Hyung-A Kim

Hyung-A Kim is Associate Professor of Korean Politics and History at the College of Asia and the Pacific at the Australian National University. She is... the author of the Korean Skilled Workers: Towards A Labor Aristocracy, 2020, and Korea's Development under Park Chung Hee: Rapid Industrialization, 1961-79, 2014, as well as numerous articles including, President Roh Moo-Hyun's Last Interview and the Roh Moo-Hyun Phenomenon in South Korea, Journal of Contemporary Asia, (Dec. 2016) and "Out of Power: and on Trial: the Corruption Trials of Former Leaders in East Asia," Journal of Situation, 11(1), 2018 (with Robert Cribb).

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Neither of the front-runners in the race has won public trust that he can resolve South Korea’s many problems.

President Moon and his party should see the results of the Seoul and Busan mayoral by-elections as a warning sign.

And Koreans are taking notice.

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S Ko­rea pres­i­den­tial poll: Choos­ing the less­er of two evils

A youth re­volt is un­der way in South Ko­rea

Abuse of pow­er has be­come the norm in Moon’s South Ko­rea

S Korea presidential poll: Choosing the lesser of two evils

A youth revolt is under way in South Korea

Abuse of power has become the norm in Moon’s South Korea