Sang-rim Lee

Chief Researcher

dearlim@snu.ac.kr

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Education

  • Ph.D. in Sociology (Specialization: Demography), Utah State University (2008)
  • M.A. in Sociology, Hanyang University (2002)
  • B.A. in Sociology, Hanyang University (2000)

Research Interests

  • Regional Population, Population Mobility, Youth
  • Population Strategies and Policy Governance
  • Adaptation Policies, Population and Social Change

Representative Publications

  • “Trends in Domestic Population Mobility and Policy Implications” (Forthcoming, Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs)
  • “Indexing Factors of Regional Population Changes and Categorizing Policy Issues” (2021, Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs)
  • “Analysis of Delayed Marriage and Structural Changes in Fertility Transition” (2019, Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs)

Professional Experience

  • Member, National Economic Advisory Council (2023–Present)
  • Civil Advisor, Special Committee on Population Crisis, National Assembly (2024–Present)
  • Member, Population Policy Committees for Sejong City, Gyeonggi Province, Chungbuk Province, etc.
  • Director, Population Monitoring and Evaluation Center, Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs (2023–2024)
  • Evaluation Committee Member, Local Extinction Response Fund (2022–2023)
  • Expert Consultant, Youth Policy Task Force, Office for Government Policy Coordination (Secondment, 2019–2020)
  • Subcommittee Member, Presidential Committee on Low Fertility and Aging Society (2018–2023)
  • Evaluation Committee Member, Central Gender Impact Assessment Committee (2018–2019)

Key Research Projects

  • Government: Study on Drafting the Framework Act on Population Policy (2023, Ministry of Health and Welfare)
  • Government: Policy Environment Analysis of Japan’s Aging Population Strategies and Policy Implications (2023, National Economic Advisory Council)
  • Local Government: Study on Jeollabuk-do’s Response to Future Population Structure Changes (2020, Jeollabuk-do)
  • Private Sector: Social Change Projections and Response Systems Based on Population Trends (2022, National Research Council for Economics, Humanities and Social Sciences)

Awards

  • Presidential Citation (2023): Contribution to Promoting Population Policy on Population Day

Lecture Experience

  • Private Sector: Presentations to Lotte Executives, Dongkuk Steel Executives, Kia Team Leaders, CJ Employee Training, etc.
  • Public Sector: Lectures for Metropolitan and Local Governments (e.g., Daejeon City), Local Era Committee, Human Resources Development Institutes, etc.
  • Media: Appearances on platforms such as Sampro TV (3 sessions, nominated for “Video of the Year” in 2023) and KBS’s ‘Learning with Experts’.