I am Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Korea University . My research interests fall under the broad rubric of comparative political economy, comparative political behavior, and political methodology. I am particularly fascinated by, and pursue, finding scientific ways to solve puzzles of the real world politics. Currently, I am working, broadly construed, on electoral politics and the welfare state, and on inequality and democracy across countries.

Contact Information

• Department of Political Science
• Korea University
• 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu
• Seoul, 136-701, South Korea
• Phone: +82.2.3290.2196
• Email: hkwon@korea.ac.kr
• URL: http://faculty.korea.ac.kr/kwon

Academic Positions

• - Academic Positions Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Korea University, 2010-present
• - Associate Member, Nuffield College, University of Oxford, 2013-2014
• - Visiting Research Fellow, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford, 2013-2014
• - Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Korea University, 2005-2009
• - Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Texas A&M University, 2004-2005

Education

• - Ph.D. Government, Cornell University, 2004
1. Dissertation: "Has Economic Insecurity Produced Left Voters? The Political Economy of Voter Transition in
2. Comparative Perspective."
3. Committee: Jonas Pontusson(Chair), Peter Katzenstein, Sidney Tarrow, Walter R. Mebane, Jr., Chris Way
• - M.A. Government, Cornell University, 2002
• - M.A. Political Science, Korea University, 1992
• - B.A. Political Science, Korea University, 1990

Books

• - 2014. Inequality and Democracy . eds. Hyeok Yong Kwon, Wooin Moon, Shin-wha Lee, Yangho Rhee, Eunju Chi, and Eric C.C. Chang. Seoul: Korea University Press. [in Korean]
• - 2012. The Political Economy of the Welfare State in Korea . eds. Study Group of the Korean Welfare State. Seoul: ARI
• Press. [in Korean]
• - 2008. Changing Korean Voters 2 . eds. Hyun Woo Lee and Hyeok Yong Kwon. Seoul: EAI Press. [in Korean]

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles (SSCI indexed)

• - 2014. "Perceived Inequality and the Formation of National Pride in South Korea." with Eunju Chi and Yangho Rhee, Korea Observer 45(2).
• - 2014. "The Internet and Inequality in Democratic Engagements: Panel Evidence from South Korea." with Suk Jae Hur, International Journal of Communication 8: 1174-1194.
• - 2013. "Inequality and Political Trust in Korea," with Eunju Chi and Yangho Rhee, Korea Observer 44(2): 199-223.
• - 2012. "Unequal New Democracies in East Asia: Rising Inequality and Government Responses in South Korea and Taiwan," with Eunju Chi, Asian Survey 52(5): 900-923.
• - 2011. "Globalization, Cultural Openness and Public Preferences for East Asian Economic Integration in South Korea." International Journal of Public Opinion Research 23(1): 2-23.
• - 2010. "Unemployment, Partisan Issue Ownership and Vote Switching: Evidence from South Korea." Party Politics 16(4): 497-521.
• - 2010. "Economic Perceptions and Electoral Choice in South Korea: The Case of the 2007 Presidential Election." The Pacific Review 23(2): 183-201.
• - 2010. "Globalization, Labour Power and Partisan Politics Revisited," with Jonas Pontusson, Socio-Economic Review 8(2): 251-281.
• - 2010. "Does National Identity Collide with Economic Interest? Public Support for Northeast Asian Economic Integration in South Korea," with Eunju Chi, Korea Observer 41(1): 69-92.
• - 2008. "A Dynamic Analysis of Partisan Voting: The Issue Salience E ect of Unemployment in South Korea." Electoral Studies 27(3): 518-532.
• - 2005. "Targeting Public Spending in a New Democracy: Evidence from South Korea." British Journal of Political Science 35(2): 321-341.
• - 2004. "Economic Reform and Democratization: Evidence from Latin America and Post-Socialist Countries." British Journal of Political Science 34(2): 357-368.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles (in Korean)

• - 2014. "Inequality, Democracy, and Government Partisanship in Latin America," with Yangho Rhee and Eunju Chi, Asian Journal of Latin American Studies.
• - 2013. "Institutions, Culture and Democracy: A Critical Assessment," with Yangho Rhee, Peace Studies . 21(2): 37-68.
• - 2013. "The Continuity and Change of Political Polarization in France," with Yangho Rhee, National Strategy 19(3): 111-136.
• - 2013. "Inequality and Happiness: The Case of South Korea," with Eunju Chi and Yangho Rhee, Korean Political Science Review 47(2): 25-43.
• - 2013. "Democracy in South Korea: The Incongruence between Institutions and Culture," with Eunju Chi and Yangho Rhee, Korea and World Affairs 27(2): 107-136.
• - 2013. "Unions and Preferences for the Welfare State." Korean Journal of Party Politics 12(1): 303-322.
• - 2012. "Studying Political Science in Korea: Analysis of 1991-2010 Korean Political Science Review." Korean Political Science Review 46(2): 117-140.
• - 2011. "Parties, Elections and the Welfare State: Theories and Experiences of Advanced Democracies." Korean Journal of Legislative Studies 17(3): 5-28.
• - 2011. "The Internet, Political Interest and Voting Behavior: The Case of 2007 Presidential Election in South Korea," with Jongho Choi and Suk Jae Hur, Peace Studies 19(2): 175-199.
• - 2010. "Analyzing the Effects of Age, Generational Cohorts, National Identity on Supranational Regional Identity," with Eunju Chi, Journal of International Area Studies 14(1): 309-330.
• - 2010. "Does Who Governs Matter? Government Partisanship, Welfare States and Varieties of Capitalism." Korean Political Science Review 44(1): 85-106.
• - 2009. "Who Wants Redistributive Policies and When? Macroeconomic Conditions and Policy Mood in South Korea," with Seung-Hee Lee, National Strategy 15(3): 147-173.
• - 2009. "Legislative Elections and Distributive Politics in Korea: The Case of Special Local Allocation Tax in the 17th National Assembly," with Suk Jae Hur, Korean Political Science Review 43(2): 113-130.
• - 2008. "Tax Competition in the Global Economy, Is It a Reality or Myth? An Empirical Analysis of Capital Tax Ratio in Advanced Democracies," with Hyun Namgung, Korean Political Science Review 42(3): 333-358.
• - 2008. "Globalization and Elections: Economic Openness, Social Compensation, and Strategic Mandates." Korean Political Science Review 42(2): 89-108.
• - 2007. "Economic Constraints, Partisan Hegemony and Welfare Spending in OECD Countries," with Hae-Hyun Shin, Korean Political Science Review 41(3): 121-146.
• - 2007. "Perceptions of Globalization and Assessments of the Employment Situation." Korean Political Science Review 41(2): 227-243.
• - 2007. "The Political Economy of Income Inequality in South Korea: An Exploratory Analysis." The Journal of Asiatic Research 50(1): 209-232.
• - 2006. "Explaining New Left Voters: Economic Insecurity and Voter Transition in Britain, 1992-1997." Korean Political Science Review 40(4): 149-170. [in English]
• - 2006. "A Trilemma of Conceptual Validity, Generality, and Causality: Research Strategies in Comparative Analysis." The Korean Journal of International Relations 46(5): 115-132. [in English]

Chapters in Edited Volume

• - 2012. "Parties and Voters: The Electoral Politics of Unemployment in Korea." In Governmental Changes and Party Political Dynamics in Korea and Japan . eds. Korean Political Science Associateion and Japanese Political Science Association, Tokyo: Bokutakusha Publisher. pp.251-279.
• - 2012. "Introduction: Understanding the Political Economy of the Korean Welfare State." In The Political Economy of the Welfare State in Korea . ed. Study Group on the Korean Welfare State, Seoul: ARI Press. [in Korean]
• - 2012. "Electoral Politics and theWelfare State: Evidence from Advanced Democracies." In The Political Economy of the Welfare State in Korea . ed. Study Group on the Korean Welfare State, Seoul: ARI Press. [in Korean]
• - 2009. "The Impact of the Economy on Electoral Outcomes: Economic Voting in the 2007 Korean Presidential Election and the 2008 General Election," with HanWool Jung, In Changing Korean Voters 3 . eds. M.J. Kim and N.Y. Lee. Seoul: The EAI Press. [in Korean]
• - 2008. "Economic Voting in the 2007 Korean Presidential Election." In Changing Korean Voters 2 . eds. H.W. Lee and H.Y. Kwon. Seoul: The EAI Press. [in Korean]

Papers Under Review

• - "The Trust-eroding E ect of Inequality: Evidence from East Asian New Democracies," with Eunju Chi.
• - "Divided Societies and the Polarization of Democratic Support in Africa," with Yangho Rhee and Eunju Chi [in Korean].

Working Papers/ Work in Progress/ Hibernating

• - "Perceptions of Employment Situation and Vote Switching."
• - "Solidaristic Union: Group Identity, Electoral Systems and Preferences for Redistribution."
• - "Unions, Labor Market Institutions, and Preferences for Redistribution." with Jae-jin Yang
• - "The Zone of Partisanship" with Jonas Pontusson.
• - "The Origins of Divergent Social Policy Regimes" with David Rueda and Inyoung Cho
• - "Political Institutions and Taxation in OECD Countries." [in Korean]
• - "Party Competition and the Welfare State: The Case of South Korea."
• - "Causal Effects of Government Partisanship on Social Policy: Interests, Preferences, and Policies."
• - "Unemployment and the Electoral Advantage of the Left."
• - "The Political Origins of Developmental Welfare States: Authoritarian Politics, Legitimacy, and Industrialization"
• - "The Politics of the Poor and Rich in Asia."
• - "Globalization and Partisan Voting."
• - "Corporatism and Voter Transition in Europe."
• - "Balancing and Moderation: Government Partisanship and Policy Mood across Democratic Societies"

Awards

• - Marquis Who's Who in the World, 2014
• - Top 100 Scientists, 2014
• - Granite Tower Excellence Teaching Award, Korea University, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2013
• - Best Research Award in Humanities and the Social Sciences, National Research Foundation of Korea, 2012
• - Best Teaching Award, Korea University, 2011, 2012
• - Best Article Award, NEAR Foundation, 2011
• "Does National Identity Collide with Economic Interest? Public Support for Northeast Asian Economic Integration in
• South Korea," with Eunju Chi
• - Best Article Award, National Research Foundation of Korea, 2011
• "Globalization, Labour Power and Partisan Politics Revisited," with Jonas Pontusson
• - Best Political Methodology Poster Prize, The Political Methodology Section of the American Political Science Association, 2003
• "Has Economic Insecurity Produced Left Voters? Markov-chain Approach"

Grants and Fellowships

• - Research Fellowship, Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) Foundation, 2013-2014 ($35,000)
• - Social Science Korea (SSK) Research Grant, National Research Foundation of Korea, Co-Principal Investigator, 2011-2014 ($335,000)
• "Unequal Democracies in Comparative Perspective"
• - Basic Research Grant, National Research Foundation of Korea, Principal Investigator, 2011-2014 ($73,800)
• "Electoral Politics and the Welfare State"
• - New Faculty Research Grant, National Research Foundation of Korea, Principal Investigator, 2009 ($13,500)
• "Government Partisanship and the Welfare State"
• - Monograph series Grant, Asiatic Research Center, Korea University, 2009 ($9,000)
• - Top-Down Research Grant, Co-Principal Investigator, National Research Foundation of Korea, 2009-2010 ($220,000)
• "Democray in Korea: The (in)congruence between Institutions and Culture"
• - Top-Down Research Grant, Co-Principal Investigator, National Research Foundation of Korea, 2008 ($110,000)
• "ICT Development and Democracy in Korea"
• - Faculty Research Grant, Korea University, 2006, 2009, 2011 ($9,000 each)
• - Faculty Summer Research Grant, Texas A&M University, 2004-2005 ($5,000)
• - Faculty Development Grant, Texas A&M University, 2004-2005 ($3,000)
• - Andrew Mellon Foundation Dissertation Completion Fellowship, Cornell University, 2003-2004
• - Andrew Mellon Foundation Summer Research Fellowship, 1998-2003
• - The National Science Foundation EITM Fellowship, 2002
• - International Research Travel Grant, Cornell University, 2000, 2002
• - Sage Fellowship, Cornell University, 1998-1999
• - Sunggok Fellowship, Korea University, 1990-1992
• - The New Leadership for Korea Foundation Fellowship, 1987-1990

Conference/Workshop/Invited Presentations

• - "The Union Effect in Context: Group Identity, Electoral Systems, and Preferences for Redistribution"
• SASE, July 10-12, 2014, Chicago, USA
• APSA, August 28-31, 2014, Washington, DC, USA
• - "Inequality and Democracy: A Comparative Perspective"
• Scieneces Po, May 6, 2014, Paris, France
• - "Perceived Inequality and the Formation of National Pride in South Korea" with Eunju Chi and Yangho Rhee
• MPSA, April 20014, Chicago, USA
• - "Social Identity, Electoral Systems and Preferences for Redistribution"
• EPSA, June 20-22, 2013, Barcelona, Spain
• SASE, June 27-29, 2013, Milan, Italy
• - "Unions and Social Policy Preferences"
• MPSA, April 2012, Chicago, USA
• - "Parties, Electoral Competition and Social Policy"
• Workshop on `The Political Economy of the Welfare State in Korea', April 2012, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
• - "Income Inequality and Political Trust: Evidence from East Asian New Democracies" with Eunju Chi
• Workshop on `The Crisis of Welfare States and Korea at the Crossroad', May 2012, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
• APSA, September 2011, Seattle, USA
• MPSA, April 2011, Chicago, USA
• ISPP, July 2011, Istanbul, Turkey
• APSA, September 2010,
• - "Rising Inequality and Government Responses in Korea and Taiwan" with Eunju Chi
• East Asia Workshop, April 2010, National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan
• - "What Determines Public Support for East Asian Economic Integration in South Korea?"
• APSA, September 2009, Washington, DC, USA
• East Asia Workshop, June 2008, Keio University, Japan
• - "Perceptions of Employment Situation and Voter Transition: Panel Evidence from Britain"
• APSA, September 2009, Washington, DC, USA
• MPSA, April 2009, Chicago, USA
• - "The Dynamics of Government Partisanship and Social Spending in OECD Countries" with Jonas Pontusson
• Comparative Political Economy Workshop, October 2008, Princeton University, USA
• - "Power Resource Theory Revised and Revisited: Unions andWelfare Spending in OECD Countries" with Jonas Pontusson
• APSA, September 1-4, 2006, Philadelphia, USA
• - "How Globalization A ects Vote Choice in Europe"
• APSA, September 1-4, 2006, Philadelphia, USA
• MPSA, April 7-10, 2005, Chicago, USA
• - "Welfare Spending, Government Partisanship, and Varieties of Capitalism" with Jonas Pontusson
• APSA, September 2-5, 2004, Chicago, USA
• APSA, August 28-31, 2003, Philadelphia, USA
• The Political Economy Research Colloquium, October 18, 2003, Cornell University
• - "Economic Insecurity and Voter Transition in Britain, 1992-97"
• MPSA, April, 2004, Chicago, USA
• Comparative Political Economy Workshop, May 20, 2004, Yale University
• - "Economic Insecurity, Corporatism, and Voter Transition"
• WPSA, March 11-14, 2004, Portland, OR
• - "Economic Insecurity and Voter Transition in South Korea: A Markov chain Model and Context Heterogeneity"
• Korea Seminar, January 2006, APARC, Stanford University
• Korea Colloquium, October 30, 2003, Cornell University
• MPSA, April 2003, Chicago, USA
• - "Has Economic Insecurity Produced Left-wing Voters?: A Markov chain Approach"
• Political Methodology Summer Meeting, July 17-19, 2003, University of Minnesota
• The Society for Comparative Analysis Meeting, May 4-5, 2003, Princeton University
• MPSA, April 3-6, 2003, Chicago, USA
• - "Welfare Spending in OECD Countries Revisited: Has the Salience of Government Partisanship Really Declined?" with Jonas Pontusson
• MPSA, April 3-6, Chicago, USA
• Comparative Political EconomyWorkshop, October 25-26, 2002, Cornell University
• APSA, August 30-September 2, Boston, USA
• - "Electoral Politics and Public Spending in a New Democracy: Evidence from South Korea"
• APSA, August 30-September 2, Boston, USA
• Workshop on the Comparative Political Economy of Developed and Less Developed Countries, May 4-5, 2001, Yale
• University
• - "Economic Reform and Democratization: Evidence from Latin America and Post-Socialist Countries"
• APSA, August 30-September 2, 2001, San Francisco, USA
• - "Economic Constraints, Partisan Hegemony, and the Welfare State in the OECD Countries"
• APSA, August 30-September 2, 2001, San Francisco, USA
• - "A Trilemma of Research Strategies in Comparative Analysis: Conceptual Validity, Causality, and Generality"
• MPSA, April 27-30, 2000, Chicago, USA

Korea University

• Comparative Political Economy (G, U)
• Comparative Political Institutions (G)
• The Political Economy of Welfare States (G)
• Quantitative Analysis in Political Science (G)
• Research Seminar in Comparative Politics (G)
• Research Design and Comparative Methods (G)
• Introduction to Comparative Politics (U)
• Modern Theories of Comparative Politics (U)
• Methods in Political Science (U)

Texas A&M University

• Comparative Political Behavior (U)
• Introduction to Political Methodology (U)

Professional Services

• Chair, Department of Political Science, Korea University (2010-2011)
• Editor, Peace Studies [in Korean] (2006-2011)
• Editorial Board Member
• Comparative Political Studies (2013- )
• Socio-Economic Review (2014- )
• Korean Political Science Review (2014, 2008)
• Reviewer,
• American Journal of Political Science, American Political Science Review, Comparative
• Political Studies, Electoral Studies, European Journal of Political Research, International
• Journal of Public Opinion Research, International Political Science Review, Interna-
• tional Studies Quarterly, Journal of Asiatic Studies, Journal of Contemporary Asia,
• Journal of East Asian Studies, The Journal of European Public Policy, The Journal of
• Politics, Korea Journal, The Korean Journal of International Relations, Korean Politi-
• cal Science Review, National Research Foundation of Korea, National Strategy, Paci c
• A airs, Political Research Quarterly, Socio-Economic Review, Social Science Quarterly,
• World Politics.

Chair and Discussant

• SASE 2013, 2014
• APSA 2005, 2011
• MPSA 2005, 2012

Member

• American Political Science Association
• Midwest Political Science Association
• The Society for the Advancement of Society and Economy
• Korean Political Science Association
• Korean Association of International Studies

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