political philosophy of John Locke.
After receiving his Ph.D., Kim has been Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Political Science (UiO), Visiting Post-Doctoral Research Associate in the University Center for Human Values (Princeton University), and Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Research Fellow in the Centre for Philosophy and Public Policy, in the Department of Culture and Learning (Aalborg University). From December 2020 throughout December 2024, Kim held the position as Associate Professor of Political Philosophy (with tenure) at UiT – The Arctic University of Tromsø. He remains affiliated with UiT as a Guest Researcher in the Department of Philosophy. From January 2024 to December 2025, he served as Research Programme Manager at the Norwegian Nobel Institute.
Kim’s work appears in journals within political science, philosophy, and jurisprudence, such as American Journal of Political Science; Political Studies; European Journal of Political Theory; Journal of Social Philosophy; Ethical Theory and Moral Practice; Ratio Juris; and Politics, Philosophy, and Economics.
Kim is currently editing a volume on cyberspace jurisdiction (together with Professor Dan Svantesson, Bond University). The book (under contract with Oxford University Press) is based upon papers from Nobel Symposium No. 177, entitled “Rethinking Territorial Jurisdiction: normative perspectives on legislation and enforcement in cyberspace”.