Migration and Citizenship
Scholarly Publications
Skilled Migrants as Human and Social Capital in Korea
August 2019
South Korea faces a shortage of highly skilled labor, but with a low tolerance for diversity, it lags behind in its global competitiveness to retain mobile skilled talent.
Korea’s Migrants: From Homogeneity to Diversity – An Asian Survey Special Section
August 2019
Korea’s migrants have diversified in recent decades.
International Student Networks as Transnational Social Capital: Illustrations from Japan
April 2019
This paper examines how social isolation in a non-Anglophone context where English is not the main language of instruction for local students but is for international students, has unintended...
Other Publications
Shorenstein APARC Center Overview 2015-16
November 2016
Shorenstein APARC's center overviews provide detailed information about Shorenstein APARC's mission, history, faculty, financial support, organizational structure, projects, and programs.
Policy Options for Japan's Revival
June 2012
This report discusses desirable policy directions and options in the aftermath of the Great Tohoku Earthquake.
News
Korea’s Migrants: Towards Diversity and Transnationalism
August 2019
South Korea (hereafter Korea) is widely regarded as among the world’s most ethnically and linguistically homogeneous countries.
Gi-Wook Shin Appointed William J. Perry Professor of Contemporary Korea
December 2018
Stanford Korean studies expert Gi-Wook Shin has been named the William J.
South Korea's election: Shorenstein APARC scholars offer insight
May 2017
Moon Jae-in was elected South Korea’s president on a pledge to address domestic inequality and to renew dialogue with North Korea.
Events
Return Migrants as Skilled Labor: The Case of Transnational Korean New Zealander Returnees
February 12, 2018
Transferring knowledge and skills through skilled labor has become a critical topic in contemporary migration studies.
Accidental State: Chiang Kai-shek, the United States, and the Making of Taiwan
September 26, 2016
AbstractThe existence of two Chinese states—one controlling mainland China, the other controlling the island of Taiwan—is often understood as a seemingly inevitable outcome of the Chinese civil war...
Dealing with North Korea's Nuclear Ambitions – A New Approach Needed?
February 21, 2014
This is a keynote speech open to the public during the Sixth Annual Koret Conference on "Engaging North Korea: Projects, Challenges, and Prospects." The North Korean nuclear threat has now been...
Multimedia
15th Annual Shorenstein Journalism Award Keynote Speech by Ian Johnson: Religion After Mao
May 2017
Video and transcript from "15th Annual Shorenstein Journalism Award Keynote Speech by Ian Johnson: Religion after Mao" on May 1, 2017, with keynote speaker and Shorenstein Journalism Award winner Ian Johnson.Following a century of violent anti...
Can Korea Compete for Global Talent?
April 2016
Video and transcript from the Stanford+Connects event in Seoul, South Korea, on March 15.
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