Donghyun Danny Choi

Assistant Professor of Political Science

Donghyun Danny Choi

Assistant Professor of Political Science
Donghyun Danny Choi is an assistant professor of political science at Brown University. His research focuses on themes such as democratic representation, immigration, and identity politics. His co-authored first book, "Native Bias: Overcoming Discrimination Against Immigrants", examines the extent to which common norms, identities, and ideas can reduce prejudice and discrimination against immigrants and ultimately facilitate their inclusion in democratic societies. This book was published in 2022 by Princeton University Press in the Princeton Studies in Political Behavior series. His second book project, "Severed Connections: Intraparty Politics and Representation in Africa", investigates how political parties and the nature of candidate selection institutions influence the relationship between elected representatives and their constituents in new democracies.Danny's work on these themes has been published in various academic journals. Before joining Brown, Danny was an assistant professor of political science at the University of Pittsburgh and a pre/postdoctoral fellow at the University of Pennsylvania's Identity and Conflict Lab. He received a BA in economics from Korea University and his MA and PhD in political science from the University of California, Berkeley.
Last updated: Sep 02, 2025

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