Korea ObserverPub Date : 2022-02-28DOI: 10.29152/koiks.2022.53.1.47
Inyeop Lee
{"title":"Rethinking Economic Sanctions on North Korea: Why Crippling Economic Sanctions Will Not Make North Korea Denuclearize","authors":"Inyeop Lee","doi":"10.29152/koiks.2022.53.1.47","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29152/koiks.2022.53.1.47","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43950,"journal":{"name":"Korea Observer","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2022-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46270532","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Korea ObserverPub Date : 2022-02-28DOI: 10.29152/koiks.2022.53.1.75
Ik-Cheon Um, Sebong Chon, Kwangseon Hwang
{"title":"Efficiency and Its Determinants in Regional Innovation Systems in South Korea 1999-2014: The Network Data Envelope Analysis","authors":"Ik-Cheon Um, Sebong Chon, Kwangseon Hwang","doi":"10.29152/koiks.2022.53.1.75","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29152/koiks.2022.53.1.75","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43950,"journal":{"name":"Korea Observer","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2022-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42006915","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Korea ObserverPub Date : 2022-02-28DOI: 10.29152/koiks.2022.53.1.105
N. Lee, J. M. Lee, Byung-Deuk Woo
{"title":"The Link between Public Health Crisis and Presidential Approval: Evidence from the COVID-19 in South Korea","authors":"N. Lee, J. M. Lee, Byung-Deuk Woo","doi":"10.29152/koiks.2022.53.1.105","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29152/koiks.2022.53.1.105","url":null,"abstract":"This study examines the relationship between the changes in the number of the COVID-19 confirmed cases and presidential approval ratings by using cases of infectious disease prevention management in Korea. Linking the pandemic quarantine with presidential approval, we apply a time-series spillover analysis to the daily poll data on Korean presidential approval ratings. The findings demonstrate that Moon's presidential approval ratings tend to rise with the health crisis caused by the spread of the COVID-19, because the public evaluating the countermeasures against the COVID-19 of Moon's administration are likely to support Moon when the issue of the COVID-19 is salient. We also find that changes in presidential approval ratings due to the fluctuations in the number of confirmed cases are not consistent but differentiated depending on the period, because of the fatigue of people with the pandemic.","PeriodicalId":43950,"journal":{"name":"Korea Observer","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2022-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45842074","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Korea ObserverPub Date : 2022-02-28DOI: 10.29152/koiks.2022.53.1.135
Sooho Song, Dohee Kim
{"title":"The Effects of Globalization on Korea","authors":"Sooho Song, Dohee Kim","doi":"10.29152/koiks.2022.53.1.135","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29152/koiks.2022.53.1.135","url":null,"abstract":"There are a plethora of studies on globalization, yet few studies have examined the overall effects of globalization on Korea. Thus, in this study, we investigated the overall effects of globalization on Korea's economy, society, language, and culture. The Korean economy enjoyed further growth as globalization facilitated trade expansion. Yet, income inequality and wealth gap deteriorated. Globalization is expanding generational gap as the younger generation introduces changes in language usage. Social culture is altering from Confucianism and collectivism to individualism and materialism particularly among young people. International marriages raise many social issues as well. Children born in international or interethnic couple experience serious identity confusion, requiring the government's and society's support. Gender equality and low childbirth are serious problems for future economic growth. In summary, globalization helped Korea's economic growth, yet introduced many other issues.","PeriodicalId":43950,"journal":{"name":"Korea Observer","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2022-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47572994","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Korea ObserverPub Date : 2021-11-30DOI: 10.29152/koiks.2021.52.4.627
T. Rich, Isabel Eliassen, Madelynn Einhorn
{"title":"Religion, Contact, and LGBT Acceptance: Survey Evidence from South Korea","authors":"T. Rich, Isabel Eliassen, Madelynn Einhorn","doi":"10.29152/koiks.2021.52.4.627","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29152/koiks.2021.52.4.627","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43950,"journal":{"name":"Korea Observer","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2021-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48240022","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Korea ObserverPub Date : 2021-11-30DOI: 10.29152/koiks.2021.52.4.677
H. Jung
{"title":"The Supplementary Budget in South Korea: Characteristics and Policy Implications","authors":"H. Jung","doi":"10.29152/koiks.2021.52.4.677","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29152/koiks.2021.52.4.677","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43950,"journal":{"name":"Korea Observer","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2021-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42424049","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Korea ObserverPub Date : 2021-11-30DOI: 10.29152/koiks.2021.52.4.603
Tatiana Gabroussenko
{"title":"Heroes Raising Heroes: A Narrative of Honorable Veterans in the Political Culture of North Korea","authors":"Tatiana Gabroussenko","doi":"10.29152/koiks.2021.52.4.603","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29152/koiks.2021.52.4.603","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43950,"journal":{"name":"Korea Observer","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2021-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49087289","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Korea ObserverPub Date : 2021-11-30DOI: 10.29152/koiks.2021.52.4.649
José Alemán, Howard Sanborn
{"title":"Confucianism and Corruption: The Sources of Support for Democracy in Northeast Asia","authors":"José Alemán, Howard Sanborn","doi":"10.29152/koiks.2021.52.4.649","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29152/koiks.2021.52.4.649","url":null,"abstract":"Scholars of comparative politics have long sought to understand the relationship between Confucianism and support for democratic regimes and institutions. Confucianism can manifest itself in a preference for economic growth over democratic politics among citizens. In this paper, we consider the effect of corruption perceptions on support for democracy in Asia's liberal democracies (Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan). Using latent class analysis (LCA), we find that although some in Northeast Asia value economic growth more than democratic development, this view does not necessarily threaten evaluations of democratic performance or translate into a clear preference for dictatorship. We also find that perceptions of government corruption fully color the views individuals have about how desirable democracy is as a political regime and how it performs in their country. All told, our research reconceptualizes the relationship between regime performance and cultural orientations in East Asia's Confucian democracies.","PeriodicalId":43950,"journal":{"name":"Korea Observer","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2021-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48441173","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Korea ObserverPub Date : 2021-11-30DOI: 10.29152/koiks.2021.52.4.733
Sungwon Kim
{"title":"Effects of Socioeconomic Status and Gender on Valued Qualities and Future Success in South Korea","authors":"Sungwon Kim","doi":"10.29152/koiks.2021.52.4.733","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29152/koiks.2021.52.4.733","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43950,"journal":{"name":"Korea Observer","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2021-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46065938","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}