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Min Seong-Jae

Min Seong-Jae

The Korea Times

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Insular leaders

One of the most interesting and unsettling facts concerning President Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law debacle is that Yoon and other key figures who led...

11.02.2025 10

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Min Seong-Jae

Trump and Korea's political uncertainties

The second Donald Trump administration will officially be inaugurated next week. A lot of uncertainties await in U.S. domestic politics as well as in...

16.01.2025 6

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Min Seong-Jae

Protest culture in Korea

As a scholar of civic engagement in politics, I believe modern democracy thrives on an active and informed citizenry. Democracy isn't just about...

07.01.2025 7

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Korea's remarkable democratic resilience

I first heard about the political turmoil in Korea through a news headline that my American friend shared via social media on the morning of Dec. 4:...

16.12.2024 4

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Min Seong-Jae

Gender divide

One of the clearest and most intriguing voting patterns from last month’s U.S. presidential election was the gender divide among young voters. Six...

02.12.2024 5

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Min Seong-Jae

Changing student patterns

I’ve spent a bit more than two decades in the United States, first as a student and then as a professor. During that time, I noticed a striking...

05.11.2024 3

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How Korea's high tech landscape leaves foreigners, marginalized groups behind

Numerous people line up to board the new subway line linking Bucheon to Goyang, both in Gyeonggi Province, on July 2, 2023. This new line allows...

01.10.2024 4

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Transparency and low trust

In my experience, Korean workplaces have lots of red tape and require paperwork for many actions workers take. They collect evidence and trails for...

01.08.2024 3

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Min Seong-Jae