Shin, Adrian J.

Research

research overview

Professor Shin's current research focuses on the political economy of international migration and inequality. In particular, his research examines the implications of international migration flows and patterns for global economic integration, including national economic policies, interstate cooperation, and international governance. His most recent manuscripts examine how elected officials frame their online messages on globalization in response to increasing deindustrialization in the US. In addition to research on migration, Professor Shin's inequality research program explores tax policies of advanced democracies. His current research examines how mass warfare has affected the economic fortunes of various elites, which in turn shaped the domestic politics of taxation and foreign economic policies. His research has been published in leading peer-reviewed journals, including Comparative Political Studies, Economics and Politics, and International Studies Quarterly.

Publications

selected publications

journal article
- Historical Immigration Policies: Trends and Lessons. International Studies Quarterly. 2024
- The usual suspects?: attitudes towards immigration during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Asian Public Policy. 272-289. 2024
- Inequality and Immigration Policy (Sept, 10.1007/s12116-022-09372-x, 2022). Studies in Comparative International Development. 707-707. 2023
- Inequality and Immigration Policy. Studies in Comparative International Development. 224-251. 2023
- Fed Up: The Global Ascension of the Federal Reserve in the Era of Migration. International Studies Quarterly. 2023

Teaching

courses taught

FYSM 1000 - First Year Seminar
Primary Instructor - Fall 2019 / Fall 2020 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2022
Provide first year students with an immersive experience in an interdisciplinary topic that addresses current issues including social, technical and global topics. Taught by faculty from across campus, the course provides students with an opportunity to interact in small classes, have project based learning experiences and gain valuable communication skills. Seminar style classes focused on discussion and projects.
PSCI 4016 - Inequality and Public Policy in the U.S. and Europe
Primary Instructor - Spring 2019 / Spring 2020 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2022 / Spring 2023
Provides an in-depth understanding of factors that change the level of inequality in the U.S. and in Europe and its economic, political, and social consequences across these states over time. Recommended prerequisite: PSCI 1101 or PSCI 2012 or PSCI 2106.
PSCI 4283 - International Migration and Policy
Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Fall 2020 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2024 / Summer 2024
Explores the politics of international migration, including public attitudes toward immigration, special interests politics of immigration policy making and the dynamics between political institutions and international migrations. Students will learn about the politics of international migration across different receiving and sending states over the past two centuries with an emphasis on the current debates over immigration in the U.S. and Western Europe.
PSCI 7073 - Seminar: Global Political Economy
Primary Instructor - Spring 2024
Introduces graduate students to concepts, theories, and data used to study the global system from a political-economic framework. Examines world systems analysis, regime change theory, and dependency theory with respect to operation of the exchange and power relationship within the contemporary world system.
PSCI 7108 - Special Topics
Primary Instructor - Fall 2019
Various topics not normally offered in the curriculum. Topics vary each semester. May be repeated up to 12 total credit hours.