- D.Phil., St Antony’s College, Oxford University (1/2000-7/2005). Supervisor: Prof. Jeremy Richardson. Thesis title: ‘The Political Administration of Unemployment: Explaining the British and German Case (1973-2003)’. Oral examination: passed 27 July 2005, by Prof. Helen Margetts (University of Oxford) and Prof. Paul Teague (Queen’s University Belfast)
- MA, European Political Culture, University of Bath (9/1998 – 9/1999). First class honours
- Diplom-Politologe, German Political Science Degree, Freie Universität Berlin (10/1991 – 6/1998). Mark 1,0
- MA, Culture and Colonialism, University College Galway, Ireland (9/1995 – 9/1996). First class honours
- Associate Professor, Graduate School of Public Administration, Seoul National University (9/2013 – current)
- Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Public Administration, Seoul National University (9/2009 – 8/2013)
- Visiting Professor, Hanyang University International Summer School (6/2008 – 7/2008 and 6/2009 – 7/2009)
- Lecturer in European Public Policy, Brunel University, London, Lecturer B/tenured position (9/2003 – 8/2009)
- Temporary Lecturer, Brunel University (3/2003 – 6/2003)
- Tutorial teaching, Oxford University (9/2001 – 3/2003)
Articles in Peer-Reviewed Academic Journals (SSCI/SCOPUS/KCI):
- (2023) ‘South Korea: The Pitfalls of the ‘Imperial Presidency’’, Political Quarterly, 94(1), 57 – 68.
- (2022) ‘Österreichs Bundespräsidentenwahl 2022: Ein Staatsamt zwischen Rollenverzicht, Rollenambivalenz und Rollenexpansion’, Journal of the Korean-German Association for Social Sciences/Zeitschrift der Koreanisch-Deutschen Gesellschaft für Sozialwissenschaften, 32(4), 3 – 48
- (2022) ‘Germany’s Corona Crisis: The Authoritarian Turn in Public Policy and the Rise of the Biosecurity State (2020-2022), Journal of the Korean-German Association for Social Sciences/Zeitschrift der Koreanisch-Deutschen Gesellschaft für Sozialwissenschaften, 32(1), 143 – 188.
- (2022) ‘Natural Resources, International Commodity Prices and Economic Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa (1990-2019)’, jointly with Ben Katoka, Journal of African Economies, 31(1), 53 – 74.
- (2021) ‘Germany’s Federal Election of 2021: Multi-Crisis Politics and the Consolidation of the Six Party System’, The Political Quarterly, 92(4), 662 – 672.
- (2021) ‘Germany’s Corona Crisis: The State of Emergency and Policy (Mis)learning’, Journal of the Korean-German Association for Social Sciences, 31(1), 29-75
- (2021), ‘From Fragile to Collapsed Statehood: The Case of the Republic of Yemen (1990-2020)’, Korean Journal of Policy Studies, 36(1), 69-84
- (2020), ‘Governing Under Pressure: German Policy Making During the Coronavirus Crisis’, The Political Quarterly, 91(3), 542-552
- (2019), ‘Germany’s Post-Reunification Effort to Achieve National Reconciliation: Nudding Through, Routinization, and Policy Failure’, International Journal of Korean Unification Studies, 28(2), 1-35
- (2019), ‘From Merkel to Kramp-Karrenbauer: Can German Christian Democracy Reinvent Itself?’, The Political Quarterly, 90(2), 286-296
- (2019), ‘Die „Zeitschrift für Geopolitik“ von 1933 bis 1944: Vom eurasischen Kontinentalblock zum Zweiten Weltkrieg’, Journal of the Korean-German Association for Social Sciences, 29(4), 3-46
- (2018) ‘Syria’s Global War and Beyond Will the Balance of Power in the Middle East be Restored’, Studia Politica Romanian Political Science Review, 18(3), 351 – 392.
- (2017) ‘Die “Zeitschrift für Geopolitik” zwischen 1951 und 1968: Korea-, Vietnam- und Kalter Krieg aus deutscher und eurasischer Sicht’, Journal of the Korean-German Association for Social Sciences/Zeitschrift der Koreanisch-Deutschen Gesellschaft für Sozialwissenschaften, 27(4), 3-52.
- (2017) ‘The German Federal Election of 2017: How the Wedge Issue of Refugees and Migration Took the Shine off Chancellor Merkel and Transformed the Party System’, The Political Quarterly, 88(4), 589-602.
- (2017) ‘South Korean Presidential Politics Turns Liberal: Transformative Change or Business as Usual?’, The Political Quarterly, 88(3), 480 – 491.
- (2017) ‘The Crisis of German Social Democracy Revisited’, The Political Quarterly, 88(2), 230-239.
- (2016) ‘Auf der Suche nach dem Dreh- und Angelpunkt der Geschichte: Die Eurasiendebatte der Zeitschrift für Geopolitik (1924-1932)’, Journal of the Korean-German Association for Social Sciences/Zeitschrift der Koreanisch-Deutschen Gesellschaft für Sozialwissenschaften, 26(4), 29-72.
- (2016) ‘Transnational War in Syria: The Eisenhower Doctrine in the 21st Century?’, Studia Politica: Romanian Political Science Review, 16(2), 179 – 217.
- (2015) ‘The Pegida Movement and German Political Culture: Is Right-Wing Populism Here to Stay?’, The Political Quarterly, 86(4), 523-531.
- (2015) ‘The conflict between direct democracy and international law: analysing the Swiss case’, jointly with Marc Champod, Journal of the Korean-German Association for Social Sciences/Zeitschrift der Koreanisch-Deutschen Gesellschaft für Sozialwissenschaften, 25(3), 3 – 38.
- (2015) ‘A Historical-Institutionalist Analysis of the MV Sewol and MS Estonia Tragedies: Policy Lessons from Sweden for South Korea’, jointly with Hyun-jin Kim and Albin Ringstad, Korean Journal of Policy Studies, 30(1), 35 – 71.
- (2015) ‘Syria and the Great Powers (1946-1958); How Western Power Politics Pushed the Country Toward the Soviet Union’, Syria Studies, 8(4), 1-56, available at: https://ojs.st-andrews.ac.uk/index.php/syria/issue/viewIssue/127/1
- (2014) ‘Analyzing the domestic and international conflict in Syria: Are there lessons from political science?’, Syria Studies, 6(1), 1 – 80, available at: http://ojs.st-andrews.ac.uk/index.php/syria/article/view/822/691.
- (2013) ‘Die Bundestagswahl 2013: Demokratische Beteiligungslücke und Dauerkrise der SPD’, Journal of the Korean-German Association for Social Sciences/Zeitschrift der Koreanisch-Deutschen Gesellschaft für Sozialwissenschaften, 23(4), 75 – 122.
- (2013) ‘Voluntary pension saving for old age: are the objectives of self-responsibility and security compatible?’, jointly with Bernard H. Casey, Social Policy and Administration, 47(3), 287 – 309.
- (2012) ‘Explaining the Crisis and Electoral Decline of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD) in the Era of Welfare State Retrenchment (2002-2012)’, Journal of the Korean-German Association for Social Sciences/Zeitschrift der Koreanisch-Deutschen Gesellschaft für Sozialwissenschaften, 22(4), 271 – 310.
- (2012) ‘The German Political Economy Between Deregulation and Re-regulation: Party Discourses on Minimum Wage Policies’, Korean Journal of Policy Studies, 27(2), 91 – 120.
- (2010) ‘The Developmental Welfare State and Social Policy: Shifting from Basic to Universal Social Protection’, Korean Journal of Policy Studies, 25(3), 147 – 172.
- (2010) ‘Nigerian Pension Reform 2004-2010: Great Leap or Inappropriate Policy Design?’, Korean Journal of Policy Studies, 25(2), 13 – 37.
- (2008) ‘Pension reform in Nigeria: how not to “learn” from others’, jointly with Bernard H. Casey, Global Social Policy, 8(2), 239 – 267.
- (2008) ‘The Workfare Illusion: Re-examining the Concept and the British Case’, Social Policy and Administration, 42(1), 19 – 43.
- (2004) ‘Campaigning on Expertise: How the OECD framed EU employment and labour market policies – and why success could trigger failure’, Journal of European Public Policy, 11(3), 440 – 460.
- (2000) ‘From “Moderniser” to “Traditionalist”: Oskar Lafontaine and German Social Democracy in the 1990s’, Debatte: Review of Contemporary German Affairs, 9(1), 23 – 37.
Other Academic Journal Articles:
- (2022) ‘Philippinen: Die Rückkehr der Marcos-Dynastie’, jointly with Teresa Joy Tayao Gochingco, WeltTrends, Journal of International Politics, 189, July, 8 – 11.
- (2022) ‘Blindflug in Kriegszeiten?’, WeltTrends, Journal of International Politics, 187, May, 70 – 71 [reprinted in International –Die Zeitschrift für internationale Politik (Vienna), III, 2022, 5].
- (2015) ‘Syria and the Great Powers (1946-1958); How Western Power Politics Pushed the Country Toward the Soviet Union’, Syria Studies, 8(4), 7 – 56, available at: https://ojs.st-andrews.ac.uk/index.php/syria/issue/viewIssue/127/1
- (2015) ‘Syria and Iraq: The Long-Term Cost of Geopolitical Destabilization’, Panorama: Insights into Asian and European Affairs, 1, [Edition ‘From the Desert to World Cities: The New Terrorism’], Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Singapore, pp. 173 – 195 (commissioned paper).
- (2014) ‘Syria – the Outcast State’, Political Insight, 5(1), 32 – 35.
- (2014) ‘Analyzing the domestic and international conflict in Syria: Are there lessons from political science?’, Syria Studies, 6(1), 1 – 80, available at: http://ojs.st-andrews.ac.uk/index.php/syria/article/view/822/691.
- (2013) ‘Südkorea nach den Wahlen’, WeltTrends, Journal of International Politics, 89, March-April, 5 – 9.
- (2012) ‘Südkorea: Liberal oder Konservativ?’, Blätter für deutsche und internationale Politik, 57(4), 34 – 37.
- (2010) ‘Südkoreas “Green New Deal”’, Blätter für deutsche und internationale Politik, 54(5), 21 – 24.
- (2000) ‘Testfall Livingstone’, Blätter für deutsche und internationale Politik, 44(6), 651 – 654.
Co-Authored Academic Monograph:
- (2009) Syria and the Euro-Mediterranean Relationship, jointly with Anja Zorob, Foreword by Prof. Raymond Hinnebusch, St Andrews Papers, Centre for Syrian Studies, University of St Andrews, Scotland, Lynne Rienner Publishers, pp.1-79
Book Chapters and Other Academic Publications:
- (2021) ‘European Foreign Policy and the Realities of Subsidiarity’, in Walzenbach, G. and Alleweldt, R. (eds), Varieties of European Subsidiarity. A Multidisciplinary Approach, Bristol: E-International Relations Publishing, pp. 156 – 170, https://www.e-ir.info/publication/varieties-of-european-subsidiarity-a-multidisciplinary-approach/
- (2018) ‘Comment on Civic Education in Germany’, 14th international seminar of the Korean Civic Education Institute for Democracy’ (KOCEI) on ‘Community Life and Citizenship’, KOCEI Auditorium, Suwon, Korea, 2 November. Conference book, English version pp. 67 – 70 and Korean translation, pp. 64 – 66, Korean translation provided by KOCEI.
- (2017) ‘Multicultural Societies in Europe and Civic Education for Democracy: The Case of Germany’, 13th international seminar of the Korean Civic Education Institute for Democracy’ (KOCEI) on ‘Inclusive Democracy and the Implementation of Civic Education’, KOCEI Auditorium, Suwon, Korea, 20 November. Conference book, English chapter pp. 5 – 31 and Korean translation, pp. 32 – 50, Korean translation provided by KOCEI.
- (2018) ‘Two Koreas, one Germany: Is the German Unification Experience becoming more relevant for today’s Koreas?’, Diverse Asia, Seoul National University Asia Center academic online journal, 2/2018, available at:http://diverseasia.snu.ac.kr/?p=1324.
- (2017, jointly with Gemati Ekacita Naskoshi) ‘The Indonesian Welfare State System: With Special Reference to Social Security Extension in the Development Context’, in Aspalter, C. (ed.), The Routledge International Handbook to Welfare State Systems, ch. 22,https://www.routledge.com/The-Routledge-International-Handbook-to-Welfare-State-Systems/Aspalter/p/book/9781472449306
- (2014) ‘Independent Syria and the great powers (1946-1958): how western power politics pushed the country towards the Soviet Union’, Knowledge Center for Public Administration and Policy, (pp. 1-50).
- (2012) ‘The Conflict Between Direct Democracy and International Law: Analyzing the Swiss Case’, jointly with Marc Champod, 2012 Bilateral Academic Exchange Report Between GSPA, SNU and GSPIA, PITT, August, pp. 85-101.
- (2011) ‘The Developmental Welfare State and Social Policy: Shifting from Basic to Universal Social Protection’ [republication of KJPS article], in GSPA, eds, 2010 Bilateral Academic Exchange Report Between GSPA, SNU and GSPIA, PITT, March, pp. 107 – 132.
- (2009) ‘Comment on the Swiss Political System’, Knowledge Center for Public Administration and Policy and Korea Institute of Public Affairs (eds), issue 478, 1 December, 15 – 22, available at:http://www.know.or.kr/know/view.action?pageIdx=1&categorySeq=33&seq=2127
- (2009) ‘Pension reform in Nigeria five years on: great leap or inappropriate policy design?’, in Graduate School of Public Administration and United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (eds), Global and National Strategy for Poverty Reduction, Seoul: GSPA and UNRISD, September, pp. 279 – 300.
Book Reviews:
- (2019), ‘Christopher Phillips. The Battle for Syria: International Rivalry in the New Middle East’, Review of Middle East Studies, May 2019
- (2019) ‘The Political Economy of Deliberalization: A Comparative Study on Austria, Germany and Switzerland’, (A. Fill), Times Higher Education, 4 April
- (2016) ‘The Demon of Geopolitics: How Karl Haushofer “Educated” Hitler and Hess’ (H. H. Herwig), Times Higher Education, 19 May, 50.
- (2016) ‘Qatar. Small State, Big Politics’ (M. Kamrava), Political Studies Review, 14(2), 317.
- (2014) ‘America Inc.? Innovation and Enterprise in the National Security State’ (L. Weiss), Times Higher Education, 14 August, 51.
- (2013) ‘The Struggle for Arab Independence: Riad El-Solh and the Makers of the Modern Middle East’ (P. Seale), Political Studies Review, 11(2), 308 – 309.
- (2010) ‘European Governmentality: The Liberal drift of multilevel governance’ (R. Münch), Times Higher Education, 28 October, 58 – 59.
- (2010) ‘Can Germany Be Saved? The Malaise of the World’s First Welfare State’ (H.-W. Sinn), Economica, 77(306), 407 – 408.
- (2010) ‘European Employment Models in Flux: A Comparison of Institutional Change in Nine European Countries’ (G. Bosch, S. Lehndorff and J. Rubery (eds)), Journal of Common Market Studies, 48(1), 452 – 453.
- (2009) ‘Demystifying Syria’ (F. H. Lawson, ed.), Times Higher Education, 5 November, 54 – 55.
- (2009) ‘The Invisible Cage: Syrian Migrant Workers in Lebanon’ (J. Chalcraft), Times Higher Education, 21 May, 54.
- (2008) ‘Flexicurity and Beyond: Finding a New Agenda for the European Social Model’ (H. Jørgensen and P. Kongshøj Madsen (eds)), DJOF Publishing, Journal of Common Market Studies, 46(4), 922 – 923.
- (2007) ‘Redesigning the welfare state: Germany’s current agenda for activating social assistance’ (H.-W. Sinn et al.), European Journal of Social Security, 9(2), 182 – 184.
- (2007) ‘The European Employment Strategy: Labour Market Regulation and New Governance’ (D. Ashiagbor), Journal of Common Market Studies, 45(1), 212 – 213.
- (2006) ‘Europe and the Politics of Capabilities’ (R. Salais and R. Villeneuve (eds)), Journal of Common Market Studies, 44(2), 456 – 457.
- (2004) ‘Social Democracy and Labour Market Policy: Developments in Britain and Germany’ (K. Roder), Party Politics, 10(5), 606 – 609.
- (2003) ‘Inside the EU Business Associations’ (J. Greenwood), Journal of Common Market Studies, 41(1), 185 – 186.
INVITED ACADEMIC CONFERENCE/WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS
- (2022) ‘Comment on Tokyo-Seoul Cities, Revitalization Initiatives and Challenges for Inclusive Growth’, 1st International Triennial Conference on Local Finance’, Federation of Korean Industry Building, Seoul, 2 December.
- (2022) ‘Corona Virus German Style: The Politics of the Corona Crisis in Germany (2020-?)’, Bioethics Research Group, Sanji Law firm, Seoul, 26 October.
- (2022) ‘What is Hidden in the Matryoshka Doll? Considering the ‘Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance’ (ESG) Policies of the World Economic Forum’, Alumni Network Deutschland Korea (ADeKo) 12th Conference, Global Knowledge Exchange & Development Center (GKEDC), Seoul, 22 September, http://adekoconference.com/programme.
- (2021) ‘Germany’s State Actors Meet Covid 19: Authoritarianism and Absence of Learning’, Joint Seminar of GSPA and Hanns-Seidel-Foundation (HSS) on ‘Covid 19 in Europe and Asia’, SNU Asia Studies Center, 4 June.
- (2020) ‘The German Pension System: A Stable System in Permanent Crisis’, Jeonbuk International Finance Conference, The 1st GENIE Forum, organised by National Pension Service and Presidential Committee on Balanced Regional Development, Jeonju, South Korea, 1 September, online available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-b0Kh6rjAc&t=16322s (4:13:00-4:34:40).
- (2020) ‘Minimum wage policies and Minimum Wage Commissions in Britain, German, and the Republic of Ireland (together with Prof. Deborah Mabbett, Birkbeck College London). Zoom Presentation to replace Council on European Studies Panel on ‘Regulating Wages and Earnings’, Virtual Conference, 25 June.
- (2019) ‘Germany’s Unification: Three Decades of Muddling Through, Routinization, and Policy Failure (1989-2019)’, Conference ’30 Years after the Fall of the Berlin Wall – Challenges for Administration and Economy from Transition with Special Respect to North-South Korean Relations’, held jointly by GSPA, Center for International Development Evaluation, Hanns Seidel Stiftung, and Research Institute of Public Information Management at GSPA, SNU, 8 November.
- (2019) ‘East-West educational exchanges for German unification’, Academic Forum on Future Society and Sustainable Peace, Gwangju Student Independence Movement Memorial Hall, Gwangju, 31 October.
- (2019) ‘The History of Germany’s Effort to Achieve National Reconciliation: Wiedervereinigung between Muddling Through, Routinization and Policy Failure’, International Forum on ‘The Reconciliation and Cooperation in the Post-Conflict Society: Its Ways and Tasks’, Korea Institute for National Unification, Westin Chosun Hotel, Seoul, Korea, 2 October.
- (2019) ‘Future Visions for the Million City: The Way for Suwon City’, presenter to academic-civil servant forum (app. 400 attendees), ‘International Symposium for Commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of Suwon City’, Suwon Research Institute (SRI), Suwon Convention Center, 14 August.
- (2019) Keynote Session on ‘The Divisive Politics of Unified Germany, 1989-2019’ and group presentation with Kim Byeong-su on ‘Social Inequality and Electoral Participation: the Case of South Korea in Comparative Perspective’, Swiss-Asian Summer School in Public Administration, organized by School of Government, Sun Yat-sen University, Guanzhou, China, 9 and 11 July.
- (2019) ‘China’s Belt and Road Initiative and Pakistan’s Gwadar Port Project: Economic Development and Geopolitical Conflict’, Theme ‘The Influence of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) on Eurasia and World Politics’, IEPAS 2019, Universidade Autonoma de Lisboa, Portugal, 5 July.
- (2019) Invited discussant (no own presentation) to ROK – EU Strategic Dialogue of Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security (ROK) and Institute for Security Studies (EU), Korea National Defence Academy (KNDA), KNDA International Conference Room, Seoul, 11 June.
- (2018) ‘The Republic of Yemen: A Case Study of Statehood without a State?’, Special Session of Fragile States of Korea Association of International Development Cooperation, Graduate School of Public Administration, Seoul National University, 7 December.
- (2018) ‘Comment on ‘Public Interest and Civic Education in Germany’’, 14th international seminar of the Korean Civic Education Institute for Democracy’ (KOCEI) on ‘Inclusive Democracy and the Implementation of Civic Education’, KOCEI Auditorium, Suwon, Korea, 2 November.
- (2018) ‘Syria’s Global War and Beyond: Will the Balance of Power in the Middle East be Restored?’, 25th International Conference of the German Middle East Studies Association (DAVO), Frankfurt Research Center on Global Islam (FFGI), University of Frankfurt, Germany, 6 October 2018.
- (2018) ‘Two Koreas, one Germany: Is the German Unification Experience becoming more relevant for Today’s Koreas?’, ‘Diverse Asia Research Colloquium’, Asia Studies Center, Seoul National University, 23 August.
- (2018) ‘Syria’s Global War and Beyond: Will the Balance of Power in the Middle East be Restored?’, 4th CSS International Conference on Syria “The Syrian War: Later Evolution, Future Prospects”’, Centre for Syrian Studies, University of St. Andrews, UK, 1 August.
- (2018) ‘When are differences in electoral participation politically significant? South Korea’s social class, age cohort and party choice effects in international comparison’, International Conference SNU BK 21 Plus and RfG hub SDA Bocconi, Milan, Italy, 12 January.
- (2017) ‘Yemen: Case Study of a Fragile State’, BK 21 plus International Conference, Radisson Hotel, Jeju Island, Korea, 17 December.
- (2017) ‘Multicultural Societies in Europe and Civic Education: The Case of Germany’, international seminar of the Korean Civic Education Institute for Democracy’ (KOCEI) on ‘Inclusive Democracy and the Implementation of Civic Education’, KOCEI Auditorium, Suwon, Korea, 20 November.
- (2017) ‘Welfare policies and social development: The case of Indonesia’, joint seminar of Asia Development Institute (ADI), SNU and Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 1 November.
- (2016) ‘Natural Resources and Economic Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa’, Korea International Studies Association Annual Conference, Hanguk University, jointly with Ben Katoka, GSPA, SNU, Panel Political Economy 1, 4 November.
- (2016) ‘Korea and Germany in the multipolar world order of the 21st century’, International Conference on ‘Design and Diagnosis of Unification and Civic Education for Social Integration’, Korean-German Association of Social Sciences’, Korea Press Center, 28 October.
- (2016) ‘Transnational War in Syria: The Eisenhower Doctrine in the 21st Century?’, Conference ‘Science of Politics: Contemporary Challenges of Political Research’, Faculty of Political Science, University of Bucharest, Romania, 27 May.
- (2016) ‘Transnational War in Syria: The Eisenhower Doctrine in the 21st Century?’, Political Studies Association UK (PSA) Annual Conference, Section ‘Turkey and Syria’, Hilton Hotel, Brighton, UK, 21 March.
- (2015) ‘Egon Bahr and West German Ostpolitik: What Lessons for South Korean Nordpolitik?‘, joint conference of Hanns Seidel Foundation, GSPA and Brain Korea 21, Graduate School of Public Administration, Seoul National University, 4 December.
- (2015) ‘The Geopolitics of Transnational War in Syria: Local, regional and Global Factors’, Graduate School of International and Area Studies at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul, 1 October.
- (2015) ‘Transnational war in Syria: the Eisenhower Doctrine in the 21st Century?’, Italian Political Science Association (SISP) Annual Conference, University of Calabria, 11 September.
- (2015) ‘The Geopolitics of the Syrian Crisis: Local, Regional, and Global Factors’, Korea Institute of Public Administration, Seoul National University, 17 April.
- (2015) ‘The current situation in Syria and Iraq’, EU-Asia Dialogue project of the European Union and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Singapore, 5-6 March.
- (2014) ‘A Historical-Institutionalist Analysis of the MV Sewol and MS Estonia Tragedies: Policy Lessons from Sweden for South Korea’ (joint paper with Hyun-jin Kim and Albin Ringstad), Korean Association for Public Administration (KAPA) Winter Conference, Graduate School of Public Administration, Seoul National University, 12-13 December.
- (2014) ‘A Historical-Institutionalist Analysis of the MV Sewol and MS Estonia Tragedies: Policy Lessons from Sweden for South Korea’ (joint paper with Hyun-jin Kim and Albin Ringstad), Korean Association for Policy Studies (KAPS) Annual Conference, Sungkyunkwon University, Seoul, 5 December.
- (2014) ‘A Historical-Institutionalist Analysis of the MV Sewol and MS Estonia Tragedies: Policy Lessons from Sweden for South Korea’ (joint paper with Hyun-jin Kim and Albin Ringstad), National Development, Social Inclusion, and Smart Governance Conference of Brain Korea (BK) 21 plus program, Graduate School of Public Administration, Seoul National University, 20-21 November.
- (2014) ‘A Historical-Institutionalist Analysis of the MV Sewol and MS Estonia Tragedies: Policy Lessons from Sweden for South Korea’ (joint paper with Hyun-jin Kim and Albin Ringstad), Fifth Annual Korea-American Public Management Conference ‘New Research Directions for Globalized Public Management’, Seminar of GSPA, Seoul and GSPIA, Pittsburgh at the University of Pittsburgh, USA, 3 November.
- (2014) ‘Independent Syria and the great powers (1946-1958): How western power politics pushed the country toward the Soviet Union’, SCOPE: Science of Politics. International Conference of Political Research, University of Bucharest, Romania, 27-29 June.
- (2014) ‘Independent Syria and the great powers (1946-1958): How western power politics pushed the country toward the Soviet Union’, Academic Council on the United Nations System, ‘Annual Meeting – Global Governance: Emerging New Norms and Emerging Challenges’, Kadir Has University, Chibali Campus, Istanbul, Turkey, 19-21 June.
- (2014) ‘The Politics and Government of Syria: Past and Present’, Joint Lecture of GSPA Comparative Politics Class and Department of Geography Geopolitics Class, Seoul National University, 30 May.
- (2014) ‘Independent Syria and the great powers (1946-1958): How western power politics pushed the country toward the Soviet Union’, International Global Research Association ‘New Global Challenges’, Faculty of Global Studies, Moscow State University Lomonosov, Russia, 22 May.
- (2014) ‘Independent Syria and the great powers (1946-1958): How western power politics pushed the country toward the Soviet Union’, Korea International Studies Association Annual Conference, Hanguk University, Seoul, 17 May.
- (2013) ‘The Democratic Participation Gap: Does a Decline Electoral Participation Question Democracy?’, Invited Guest Lecture, Chung-Ang University, Department of Public Administration, Seoul, 13 December.
- (2013) ‘Domestic and International Conflict in Syria: Are There any Useful Lessons From Political Science?’, University of Minho, EEG/Faculty of Economics and Management, Campus of Gualtar, Portugal, 21 February.
- (2012) ‘Explaining the Crisis and Electoral Decline of the German Social Democratic Party(SPD) in the Era of Welfare State Retrenchment(2002-2012)’, Yonsei Institute of Public Affairs Governance Conference, Seoul, 9 November
- (2012) ‘The German Employment System Between Deregulation and Re-regulation: The Case of Party Competition on Minimum Wage Policies’, Deutsche Vereinigung für politische Wissenschaft (DVPW) Konferenz ‘Die Versprechen der Demokratie’, Tübingen, 28 September.
- (2012) ‘The Conflict between Democracy and International Law: Analyzing the Swiss Case’, jointly with Marc Champod, Third Annual Korea-American Public Management Conference ‘New Research Directions for Globalized Public Management’, Seminar of GSPA, Seoul and GSPIA, Pittsburgh at the University of Pittsburgh, USA, 20 August.
- (2012) ‘Voluntary Pension Saving for Old Age: Are the Objectives of Self-Responsibility and Security Compatible’, Social Policy Association Comparative and International Social Policy Workshop: Theories, Frameworks and Concepts, Bristol, 5 July.
- (2011) ‘The German Political Economy between Deregulation and Re-regulation: The Case of Minimum Wage Policies’, International Sociological Association, RC 19 Conference on ‘Production, Reproduction and Protection in the Welfare State’, also acted as discussant, GSPA, Seoul, 25-27 August.
- (2011) ‘The German Political Economy between Deregulation and Re-regulation: The Case of Minimum Wage Policies’, 61st Annual Conference of the Political Studies Association, Novotel, London, 18-21 April.
- (2011) ‘The Developmental Welfare State and Social Policy: Shifting from Basic to Universal Social Protection’, BK21 and Global Research Network of Social Protection in East Asia Workshop on ‘Global Development Cooperation and Implications of Korea’s Experience’, also acted as chair and discussant, GSPA, Seoul, 10-11 February.
- (2011) ‘Economic and Social Development and the Role of Government in Korea’, Partnership Program for Diplomats (Algeria), Asia Development Institute of the GSPA, SNU, and Korea International Cooperation Agency, Seoul, 9 February.
- (2010) ‘Introduction to the European Union and EU Foreign Policy’ and ‘Economic History of the Republic of Korea and the Developmental Welfare State’‘, Executive Development Program for Government Officials from six Francophone African Countries: Building the Public Administration System for Economic and Social Development’, Asia Development Institute of the GSPA, SNU, and Korea International Cooperation Agency, also discussant of group sessions on development strategies in the African context, Seoul, 30 November and 7-8 December.
- (2010) ‘The Developmental Welfare State and Social Policy: Shifting from Basic to Universal Social Protection’, First Annual Korea-American Public Management Conference ‘New Research Directions for Globalized Public Management’, Seminar of GSPA, Seoul and GSPIA, Pittsburgh at the University of Pittsburgh, USA, 12 November.
- (2010) ‘The German Political Economy Between Deregulation and Re-regulation: The Case of Minimum Wage Policies’, Korean Association for Public Administration Annual Meeting ‘Beyond New Public Management’, 7-8 October, Seoul.
- (2010) ‘Nigerian Pension Reform 2004-2010: Great Leap or Inappropriate Policy Design?’, 6th International Policy and Research Conference of the International Social Security Association (ISSA), ‘Emerging trends in times of instability: New challenges and opportunities for social security’, panel 2.3 ‘Questioning the issue of extension of coverage: Between myth and reality’, 29 September – 1 October, Luxembourg.
- (2010) ‘European Union governance in an international perspective’, presentation at the ‘Executive Development Program for Afghan Government Officials: Building the Public Administration System for Economic and Social Development’, Asia Development Institute of the GSPA, SNU, also discussant of three group sessions on long-term strategy for the public administration system in Afghanistan, 24-25 August.
- (2010) ‘Pension reform in Nigeria five years on: Great leap or inappropriate policy design?’, 60th Annual Conference of the Political Studies Association, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, 29 March – 1 April.
- (2009) ‘Comment on the Swiss political system’, Seoul National University, Graduate School of Public Administration, ‘Knowledge Center for Public Administration and Policy and Korea Institute of Public Affairs’, Seoul, 1 December.
- (2009) ‘Pension reform in Nigeria five years on: Great leap or inappropriate policy design?’, Seoul National University, Graduate School of Public Administration, GSPA and UNRISD International Conference ‘Global and National Strategy for Poverty Reduction’, Seoul, 28-29 September.
- (2009) ‘US Policy/Foreign Policy’ and ‘International Organizations’, Visiting Professor at Hanyang University International Summer School, Courses taught to Korean and International Students, Seoul, 29 June-24 July.
- (2008) ‘The European Union’s Role in the Debate on Economic Reform in Syria’, ECSA-Canada 2008 Biennial Conference ‘The Maturing European Union’, Edmonton, Canada, 25-27 September.
- (2008) ‘Voluntary savings for old age: where policy-makers might learn from one another and why they do not do so’, together with Bernard H. Casey, European Social Policy Association (ESPA-net) Conference ‘Cross-Border Influences in Social Policy’, Helsinki, Finland, 18-20 September.
- (2008) ‘US Policy/Foreign Policy’, Visiting Professor at Hanyang University International Summer School, Course taught to Korean and International Students, Seoul, South Korea, 23 June-18 July.
- (2008) ‘Secular Nationalism, Islam and the Middle East Crisis’, Presentation to ‘Global Aims’ (NGO), London, 15 May.
- (2008) ‘EU-Syrian Engagement, the European Neighbourhood Policy and the Association Agreement’, 1st Conference on Economic Transition in Syria, University of St Andrews, Scotland, 11-12 April.
- (2008) ‘EU-Syrian Engagement, the European Neighbourhood Policy and the Association Agreement’, 58th Annual Conference of the Political Studies Association, University of Swansea, UK, 1-3 April 2008.
- (2007) ‘The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’, Research Workshop ‘The Business of International Organisations’, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark, 22-24 November.
- (2007) ‘The Role of the EU in the Dialogue about Economic Reform in Syria’, 4th ECPR General Conference, Panel on ‘Theorising the Politics of Global Competitiveness: What is New about Global Competitiveness?’, Pisa, Italy, 6-8 September.
- (2007) ‘EU and National Social Policies: Diversity or Convergence?’, Brunel University Government Research Group Workshop on ‘Institutional and Regime Change – Explaining Success and Failure’, Brunel University, UK, 11 June.
- (2007) ‘The Culture of the EU: Integration through Consensus in Decision-Making’, invited speaker to British civil service seminar ‘Professional Certificate in Public Sector Delivery’, London, 17 April (‘Westminster explained’ series).
- (2007) ‘Pension Reform in Nigeria: How Not to “Learn From Others”’, 57th Annual Conference of the Political Studies Association, University of Bath, 11-13 April.
- (2007) ‘Pension Reform in Nigeria: How Not to “Learn From Others”’, 5th International Social Security Association Research Conference, Warsaw, Poland, 5-7 March.
- (2006) ‘Private Funded Pension Systems in Chile and Nigeria: A Case Study of Transcontinental Policy Learning’, Politics and History Research Seminar Series, Brunel University, 25 October.
- (2006) ‘Pension Reform Training Course’, invited speaker to deliver a series of ten lecturers on pension systems in developed and developing countries jointly with Bernard H. Casey (Cass Business School, City University London) to civil servants from The Gambia, Nigeria, Protea Hotel, Johannesburg, South Africa, 8-19 May.
- (2006) ‘Human Welfare and Public Policy under Social Justice, Equity and Democratic based Relationships: Asian Challenges for Establishing Sustainable Welfare Society’, invited speaker to research seminar, co-organised by the Research Centre on Public Affairs for Sustainable Welfare Society (ReCPA), Chiba University, Japan and European Foundation on Social Quality (EFSQ) at Chiba University, Japan, 27-28 March.
- (2005) ‘Labour Market and Social Policy Reform in the EU: EU Experiences for Asia’, invited speaker to research seminar ‘Asian Values, Social Policy and Policy Reforms: What is the Direction for?’, Co-organised by the Research Centre on Public Affairs for Sustainable Welfare Society (ReCPA), Chiba University, Japan and European Foundation on Social Quality (EFSQ) at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, S.A.R., PR China, 25-26 August.
- (2005) ‘How EU Legislation is Made: Directive, Regulations and Decisions’, invited speaker to seminar ‘The implementation of EU Policy and Legislation in the UK’, London, 15 March (‘Westminster explained’ series).
- (2003) ‘Campaigning on Expertise: OECD and Labour Market Policy-Making’, invited speaker to Young Researchers’ Conference ‘Social Policy in a Changing Europe’, Stirling University, 16-17 May (European Social Policy Association, ESPA-net).
- (2003) ‘OECD and Labour Market Policies’, invited speaker to occasional seminar series, European Research Institute, University of Bath, UK, 20 March.
RESEARCH GRANTS AND APPLICATIONS
- Research leave grant of SNU Central Office, Spring semester 2017.
- Research leave grant of the Dean of GSPA/SNU, Academic Year 2012-2013.
- Annual research grant, Seoul National University, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 (app. 4 million Korean Won).
- Research grant for new faculty members, Seoul National University, December 2009 (10 million Korean Won).
- Research grant from Nuffield Foundation for research on the regulation of low-wage labour markets in Germany, funding granted in December 2007 (3200 British Pounds).
- Support for Prof. Robin Goodwin’s application to the British Academy for research on Polish labour migration and adaptation to the United Kingdom, Brunel University, funding granted in April 2007 (80,000 British Pounds).
- Country expert for Germany in collaborative application to the European Parliament to conduct research on the impact of new forms of labour (non-standard forms of work) on industrial relations, submitted in September 2007, funding not granted (100,000 British Pounds).
RESEARCH SUPERVISION
- Current supervision at the Graduate School of Public Administration, Seoul National University since 6/2009:
- Annual supervision of MA and PhD dissertations at GSPA/SNU (2009-).
- Lead author and supervision of research papers jointly written with Korean student to be presented at international conferences (part of the Brain Korea 21 programme of the South Korean government).
- Masters supervision of English-language dissertations and member of GSPA/SNU doctoral exam boards (2010-).
- Past supervision at Brunel University 2003 – 2009:
- Principal supervisor of approximately 15 BA and MA dissertations in each academic year at Brunel University.
- Co-supervisor of two doctoral students at Brunel University.
TEACHING
- Current teaching at the Graduate School of Public Administration, Seoul National University since 9/2009:
- Developmental Policies in the Global Context, Global Masters in Public Administration (GMPA), KOICA-supported programme for foreign and Korean mid-ranking civil servant students, 3/2013 – current
- Public Enterprise and Public Policy, Masters Programme for mid-ranking public enterprise employees, 9/2013 – current
- Theories of Public Policy, Masters programme, 9/2009 – current
- Comparative Politics, Masters programme, 3/2010 – current
- American Foreign Policy, Masters programme, 9/2010 – current
- Special lecture on ‘Theories of Development and ‘Republic of Korea and Developmental Statehood’, Global MPA programme, 2014
- SNU International Summer Institute Global Comparative Politics 7/2011, Introduction to Comparative Politics 7/2012 (http://oia.snu.ac.kr/isi/isi_3_ctnt.jsp)
Past teaching at Brunel University 2003 – 2009:
Undergraduate Level: I taught two undergraduate core courses at Brunel University:
- European Union Policy and Politics, 3rd year, approximately 80 students, 9/2003 – 4/2009
- Comparative Politics, 2nd year, approximately 50 students, 9/2003 – 4/2009
- Graduate Level: I provided 50 per cent of teaching or acted as single course provider in the following Brunel MA courses:
MA in Public Policy; MA in Public Affairs and Lobbying, MA in International Relations - European Union Public Policy (MA core module), 9/2005 – 4/2009 (single course provider)
- Other teaching at Brunel University:
- European Union Public Policy (MA core module), 5/2004 (with Prof. Deborah Mabbett)
- Globalisation (MA select module), 5/2004 (with Prof. John Hendry)
- European Union Public Policy (MA core module), 4/2003 (with Prof. Anthony Glees)
(I delivered a module on labour market policies in Britain and Germany) - Comparative Public and Social Policy, (MA core module), 2003 (with Dr. Viola Burau)
- Public Policy (guest lecture), 2005
- Comparative Business Culture in the European Union (guest lecture), 2004
Earlier academic teaching at Oxford University between 2001 and 2003:
Between September 2001 and March 2003, I taught approximately 200 tutorials in the fields of Comparative Social Policy, European Union Politics, International Relations and International Political Economy to undergraduates at St Anne’s College, Oxford; visiting North American and Korean students at Hertford College, Oxford; and students in the OPUS Oxford University Undergraduate Programme. I provided additional tutorials for Japanese civil servants associated with Oxford University.
ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES AND SERVICES TO SNU
At Seoul National University 2009 – current:
- Group leader of presentation on ‘European Universities’, SNU국제교수회 prospective international graduate student event, organized by SNU Office of International Affairs, 11 November 2018 and 11 May 2019, 1 November 2019.
- ‘How to Study in Korea and Abroad’, presentation to middle school students in the ‘Global Youth Academy’ at Beomeo Libray, Daegu, 24 November 2018, http://library.suseong.kr/beomeo/board/04.htm?mode=view&mv_data=aWR4PTY3…||
- Foreign Language Co-Editor (with Travis Smith and Melora Johnson) of ‘English Reference Guide for University Administrators’, written by Cho Moon-ju, published by Seoul National University Press, 2018.
- ‘Advisory Professor’, The SNU Quill, English-language SNU student magazine, http://snuquill.com/, since September 2016.
- Author of chapter on academic recruitment in report of SNU international faculty to SNU President, September 2011.
- Participation in the Brain Korea 21 (BK21) programme at the Graduate School of Public Administration. Supervision of Korean research students funded by the BK 21 programme of the South Korean government.
- Professor delivering and supervising the professional development course ‘Global Internship 2’ of the SNU Career Development Center, Fall Semester 2010 (six sessions).
- ‘Advisory Professor’, supervision of trips of SNU’s ‘Global Talent Programme’ for current SNU students to Singapore, 13 – 18 December 2009 and to Hong Kong, 26 – 29 July 2010, visiting Korean and multinational companies such as Bayer, KTX and Societe Generale, four internships offered to participating students in Singapore.
- Member of selection panel for ‘Global Talent Programme’ for current SNU students.
At Brunel University 2003-2009:
- Erasmus Officer, Department of Politics and History, 9/2008 – 8/2009
- Course Director, MA in Public Policy, 9/2005 – 8/2009
- Work Placement Officer, School of Social Sciences, Department of Politics and History 5/2004 – 8/2009: supervision of students on work placement; liaison with employers; organisation of departmental placement visits; preparation of annual work placement seminar
- Personal Tutor, 9/2003 – 8/2009: Undergraduate and MA in Public Policy students
- Publicity Officer, 2003 – 2004: editing of departmental literature
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
- Asia and the Pacific Policy Society
- British Political Studies Association (PSA)
- Deutsche Arbeitsgemeinschaft Vorderer Orient/German Middle East Studies Association (DAVO)
- Deutsche Vereinigung für Politische Wissenschaft (DVPW)
- European Community Studies Association – Canada
- European Social Policy Analysis (ESPA-net)
- Korean-German Association for Social Sciences (KDGS)
- Korean International Studies Association (kisanet.org)
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
- Editorial Board Member: Korean Journal of Policy Studies (GSPA); Journal of the Korean-German Association for Social Sciences/Zeitschrift der Koreanisch-Deutschen Gesellschaft für Sozialwissenschaften
- Senior Fellow of the Centre for Syrian Studies, University of St. Andrews, Scotland, https://css.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/jorg-michael-dostal/
- Senior Research Fellow of WeltTrends Institut für Internationale Politik, Potsdam, Germany.
- Journal Manuscript Referee: Asian Journal of Political Science, British Journal of Politics and International Relations, COLLeGIUM: Studies across Disciplines in the Humanities and Social Sciences, DIE ERDE, International Review of Public Administration, Global Social Policy, International Studies Review (Ewha Womans University), Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis, Journal of European Public Policy, Journal of International Relations and Development, Journal of the Korean-German Association for Social Sciences/Zeitschrift der Koreanisch-Deutschen Gesellschaft für Sozialwissenschaften, Journal of Social Policy, Policy and Politics, Political Studies, Politics, Review of International Political Economy, Social Policy and Administration, Social Policy and Society, Studies in Political Economy, Syrian Studies, The Journal of Politics, Korean Journal of Policy Studies
- Book Manuscript Referee: Routledge, Springer Nature
- Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PG Cert), British academic teaching qualification, awarded at Brunel University in October 2007.