JeongHun Han is Professor of Korean Politics at the Graduate School of International Studies and the Chair of the EU Center at Seoul National University. He has held visiting positions at Portland State University and Chulalongkorn University. Prof. Han is currently the editor of Review of International and Area Studies and a regional editor of Asian Journal of Political Science. His research focuses on institutional design in new democracies and electoral and legislative politics in South Korea, among others. His publications have appeared in Contemporary Politics, Journal of European Public Policy, Korea Observer, and other journals.Ramon Pacheco Pardo is Professor of International Relations at King's College London and KF-VUB Korea Chair at the Brussels School of Governance of Vrije Universiteit Brussel. He has held visiting positions at Korea University, the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and Melbourne University. Prof. Pacheco Pardo's research focuses on South Korean foreign policy, South Korean and East Asian political economy, and North Korean foreign policy. His publications include the books Shrimp to Whale: South Korea from the Forgotten War to K-Pop and North Korea-US Relations from Kim Jong Il to Kim Jong Un, as well as articles with Asia Europe Journal, Global Governance, International Relations of the Asia-Pacific, and New Political Economy, among others.Youngho Cho is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Sogang University. He is currently the editor of the Journal of Contemporary Politics (in Korean). His research focuses on Korean politics, democracy, political culture, elections, and state violence. His publications have appeared in Political Studies, Democratization, and Asian Survey, among others.

This volume serves as an invaluable reference for scholars, policy makers, and students interested in Korean political development...Oxford Handbook of South Korean Politics effectively weaves together the intricate fabric of South Korean politics. It presents a scholarly mosaic that captures the essence of South Korean politics and will be a vital resource for those studying the country.

• 1: JeongHun HAN, Ramon PACHECO PARDO, and Youngho CHO: Introduction 2: Hyung-Gu LYNN: History of Korea, 1905-45 3: Tae Gyun PARK: History of South Korea, 1945-87 4: JeongHun HAN: Presidentialism with Parliamentary Characteristics 5: Kwang-Il YOON: Regional and Social Division 6: WooJin KANG: Conservative Democratization 7: Meredith WOO: Developmental State 8: Sang-young RHYU: Chaebol 9: Jungmin SEO: Nationalism 10: Won-Taek KANG: Constitutional Politics 11: Byoung Kwon SOHN: Legislative Politics 12: Jongkon LEE: Executive Politics 13: Dongwook CHA: Judicial Politics 14: Sunghack LIM: Parties and Party Systems 15: Kyungmee PARK: Minority Representation 16: Woojin MOON: Elections and Electoral Systems 17: Han Soo LEE: Political Communication 18: Seung-Jin JANG: New Issue Politics 19: Jin-Wook SHIN: Social Movements 20: Yoojin LIM and Yeonho LEE: Interest Group Politics 21: Soonmee KWON: Labour Union Activism 22: Youngho CHO: Citizens' Support for Democracy 23: Hyangjin LEE: Cinema and Television 24: Dal Yong JIN: Internet and Social Media 25: Ki-Sung KWAK: The Press 26: Namhee LEE: Public Intellectuals 27: John LIE: Pop Music 28: Huck-ju KWON: Political Control of Bureaucratic Autonomy: Holding the Government Accountable 29: Jooha LEE: Development of Welfare Programmes 30: Yooil BAE: Decentralisation and Local Government 31: Kyoung-sun MIN: Corruption 32: Ramon PACHECO PARDO: Foreign Policy 33: Sung-han KIM and Alex Soohoon LEE: Security and Defence Policy 34: Sohyun Zoe LEE: Foreign Economic Policy 35: Eun Mee KIM and Nancy Y. KIM: South Korea as Development Model 36: Young-Kwan YOON: The Question of Reunification 37: Victor D. CHA and Katrin KATZ: The US Alliance 38: Heung-kyu KIM: China's Rise

JeongHun Han is Professor of Korean Politics at the Graduate School of International Studies and the Chair of the EU Center at Seoul National University. He has held visiting positions at Portland State University and Chulalongkorn University. Prof. Han is currently the editor of Review of International and Area Studies and a regional editor of Asian Journal of Political Science. His research focuses on institutional design in new democracies and electoral and legislative politics in South Korea, among others. His publications have appeared in Contemporary Politics, Journal of European Public Policy, Korea Observer, and other journals.Ramon Pacheco Pardo is Professor of International Relations at King's College London and KF-VUB Korea Chair at the Brussels School of Governance of Vrije Universiteit Brussel. He has held visiting positions at Korea University, the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and Melbourne University. Prof. Pacheco Pardo's research focuses on South Korean foreign policy, South Korean and East Asian political economy, and North Korean foreign policy. His publications include the books Shrimp to Whale: South Korea from the Forgotten War to K-Pop and North Korea-US Relations from Kim Jong Il to Kim Jong Un, as well as articles with Asia Europe Journal, Global Governance, International Relations of the Asia-Pacific, and New Political Economy, among others.Youngho Cho is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Sogang University. He is currently the editor of the Journal of Contemporary Politics (in Korean). His research focuses on Korean politics, democracy, political culture, elections, and state violence. His publications have appeared in Political Studies, Democratization, and Asian Survey, among others.

This volume serves as an invaluable reference for scholars, policy makers, and students interested in Korean political development...Oxford Handbook of South Korean Politics effectively weaves together the intricate fabric of South Korean politics. It presents a scholarly mosaic that captures the essence of South Korean politics and will be a vital resource for those studying the country.

• 1: JeongHun HAN, Ramon PACHECO PARDO, and Youngho CHO: Introduction 2: Hyung-Gu LYNN: History of Korea, 1905-45 3: Tae Gyun PARK: History of South Korea, 1945-87 4: JeongHun HAN: Presidentialism with Parliamentary Characteristics 5: Kwang-Il YOON: Regional and Social Division 6: WooJin KANG: Conservative Democratization 7: Meredith WOO: Developmental State 8: Sang-young RHYU: Chaebol 9: Jungmin SEO: Nationalism 10: Won-Taek KANG: Constitutional Politics 11: Byoung Kwon SOHN: Legislative Politics 12: Jongkon LEE: Executive Politics 13: Dongwook CHA: Judicial Politics 14: Sunghack LIM: Parties and Party Systems 15: Kyungmee PARK: Minority Representation 16: Woojin MOON: Elections and Electoral Systems 17: Han Soo LEE: Political Communication 18: Seung-Jin JANG: New Issue Politics 19: Jin-Wook SHIN: Social Movements 20: Yoojin LIM and Yeonho LEE: Interest Group Politics 21: Soonmee KWON: Labour Union Activism 22: Youngho CHO: Citizens' Support for Democracy 23: Hyangjin LEE: Cinema and Television 24: Dal Yong JIN: Internet and Social Media 25: Ki-Sung KWAK: The Press 26: Namhee LEE: Public Intellectuals 27: John LIE: Pop Music 28: Huck-ju KWON: Political Control of Bureaucratic Autonomy: Holding the Government Accountable 29: Jooha LEE: Development of Welfare Programmes 30: Yooil BAE: Decentralisation and Local Government 31: Kyoung-sun MIN: Corruption 32: Ramon PACHECO PARDO: Foreign Policy 33: Sung-han KIM and Alex Soohoon LEE: Security and Defence Policy 34: Sohyun Zoe LEE: Foreign Economic Policy 35: Eun Mee KIM and Nancy Y. KIM: South Korea as Development Model 36: Young-Kwan YOON: The Question of Reunification 37: Victor D. CHA and Katrin KATZ: The US Alliance 38: Heung-kyu KIM: China's Rise

JeongHun Han is Professor of Korean Politics at the Graduate School of International Studies and the Chair of the EU Center at Seoul National University. He has held visiting positions at Portland State University and Chulalongkorn University. Prof. Han is currently the editor of Review of International and Area Studies and a regional editor of Asian Journal of Political Science. His research focuses on institutional design in new democracies and electoral and legislative politics in South Korea, among others. His publications have appeared in Contemporary Politics, Journal of European Public Policy, Korea Observer, and other journals.Ramon Pacheco Pardo is Professor of International Relations at King's College London and KF-VUB Korea Chair at the Brussels School of Governance of Vrije Universiteit Brussel. He has held visiting positions at Korea University, the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and Melbourne University. Prof. Pacheco Pardo's research focuses on South Korean foreign policy, South Korean and East Asian political economy, and North Korean foreign policy. His publications include the books Shrimp to Whale: South Korea from the Forgotten War to K-Pop and North Korea-US Relations from Kim Jong Il to Kim Jong Un, as well as articles with Asia Europe Journal, Global Governance, International Relations of the Asia-Pacific, and New Political Economy, among others.Youngho Cho is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Sogang University. He is currently the editor of the Journal of Contemporary Politics (in Korean). His research focuses on Korean politics, democracy, political culture, elections, and state violence. His publications have appeared in Political Studies, Democratization, and Asian Survey, among others.

This volume serves as an invaluable reference for scholars, policy makers, and students interested in Korean political development...Oxford Handbook of South Korean Politics effectively weaves together the intricate fabric of South Korean politics. It presents a scholarly mosaic that captures the essence of South Korean politics and will be a vital resource for those studying the country.

• 1: JeongHun HAN, Ramon PACHECO PARDO, and Youngho CHO: Introduction 2: Hyung-Gu LYNN: History of Korea, 1905-45 3: Tae Gyun PARK: History of South Korea, 1945-87 4: JeongHun HAN: Presidentialism with Parliamentary Characteristics 5: Kwang-Il YOON: Regional and Social Division 6: WooJin KANG: Conservative Democratization 7: Meredith WOO: Developmental State 8: Sang-young RHYU: Chaebol 9: Jungmin SEO: Nationalism 10: Won-Taek KANG: Constitutional Politics 11: Byoung Kwon SOHN: Legislative Politics 12: Jongkon LEE: Executive Politics 13: Dongwook CHA: Judicial Politics 14: Sunghack LIM: Parties and Party Systems 15: Kyungmee PARK: Minority Representation 16: Woojin MOON: Elections and Electoral Systems 17: Han Soo LEE: Political Communication 18: Seung-Jin JANG: New Issue Politics 19: Jin-Wook SHIN: Social Movements 20: Yoojin LIM and Yeonho LEE: Interest Group Politics 21: Soonmee KWON: Labour Union Activism 22: Youngho CHO: Citizens' Support for Democracy 23: Hyangjin LEE: Cinema and Television 24: Dal Yong JIN: Internet and Social Media 25: Ki-Sung KWAK: The Press 26: Namhee LEE: Public Intellectuals 27: John LIE: Pop Music 28: Huck-ju KWON: Political Control of Bureaucratic Autonomy: Holding the Government Accountable 29: Jooha LEE: Development of Welfare Programmes 30: Yooil BAE: Decentralisation and Local Government 31: Kyoung-sun MIN: Corruption 32: Ramon PACHECO PARDO: Foreign Policy 33: Sung-han KIM and Alex Soohoon LEE: Security and Defence Policy 34: Sohyun Zoe LEE: Foreign Economic Policy 35: Eun Mee KIM and Nancy Y. KIM: South Korea as Development Model 36: Young-Kwan YOON: The Question of Reunification 37: Victor D. CHA and Katrin KATZ: The US Alliance 38: Heung-kyu KIM: China's Rise