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題名 Politics, Knowledge, and Inter-Korean Affairs: Korean Public Think Tanks Not as Policy Advocates but as Knowledge Producers
作者 金聖哲
Kim, Sung-Chull
關鍵詞 Korean public think tanks;policy advocate;knowledge producer;Korea Institute for National Unification (KINU);inter-Korean relations
日期 2014-03
上傳時間 21-Nov-2016 17:01:12 (UTC+8)
摘要 There were four critical undercurrents for the growth of Korean think tanks in the 1990s: democratization, the end of the Cold War, globalization coupled with local autonomy, and the expanded government budget accompanying Korea`s rapid economic growth. In contrast to American think tanks which are private but normally serve as public policy advocates, most of the important Korean think tanks are supported by the government and they are not independent public policy advocates. The Korean public think tanks are highly susceptible to domestic political dynamics: for instance, the presidential office`s power over the appointment of the directors. The susceptibility originates not only from the delayed democratic institutionalization of the Korean presidential system but also from the absence of financial independence, limits to the accessibility of information on policy, and the lack of professionalism in the bureaucracy. The Korea Institute for National Unification, an exemplary public think tank regarding the issue of inter-Korean relations, now focuses on research and analysis rather than policy advocacy. Alternatively, it acts as a producer of knowledge and vocabulary to envision an epistemic community for deliberating strategies of engaging with North Korea.
關聯 Issues & Studies,50(1),123-151
資料類型 article
dc.creator (作者) 金聖哲zh_TW
dc.creator (作者) Kim, Sung-Chull
dc.date (日期) 2014-03
dc.date.accessioned 21-Nov-2016 17:01:12 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.available 21-Nov-2016 17:01:12 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.issued (上傳時間) 21-Nov-2016 17:01:12 (UTC+8)-
dc.identifier.uri (URI) http://nccur.lib.nccu.edu.tw/handle/140.119/104137-
dc.description.abstract (摘要) There were four critical undercurrents for the growth of Korean think tanks in the 1990s: democratization, the end of the Cold War, globalization coupled with local autonomy, and the expanded government budget accompanying Korea`s rapid economic growth. In contrast to American think tanks which are private but normally serve as public policy advocates, most of the important Korean think tanks are supported by the government and they are not independent public policy advocates. The Korean public think tanks are highly susceptible to domestic political dynamics: for instance, the presidential office`s power over the appointment of the directors. The susceptibility originates not only from the delayed democratic institutionalization of the Korean presidential system but also from the absence of financial independence, limits to the accessibility of information on policy, and the lack of professionalism in the bureaucracy. The Korea Institute for National Unification, an exemplary public think tank regarding the issue of inter-Korean relations, now focuses on research and analysis rather than policy advocacy. Alternatively, it acts as a producer of knowledge and vocabulary to envision an epistemic community for deliberating strategies of engaging with North Korea.
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dc.relation (關聯) Issues & Studies,50(1),123-151
dc.subject (關鍵詞) Korean public think tanks;policy advocate;knowledge producer;Korea Institute for National Unification (KINU);inter-Korean relations
dc.title (題名) Politics, Knowledge, and Inter-Korean Affairs: Korean Public Think Tanks Not as Policy Advocates but as Knowledge Producers
dc.type (資料類型) article