Korea Program at APARC. - Publications

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Publications

Rigorous analysis of political, economic, social, and foreign policy concerns in the Koreas and U.S.-Korean relations for the academic community, foreign policy experts, and the interested public.

Korea Program faculty and fellows regularly author books, book chapters, working papers, and policy recommendations, and we share the outcomes of our research projects and the proceedings of our conferences, workshops, and policy outreach activities in policy briefs and edited volumes. These are issued through the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center’s publishing program and distributed by Stanford University Press and the Brookings Institution. Our scholars also publish extensively in peer-reviewed academic journals and in scholarly and trade presses. Browse our publications below.

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In "South Korea's Democracy in Crisis," leading experts analyze the threats to Korean democracy and examine their implications for Korean society and politics.

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Unlocking Korean Market Value

Income-Related Disparities in the Value of Health Care in South Korea

2025 Chey-Stanford-KFAS Sustainable Democracy Roundtable Report

Is South Korea’s New President Good for Democracy?

Dementia Care in a Rapidly Aging Society

Korean Cuisine Gone Global

What Happened to South Korea’s Democracy?

Shorenstein APARC 2023–24 Annual Report

Beyond Power Transitions

Toward a Portfolio Theory of Talent Development

KFAS-Stanford Sustainable Democracy Roundtable 2024 Conference Report

Public Opinion, Rivalry, and the Democratic Peace

KFAS–Stanford Sustainable Democracy Roundtable Conference Report

Shorenstein APARC 2022–23 Annual Report

When Authoritarian Legacies Matter: Constructive and Blind National Pride and Voter Turnout in New Democracies

Opting out or left out? The gendered determinants of marriage in South Korea

The Next Flashpoint?

South Korea as a Global Vaccine Hub

How South Korea Can Contribute to the Defense of Taiwan

South Korea’s Democracy in Crisis

Drivers of Innovation

The North Korean Conundrum

Demographics and Innovation in the Asia-Pacific

Patterns of Impunity

Shifting Gears in Innovation Policy

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