Kim Seokho is a Professor of Sociology at Seoul National University.

He earned his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Chicago and has published numerous articles on the role of civil society including The Quality of Civil Society and Participatory Democracy in ISSP Countries (2016) and What Made the Civic Dimension of National Identity More Important among Koreans? (2015).

His research interests include social science public opinion research, migration and citizenship, and civil society. He currently resides in Seoul.