Climate Change Mitigation and Job Growth Go Hand-in-hand
South Korean policymakers have long promoted green technology not only for carbon neutrality but also for its capacity to create jobs.
Discussions Around Special Envoys Signal Potential New Foreign Policy
The president-elect’s initial push to break with tradition may reveal the incoming administration’s desire to chart a different foreign policy direction.
Bipartisan Employment of Anti-Women Online Discourse
Online speculation around how different female celebrities may have voted reveals how partisans increasingly prioritize group loyalty over values.
South Korea Confronts Dangerous Workplaces
South Korea has an industrial safety issue, but the new law which focuses on criminal prosecution after accidents does not address the heart of the problem.
Secondhand Shopping Offers Style, Sustainability
The growing secondhand market offers younger generations of Koreas a way to demonstrate both style and substance through “value shopping”
Municipal Attempts to Tackle National Issues
Although the income gap is a nationwide problem, Seoul municipal government is taking the initiative to put forward potential solutions.
Polarization Shapes Electoral Politics
Prevailing hostilities may have forestalled an electoral merger between the third-party centrist candidate and the main opposition party.
The Foreign Policy Outlook of South Korean Progressives: Part II
The history of South Korea’s political divide informs how the country’s liberals approach not only their political goals but also foreign policy outlook.
“Speeding” into Marriage
Celebrities announcing their premarital pregnancies in South Korea are not as deviant from traditional family norms as they might appear.
Technology over Systemic Change
Despite South Korea’s technological sophistication, the government’s attempts to solve social issues with technology fall short of being transformative.