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.
Beyond the Data: Childcare in South Korea
Working mothers in Korea are in a battle to balance family and professional life. One of the largest barriers is workplace inflexibility and childcare.
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.
Political Ethics Take Center Stage in Election Discourse
Compared to campaign pledges from 10 years ago, candidates today speak more about corruption than economic growth.
Why Ukraine Matters for the Korean Peninsula
No matter the immediate posture of North and South Korea, the Ukraine crisis has already informed new security realities on the Korean Peninsula.
Beyond the Data: Does South Korea Have a Stake in the Ukraine?
With Russian troops poised to potentially invade the Ukraine, does South Korea have a stake in the outcome? There is one suprisingly important connection.
The Foreign Policy Outlook of South Korean Progressives: Part I
By paying little attention to South Korea’s domestic politics, foreign policy circles in Washington carry a distorted understanding of Korea’s progressives.