Economics, Politics and Public Policy in East Asia and the Pacific
Author: Moon Chung-in, Seoul
Nearly two weeks into South Korea’s new administration, the dark clouds of impeachment have cleared. President Moon Jae-in‘s inauguration speech was full of common sense, and genuinely communicated with the people. Read more…
Author: Gi-Wook Shin, Stanford University and Rennie J. Moon, Yonsei University
As expected, Moon Jae-in has been elected as South Korea’s 19th president. In a five-way contest, Moon garnered 41.1 per cent of the vote, with strong support from those in their 20s to 50s, winning most of the regions in the country. Read more…
Author: Jeffrey Robertson, ANU
Five years ago, South Korea undertook one of the most sweeping reforms in the history of its modern foreign ministry by establishing the Korea National Diplomatic Academy (KNDA). The KNDA has already made huge progress in shaking up South Korea’s foreign policy machinery. Read more…
Author: Lauren Richardson, Edinburgh University
Park Geun-hye’s successor has been determined in one of the largest voter turnouts in South Korea’s electoral history. Moon Jae-in, a liberal human rights lawyer, was elected president in a landslide victory. While power transitions are never easy to navigate, Moon faces the exceptionally daunting task of picking up the policy pieces of his dramatically ousted predecessor. Read more…
Author: Editors, East Asia Forum
South Korea goes to the polls on 9 May to elect a new president in the wake of the impeachment of Park Geun-hye. The saga surrounding Park’s fall from grace has built expectations for reforms to strengthen democratic institutions and stamp out corruption, as the vote takes place against the backdrop of concerns about tensions with North Korea. Read more…
Author: Hyung-A Kim, ANU
South Korea’s presidential election on Tuesday is both a test and milestone in South Korea’s democratic development. The fall from grace of yet another president — the conservative Park Geun-hye — frames victory for the left and elevates constitutional reform as a national priority.
Author: Kim Kee-seok, Kangwon National University
Former South Korean president Park Geun-hye set many milestones in Korean political history. She was the first female president, and the daughter of a former president, Park Jung-hee. She was the first president since South Korea’s democratisation in 1987 to be impeached by the National Assembly and the Constitutional Court. And, without precedent, she was arrested and jailed immediately after the impeachment over corruption charges. Read more…
