Noticing clashes of strong nationalisms around the world in areas like Northeast Asia, numerous studies have suggested that more peaceful relations are likely only if countries submerge or paper over existing national identities by promoting universalism. Pride, Not Prejudice argues, to the contrary, that affirmation of national identities may be a more effective way to build international cooperation. If each national population reflects on the values of their national identity, trust and positive perception can increase between countries. This idea is consistent with the theoretical foundation that those who have a clear, secure, and content sense of self, in turn, can be more open, evenhanded, and less defensive toward others. In addition, this reduced defensiveness also enhances guilt admission by past “inflictors” of conflict and colonialism. I borrow the social psychological theory of self-affirmation and applies it to an international context to argue that affirmation of a national identity, or reflecting on what it means to be part of one’s country, can increase trust, guilt recognition, and positive perception between countries.
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Publications
Journal Articles (Peer-Reviewed)
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18. Ki, Youn, and Chung, Eunbin (Corresponding Author) (2025). “Party Reputation, Moral
Expectations, and Voting Behavior in South Korea.” Millennial Asia 16 (2), 209-234.
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17. Chung, Eunbin, Pechenkina, Anna, and Skinner, Kiron (2023). “Competitors in Aid: How
International Rivalry Affects Public Support for COVID-19-Related Aid Under Various
Frames.” Political Research Quarterly 76 (3) 1371-1387.
16. Chung, Eunbin (2023). “National Identity, Social Preferences, and Foreign Policy Attitudes:
Experimental Evidence from Japan.” Foreign Policy Analysis 19 (2) orad005.
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15. Chung, Eunbin and Pechenkina, Anna (2023). “Testing the effects of group-affirmation in
active conflict: Ukrainians’ trust toward Russia.” PLoS ONE 18 (5) e0270266.
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14. Chung, Eunbin, and Pechenkina, Anna, “National Chauvinism, Group Identity Affirmation,
and Trust in International Relations: Experimental Results from Ukraine.” Nationalities
Papers 1–20 (First View).
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13. Yi, Jaehee, Younce, Bobby, Chung, Eunbin, Kim, Min Ah, and Bradbury, Laura (2023).
“Mothers’ bereavement and evolving relationships with their dead child in South Korea.”
Family Relations 1–16.
12. Chung, Eunbin (2022). “‘Groups Can Change, Therefore War is Avoidable’: How
Confidence in National Identity Can Reduce Public Support for Militant Internationalism.”
Global Studies Quarterly 2 (3) ksac030.
11. Chung, Eunbin, Govindan, Pavitra, and Pechenkina, Anna (2022). “The effect of incentives
on motivated numeracy amidst COVID-19.” Journal of Experimental Political Science 1–17.
10. Chung, Eunbin and Rhee, Inbok (2022). “Disasters and Intergroup Peace in Sub-Saharan
Africa.” Journal of Peace Research 59 (1): 58–72.
9. Chung, Eunbin and Milkoreit, Manjana (2021). “Who Are Your People? - The Effect of
Political Ideology and Global Citizen Identity on Climate-Related Beliefs and Risk
Perceptions.” Politics, Groups, and Identities 1–21.
8. Park, June and Chung, Eunbin (2021). “Learning From Past Pandemic Governance: Early
Response and Public-Private Partnerships in Testing of COVID-19 in South Korea,” World
Development, 137: 105198.
7. Chung, Eunbin and Yi, Jaehee (2021). “Pandemic Priorities: The Impact of South Korea’s
COVID-19 Policies on Vulnerable Populations,” International Journal of Public
Administration 44:11-12, 1028-1038.
6. Chung, Eunbin and Pechenkina, Anna (2020). “Group-Affirmation and Trust in Armed
Conflict: A survey experiment in Ukraine,” PLoS ONE 15(12): e0239944.
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Listed on Harvard University, Department of Government syllabus for graduate seminar “Political Psychology and International Relations” (Professor Joshua Kertzer, Spring 2021).
5. Woo, Byungwon and Chung, Eunbin (2018). “Aid for Vote? United Nations General
Assembly Voting and American Aid Allocation.” Political Studies 66 (4): 1002–1026.
4. Chung, Eunbin (2015). “Can Affirming National Identity Increase International Trust?
Experimental Evidence from South Korean, Chinese, and Japanese Nationals.” International
Studies Review 16 (1): 75-97.
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Listed on Carnegie Mellon University syllabus “Political Science Research Methods” (Professor Daniel Silverman, Spring 2020).
3. Chung, Eunbin and Woo, Byungwon (2015). “We Like You Better When We Feel Good
About Ourselves: Group-Affirmation in an International Context.” Korea Observer 46:2
(Summer), 387-417.
2. Chung, Eunbin (2015). “Explaining the Coexistence of Globalization and Nationalism in
East Asia: An Analytical Framework on the Case of Hallyu (The Korean Wave).” Peace
Studies 23:1 (Spring), 329-381.
1. Chung, Eunbin (2012). “Enhancing Trust through Group-Affirmation.” The East Asia
Institute, Exchange Panel for Interdisciplinary Knowledge Journals Online 3 (1).
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Book Chapters
2. Chung, Eunbin, “Nationalist Globalization: South Korea’s Soft Power Strategy between
China and the United States.” Chapter for Gray, Kevin et al., eds. Korea in the Context of US-
China Competition. Routledge. Forthcoming.
1. Chung, Eunbin, Park, Juhyun, Park, Sujung, and Shin, Songyeon, “P3 in COVID-19 testing
in South Korea.” Chapter for Hakim, Simon and Fuhr, Joseph, eds. Handbook on P3 in the
Pharmaceutical Industry. Competitive Government: Public-Private Partnerships Series.
Springer. Forthcoming.
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Other Publications
5. Chung, Eunbin, Govindan, Pavitra, and Pechenkina, Anna, “The Effects of Need for
Cognition and Need for Affect on Motivated Numeracy Amidst COVID-19.” OSF (Open
Science Framework), Preregistered experimental design (May 31, 2022).
4. Chung, Eunbin, Govindan, Pavitra, and Pechenkina, Anna, “The Effect of Incentives on
Motivated Numeracy Amidst COVID-19.” OSF, Preregistered experimental design (January 10,
2021).
3. Chung, Eunbin, Govindan, Pavitra, and Pechenkina, Anna, “Psychology of Ideology,
Xenophobia, and Motivated Numeracy Amidst COVID-19.” OSF. (May 21, 2020).
2. Chung, Eunbin, and Pechenkina, Anna, “Group-affirmation and Trust in Armed Conflict: A
Survey Experiment in Ukraine.” OSF. (May 14, 2020).
1. Chung, Eunbin. “Can Countries Overcome Distrust by Affirming Rather than Downplaying
National Identities?” Scholar Strategy Network, Key Findings (August 2016).
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Articles Under Review
1. Chung, Eunbin, Govindan, Pavitra, and Pechenkina, Anna, “The Effects of Need for Cognition and Need for Affect on Motivated Numeracy Amidst COVID-19.” Revise & Resubmit.
2. Chung, Eunbin, “Decolonizing Korean Studies in Undergraduate International Relations Curriculum.” Revise & Resubmit.
3. Chung, Eunbin, Govindan, Pavitra, and Pechenkina, Anna, “Money Can’t Buy Accuracy: Incentives Fail to Reduce the Congeniality Bias in Data Interpretation.” Revise & Resubmit.
4. Chung, Eunbin, “National Identity Affirmation and Trust: Experimental Evidence from China, Japan, and South Korea.”
5. Chung, Eunbin, Ki, Youn, and Noh, Yuree. “Connected Citizenship and Feminist Democracy: Cross-Issue Solidarity in South Korean Activism.”
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Selected Working Projects and Papers
1. Chung, Eunbin, Govindan, Pavitra, and Pechenkina, Anna, “Emotions, Motivated Numeracy, and Xenophobia in a Global Pandemic: Do Fear and Hope Affect Information Processing on COVID-19?”
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2. Chung, Eunbin, Ki, Youn, and Noh, Yuree. “From Feminist Solidarity to Political Action: The Role of Feminist Ideas during South Korea’s Democratic Crisis.”
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3. Chung, Eunbin, Govindan, Pavitra, and Pechenkina, Anna, “Reliability and Blame: Does Providing a “Don’t Know” Option Reduce Motivated Numeracy Amidst COVID-19?”
4. Chung, Eunbin and Pechenkina, Anna, “Do Political Conservatives and National Chauvinists Support More Foreign Aid to Latin America when they Perceive Competition from China?”
5. Chung, Eunbin and Pechenkina, Anna, “Comparing Cohorts: Exposure to Violence and Ethnic Self-Identification in Ukraine.”
6. Chung, Eunbin and Pechenkina, Anna. “COVID Conspiracies: Do COVID-Related Blame and Humanitarian Aid Affect Ukrainians’ Attitudes toward the EU and China?”
7. Chung, Eunbin and Tae Kyoung Lee. “Do the numerically literate interpret data in ways that align with their political ideology? Experimental evidence on motivated numeracy and immigration attitudes in South Korea.”
8. Chung, Eunbin, Frost, Caren, Summers, Laura, Casucci, Tallie, Leaver, Jennifer, and Benney, Tabitha. International Olympic Research Project with the Université Côte d'Azur in Nice, France, “Sustainable Socio-Economic Impact” Pillar.
9. Pechenkina, Anna, Gillespie, Micala, Skinner, Kiron, and Chung, Eunbin. “The Effects of Leaders’ Gender on Foreign Policy Decision-Making.”
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