Environmental Planning · Climate Communication · Text Mining
Park Jeonghyeon studies how environmental issues are read through discourse and data.
He completed doctoral coursework in Environmental Planning at Seoul National University in September 2023 and continues his research on environmental communication and text mining across climate discourse, energy policy, and inter-Korean environmental cooperation.
- Climate Crisis Discourse
- Energy Policy
- Topic Modeling
- Network Analysis
Current Role
Completed Doctoral Coursework in Environmental Planning
Research continuing after doctoral coursework completion in Sept. 2023
First-author and co-authored publications
Domestic and international academic presentations
Korean, English, Chinese, and Mongolian
News
News
- Jun 2026 — Presented at the 2026 KAIDEC Summer Conference (Dongseo University Centum Campus): "The Translation and Reconstruction of Climate Change Agendas in International Development Cooperation."
- Nov 2025 — Presented at the 2025 Conference of the Korean Association for Environmental Sociology.
- 2025 — Selected for the FREE Doctoral Fellowship Initiative (2025, 2026).
- Oct 2024 — Co-authored article published in the Journal of Peace and Unification Studies.
About
Research Profile
Park Jeonghyeon completed doctoral coursework in Environmental Planning at the Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Seoul National University in September 2023 and continues his research there. His research focuses on environmental communication and text mining, with particular attention to climate crisis discourse, energy policy, and inter-Korean environmental cooperation.
He earned a Bachelor's degree in Political Science and Diplomacy with a double major in Sociology from Korea University, followed by a Master's degree in Environmental Planning from Seoul National University. His work combines social-scientific inquiry with computational text analysis.
Research Agenda
Topics and Methods
Environmental Communication
He examines how climate and environmental issues are framed, circulated, and contested in media and public discourse.
Text Mining
He uses topic modeling, network analysis, and content analysis to interpret large-scale text corpora in environmental and energy research.
Education
Academic Training
Sept. 2023 ~ Present
Ph.D. Coursework Completed in Environmental Planning
Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Seoul National University, Seoul
Sept. 2021 ~ Aug. 2023
Doctoral Coursework in Environmental Planning
Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Seoul National University, Seoul
Aug. 2021
Master of Environmental Planning
Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Seoul National University, Seoul
Aug. 2019
B.A. in Political Science & Diplomacy / Double Major in Sociology
College of Political Science & Economics, Korea University, Seoul
Experience
Professional Experience
Jan. 2024 ~ Present
Representative Resident Director (Corporation)
SNU Gwanak Residence Halls
Feb. 2021 ~ Dec. 2023
Representative Resident Director
SNU Gwanak Residence Halls
Jan. 2020 ~ Jan. 2021
Resident Advisor
SNU Gwanak Residence Halls
Jul. 2019 ~ Dec. 2019
Fair Trade Education Instructor
Beautiful Coffee Foundation
Apr. 2019 ~ Dec. 2019
Global Citizenship Education Instructor
Korea NGO Council for Overseas Development Cooperation
Mar. 2018 ~ Feb. 2019
Afforestation Site Manager
Green Asia Network Mongolia Office
Toolkit
Methods and Software
Data Analysis
R, Python, SQL, text mining, topic modeling, and network analysis
Software
Netminer and spreadsheet-based research workflows
Languages
Working Languages
- Korean (native)
- English (fluent)
- Chinese (intermediate)
- Mongolian (intermediate)
His work sits at the intersection of social inquiry, environmental studies, and computational text analysis.