Korean Political Economy from a Comparative-Historical Perspective

Hyeong-ki Kwon is a professor of Political Science & International Relations at Seoul National University and the 2025 recipient of the Karl Deutsch Award in the International Political Science Association. His research interests are diverse regimes of national economies, including the U.S., Germany, Japan, Ireland, and Korea. His publications in comparative politics and political economy include Openness and Coordination: National Economies of the U.S., Japan, and Germany in a Globalized World (PalgraveMacmillan, 2024), Changes by Competition: The Evolution of the South Korean Developmental State (Oxford University Press, 2021), and many articles in major journals including Politics & Society and Comparative Political Studies.