▁and ▁prosper ity ▁to ▁the ▁region , ▁and ▁supports ▁its ▁continued ▁station ing ▁in ▁the ▁Korean ▁pen ins ula . ▁He ▁also ▁encourag es ▁the ▁event ual ▁un ification ▁of ▁Korea ▁under ▁the ▁South ' s ▁direction , ▁with ▁the ▁active ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁and ▁China , ▁and ▁a ▁resulting ▁un ited ▁country ▁that ▁is ▁am ic able ▁to ▁both ▁powers . ▁ ▁Education ▁▁ ▁Lee ▁major ed ▁in ▁American ▁and ▁British ▁literature ▁at ▁New ▁College ▁in ▁Sar as ota , ▁Florida , ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁He ▁purs ued ▁his ▁gradu ate ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁F let cher ▁School , ▁comple ting ▁his ▁Master ▁of ▁Arts ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁and ▁his ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁John ▁Curt is ▁Perry ▁became ▁his ▁doctor al ▁ad visor ▁and ▁developed ▁a ▁lif el ong ▁ment or - mente e ▁relationship . ▁In ▁his ▁dis sert ation ▁" The ▁ant in omy ▁of ▁divine ▁right ▁and ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁resistance : ▁t ian ming , ▁dei ▁grat ia , ▁and ▁vo x ▁pop uli ▁in ▁Sy ng man ▁R he e ' s ▁Korea , ▁ 1 9 4 5 - 1 9 6 0 ", ▁Lee ▁analyz ed ▁the ▁inter play ▁between ▁Conf u cian ism ▁and ▁dem ocracy ▁in ▁defining ▁political ▁authority ▁and ▁state craft ▁during ▁the ▁early ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Korea . ▁ ▁Career ▁▁ ▁Lee ▁first ▁joined ▁the ▁fac ulty