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Prof. 김은기

Tel:  02-3290-2411

E-mail: aekim@korea.ac.kr

  • About Professor
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Publication
  • Research
  • Teaching

  • Profile

    I am professor in the Division of International Studies at Korea University. I have served as the Dean of both the Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS) and the Division of International Studies (DIS) at the same university. I am currently serving as, among others, Vice President of the World Association for Hallyu Studies (WAHS); Director of the International Education and Research Center for Global Cultural Studies, Korea University; and Director of the Big Data Interdisciplinary Collaboration Project Group at Korea University. My primary research interests broadly pertain to culture, Korean culture, religion, Korean Christianity, migration studies, social change, and comparative sociology. My articles have appeared in Social Indicators Research, Ethnic and Racial Studies, Asian Survey, Social Compass, Journal of Contemporary Asia, Korea Observer, Social History, and Sociology of Religion, among others. My most recent publications include Contemporary Korean Culture: The Persistence of Shamanistic and Confucian Values and Practices (2015); and Korean Society: An Introduction (2018). I am currently working on two book-length manuscripts, both of which are near completion, tentatively entitled “21st Century Korea: The Impact of Rapid Industrialization, Modernization, and Globalization”; and “The Rise of Protestant Christianity in South Korea: Religious and Non-Religious Factors in Conversion.”

  • Curriculum Vitae

    Education
    Education
    1996 Ph. D. Sociology University of Toronto
    1988 M. A. Sociology University of Toronto
    1987 B.A. Honors Sociology University of Alberta
    Academic Experience
    Academic Experience
    Sept. 2010 – Feb. 2011 Visiting Professor, University of Calgary, Canada
    Jan. 2010 – Mar. 2010 Visiting Professor, Akita International University, Akita, Japan
    July 2006 – July 2007 Visiting Professor, University of California, Berkeley
    Mar. 2000 – Aug. 2000 Assistant Research Professor, The Education and Research Corps for East Asian Studies, Department of Political Science, Korea University
    Mar. 1999 – Feb. 2000 Assistant Research Professor, Graduate School of International Studies, Korea University
    Apr. 1996 – Aug. 1996 Visiting Research Fellow, Institute of Korean Studies, Yonsei University
    Professional Service
    Professional Service
    July 2018 – Present Member of the Editorial Board, Religions
    July 2018 – Present Member of the Advisory Committee for Intellectual Property Information Utilization, the Korean Intellectual Property Office
    April 2018 – Present Member of the Committee for Unification Education
    Nov. 2017 – Present Director, Big Data Interdisciplinary Collaboration Project Group
    Mar. 2017 – Present Member of the Board of Directors, the Korean Association for Local Government Studies
    Jan. 2017 – Present Vice President, World Association of Hallyu Studies (WAHS)
    Feb. 2016 – Present Director, International Education and Research Center for Global Cultural Studies, Global Research Institute, Korea University
    Jan. 2016 – Present Member of the International Advisory Board, Book Series (“Religion and Society in Asia Pacific”), Palgrave-Macmillan
    Aug. 2014 – Present Editor, Asian Journal of Religion and Society
    Jan. 2014 – Present Member of the Board of Directors, Korean Association for the Sociology of Religion
    May 2011 – Present Member of the Editorial Board, Journal of Multicultural Society
    Aug. 2010 – Present Member of the Editorial Board, Journal of Korean Religions
    Nov. 2017 – Present Member of Evaluation for Culture and Arts Subcommittee, Korea Foundation
    Mar. 2015 – Feb. 2017 Dean, Graduate School of International Studies
    Mar. 2015 – Feb. 2017 Dean, Division of International Studies
    Mar. 2015 – Feb. 2017 Director, Global Research Institute
    Jan. 2008 – Jan. 2016 Director, Center for Canadian Studies, Global Research Institute, Korea University
    Jan. 2010 – Jan. 2014 President, Korean Association for Canadian Studies
    Invited Lectures and Colloquia
    • “Rethinking Culture in the Era of Globalization and Multicultural Reality: Five Keywords to Understand Korean Culture.” Keynote Speech for the Korean Studies Association of Australia (KSAA) as part of the 22nd Biennial Conference of the Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA), July 3-5, 2018, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

    • “(Soft) Power of Korean Popular Culture: How Hallyu Became a Global Phenomenon.” Korea Foundation Special Lecture Series on Korea 2018, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, April 25, 2018.

    • “(Soft) Power of Korean Popular Culture: How Hallyu Became a Global Phenomenon.” Korea Foundation Special Lecture Series on Korea 2018, Burapha University, Bangkok, Thailand, April 24, 2018.
      “Korean Culture and Hallyu: Beyond the Familiar.” Korea Foundation 2016 Special Lecture Series on Korea, November 8, 2016 (Malaysia-Korea Research Center, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumper, Malaysia) and November 9, 2016 (National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumper, Malaysia).

    • “Education in Korea: The Good, the Bad, and the Discontent.” Special lecture for former Volunteers of the Peace Corps to Korea, organized by the Korea Foundation, KF Global Center, September 12, 2016, Seoul, Korea.

    • “The Construction of Multicultural Korea: Myth or Reality?” Special lecture at the Philippine Korean Studies Symposium, Korean Studies Workshop for Academicians in the Philippines 2016, the University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, the Philippines, July 20-22, 2016.

    • “Multicultural Korea: The Inevitability of Increasing Racial and Ethnic Diversity.” KF Lecture Series on Korea’s Society and Culture for Foreign Residents in Korea. KF Global Centre, Seoul, April 26, 2016.

    • “Korean Culture and Hallyu: Beyond the Familiar.” Korea Foundation 2015 Special Lecture Series on Korea, November 13, 2015 (Yangon University of Economics, Yangon, Myanmar), November 16, 2015 (University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia), and November 18, 2015 (Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia).

    • “The Korean Wave: Challenges and Prospects.” Korea Foundation 2015 Special Lecture Series on Korea, May 5, 2015 (Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey), May 7, 2015 (Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey), and May 9, 2015 (Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey).

    • “The Christianization of Korea: Religious and Non-Religious Factors for Christian Growth.” The 21st Societas Koreana Lecture Meeting, the Academy of Korean Studies, May 24, 2011.

    • “Social Transformation and Increasing Ethnic Diversity in South Korea: Issues and Implications.” Department of Sociology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada, October 13, 2010.

    • “The Making of a Multicultural Society in South Korea: Global Migration of Foreign Workers and Brides.” Lecture presented at the Open Lectures on Korean Culture for Foreigners, Korea Foundation Cultural Center, October 28, 2008.

    • “Global Migration and South Korea: Foreign Workers, Foreign Brides and the Making of a Multicultural Society.” Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Center for Korean Research, Contemporary Korean Affairs Seminar, Columbia University, May 3, 2007.

    • “The Making of a Multiethnic Society in South Korea.” The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington, Seattle, February 21, 2007.

    • “The Rise of Protestant Christianity in South Korea: A Sociological Analysis.” The Korean Visiting Scholar Association Lecture Series, Center for Korean Studies, University of California, Berkeley, February 14, 2007.

    • “The Making of a Multiethnic Society in South Korea: The Influx of Transnational Migrant Workers, Son Preference, and Aging of the Population.” Center for East Asian Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies, Monterey, November 17, 2006.

    • “The Making of a Multiethnic Korea: The Influx of Foreign Workers, Bride Importation, and an Aging Population.” Colloquium Series, Center for Korean Studies, University of California, Berkeley, October 27, 2006.

    • “The Evolution of a Multiethnic Society in South Korea.” Center for Korean Studies, University of British Columbia, October 20, 2006.

    • “A Breakdown of Monoethnic Society in South Korea: The Influx of Foreign Laborers and the Aging of the Population.” Stanford Korean Studies Colloquium Series, Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, Stanford University, October 13, 2006.

    • “The Challenges for 21st Century Korean Society: Aging and Declining Birth Rate.” Lecture presented for the Program for the Korean Language Instructors, at Korean Language and Culture Center, Korea University, February 3, 2006.

    • “Understanding Korean Society: New Trends and Problems.” Lecture presented for the Program for the Korean Language Instructors, at Korean Language and Culture Center, Korea University, January 10, 2006.

    • “Confucianism in Contemporary Korea: Its Merits and Demerits I & II.” Lectures presented at Hynix Semiconductor Inc., Icheon, Gyeonggi Province, October 5 & 18, 2005.

    • “Cultural Patterns in Contemporary Korea: Persistence of Shamanism and Confucianism I and II.” Lectures presented at the Korea Agency for Digital Opportunity and Promotion, Yongin, Kyeongi Province, August 15 and 22, 2005.

    • “Contemporary Korean Culture I and II.” Lectures presented for the Cultural Education Program for Overseas Korean Youths, Overseas Koreans Foundation, at Korean Language and Culture Center, Korea University, October 2-9, 2005.

    • “Understanding Korean Culture: Making Sense of its Symbols, Language, Norms and Values.” Lecture presented in the Fulbright Program entitled “Understanding Korea Today: Traditional Values and Modern Technology.” Fulbright Group Study Abroad Program, Fulbright Office, Seoul, June 24, 2005.

    • “Globalization and Culture: The Continuity of Traditional Values in Korea.” Lecture presented to the participants in the Trainee Program of the Korea International Cooperation Agency, Korean Language and Culture Center, Korea University, April 21, 2005.

    • “A Low Cultural Receptivity Toward Foreigners in Korea: The Case of Transitional Migrant Workers.” Colloquium Series, Center for Korean Studies, University of California, Los Angeles, November 24, 2004.

  • Publication

    Selected Publications

     

    A. Books

    Books
    2022

    The Rise of Protestantism in Modern Korea: A Sociological Perspective. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
       
    2022

    Korean Culture: Confucianism, Shamanism and Other Habits of the Heart. Seoul: Korea University Press.
       

    2021

    		 Hanguk munhwaui jeongchesong (The Identity of Korean Culture) (In Korean; co-first authors: Andrew Eungi Kim, Hyungchan Kim et al.). Seoul: Korea University Press.
       
    2020

    Hallyuwa yeokryu: Munhwawoegyoui ganeungseonggwa hangye (Hallyu and Countercurrent: The Potential and the Limit to its Role as a Means of Cultural Diplomacy) (In Korean; co-first authors: Andrew Eungi Kim, Woonghyun Lee et al.). Sungnam: Academy of Korean Studies Press
       
    2017 (Ed.) Korean Society: An Introduction. Seoul: Korea University Press.
       
    2015 Contemporary Korean Culture: The Persistence of Shamanistic and Confucian Values and Practices (Co-authored by Joon-sik Choi). Seoul: Korea University Press.

     

    		  

     

    B. Articles in Refereed Journals

    Articles in Refereed Journals
    2022

    “A Study on the Possibility of Religious Governance of New Religions in Korea: Focusing on the Ecological Worldview of Donghak and Won Buddhism” (Co-authored by Jong Man Kim). Religions 13(12).
       
    2021 “Building the Nation: The Success and Crisis of Korean Civil Religion.” (Co-authored by Daniel Connolly). Religions 12(2). 
       
    2020 “Korean Values and Koreans’ Cultural Identity: From the Perspectives of Confucianism and Shamanism” (in Korean). Theology and Society 34(3): 193-235.
       
    2020 “‘Ecclesiastical Social Responsibility’: A Reappraisal of the Role of Religion in Light of Liberation Theology.” Asian Journal of Religion and Society, 8(1):23-44.
       
    2018 “Minjung Theology in Contemporary Korea: Liberation Theology and a Reconsideration of Secularization Theory.” Religions, Volume 9 Issue 12.
       
    2016 “Catching up to Hallyu? The Japanese and Chinese Response to South Korean Soft Power.” (Co-authored by Hwa Kyung Kim and Daniel Connolly). Korea Observer 47(3):527-558.
     
    2015 “An Interpretation of ‘Privatization’ of Korean Megachurches in Terms of New Paradigm” (Co-authored by Kwangsuk Yoo and Daniel Connolly) (in Korean). Jonggyowamunhwa Vol. 28: 53-77.
     
    2014 “Neoliberalism and Insecure Employment in Korea: Emergence of the Working Poor and Worsening Socio-economic Polarization” (Co-authored by Choong- Mook Lee). Korea Observer 45(2): 255-273.
     
    2013 “When Tourist Audiences Encounter Each Other: Diverging Learning Behaviors of K-pop Fans from Japan and Indonesia” (Co-authored by Fitria Mayasari and Ingyu Oh). Korea Journal 53(4): 59-82.
     
    2013 “Pervasiveness of Price Fixing in Korea: An Analysis of Causal Factors in Comparison with the United States” (Co-authored by Chung-joo Lee). Korea Observer 44(3): 443-466.
     
    2013 “Civic and Judicial Multiculturalism of Canada: A Critical Assessment of the Canadian Model of Diversity for South Korea” (Co-authored by Miu Chung Yan). Korea Observer 44(1): 87-112.
     
    2012 “Price Fixing in the United States and Korea: A Comparison of Legal Frameworks, Punishment, and Impact” (Co-authored by Ben A. Sommers and April Kim). Journal of the Corruption Studies Association of Korea 17(4): 17- -37.
     
    2012 “Financial Crisis: Focusing on the Causation of Corruption” (Co-authored by Eun Gee Yun). Journal of the Corruption Studies Association of Korea 17(4): 239-254.
     
    2012 “Canadian Multiculturalism: A Critical Review and Reassessment of the Policy and Its Implications” (Co-authored by Seokmoo Choi). English & American Cultural Studies 12(3): 33-55.
     
    2010 “Increasing Ethnic Diversity in South Korea: An Introductory Essay.” Korea Observer 41(4): 497-515.
     
    2010 “A Multicultural Landscape and Multiculturalism of Canada: Implications for Korea” (Co-authored by James S. Frideres). Korea Observer 41(4): 677-698.
     
    2010 “Korean Multiculturalism: The Genealogy of the Concept, Shifting Meanings, Issues and Implications.” Journal of Asiatic Studies 53(2): 102-129.
     
    2010 “The Origin of Ethnic Diversity in South Korea: Issues and Implications.” OMNES: The Journal of Migration & Society 1(1): 85-105.
     
    2009 “Serving Two Masters: Korean Christianity and Money” (co-authored by Gil- Soo Han and Joy J. Han). International Journal for the Study of the Christian Church 9(4): 333 –360.
     
    2009 “The Theory of Structuration and Multidimensional Theory: New Classics?” Korean Journal of Sociology 43(3): 21-41.
     
    2009 “Global Migration and South Korea: Foreign Workers, Foreign Brides and the Making of a Multicultural Society.” Ethnic and Racial Studies 32(1): 70-92.
     
    2009 “Demography, Migration and Multiculturalism in South Korea.” The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus Vol. 6-2-09, February 1.
     
    2008 “South Korea in 2007: Scandals and Summits” (co-authored by John Lie). Asian Survey 48(1): 116-123.
     
    2007 “South Korea in 2006: North Korean Nuclear Standoff, FTA Talks, and Population Trends” (co-authored by John Lie). Asian Survey 47(1): 52-57.
     
    2006 “Civic Activism and Korean Democracy: The Impact of Blacklisting Campaigns in the 2000 and 2004 General Elections.” Pacific Review 19(4): 519-542.
     
    2006 “The Korean Christian Movement towards Reunification of the Two Koreas: A Review in Retrospect” (co-authored by Gil-Soo Han). International Journal for the Study of the Christian Church 6(3): 235-255.
     
    2006 “Changing Trends of Work in South Korea: The Rapid Growth of Underemployment and Job Insecurity” (co-authored by Innwon Park). Asian Survey 46(3): 437-456.
     
    2006 “Globalization and Socio-Cultural Change in Comparative Perspective: An Introductory Survey” (co-authored by Hyuk-Rae Kim). Korea Observer 37(1): 1-22.
     
    2005 “Protestantism in Korea and Japan from the 1880s to the 1940s: A Comparative Study of Differential Cultural Reception and Social Impact.” Korea Journal 45(4): 261-290.
     
    2005 “Changes in Attitude Toward Work and Workers’ Identity in Korea” (co-authored by Gil-Sung Park). Korea Journal 45(3): 36-57.
     
    2005 “Nation-Building and Korean Civil Religion: The Making Of National Community, Culture, and Identity.” Acta Koreana 8(2): 117-137.
     
    2005 “Changes in the Perception of Work in Korea from the Late Nineteenth Century to the Late 1970s.” Review of Korean Studies 8(1): 131-154.
     
    2005 “A Low Cultural Receptivity Toward Foreigners in Korea: The Case of Transnational Migrant Workers.” Korea Observer 36(1): 1-20.
     
    2005 “Nonofficial Religion in South Korea: Prevalence of Fortunetelling and Other Forms of Divination.” Review of Religious Research 46(3): 284-302.
     
    2004 “The Social Perils of the Korean Financial Crisis.” Journal of Contemporary Asia 34(2): 221-237.
     
    2003 “Religious Influences on Personal and Societal Well-Being.” Social Indicators Research 62, 63: 149-170.
     
    2003 “Nationalism, Confucianism, Work Ethic and Industrialization in South Korea” (co-authored by Gil-Sung Park). Journal of Contemporary Asia 33(1): 37-49.
     
    2002 “Characteristics of Religious Life in South Korea: A Sociological Survey.” Review of Religious Research 43(4): 291-310.
     
    2002 “The Rise of Protestantism in Contemporary South Korea: Non-Religious Factors in Conversion.” Review of Korean Studies 5(1): 11-29.
     
    2001 “Political Insecurity, Social Chaos, Religious Void and the Rise of Protestantism in Late Nineteenth Century Korea.” Social History 26(3): 267-281.
     
    2001 “Citizens’ Coalition Movement and Consolidation of Democracy: 2000 General Elections in South Korea.” Journal of East Asian Studies 1(2): 243- 264.
     
    2000 “Korean Religious Culture and Its Affinity to Christianity: The Rise of Protestant Christianity in South Korea.” Sociology of Religion 61(2): 117-133.
     
    2000 “Christianity, Shamanism, and Modernization in South Korea.” Cross Currents 50(1-2): 112-119.
     
    2000 “Evangelical Efficiency and the Growth of Protestantism in South Korea.” Korean Social Science Journal 27(2): 97-118.
     
    1996 “Critical Theory and the Sociology of Religion: A Reassessment.” Social Compass 43(2): 267-283.
     
    1996 “Canada’s Uncertain Political Future: Regionalism, Biculturalism and the Limitation of Canadian Nationalism.” Korean Journal of Area Studies 9- 10: 167-185.
     
    1995 1995 “A History of Christianity in Korea: From Its Troubled Beginning to Its Contemporary Success.” Korea Journal 35(2): 34-53.
     
    1993 “The Absence of Pan-Canadian Civil Religion: Plurality, Duality and Conflict in Symbols of Canadian Culture.” Sociology of Religion 54(3): 257-275.
     

     

    C. Book Chapters

    Book Chapters
    2017 “South Korea.” In David Goodhew (ed.), Growth and Decline in the Anglican Communion: 1980 to the Present, pp. 177-193. London: Routledge.
     
    2014 “Neoliberalism and Economic Polarization in Korea: Insecure Employment and the Emergence of the Working Poor.” In Wilhelm Hofmeister and Patrick Rueppel (eds.), Social Cohesion: Addressing Social Divide in Europe and Asia, pp. 93-104. Singapore: Konrad Adenauer Stiftung.
     
    2013 “Pentecostalism in Korea: Shamanism and the Reshaping of Korean Christianity”.” In Paul L. Swanson (ed.), Pentecostalism and Shamanism in Asia, pp. 7-29. Nagoya: Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture.
     
    2012 “South Korea.” In Peter C. Phan (ed.), Christianities in Asia, pp. 217-230. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing (One of CHOICE Outstanding Academic Titles for 2011 by the Association of College & Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association)
     
    2011 “Global Migration and South Korea: Foreign Workers, Foreign Brides and the Making of a Multicultural Society.” In Martin Bulmer and John Solomos (eds.), Migration: Policies, Practices, Activism, pp. 69-91. New York: Routledge.
     
    2010 “Segyehwawa damunhwajui (Globalization and Multiculturalism).” In Hyunggi Kim, ed., Globalwhawa gukgajeonlyak (Globalization and National Strategies), pp. 103-128. Daegu: Kyungpook National University Press.
     
    2010 “Christianity in Korea and Japan: A Historical-Sociological Study of Differential Cultural Reception and Social Impact from the 1880s to the 1940s.” In Zaheer Baber and Joseph M. Bryant, eds., Society, History, and the Global Human Condition: Essays in Honor of Irving M. Zeitlin, pp. 217-240. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.
     
    2010 “Problems and Implications of Korea’s Ageing Population.” Panorama: Insights into Asian and European Affairs ( Ageing and Politics: Consequences for Asia and Europe), pp. 157-171. Singapore: Konrad Adenauer Stiftung.
     
    2003 “Religious Influences on Personal and Societal Well-Being.” In Doh Chull Shin, Conrad P. Rutkowski and Chong-Min Park, eds., Quality of Life in Korea: Comparative and Dynamic Perspectives, pp. 149-179. Dordrecht, the Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
     

     

  • Research

    Research Areas

    My primary research interests broadly pertain to culture, Korean culture, religion, Korean Christianity, migration studies, social change, and comparative sociology.

  • Teaching

    The courses I have taught over the years cover a wide range of topics, but now I primarily teach the following courses:


    • Contemporary Korean Society
    • Korean Culture
    • Globalization and Beyond: Culture, Society, and Political Economy
    • Globalization and Global Issues