Political Economy in South Korea and East Asia, Science and Technology Studies, Social Theory
Education
2006. Ph. D. in Sociology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1996. MA. In Sociology, Seoul National University
1992. BA. In Sociology, Seoul National University
WORK EXPERIENCE
2022.3-Present. Professor, School of Humanities and Social Sciences (formerly, DLAS), Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)
2024.9-2025.1 Visiting Scholar/Part-time Faculty, Department of Computer Science, Bridgewater State University
2023.3-2024.5 Chair, Faculty Council, GIST
2019.2-2020.1. Visiting Scholar, Center for Korean Studies, University of California at Berkeley
2017.2-2019.1 Chair, DLAS (Dvision of Liberal Arts and Sciences), GIST College, GIST
2016. General Affairs Director, Korea Sociological Association
2015.3-2022.2. Associate Professor, DLAS, Gist College, GIST
2012. Research Director, Korea Sociological Association
2009-2015.2. Assistant Professor, DLAS, Gist College, GIST
2006-2009. Researcher, Institute for Social Development and Policy Research (ISDPR), Seoul National University
2006-2009. Part-Time Lecturer, Chung-Ang Univ., Univ. of Seoul, Seoul National Univ.
2005. Part-Time Lecture, Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1998-2005. RA & TA, Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Honors and Awards
2023.11 GIST Anniversary Achievement Award.
2022.11 GIST School Teaching Award.
2019.11 GIST Anniversary Achievement Award.
Publications
1) [Academic Papers]
2022” The Neoliberal Transformation of the Developmental State in Post-war Japan: Historical Conditions and Institutional Factors.” Journal of Public Society 12(1): 173-250. (in Korean)
2022 “The 1997 Financial Crisis and Changes of the Economy and Society in Korea : Neoliberal Changes and the State’s Regional Strategies.” Korean Regional Sociology 23(1): 5-41. (in Korean)
2022 “Otaku-related Phenomena and the Transformation of Postwar Japanese Society －Discourses on Otaku and the Rise of Nationalism.” SA-CHONG 105: 283-328. (in Korean)
2020 "21st Century Civilizational Crisis and the World-System Analysis: Immanuel Wallerstein’s Comparative-Historical Perspective." Asia Review 10(2), 3-35. (in Korean)
2020 "Imagining the Future for Korean Capitalism: Discourses and Debates from the 1980s to the 2000s." SA-CHONG 101: 231-261.
2020 "Rise of Platform Capitalism and its Problems." Sungshin Humanities Research 42: 161-193. (in Korean)
2020 "Debates on Neoliberalism in South Korea since 1997: A Comparison with Debates on Social Formation in the 1980s." Korean Society 21(1): 101-127. (in Korean)
2017 “A Re-examination of Discussions on the ‘87 Regime’ in South Korea.” Constitutional Law 23(3):105-124.(in Korean)
2016 “The Fourth Industrial Revolution: Opportunities and Challenges.” IPPolicy 29:60-67.(in Korean)
2014 "The Chaebol and the Economy of Irresponsibility in South Korea." Critical Review of History 108: 91-119. (In Korean)
2013 "Financial Globalization and Democracy in South Korea." Memory & Vision 28: 183-223. (in Korean)
2012 "Global Financial Crisis: Examination and Prospect." Silcheon Munhak (Practical Literature) 105: 43-58. (in Korean)
2011 "Welfare-State and Finance.” Law & Society 40:39-61. (in Korean)
2008 “Analyzing Neoliberalism as Financial Hegemony.” Economy and Society 80(winter): 315-342. (in Korean)
2006 “Neoliberalism in Post-Crisis South Korea: Its Conditions and Outcomes.” Journal of Contemporary Asia 36(4): 442-463 (co-authored with Hyun-Chin Lim).
2006 “Between Neoliberalism and Democracy: The Transformation of the Developmental State in South Korea.” Development and Society 35(1): 1-28 (co-authored with Hyun-Chin Lim).
2004 "Towards a Preliminary Analysis of the Political Economy of Regionalism in East Asia: Differences from European Union Experience." The Journal of Contemporary European Studies 20: 25-66 (co-authored with Hyun-Chin Lim and Byungki Kim).
2) [Books and Book Chapters]
2017 “Ch.1: A Reflexive Approach to the Forth Industrial Revolution.” Post-humanism and the Shift of Civilizations (Co-authored with Kim Hwan-Seok et al.). Gwangju: GIST Press. (In Korean)
2015 “Ch. 6: Financialization and Socioeconomic Insecurity in South Korea and Taiwan.” Comparative Social Quality Between Taiwan and Korea (Edited by Lih-Rong Wang and Alan Walker). Taipei: National Taiwan University Press.
2014 "Ch. 9: Financialization of Daily Life since the 1997 Financial Crisis." What is Left after the Democratic Governments of 10 Years: the 1997 Regime and Changes in Korean Society (Edited by Lee Byung-Cheon and Shin Jin-Wook). Humanitas. (In Korean)
2013 " Global Financial Crisis: Examination and Prospect." Crisis, Resistance, Alternatives 1 (Edited by Institute for Global Political Economy Research). Chaeksesang: 19-40. (in Korean)
2012 "Ch 9: Whither Democracy South Korea under Globalization Revisited." (co-authored with Hyun-Chin Lim) Globalization and Development in East Asia (Edited by Jan Nederveen Pieterse and Jongtae Kim). London and New York: Routledge.
2012 "Ch. 3. Characteristics of the Labor Regime in South Korea and the “Politics of Flexibilization.” Conflicts and Institutions: Considering Democracy, Welfare and Capitalism in South Korea (Edited by Choi Tae-Wook). Humanitas. (in Korean).
2011 "Neoliberalization of the Korean Economy and the Changing Structures of Class Reproduction." Korean Society in Crisis and Regional Alternatives (Edited by Cho Don-Moon, Bae Sung-In & Jang Jin-Ho). Mayday. (in Korean).
2010 "Ch 3: Neoliberalism in South Korea: The Dynamics of Financialization." New Millennium South Korea: Neoliberal Capitalism and Transnational Movements (Edited by Jesook Song). London and New York: Routledge.
2010 The Trend of Life Quality 2009 (Co-authored with Chung Chinsung et al). Seoul National University Press. (in Korean)
2009 Social Trend of Korea (Co-authored with Chung Chinsung et al). Seoul National University Press. (in Korean)
3) [Book Translations]
2018. Korean Translation. John Jordan. Robots. ScienceBooks (originally published by MIT Press in 2016 and co-translated with Wonil Choi and Chi-Ok Hwang)
2004. Korean Translation. Jang-Sup Shin & Ha-Joon Chang, Restructuring Korea Inc. Changbi (originally published by RoutledgeCurzon in 2003).
Teaching Experience
Governing Emerging Technologies
Research Ethics
Science, Technology and Society
Firm and Society 1 & 2
Information Society
Understanding Korean Society
Understanding American Society
Globalization and Development
Transformations of Global Politics
Understanding Otaku and Popular Culture
Professional Service Activities
2021.4-Present. Editorial Board Member, Study of Humanities
2012.9-2023.8. Editorial Board Member, The Journal of Asiatic Studies
2011.6-2018.12. Editorial Board Member, Development and Society
