Comparative Politics
Prof. Yong Kyun Kim
TA (including teaching)

This course introduces students to the comparative study of of politics and government. It will examine several, sepcific aspects including political regime, its institutions, cultures, processes, political behaviors and public policies. It also discusses both methodological and substantive issues in seeking empirical, political knowledge by comparing diverse countries.

Politics and Foreign Policies in Southeast Asia
Prof. Yong Kyun Kim
TA

Understanding and Analyzing Korean Politics
Prof. Yae-jin Sung
TA

This course analyzes contemporary Korean politics from the four perspectives: international politics, political economy, political culture and political processes. From the perspective of international politics how Korean politics has been influenced by international politics surrounding the Korean peninsula is analyzed. From the political economy perspective how Korean politics has influenced our economic development and vice versa is introduced. From the perspective of political culture contemporary Korean culture is compared with traditional political culture to find out what continuities and discontinuities there are between them. From the political process perspective characteristics of Korean political process are described in comparison with other democratic countries.

Introduction to Political Science
Prof. Taeyoung Kim
TA

The goal of this course is to help beginners in the study of Political Science to understand the basic concepts necessary for theoretical analysis and research of political phenomena. In addition, it will allow the students to understand social phenomena from a political perspective.