James E. Hoare

Patrick Köllner

Susan Pares

Rüdiger Frank

This book is the fifth in an annual series. It provides up-to-date information on the politics, economy and society of both South and North Korea. Each volume is structured as follows: The first part offers the reader an up-to-date analysis and commentary on the following topics: Domestic Politics and the Economy in South Korea", "Domestic Politics and the Economy in North Korea", "Relations between the two Koreas", and "Foreign Relations of the two Koreas". A detailed chronology of relevant events in the year preceding publication complements this first part.The second part consists of some eight to ten refereed, original articles with contributions on contemporary Korean affairs in fields such as politics, economy and society. For regular and professional observers of Korea in business, politics, the media and academia, this book series is an indispensable resource both for keeping track of developments, and for gathering new insights."

Politics, Economy and Society

Korea 2011

Jim Hoare

The 2009 edition of the Korea yearbook contains concise overview articles covering domestic developments and the economy in both South and North Korea as well as inter-Korean relations and foreign relations of the two Koreas in 2008. A detailed chronology complements these articles.

Korea Yearbook (2009)

South Korea-oriented articles in the 2007 yearbook deal with online grassroots journalism and participatory democracy, the Lone Star scandal, changing perceptions of inward direct investment, the impact of China’s economic ascendance, modern cityscape and mass housing production, new ancestral shrines, and the political economy of patriotism. The yearbook is essential reading for anyone interested in modern Korea.

Korea Yearbook (2007)

Friederike Bosse

Reformen in Japan

Thomas Kern

Die koreanische Halbinsel ist der letzte Gletscher des Kalten Krieges. Die junge Demokratie Südkorea, elftgrößte Wirtschaftsmacht der Welt, steht dem stalinistischen Nordkorea gegenüber, das vor allem durch Atomprogramme und Drohgebärden von sich reden macht. Die Autoren bieten eine gut lesbare Einführung in die Geschichte der Halbinsel, die politische und wirtschaftliche Entwicklung sowie die auswärtigen Beziehungen der beiden Koreas. Darüber hinaus präsentieren sie in Bezug auf Südkorea fundierte Überblicke über Unternehmen, Zivilgesellschaft, Religion sowie Bildung und Innovation. Das Fazit: eine Wiedervereinigung Koreas ist durchaus absehbar - mit den Folgen müssen wir uns bereits jetzt auseinander setzen, denn Korea ist längst kein unbedeutender Mitspieler mehr. Thomas Kern, Dr. rer. pol., und Patrick Köllner, Dr. rer. soc. habil., sind wissenschaftliche Referenten am Institut für Asienkunde in Hamburg.

Einführung in Geschichte, Politik, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft

Südkorea und Nordkorea

Korea 2012: Politics, Economy and Society contains concise overview articles covering domestic developments and the economy in both South and North Korea as well as inter-Korean relations and foreign relations of the two Koreas in 2011. A detailed chronology complements these articles.

Korea 2012

Korea 2010: Politics, Economy and Society contains concise overview articles covering domestic developments and the economy in both South and North Korea as well as inter-Korean relations and foreign relations of the two Koreas in 2009. A detailed chronology complements these articles.

Korea 2010

South Korea-related refereed articles in Korea Yearbook 2008 focus on the domestic political scene, relations with Japan, policy towards the North, higher education reform, and new Korean cinema. Additional articles deal with the recovery of the remains of US soldiers killed in the Korean War, economic reform in North Korea, and inter-Korean economic cooperation.

Korea Yearbook (2008)

Ariel I. Ahram

Rudra Sil

In the post-World War II era, the emergence of 'area studies' marked a signal development in the social sciences. As the social sciences evolved methodologically, however, many dismissed area studies as favoring narrow description over general theory. Still, area studies continues to plays a key, if unacknowledged, role in bringing new data, new theories, and valuable policy-relevant insights to social sciences. In Comparative Area Studies, three leading figures in the field have gathered an international group of scholars in a volume that promises to be a landmark in a resurgent field. The book upholds two basic convictions: that intensive regional research remains indispensable to the social sciences and that this research needs to employ comparative referents from other regions to demonstrate its broader relevance. Comparative Area Studies (CAS) combines the context-specific insights from traditional area studies and the logic of cross- and inter-regional empirical research. This first book devoted to CAS explores methodological rationales and illustrative applications to demonstrate how area-based expertise can be fruitfully integrated with cutting-edge comparative analytical frameworks.

Patrick Köllner

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