Research

Denney, S., Fraser, N., & Steinhardt, H. C. (n.d.). Cues of commitment: Integration and naturalization support in South Korea and Taiwan. Working paper

Denney, S., & Steinhardt, H. C. (n.d.). The boundaries of belonging: An experimental approach to national identity measurement in Taiwan and South Korea. Working paper

Denney, S., van Dam, I., & Green, C. (n.d.). Persuasion and prejudice: Are South Korean attitudes toward immigration open to change? Working paper

Denney, S., Kelly, R., & Wolfe, D. (n.d.). Innovation policy in practice: Assessing Canada's Business Innovation and Growth Support framework. Working paper

Denney, S. (n.d.). Guardianship democracy: Mapping elite rule preferences in East and Southeast Asia. Working paper

Denney, S. (n.d.). Fairness, threat, and the norms-based model of immigration legitimacy.

Denney, S. (n.d.). A generational theory of identity change.

Denney, S., & van de Pol, A. (n.d.). Constructing the nation: Identity and historical narratives in South Korean history textbooks.

Denney, S., Steinhardt, H. C., & Bhowmick, L. (2026). Identity conformity in Taiwan and South Korea: Why citizens in divided societies are pressured to overstate national pride. Nationalism and Ethnic Politics. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/13537113.2026.2616954

Denney, S., Zhou, T., & Brehm, R. (2025). From division to democracy: Integration of post-communist citizens in Germany and South Korea. Communist and Post-Communist Studies. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1525/cpcs.2025.2636997

Ward, P., & Denney, S. (2025). Welfare chauvinism in divided societies: The role of national identity in social policy preferences. Policy and Society. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/polsoc/puaf027

Ward, P., & Denney, S. (2025). Partisan voters in party systems with ephemeral parties: Evidence from South Korea. Party Politics. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/13540688251339976

Denney, S., Ward, P., & Green, C. (2024). 한국인의 남북통일방식에 대한 의식 결정요인 분석: 컨조인트 분석 조사를 중심으로 [Analyzing the determinants of South Korean attitudes toward Korean unification: A conjoint analysis]. 국가전략 [National Strategy], 30(1), 137–163. http://doi.org/10.35390/sejong.30.1.202402.006

Green, C., & Denney, S. (2024). Why do democratic societies tolerate undemocratic laws? Sorting public support for the National Security Act in South Korea. Democratization, 31(1), 113–131. https://doi.org/10.1080/13510347.2023.2258082

Denney, S., & Green, C. (2024). Public attitudes towards co-ethnic migrant integration: Evidence from South Korea. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 50(8), 1998–2022. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2023.2286207

Denney, S., Ward, P., & Green, C. (2023). Public support for migrant entrepreneurship: The case of North Koreans in the Republic of Korea. International Migration Review. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/01979183231203927

Denney, S., & Ward, P. (2023). How autocracies disrupt unsanctioned information flows: The role of state power and social capital in North Korea. Problems of Post-Communism, 71(2), 177–191. https://doi.org/10.1080/10758216.2023.2180038

Denney, S., Breznitz, S., & Zhang, Q. (2023). Too much support? Entrepreneurial ecosystems and firm growth. The Journal of Technology Transfer. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10961-023-10013-1

Denney, S., Wolfe, D., & Southin, T. (2023). Do winners pick government? How scale-up experience shapes entrepreneurs' assessments of innovation policy mixes. Science and Public Policy, 50(5), 858–870. https://doi.org/10.1093/scipol/scad030

Ward, P., & Denney, S. (2022). Welfare chauvinism among co-ethnics: Evidence from a conjoint experiment in South Korea. International Migration, 60(5), 74–90. https://doi.org/10.1111/imig.12937

Wolfe, D. A., DiFrancesco, R. J., & Denney, S. (2022). Localization of global networks: New mandates for MNEs in regional economies. Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, 15(2), 323–342. https://doi.org/10.1093/cjres/rsac002

Denney, S., & Green, C. (2021). Who should be admitted? Conjoint analysis of attitudes toward immigrants in South Korea. Ethnicities, 21(1), 120–145. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468796820916609

Denney, S., & Green, C. (2021). North Korean patriotism: Assessing the success and failures of a nation. Korea Journal, 61(1), 154–185. https://doi.org/10.25024/kj.2021.61.1.154

Denney, S., Ward, P., & Green, C. (2020). The limits of ethnic capital: Impacts of social desirability on Korean views of co-ethnic immigration. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 47(17), 4046–4066. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2020.1797477

Denney, S., Southin, T., & Wolfe, D. A. (2020). Entrepreneurs and cluster evolution: The transformation of Toronto's ICT cluster. Regional Studies, 55(2), 196–207. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2020.1762854

Song, J., & Denney, S. (2019). Studying North Korea through North Korean migrants: Lessons from the field. Critical Asian Studies, 51(3), 451–466. https://doi.org/10.1080/14672715.2019.1611462

Cathcart, A., Green, C., & Denney, S. (2014). How authoritarian regimes maintain domain consensus: North Korea's information strategies in the Kim Jong-un era. Review of Korean Studies, 17(2), 145–178. https://doi.org/10.25024/review.2014.17.2.005

Denney, S., & Green, C. (2013). Towards a developmental understanding of North Korea: An institutional approach to economic reform and development. European Journal of Korean Studies, 15, 92–111.

Cathcart, A., & Denney, S. (2013). North Korea's cultural diplomacy in the early Kim Jong-un era. North Korean Review, 9(2), 29–42. https://doi.org/10.3172/NKR.9.2.29

Denney, S. (n.d.). Nationalism under democracy: Why institutions matter for national identity and belonging. [Manuscript in progress].

Denney, S., & Lee, M. (n.d.). Democracy at school: Authoritarian education and post-democratization citizens in South Korea and Poland. [Manuscript in preparation].

Cathcart, A., Denney, S., & Green, C. (Eds.). (2020). Decoding the Sino-North Korean borderlands. Amsterdam University Press.

Denney, S. (2024). Plus ça change? South Korean public opinion of the United States during the Trump administration. In M. Lerner & D. Fields (Eds.), Divided America, divided Korea. Cambridge University Press.

Denney, S. (2019). Democratic support and generational change in South Korea. In G. A. Brazinsky (Ed.), Korea and the world: New frontiers in Korean studies. Rowman & Littlefield.

Denney, S., Green, C., & Cathcart, A. (2016). Kim Jong-un and the practice of Songun politics. In A. Cathcart, R. Winstanley-Chesters, & C. Green (Eds.), Change and continuity in North Korean politics. Routledge.

Denney, S., & Green, C. (2016). Pockets of efficiency: An institutional approach to economic reform and development. In A. Cathcart, R. Winstanley-Chesters, & C. Green (Eds.), Change and continuity in North Korean politics. Routledge.

Hayes, P., Denney, S., et al. (2015). The implications of civic diplomacy for ROK foreign policy. In P. Hayes & K. Yi (Eds.), Complexity, security and civil society in East Asia. Open Book Publishers.

Denney, S. (2025). [Review of the book Narratives of civic duty: How national stories shape democracy in Asia, by A. Hur]. Korean Histories. Link

Denney, S. (2025). [Review of the book North Korea's mundane revolution: Socialist living and the rise of Kim Il-sung, 1953-1965, by A. Schmid]. Korean Histories. Link

Denney, S. (2024). [Review of the book From development to democracy: The transformations of modern Asia, by D. Slater & J. Wong]. Pacific Affairs, 97(4). Link

Denney, S. (2022). [Review of the book After the Korean War: An intimate history, by H. Kwon]. Pacific Affairs, 95(1). Link

Denney, S. (2018). [Review of the book Park Chung Hee and modern Korea: The roots of militarism, 1866-1945, by C. Eckert]. Korea Journal, 58(3), 184–190.

Denney, S. (2018). [Review of the book North Korea's hidden revolution: How the information underground is transforming a closed society, by J. Baek]. Pacific Affairs, 91(1), 176–178. Link

Denney, S. (2015). [Review of the book Assimilating Seoul: Japanese rule and the politics of public space in colonial Korea, 1910–1945, by T. A. Henry]. British Academy of Korean Studies Journal. Link

Denney, S. (2015). [Review of the book The Korean War: An international history, by H. Wada]. European Journal of Korean Studies. Link

Denney, S. (2014). [Review of the book The Oxford handbook of the international relations of Asia]. Asan Forum, 2(6). Link

Denney, S. (2019). Does democracy matter? Political change and national identification in South Korea and beyond [Doctoral dissertation, University of Toronto]. TSpace. https://hdl.handle.net/1807/97443

Denney, S. (2013). Nation, state, and national economy: The early 19th century American developmental state [Master's thesis, Yonsei University].

Denney, S., Frank, R., Brehm, R., Zhou, T., & Ward, P. (2023). Integration challenges and opportunities in divided societies. European Centre for North Korean Studies, University of Vienna.

Denney, S., & Ward, P. (2022). Information dissemination in North Korea: A report for NGOs. National Endowment for Democracy.

Denney, S., Vu, V., & Kelly, R. (2021). Into the scale-up-verse: Exploring the landscape of Canada's high performing firms. Innovation Policy Lab and Brookfield Institute. https://brookfieldinstitute.ca/scale-up-verse/

Denney, S., & Vu, V. (2021). Just out of reach: The elusive quest to measure the digital economy. Brookfield Institute. https://brookfieldinstitute.ca/measuring-the-digital-economy/

Denney, S., & Vu, V. (2021). Scale the gap: The impact of growth barriers on women entrepreneurs in Canadian high-growth firms. Brookfield Institute. https://brookfieldinstitute.ca/scale-the-gap/

Denney, S., Ward, P., & Abrahamian, A. (2020). North Korean refugee entrepreneurs in South Korea: Unveiling Korea's hidden potential. The Asia Foundation. Link

Denney, S. (2019). Political order and civic space in the Asia Pacific: A multilevel analysis of trends, 1989-2020. United Nations Office of Global Insights and Policy.

Denney, S., Green, C., & Ward, P. (2019). New values & old orders: Where do North Koreans fit in the new South Korea? Leiden Asia Centre. Link

Denney, S., & Green, C. (2018). Unification in action? The national identity of North Korean defector-migrants: Insights and implications. Korean Economic Institute of America: Academic Paper Series.

Denney, S., Green, C., & Gleason, B. (2015). The whisper in the ear: Re-defector press conference as information management tool. Korean Economic Institute of America: Academic Paper Series. Link

Denney, S. (2025, March). Will Lee Jae-myung rise from South Korea's political chaos? The Diplomat. Link

Denney, S., & Green, C. (2023, January). Because it is good for South Korea: Public support for defector entrepreneurship. 38 North. Link

Denney, S. (2022). Human rights and the future of the international order: Where does Seoul stand? Korea On Point. Link

Denney, S., & Green, C. (2022, May). Improving North Korean defector integration in South Korea: Survey findings and recommendations. 38 North. Link

Denney, S. (2022). South Koreans support immigration, but conditions apply. Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI). Link

Denney, S. (2025). Guardianship democracy: Mapping elite rule preferences in East and Southeast Asia. 8th Annual Meeting of the Social Science Korean Studies Network in Europe (SoKEN), University of Duisburg–Essen, May 23–24.

Denney, S. (2025). Persuasion and prejudice: Are South Korean attitudes toward immigration open to change? Recalibrating 'Skill' in Changing Immigration Regimes, Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore, January 16–17.

Denney, S. (2024). Democracy and nationalism: The case of Taiwan. American Political Science Association (APSA) Conference, September 4–8.

Denney, S. (2024). Determinants of foreign information use in North Korea: Research findings and implications. International North Korean Studies Networking Forum, Yonsei University, August 5.

Denney, S. (2024). Who are 'we' and how do we know it? New experimental designs for measuring national identity. Consequences of Identity Politics Workshop, University of Southampton, July 24–25.

Denney, S. (2024). How inclusive are national identities in East Asian democracies? Exploring a new conjoint approach. East Asia Institute, National University of Singapore, July 19.

Denney, S. (2024). Public attitudes towards immigrant incorporation in South Korea, Taiwan, and Japan. European Political Science Association (EPSA) Conference, July 4–6.

Denney, S. (2024). Plus ça change? South Korean public opinion of the United States during the Trump administration. International Korean Studies Institute (IKSU) Summer School, June 19.

Denney, S. (2024). Public support for citizenship expansion in East Asian democracies. LIAS Talk Series, Leiden Institute for Asian Studies (LIAS), May 15.

Denney, S. (2024). The enduring legacy of forced division: Welfare nationalism in Germany and South Korea. Korean Studies Research Seminar, Leiden Institute for Asian Studies (LIAS), Leiden University, April 17.

Denney, S. (2023). Size or speed? Public attitudes toward rising immigration levels in historically homogeneous nations. American Political Science Association (APSA) Conference, August 31–September 3.

Denney, S. (2023). Nationalism under democracy: Why institutions matter for national identity and belonging. Ostasienforum, Department of East Asian Studies, University of Vienna, May 24.

Denney, S. (2023). Measuring national identity: A choice-based conjoint approach. Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) Conference, April 13–16.

Denney, S. (2023). Why do democratic societies tolerate undemocratic laws? Sorting public support for the National Security Act in South Korea. International Studies Association (ISA) Conference, March 15–18.

Denney, S. (2022). 한국인의 남북통일방식에 대한 의식 결정요인 분석: 컨조인트 분석 조사를 중심으로 [Analysis of South Korean attitudes towards unification: A conjoint experiment]. 북한연구학회 [North Korean Research Institute], Seoul, South Korea, December 12.

Denney, S. (2022). National security conservatism: Enduring support for the National Security Act in South Korea. Generation Asia – 2022 Nordic NIAS Council Conference, August 22–26.

Denney, S. (2022). Determinants of co-ethnic integration in South Korea: A conjoint experiment. East Asian Network (EAN), Institute for Asian Studies, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, February 8.

Denney, S. (2021). National security conservatism and enduring support for the National Security Act in South Korea. Ostasienforum, Department of East Asian Studies, University of Vienna, December 15.

Denney, S., Fraser, N., & Crabtree, C. (2021). Who stays and who leaves? Determinants of public support for permanent residency and citizenship in South Korea and Japan. American Political Science Association Conference, September 30–October 3.

Denney, S. (2020). Scale the gap: Impact of growth barriers on women entrepreneurs in Canadian high-growth firms. Canadian Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (CCSBE) Annual Conference, October 16–17.

Denney, S. (2019). Juche and the everyday: Does ideology matter for people from North Korea? Association of Asian Studies (AAS), March 21–24.

Denney, S. (2019). Entrepreneurs and the evolution of Toronto's ICT cluster: Insights and lessons learned. Creating Digital Opportunity, 6th Annual CDO Partnership Network Conference, Toronto, Ontario, April 29–May 1.

Denney, S. (2019). A conjoint analysis of South Korean attitudes toward immigrants. Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, Illinois, April 4–7.

Denney, S. (2018). Transforming a cluster while building a firm: Entrepreneurs and the evolution of Toronto's ICT cluster. 5th Annual Creating Digital Opportunity Partnership Meeting, Vancouver, BC, April 25–27.

Denney, S. (2018). Does democracy matter? What the re-socialization of North Korean migrants in South Korea tells us about the relationship between institutions and national identity. Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, Illinois, April 5–8.

Denney, S. (2018). After defection: The identity politics of integrating North Korean refugees. Association of Asian Studies Annual Conference, Washington, DC, April 18–21.

Denney, S. (2017). Korea and the world: New frontiers in Korean studies. Conference/Workshop at the George Washington University, Washington, D.C., May 23–24.

Denney, S. (2016). Assessing ethnic national identity among North Korean migrants in the ROK. Brookings Institution Second Annual Young and Brave Conference, Washington, D.C., September 30.

Denney, S. (2016). What the re-socialization of North Korean immigrants tells us about changes in contemporary South Korean national identity. Academy of Korean Studies (AKS) 127th Overseas Korean Studies Colloquium, Bundang, South Korea, August 18.

Denney, S. (2016). Transformation of Korean national identity: What can different developmental experiences tell us about national identity formation? Association of Asian Studies Annual Conference, Seattle, Washington, March 31–April 3.

Denney, S. (2015). Telling tales: North Korea's use of re-defectors. Korean Economic Institute's Academic Paper Series, March 12.