Personal profile
Research
Political Science
Main research areas
- Environmental politics with a particular focus on climate change and biodiversity
- Policy process analysis
- International relations and development
Current research and teaching
Yi hyun Kang is a post-doc researcher at Lund University since January 2024. She carries out a BECC research project on global climate and biodiversity governance with attention to institutional responses and interactions.
Her research interests center around the decision-making processes of environmental politics. She has developed her interests through work experiences in journalism, international development and research sectors.
Before joining Lund University, Yi hyun was a post-doc researcher at UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles in Belgium and investigated youth actors in international environmental politics.
She received her PhD from the Technical University of Munich, Germany, with her dissertation on Climate change adaptation in river management: A comparative study of Germany and South Korea.
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Political Science
Free keywords
- Environmental policy
- Environmental politics
- Climate change
- Climate change adaptation
- youth
- Civil society
- Biodiversity
- Sustainable development
- Water mangement
- East Asia
- Korea
- Network analysis
- Discourse analysis
- Institutional complexity
- Policy analysis
- environmental change
- Environment and technology
- International Politics
- Germany
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 15 Life on Land -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations the last five years
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Essential Concepts for Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals: An A-Z Guide
Biermann, F. (Editor), Hickmann, T. (Editor), Kang, Y. H. (Editor), Sénit, C. A. (Editor) & Sun, Y. (Editor), 2025 Jul, London: Taylor & Francis. 206 p.Research output: Book/Report › Anthology (editor) › Research › peer-review
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Promise or Peril: How AI Is Discussed in International Environmental Negotiations
Kang, Y. H., 2025 Mar 20, In: Oxford Intersections: AI in Society.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Filling the descriptive representation gap? Youth platforms in global environmental governance
Orsini, A. & Kang, Y. H., 2025, In: Globalizations.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Role Assigned to Artificial Intelligence in Global Sustainability Governance
Bontridder, N. & Kang, Y. H., 2025, In: Georgetown Journal of International Affairs Online. 26, 1, p. 27-35 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Climate Change Adaptation in River Management: A Comparative Study of Germany and South Korea
Kang, Y. H., 2022, Palgrave Macmillan. 289 p. (Palgrave Studies in Water Governance: Policy and Practice)Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research › peer-review
Projects
- 1 Active
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Powering Change: Building Resilient Battery Value Chains for Sweden’s Green Transition
Haldar, S. (CoI), Kang, Y. H. (CoI) & Grimm, F. (PI)
2025/12/01 → 2026/12/31
Project: Research
Activities
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Youth perspective on climate solutions: a discourse network analysis
Kang, Y. H. (Speaker)
2024 May 15Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Youth in the fight against biodiversity loss and climate change
Hickmann, T. (Host), Kang, Y. H. (Host), Birkedal, L. (Invited speaker), Ekström, C. (Invited speaker), Gimbro Frisk, A. (Invited speaker), Lewin, E. (Invited speaker), Samuelsson, N. (Invited speaker), Lispers, H. (Invited speaker) & Tomasdotter, V. (Invited speaker)
2024 Apr 12Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in public lecture/debate/seminar
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BECC annual meeting 2024 - From Global to Local
Gustafson, A. (Organiser), Marshall, J. (Organiser), Kang, Y. H. (Organiser), Ardö, J. (Speaker), Brady, M. V. (Speaker), Lindgren, A. (Speaker), Nikoleris, A. (Speaker), Faurby, S. (Speaker), Jönsson, J. (Speaker), Ahlström, A. (Speaker), Akselsson, C. (Speaker), Zuleta, D. (Speaker), Zelli, F. (Speaker), Pugh, T. (Speaker), Björk, R. G. (Speaker) & Gärdenäs, A. (Speaker)
2024 Nov 12 → 2024 Nov 13Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organisation of conference
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AI narratives in international environmental politics
Wisbrant, J. (Organiser), Kang, Y. H. (Keynote/plenary speaker) & Imre-Millei, B. (Chair)
2024 Oct 16Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organisation of public lecture/debate/seminar
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AI Lund lunch seminar: AI narratives in international environmental politics
Wisbrant, J. (Organiser), Imre-Millei, B. (Chair) & Kang, Y. H. (Keynote/plenary speaker)
2024 Oct 16Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organisation of public lecture/debate/seminar