ABSTRACT

The Routledge Handbook of Korean Politics and Public Administration gathers the expertise of leading international scholars to survey the full spectrum of contemporary South Korean international relations, public management, and public policies.

Divided into four parts, the handbook covers a range of issues including: domestic Korean political parties, elections and leadership, foreign policy, national security and relations with North Korea, public administration, governance and finance, and economic, social and environmental public policies.

Offering a complete overview of the field, the handbook is an invaluable resource for academics, researchers, policy analysts, graduate and undergraduate students studying South Korean Politics and International Relations as well as East Asian Politics.

chapter 1|18 pages

Introduction

part I|108 pages

Korean politics

chapter 2|20 pages

Political institutions in Korea

chapter 3|18 pages

Political culture and behavior

chapter 4|18 pages

Political process

Elections, interest group politics, and mass media

chapter 5|18 pages

Political parties

chapter 6|17 pages

Political leadership

chapter 7|15 pages

Political polarization

Regionalism, ideology, and generational changes

part II|130 pages

Korean foreign policies and national security

chapter 8|15 pages

Korean foreign policy

A historical overview

chapter 9|16 pages

Korean foreign and national security policy

Actors, structure, and process

chapter 10|17 pages

National defense

chapter 11|16 pages

Korean Unification Policy

chapter 12|17 pages

National intelligence

chapter 13|18 pages

Managing North Korea

chapter 14|14 pages

Managing big powers

chapter 15|15 pages

ROK and the middle power diplomacy

part III|146 pages

Korean public administration and governance

part IV|96 pages

Korean public policies